The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-08-20
rRox rHK LouinAsA GAZETTE OF JULY 8
MEXICO. OR NEW SPAIN.

despotic as any that ever prevailed in Asia,
30 celcbraicd for the reign Of dcspotism.
Until the last seven years, no attempt had
ever been made 10 wrcst from the sway Of
civil md religious ,yranny, country that
could number six millions OF inhabitants, and
yield to none for frmoess Of climate and
native richness Of soil.
II was in November, 1910, if we mistake
not, that the. HidaIgo first conceived the dar-
ing project of Wrestling from the Spanish
rDonarchs the fiuest gem in their csowp.
With mind eqcal 10 the enterprise, in all
probability Ne would have succesdcd 10 rem.
s,eriny Mexico independent Of Europe, had
not usachery and Individual avorice bctray-
cd him into the hands Of his foes. Not de-
tered by his fate, another leader offered to
the insurgents Morales took the command
Of the principal army Of the reyoiutionis,s, *
by hi, talents and enterprizo' effected mpch
in their cause At one time during his life
they had sixty thousand men in the field,
who, though no, sufficiently skilled or pro-
vidcd with arms TO drive the Spaniards froo
citics, wero masters Of all tho open country
and villages.
Dissenti5ns nov arose among the Inde.
psnden,s, spr;ngins from personal ambition
and the most sordid motives. Tho war Ian
kuished-~-,he Spaniards were allowed to re-
cover; and reinforce ments arriving from
Europe they resumed the offensive with
vigor, dispersed the insurgent congress,
and captured and behesded Morales, their
principle stay. Since bis death, no man ap-
pears to have been found able to unite tho
con6dcnce of his coun,rymen with ability to
command. The lower classes or mixed race
seeing no prospect Of succeeding, got tired
Of the war, and became willing TO agree to
sny rule, for the sake of peace. Aware OF
the disposition prevailing among their fol-
lowers those who found themselves in com
mand Of different corps ea posts, became.
sager to make iheir peace with The king, and
obtain terms for themselves by out stripping
each other in the race OF submission. Ac-
rodingy, for tho last six months, the Span
iards nave hsd moro resson, from the cause,
20 expect a sueceissul issue their attempts OF
qu, .ling tho rebellion In every province this
sid, of the lsthuus Of Darien, than other.
via, he combined powe Of Ferdinand and
his allies could have given them.
The following is short summary Of some
ofthe late occurrences In that quarters On the
18th OF November last, the iosurgen, ch'ei
Tcrarp, with 900 ncn was attacked In the
town Of Tehuacua, al 3 r M. by 1000 royal
ists. Taram was forced to retire, with his
men TO TWO churches In the town, where Of.
ter Some resistance, he agreed TO cupitulatc
with bis forces, and surrender q ncighboring
fort to the roysiisss.
About the same time Cen. Ryan, who
succeeded Morales in the command OF the
inAurgents, gave himself up, with about 600
followers, and obtained the kings pardon.
Al the latest accounts he inhabited the capi-
tal.
About tho 10th Of December, General
Ossono, another rebel leader, obtained the
kings pardon, by submitting with OF 700
men.
Geo. Victoria was the only insurgent chief
pho had not surrendered. On the 9th Of
tunc he occupied an ancient fort called Pal
mia, about 80 mlcs south west Of Vera Cruz,
which no defended with $50 men agaius 5000
of tho ruyalists, who had been then besicging
it some weeks.
Horrera, who was in this city some time
since, a. an agen, for the Independents, has
either delivered himself up or been taken.
Il was reported at Vera Ceef in Juoe, that
Montecalla, man ofgrcat wealth aod ioiluen.
&C in the vicini,y, has raised the standard ol
revolt, in company with q cisnitaIy of the
SVuVCu uatucu iSEio ~ lsoSS easSu
auat, some distance TO tho northwest oi Mex
leo.
In the different 2rovincesthorc were nun
srous small predatory parties but sothing
that had the shape Of an army.
lis thought that the whole Spanish regu.
lar force in Mexico, comprising the late rein
forcemont, does not exceed EN- thousand men
Many OF tho towns and provinces, in their
esgceoess to wipe oBall suspicious OF dis.
loyalty, were using every excftion to exter-
rnioste the rebels.
Nvm. u. Rotervos, colonel in tho Mex.
icsn service, Vas prisoner at Vera Cruz,
and IL was expected would DO sent to Old
Spain.
The Spapiards OF Vera Crus, ether where
az pretended to be isnorant Of tho operations
Of Nina.
On the 9Th OF Jane ftigatc sailed for
the mouth of.the river Santandcr Tor which