Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-11-13
OF THE INTERNAL
SPANISH PROVINCES.
Extract Of a letter from Stephen T. .qusiin ESQ
LA BADIE, Tor BAHIA, Proyince

Extract Of letter from Stephen T. .9usiin ESQ
LA BADIE, Tor BAHIA, Province
Of Ieras,) August 81, 1921.
Sir arrived at St. Antonio on the 18th
inst with my company, all in good health
and found that the government had beer
changed, and that instead of entering the do.
minions of Ferdinand, was in he Indepcndeni
Empire Of .Eerico.
| This revolution has been the result of the
unanimous effort of the people, who, reused
by tlrbide's bold and successful exertioDs
to free his country, haired him as their poltl-
cal saviour, and appear to have been ANNA
ted by one Sptrtt in favour of Independence.-
In consequence of which, there has been no
commotion ofimportance in any part of the
Empire, except at the cities of Mexico. TIA
Vera Cruz, and Durango, which are the ONLY
places In the Empire that have not declared
IN favour of Independence. Yturbde was
bestISinS Mexico, the last accounts we had.
with $4,000 men, and had detached $4,000,
under Gen Negrctc, against Durango, and
another large body against La Vera Cruz
There has been no kind of disturbance or
commotion in this Province, or anv of the
| other Oriental Internal Provinces They are
all unanimous III favour of Independence
The former Governor, General Don JOAQUIN,
de ArrodondO, has been removed by Ytur-
tnde, and Don Gosper Lopez, appointed in
ilIs place; most of the other officers are con
tinued. The country will be governed by
me Spanish Constitution until the General
Cortes of the Empire adopt a Constitution
and organize the Government This will he
done as soon as MEXICO is taken, which we
expect to hear by next mail
The change Of government has been ereat-
~ IN favour of my contemplated settlement
III this province: all that the former govern
ment done IN this business, has been sanction
eel by the new government, and am now
acting under the orders of the Independent
government Louisiana .4dU.
NATCHEZ, Oct. eO.-On Saturday evening
last the Theatre in this city was DESTROYED by
FIre.--lt is supposed to have been the work
Plan incendiary, as a similar attemptwas made
on the Saturday night previous. fGazeHe.
Ior1ndiing and Forging on Great .Scale.
The trial of Henry Wright and Robert
smith, yesterday, in the Circuit Court excited
lively interest. 1t is believed that they (the
former especially had defraudcd the treasu-
r, as unknown extent, by forging soldiers
claims for bounty lands, &C. They had mus
tered the dead, and made widows of the I'M
marricd--aD on paper, &C. certified in due
form, and extended their ravages from North
Carolina to Tennessee. Wright was original
y ~ partnership, Cit is bclicvcdl with Wason,
now deceased ;next with Brown-and at pre-
sent Carries on the forgery business wholesale
and retail, under the firm Of Wright e. Smith.
Equal audacity, plausibility and victorious
ingenuity, we have never witnessed-It is sng-
gested, but not by us, that an induiio would
probably open scenes of numerous iniquity
through the confession of the cuprts, by
which the government might yet save large
sums.
Arguments on law points being YET pending,
we only observe that a special verdict was
brought ~, iindno the prisoners guilty of forg-