Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-06-20

'SA'co, aud
lgsala eh the Gath February, harangp,d'
troops, and held forth the necessity If
can Independence. The haraneue n.y.
ceived with aeclamations by the ,rooD,
they insisted on bis holding the iii. NJ
litary commandment Of the army of Ms,;
AT this time it was. that he addressed /"
viceroy a plan Of a revolution.
This plan which was drawn n, -.
much address. being well suited to me-,
interests and prejudiees OF all pa,,;..
rejected by the viceroy, but it w,s ~.
and circulated By lturbide lbrousbou, ~
co, aud independence bad been proel,;s
in many places'l
At the close Of The month Of m,.,
news bad been received at Yer, c,n.
Mexico. during two weeks prsced;ns. -
quivocal sign Of the true situation If a..
terror.
The independence Of Guayaquil, vi.
was known in MEXICO in October l,s ~
an effect that was electrical ub.,svs
reached. This information was ca,,.1,
Mexico by the Spanish frigates La PrrSJ'
and Venganza, the crews Of which f,;.,
there is reason to believe, now connos'
part of the garrison Of Acapulco, undo, n
authority Of the revolutionary admiuis,,,,.,
The desertion Of the royal tro, ps bad |.
come very general. The regiment Of dn
goons of Mexico, that of Tla.cala IN, &
nous column OF grenadiers who Comm.
part Of the garrison Of Vera Cruz, as we'll
the militia Of Quisasa has abandoned 4,
royal cause with all their officers, ud,s,
blished their head quarters at Ruan,o,,
half way between Mexico aud ven Cw
recognizing Col. lturbide as their suvs,u
in command.
The regiment of Dragons Of Ia Pev
soon after followed tine example. two son,
the Condo de la Condera belonged 10 b,
corps-The detachment of the regiment
TlascaIo which garrsoned the Imports
point OF Plan Gel Rio and Puerts del R,
delivered those positions into the band.
gen. Victoria, who was very generally
lieved to De dead, though be had not at d
time been mere distant than three lsa,,
from Vera Cruz, that is at Palmilias.
All the population Of this coast ha, deds
ed for independence. It is said that qua
hato has revolted, and declared for indepl
dence as well as .ValIadolid. Orisava u
was taken by the patriot commandant \
randa the 30th March and Cordova on |
next day-these two position. were the \
pots for the royal tobacco, valued at 200!
900, all OF which was captured notwi,hstai|
ing that the greatest efforts were made \
the r0yalists to recover If. Almost all Y
garrison of Vera Cruz was marched out
der the command Of the major Of the Pen|
nent garrison of Vera Cruz, to aid in re,
ing those places but the whole Of the d
GERS and soldiers joined the Independents
From Puebla 500 lnen were dispatch
with the same intention under the comma
dant Sarzoso, and they also joined the reV1
lu,ionists.
Lieutenant Col. Herrera, and the Msjud
the Mexican dragons, viIleamil, have folu
ed from those the troops who had abandon
the royal cause, corps of $500 men, nd
established them cantonment at Huatzii!|
in order 10 protect the city OF Prebla.
The D,ar,o Politie,o, y Msreuntil Of Vi
Cruz. Of March eS. contains the iDtimai4
made BY commands, Miranda, to the rlt
lie authorities of Cordova and Ortmi
where independence had been pre'iOS
proclaineo'
The royal commandant, Santana, iui0r1
ed the vieeroy. that be had gained a Vle''1
over the patriots, upon which the vice y
sent to him toe brevet Of Ii. col. and d
OF honor ; yet those stars and bre'es w
not sufficient 10 retain him, be joined
patriot army and holds the second plaa
The army Of general Victoria.
No, man has suffered persecution Of ,
va,ion OF property in this revolution,
the traveller now passes 10 perfect seeu'
through all parts Of the country. under
authority OF the patriot generals.
On the s5,h April, The port Of Al'an'
SO miles from Vera Cruz was taken, ADD
the eth Ne pert Of Ilacotalpa was capture
this port is much more eommodlous 10
that OF Vera Cruz.
The vieeroy 10 those circumstances