The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-07-02
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i From tie London Morning ChroHlcle Of Ih.lS.
Che Madrid letters and Gaze,tes mplain
! bite rly Of not receiving any accounts from
l tho Mexican Capital for The last ten months,
and indeed with great reason, 1t they dar.
cd to state the real causes OF this silence.
Though we have not been much more fort
unste ourselves, ss far a. relates 10 tho inter
! ior, We are nevertheless enabled TO lay before
our readers = translation Of an authentic lot
I ter written BY an European SpaniaId Of tho
highest distinction in Vailadoiid, or Mechoa-
can, one OF the provinces Of Mexico mos,
contiguous TO the South Seas. II is address
sed 10 his friend high in cthce in tho Penn.
suia and besides containing the iatesl 'nfor.
formation from the interior OF that secluded
country, il describes the stSte and object Of
the revolution ia the most candid aud undis
guised naDrer, and conveys q perfect, as
we'll as impartial idea Of the royal cause.
After recommending it TO The perUsal Of tbe
pariizans tor mediation, we have only ono G.
mark 10 mako on its contents, snd that is,
that the writer seems 10 have no conceP,ion
of tho immense supplies Of sTnss end stores
The insurgents Of Mexico have been able 10
obtain within the last year, as we'll as the na-
val armament they have organized since the
possession Of MaiagordS, which no doubt
would form prominent feature in the wri-
ter's next communication TO his friend at
homo, nor should We be sorry II similar
event placed il within our reach.
LETrER wRIrTEN Br AN EURoPEAN SPAN
IAnDyN MEXICO, TO Hfs fRIESD IN THE
PENINSULA.
Vahddoid, (Aferieo,) June s, 1916.
Dear Fricnd--from the very comn,ence-
ment Of the insurreciion in this kingdom it
hos progressively increased, aud VIC are now
devoid Of all hopes Of being able 10 suppress
it. The remedies which nigh, have been
resorted TO tor tho purpose Of stopping this
great evil to Spain, are exhausted, and al the
present day mono Of them can be 0sed. The
Kings Treasury daily becomes more empty.
The Mint OF Mexico, which certalnly nsy
be deemed The best criterion, last year only
coined seven millions of dollars, but This year
il will not coin six, and before the resolution
the coinage annually was twen,y-six. The
interior taxes, called o!eabotas, aud which are
paid on the produce Of the country and other
things sold, do not now produce ono fifth OF
their former amount. Of the tributes exact
ed from the Indians nothing is collected, for
scarcely an eighth part of their territories is
under the Kings Government; and indeed
il the indigenes were compelled to pay tri-
butte, they would Immediately 60 over to the
insurgents. The revenue derived from the
tobacco monopoly 10 scarcely any thing, be-
cause the greatest part Of this article COR
sumed is contrabahd, and the insurgents have
besides many large plantations OF 1t. Ty,hes
arc in mise ersble state, since out OF so dis.
ric,s belonging to this Bishopric Of Vallado-
lid, which paid this impost, 81 are in posses.
sion Of the insergents and out Of the remain
der in which Royal troops arc stationed,
somc produce very small ty,hes and others
none, because the garriscns do not dare to
quit the towns, ard oil the country is at the
will of the insurgents. The same is the case
10 the Bishopries Of La Pueblo, Mexico, and
Huaaca those Of Gusdalaxara, Durango, and
Monterey, have not suffered so much, bo, be-
youd all doubt they have experienced re-
ductioo Of at least one half OF their former
revenue.
Not to be too tedious, do not enumerate
q variety Of cases relating TO the Royal Treas
ury, from which il would result that its an.
nual receipts ara not equal TO one fourth ol
what thcy used TO be, and in this province OF
Vsliadolid they do not reach one tenth. The
ushcr resources which at FIRST were seized
upon, such as the church plate, ss we'll as
that Of private persons, donations, voluntary
and forced loans, &c. arc now completely at
On end. ~, pIa;c IL 10 be eceo sny whero