Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-01-07

advance"
From the .NatSIn IntslI;gsncer, Jan. ).
PROM MEXICU.
A friend has politely favored US with
the following extracts Of letters received
by the last mail from NatcLtoches.
.NatchitOches, Mop. so.
at has been reported by several per
sons who have arrived here ior some
weeks past from st. Antonio and It's VI
cinitv, that General Nina had been SIN
euiaiiv successful, without stating partl-
culars, until yesterday Spaniard a'r-
we'd direct from 81. AatcLio; who says
tie news Was received there thai Saltl,
10, MonStrey, and Mou'c'ovet were IN
possession of Nina that re had IN detail
beaten and nearly destroyed tfree di'i'
sions of the ROYAL Army; thai Tue mia,
btan,s were generally JclnlrS them; and
that very lI.lie opposition III future vas
expected TO b. made him IN the governor
.ene ralship # hr.odonda, To- merly Sal
crdo. This is generally believed here
as SOON as further PaItleuIa.sare received
| will inform you OF them"
Another letter ct the 10Th Novetaber,
from very respectable authority, states.
from an intelligent Spania'd's iniorma-
ton, " General Nina, It is generally be-
lisyed, has succeeded in every engage.
ment I've has had, and was Oh LIS return
towards the sea coast with large army
collected from the armies OF those repub-
licaa generals from The interior, with
whom he succeeded IN forming juno
| tiCn."
Another letter Of Sd Dec. says, &" We
! have had recent news from General Mi
mas operations-the last very favorable.
lie had out.generaled aud beat all the de-
tachnents that we're sent against bin; ne
had formed junction with seme Of lie
chefs Of the revelation. His iorce was
ausmenting in a rspid progression, aid
some are Of opinion that lie is making a
retroqrade march to take possession OF The
adjacent provinces, in order to facilitate
communication with the U. States, aud
at all events TO keep door open. This
has arose from report OF citizen al 81.
Antonio, who arrived lately from there,
and says orders had been given TO all the
troops, citizens, 4 militia, to keep them
selves in readiness to march against the
Rebel Nina. who was expected TO see
them to the Colonia SaEtander, the pro-
vince where he disembarked ln) and IN
which the sea ports Ton1pic aud A!amIa
are Termed"
In publishing these extracts, VIC ought
not to withhold the expression Of the be-
lief TO which we are constrained, that the
info nation they afford is not lnconpafI-
bic with accounts received some tIme AGO
by way Of Vera Cruz and Havana, Oh ths
capture Of Gen. Nina and his prlnclpa
officers. The letters above refer TO irtoi
nation received for some time past:
the latest of these is dated Dec. s: the
capture Of Gen. Nina, by surPrlze, ina,
is Unexpectedly, is stated TO have taken
place about the 27,h Of October. That
event might have taken place. ard yet
owing TO the vast extent Of the tract o!
almost painless country that intervenes,
aud the precariousnPss OF commuIlca'
ton. the information might not have
reached Natchitoches. We are therefore
under the impression, that these letters
refer to anterior events, OF which We
long ago heard the details. We ha,H
not, however, thought il proper TO WITH
hold them, wishing our readers TO dcc'Ss
for themselves.