The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-11-13

Spanish .lmerioa.-lhe city Of Carhlgena' gay
the Kingston (Ja!aaica) Cougant OF q OcioOer capt
ulatcd to the Independents on ne -2th q : III
yious 10 lis surrender General Moniila nomnafoeu ue
city from the Fopa and Uccasoned much INJURY y ~
nom long guns and two MOTtaIs
The eastern shore u The River Plate sad 10 nave
been annexed 70 the Kingdom Of BIazli-
The forces Of Entire Rios have been destroyed ram
rcz was bchcadcd, and CarreCa had NED.
CITY OF MENICO TAKEN.
letter from Havana, dated Oct. lIth' lateIy
received. contains the following 4. :. " " nave
ms received the intelligence, that re Patriots sof
i.Derialists) have taken t4c cry u MeAico- -
~ This place is said be the most populors city o.
Inc New " Orld regularly trt tire -Dm Of z square,
If four miles on each sde-the streets sroad, cletn'
paved, and utcrseutin5 each other at right angles
Churches exceeding lou. Population l31 OOO-Mnt
employing 4VO wCrkmeu -fciG Cruz 4 inc prlncPal
seaport distant 1870 miles
The following translation from The Spanish was
made for the New York EveAlng Post:
Plan Of the Government that II to be established pro
visonaIy for the purpose Of securing our holy rem
gIon and establishing the independence OF the MeA-
can Empire, under the title Of the AdmnStrauVe 1u"
IA Of North America, proposed by Col Don Angus
Tin Dc Yturvde, his EXccllency the Count dcl en-
adito Vice Roy Of New Spain
!. The religion OF New SPAN IS aud shall he the
Catholic Apostolic Roman Religion without toleTaueh
OF any other.
= New Spain i independent Of Old Spain, and OF
every ether power even upon our own continent
2. Its government shall be limited monarchy, con-
formally to the constitution that may be adopted by
The kingdom.
l. It's Emperor shall be Don Ferdinand the seventh
but in le skill personally appear III Mexico
within the time that the Coe shall specify, IN order
20 take the OATH the most serene infant Don Carlos,
Don Francisco dc Paula the Archduke Carries, OF
suCn Cther individual Of the rcisnng family A Con
gress may think proper, shall be called III his place
b. Until the COrps shall meet, there shall be Jun
tDr tlp IT
causing the plan 10 to oNccrtc1 III its full extent
s. said JUnt9 which shall be denominlcd Admin
istratirc is TO bc composed Of the members named IN
the letter Of bis ENcc'cuCy the Vice Roy 10y which
IL shall DC convened.
T. Until Don Ferdinand tire Seventh ehall present
himself IN Mexico and take the oath, the Jutd shall
govern in MS Majesty name IN virtue o the oath OF
fidelity which the nation has taken Nevertheless the
execution Of all the orders chat lie may give previous
IN his taking the oath Snail ne suspended uhtll tnel,
e If Don Ferdinand the Seventh SHALL not condo
sCeni 70 COmC ID Mexico, the Junta Ok the Regency
shall govern iii the name Of the nation until the En-
peror who is y be crowned shall be fixed upon
= This government shall be maintained by tie ar
my q the three guarantees herein after mentioned
lC. The CCrCs shall determine upon thc continual
ton Of tic Junta, substitution Of a Regency, until
the arrival of the person who Is to be crowned,
II. The Corcs shat afterwards establish the Con
s:itution OF the Mexican empire.
i. All the inhabitants Of New Spain, without any
lzcna Of TINS monarchy, and eligible 10 every Office ac-
c0uihg 10 their merit and virtue.
IL. The person and property Of every citizen shall
be respected and protected by tile govcmNcrt.
H. The secular and regular clergy snail be pIeserT
ed IN all their rights and prc-emincEcC1.
p. Inc Julta shall take care that all The depart
merits Of the stair remain without any alteration, and
tina. al civil and military officers connge in their
present situauCiss those only snail De removed who
may eius- 70 concur III IL" plan, substituting in then
I..
virtue and merit.
III. a protecting army shall be forAcd which shall
be denomnacd the army Of the three guarantees in
asmuch as II takes under its protection in the first
place, the preservation Of the Catholic Apostolic Ho
man Religion using all methods III It's power that there
may be mixture Of any other sect and that the
cnIes who may threaten il may Ie timely attacked:
Secondly, independence under tie system above mem
toned Thirdly the intimate union % Europeans and
Americans aud guarantees these fundamental bases
Of the felicity Of New Spain to hC lntr@tfion of uhich
rather than consent, I shall sacrifice itself from the
commander III chief 10 The last
y. The troops OF the army snail observe the most
exact discipline 10 tire very letter At the articles Of
war and the chiefs and officers shall continue upon
tie footing on WnCh they HOV Ilat s 10 say, in
their respective stations with eligibility the Office,
now vacant, and which may be Vacated ~ such per
sons p may be unwilling to serve, and with eligibility
70 such new offices a. may be considered necessary "
convenient
Is. The troops Of tie said army shall w considered
rs Of the line.
10. The same privileges thau Be enioved bv those
WHO shall enlist without delay, and Iy those who hav-
Ing borne III support of the former system IF in
dependence snail immediately j0in the said army e.
the peasants wac may enlist shall be considered a.
troops Of the National Militia. aud they shall all be
employed for the internal and external security Of the
kingdom IN such manner as the Cortcs may direct.
p. The commissions shfll be granted according 10
real merit as reported by the respective commanding
officers and IN the name Of the nation brovisionay
~ Until the CorCs shall otherwise direct proceed
ings in criminal cases snail be agreeaby to c Span
ism constitution.
2 In case n conspiracy against the Indepcn-
dence, the culprit shall be imprisoned until the Cor
teS shall determine upon the punishment III that great
est OF all crimes, except those against The divine Maj
este. -'
% Such persons as may attemyr to foment dis,n-
ion shall DC watched ana reputcd u ucnspirlors A
gainst independence.
a As the C6ucs who arc to Ne installed are ~
frame Constitution II IS necessary that the DeDutieS
SIond receive powers sufficient lur that purpose and
as It IS also OF much importance that the electors
Shculd know that they ID lie represented il the
Congress Of Mexico, anu not ia that of Madrid the
Junta shall prescribe ust rules for the election a. shall
designate tie time Ct t. and the time Of the opeping
"a the Congress and as the elections cannot nov.
take plac" IN March, the time shall be extended as
much rs possible
Lima. .Eont,oideo, SEPT I3, I321-August dates
from Chill, via BuenOs AvrCs announce thar ina
has surrendered To General san Martin and (alIao 70
Lord CotlTdl,e. a letter from Buenos Avres ne ~
Attn INST says, the news Of tie surrender OF Lima IN
operate iaV0rabiy On trade, politics &c. Arothpr
letter OF Aug 18TH from Santiago states that the news
had been received there.
rtUgdl-Captain Singleton, of the Folus v-ri,os
from IT. bes' under date Of SEPT. p, 10 his owners
IN 1a 1 49, Al