Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-06-06
continually to their view; they fear the

people or their representatives. were
the executive power not to have check
upon the encroachments of the legislative
body, the latter would become despotIc,
for as it might arrogate to itself what au-
thority it pleased, it would soon destroy
all the other powers But, it is notprop>.
er on the other hand, that the legislative
power should have right to stop the ex-
ecutive-the executive has its natural
limits (1Nontesqsie.
Remark-Our government will perish
when the legislative power shall be more
corrupted than the executive.
Charleston, Nay %.
Through the attention of a Correspon,
dent at Havana, we have been favored
with Jamaica papers to the 29th ult.
FROM HAVANA. -
By the schr. Comet, which arrived Pn
Sunday evening, in five days from Hava-
ma, we received the following interesting
communications from our attentive cor
respondent at that place.
"Hauana, May 1eth, 1921.
81 avail myself of the departure of the
Comet, to enclose you an extra sheet, is
sued here, containing the latest intelli-
gence from Mexico; which has occasioned
much uneasness and dissatisfaction here
amongst the we'll thinking and higher or
ders Of the inhabitants of this city; whilst
| the lower classes on the contrary, appear
elated by the intelligence The corvette
John adams, is still detained here, and
it is whispered that she will not be des
patched until the packet fromsCadiz ar
rives which is momently expected. The
British ship Hall, which went ashore
some ten or twelve days ago, rel BINS in
the same situation as whenA last Tess
ed you; the most of her cargo h been
saved, and eaertions have beepap du-
ring the lastSDur days, to get her of the
rocks. but to no effect. This port is now
full of shipping, and freigLts are heavy
to the continent at from f l0a Z
per ton. The market is overstocked
with American produce, and the best
Philadelphia Flour will not command
over ga per Dbl There being no arri-
walls from Charleston or Savannah with
Rice, since the Comet, that article has i'm
proved in price, and very prime will
command So IA cwt. but no doubt it will
decline, whenever the Jane, Catherine and
Mary-Ann, from your port will arrive,
and these vessels are now momently look
ed for. The Robert Fulton left this on
the 9TH for Orleans, and is expected to
return here about the 2ed.
In the extra sheet referred 10 in the above
letter from our correspondent, we find a
singula. plan proposed by Colonel Agustin
| Jturbridge fn 81 VIC of Mn~icn. -fnr
The protection OF the Holy Catholic Reli-
gion, Gas the Spanish constitutonalists are
called by his adherents Herstics and Jacob
ms and the independence of New Spain.
The basis of this PROJECT, which was formed
in February last, when Iturbridge raised the
standard Of rebellion, are the establishment
of the Roman Catholic Religion. without
any federation, and the erection of consti
tutona empire. Don Fernando the 7th,
King OF Spain, was to be named Emperor
| of Mexico; and was there 10 present him
| self to take the oath 10 the constitution to
be framed by the Mexican Cortes, and in
case OF his refusal, his brother Don Carlos,
or bis brother Francis, or the Archduks
Charles OF Austria; and in default of all
these, the member Of any royal houe that
should be fixed upon by the Congress? We
know not which we should admire uost,
the plan itself, or the sing ular idea of pre-
senting il to the vice.roy for bis approval
The accounts from Mexico reach to the
slst of March, at which time. lturbridge's
affairs appeared to be on the wane, as the
great desertion among bis followers had
compelled him to retire before the advan-
cling royal forces.
From the Norfolk Beacon of June 2.
The brig Nautilus, capt Blair, which
sailed from this port 22d January last
with Colonists and Government and So
ciety Agents, for the American Settle
ment on the coast of Africa, arrived here
this morning, in 40 days from Sierra
Leone.
BY this arrival Sierra Leone Gazet' es
of 10th and 3lst March have been receiv-
ed here The latest date contains nothing
of any interest, relative to the Coionists.
From that of the 10th, obligingly loaned
to US, we extract the following notice of
the arrival of the Nautilus, and the very
just remarks of the Editor, respecting the
separate interests of the British and A.
merican Settlements.