Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-06-26

Al The opening ofthe present wear tbcro an
pcared sensible agitation throuchout The
whoie OF Mexico. The royal frigates La pru-
eoa ana Venganza, had arrived on the coast
ana brought advices rs late as October to AGA
Puico, OF the revolt of Popayan, and the pro-
giess oil the revolution in Quito and Pcr,,lof
winch the news spread farand wide, and made
surprising sensation. '''''N'0
me patriot Gen. Guerrero had at the begin
.nne vi tlie year under his command $500
men, cautioned in convenient position n, tho
S.W- Coast and had frequent encounters with
royai attachments. The royal colonel Ami;o
,iao attacked Guerrero, and the latter stormed
ms camp, but iorbore resortng to the seventies
Vi war ;and forbade the capture of Amiio,s
1eh', or plumber ofany kind. This generosity
was reported to the viceroy, who affected to
treat 1t as suspicious case, and appointed col
iturolde TO snpercedc the colonel Amiio in b;s
command IA mo
iturpide, who appears to have profitted biz
,he Experience ofthe tryingtimes in which he has
il'eo-lrom being one of the most violent on
PoSers OF Mexican freedom, he has become It's
aiueli' advocate. lie was no sooner appoint-
utI 'iceroy 10 the station vacated by
AhliJo, tilan he opened communication with
Suerero, and then pledged each other 70 nro-
mote the independence oftheir country Hav.
hs ttiis purpose In view, Iturbide signifed TO
uie 'iceroy, that his own force was too feeble
TO DC able to resist the force under Guerrero
sro'iid he he attacked and therefore request :
cd requirements. The reinforcer,cnts wore
accordingly sent him, and as soon rs tbcy
joined him my
On the 18th OF February, 1921, Iturbide adj
dressed despatch 10 the yiceroy. Informing
him, that Guerrero, with the forces under his
command, were disposed upon certain condi-
tions. to JOIN the army under Iturbide. These
conditions were simply, that the troops under
uucreros command should be paid for their
arms, and that Guerrero should not he consid
cred as coming in under an induIto (pardon \
and these terms were likewise authorized and
acceded TO. Elated with this triumph. the
vlceroy caused the whole correspondence he
tween himself, lturhide and Guerrero. TO he
published IN the royal gazette of Mexico,
In consequence OF this diplomatic exhibit of
lturbIde, the viceroy charged him with the
troops under his command, to take under his
care and conduct to Acapulco, treasure of
100000, destined for the PHILIPPINE Islands,
which, with S 100000 previously in the trea-
sury OF Acapulco, were TO be shpt to Manila
in the annual ship.
lturblde, it appears, thought this money in
vested would be more uscfully EMPLOYED in
promoting the REVOLUTIONARY being at 6canl-
co, as superior officer, he appointed Don Mi
guel Cavailere, judge of Cuernavaca. TO be
governor of Acapulco. The first care of Don
miguel was to purchase cargo of ammunition
from an American vessel then in port. Colonel
ltWblde being now reinforced by the troops of
Guerrero, moved towards the CITY of Mexico
and at Iguala on the 9th February. baranpued
the troops, and held forth the necessity of
Mexican independence. The harangue was
received with acclamations by the troops. and
they insisted on his holding the title of Military
commandment of the army OF Mexico. AT this
uine II was, that ne addressed to the vceroy
plan of revolution.
! Thls plan which was drawn up with much
address, being well suited to meet the interests
and Prejudices of all parties, was rejected by
the vlceroy, but 1t was printed and circulated
by lturblde throughout Mexico, and indepen-
dence had been proclaimed in many places
AT the close of the month of March. no news
had been received at Vera Cruz from Mexico.
during two weeks preceding no euuivocal sign
OF the true situation of the interior.
The Independence of Guayauuil, which was
known IN meXicoin October last, had an.efIect
that was electrical wherever it reached This
information was carried TO Mexico by the
spanish fr1gates La Prucba and Venganla. fbe
crews OF which frigates, there is reason TO be-
lleVe, now compose part of the garrison of
Acapulco, under the authority of the revolu-
tioDary administration
The desertion of the royal troops had be-
come very general. The regiment of dragons
OF Mexico, that of Tlascala, the famous CO.
lumn of grenadlers who compose part of the
garrison of Vera Cruz, as well as the militia of
! qulsava has abandoned the royal cause with
all their officers and established their head
| quarters at Huamantla, half wav between
Mexico and Vera Cruz, recognizing Col Itur-
blde as their superior in command.
The regiment of Dragons of La Pucbla
soon after followed the example two sons of
the Condo dc Ia Condera belonged TO that
corps'-Ine detachment Of the regiment OF
| Tlascala which garrismed the impnrtauf mint
of Plan Del Rio and Puerto del Rev. deliver
cd those positions into the hands OF Gen. Vic
torio, who was very generally believed TO be-
dead, though he had not atany fine been moro
than three leagues distant from Vera gruz. TINT
is at Pallnilias.
All the population orthis coast has declared
| for independence. Il is said that Guaualoto
had reyOited, aud declared for Independence
as well as Valadolid. Orisaya was aiken Inv
the patriot cOmmandant Miranda tie g0f
! March, and COrdOva OH the next dav-fhese
two positions were the depots for the roval
tobacco, valued at 100000, all Of which was
captured notwithstanding that the greatest ef
loI's were maze ny the rOyasts 20 recover it.
Almost all the garrison of Vera Cruz wa.
marched Out under tie command fthc major
otthe permancntgarrison ofV era Cruz. to aid in
retalting those places hut the whole of the OF.
licers and soldiers joined the independents.
From Pucbla 800 men were dispatched
with the same intention under tie commar-
dant Sarzoso, and they also joined the reyol,i-
donisis.
Lieutenant Col Herrera, and the Major oi
the Mexican Dragons, VilIeanil, hive formed