The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-08-31
EN- OUR Err OFFICE.
AUGUST. 81.
NEWS. FROM THE WEST.

NEWS FROai THE WEST
sns srea: scenes that are exhibited! IN Flu.
anu IN the United States our ey ca are too nusb
taken Oh from the Revelation that i. progressing in
| me Nest--our posteri.y may yet have 60. pro
no'nce th'e the events in Mexico were The MOS, in,
portant movement in the civilized vo,lJ :.
The revolutions Of CsraceA. aud o. Rueno, ayre,.
rave oy tu'os excited our curiosity and our hore,
yer mese provmc es arc but spo.s upca the man
IN eo'opans.n o. Mexico and Of the Interior Pro.
| sfnces OF New Spain,
| The Vice Royalty Of Old Mexico alone has Zen
esnmafec to contain population of near pi,,;o,.
-.ta Capital, the City of Mexico, aOo.Ooo.--Thc
.ru' oe 'nsnrrcehon spread very early in ,h. En,-
pre. litter the invasion of the raothe- corntrv h.
tue treneh--and bIDody WAS lite pro,r.., Tho, ~
NOV 1911, TIA EdDSurch r. view says sly month.
ego was calculated that more than 60 ono p.rson,
nau aresoT pe.shsd in the tes,"--Gly the last
Aceonneit would seem, that 10 likely to prove enc
ses'im; that there are republican arr,c, in the
oteror ard tha, the Capitai is in the hands Of the
Er'surHent'-.Gen. Rye" 10 the leader. sn. that a
| 80. :" 'ne heSicsn nntien conpos=d OF y,
hsmoers were assembled at Su'tepee.
! Distinet from the Vice. Roy a..y Of O.d.Mes;co
10 the north OF It, the trrcYier province of
New Span' The chief town is chihuahua, where
sne SdP.din-Cenerd! OF all the oecvirces resides,
To the N. lies New Mexico. cl,ief town S.rta f."
popustion 5000 souls. TO the S. If IT, in H;scav
ehei Town neutrality-suspicious. 2oOe eco To tbe
c.' I" DECAY rs Cogquil'a. chief town Monteloyez--
Lopuiau0h To,OOo-and further to the f. and on
the borders OF louisa ua, is Texas chief town Sun
Antonio: population only 1000. The fur,hcs. town
! 20 the T. s Sacngt'oches, not a greet way trono
Observation-Disclosures ar. (. few o,nsr ,,,,;,na
which we have not noticed
Inc Revolution did not comm nce in these eolo
mes u avery late period; & what m axes Il ioubr
'n nS to u.s. their proximity our boriers,
ana its beng led on by Americans or natives of mn
own country.-Ihe first troops that were ro.a,,
were fosmed by Gutierres, in August. 1919 s. wben
rs whole force consisted Of but so men end heean
.s GPersnons 10 the same month from the western
oank OF the Sabine, under the direction al col Ma
gee, once OF Massachusetts! But IL hes advaaesd
win rspd strides, overrun Texas and now tbeat.
60: Cmneahua,-Ihe lamented Pike in his 9. Expe-
orn 'n n ano NAP, gives good view of these places
aud OF the degrsded inhabitants. ridden bv ths;r
priests, ground down by military goyernmsnt sud
sighiks for change "0"' '"'
New leaders have Observation-Disclosures is now
III. npan1sn leader he is hated and de.risea sud
nney 70 oe superseded by Toledo-Msree (the a.
Ineriean1 is dead, and is ruceeeded by col Kemner.
| once Carpenter in Fauguier County. Va wbn =,
aided ty col. Ross, once Sheriff in W,sbington
from the Of sesdr hpshfry and odd enough
Storm" All u 'o1uue1 TIE
our best wishes go with them, in opposition 10 the
! On this subject If we had ronm. va .o,,a ,;,,..
WIN p'easure--vs must content ours slyes for ,h.
present with laying before the reader the to,low;ns
49,. run letters with the perusal Of which " e
Extracts Of a letter from gentleman Of b;rh
SianairS, dcted Alexandria, Con The Red III.
| ver,) July I2fk. rA'-
! furnished you with the account of the
engagement near st. Antonio, and the entire
srooess OF .he revolution in that Province
a.ei ~"icn Soi AemPer returned on Wis.,
u 10 TINS place anC In the ansence of CO,
h"ss another action has been feup5s hv ma
tJor Ferry with compleat success. bspd
1ou ehcioses statement Of the battle
ne hoyal Cause and its adherents are evs,y
where giving way, and 1 do not the Ieae,
DOUBT OF the result if no foreign aid is intro
ouceo--hemper is now returning ard th-
army will progress.
entertain strong hopes that Mexico &c
III me hahos OF Ryoo. and that he has diyi-
ded his army into several divisions 10 m.rrt
to different points, A Genera, Toedo ~;
Ven at Natchitoches in April with q view of
taxing the command of the army of s.. An
ionic he proceeded to Undergraduates
~ne'e ne received orders from Berpa rao
| 10 ieave the Country--S1 he retired 70 Mt.
ch'toches. But it is said that he has bes,
since invited by the army TO return and Der
eaPs 0y tue lunto--and he has gain started
ior tnat piace-and we are informed that
NJ WIN De met by Captain Slocum and
COMPANY ana escorted to 81. Antonio, where
nin or bernardo must fall--I think tbe
latter he may perhaps be pc,m;tted -
ret,re TO the United States. Bernardo has
think cisgustedrboth sides.
iIean mas been member of the Cortes,
ana 40 believe is devoted in princinIe IN
the independence of Mexico. 70 a free o.oS
vernment aud that he is the enemy of En-
gland and France--He is a handsome vcrv
modest and intelligent man--He has scen
some service In Europe--and / think will dir
great good IN this county. A Col. Coyps-
well bas followed him to this Mace ,o o.
cuse him OF being in correspondence with
the MARQUIS de TilIa F,.cnco Affsr hau'
ing gwen MIN an attentive hearing at his re.
guest am of opinion that the two let
'ers received by Toledo, are of very innocen,
purport and that CoggsweIl has not A mar
ucie OF evidence to substant;.te the CHARGE
nand you copy ola statement made by
severai Gentieme 1T Natchitoches. which
VIII iurtner explain the subject
| l ne statement encio3ed is aened Inv "a C.,,,s
men, VINO we're present at the interview let,se,
| ioeno and Cogswei, beard the charges of e, IN,
more thsn IL hours, and fD ally report thar ,bv s.
Nlhout foundation, d that shey are base. trescb
erons and eaumnious"1 ''e"S"
by an express II days from ST. Anto,;o w .
are furnished with the particular, of :
Dat'ie ana complete victory obtained ON
the 20th June by the Republican ARM o.
yer the Royalists, about three miles from
st. Antonio. -
IN the 18th June, the RoyaI;sts ap,eared
within half mile Of the town all mo,n,sJ
supposed to be about 1900 in nnnher th =
immediately summoned the town tn srrrsn.
DER, and i'm consequence of r,,,,, =