Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-06-29

FROM MExIc0
a PAiladeinhin. Ln,,e Z,


from The city of Mexico, 90 the 25th Of the
same mon,h-nr which iay the Mexican
Congress assembled 10 that CITY. anil dscIa.
red Don Augustine Yfurbi1e Chief Of fb1,
gouei nment, Nth TIE title of Emperor.
We have received copy Of the Procla nation
issued on the occa siou puhIi.ed At Mexico.
IL appears by the advices through this
channel, thai. on the receipt Of The in.slli
gence from Saain ny the Governor of the
castle of ST Juan a Ulloa vi Vera Cruz. that
the treaty entered in" by the Vicerov O'Do-
nohu with General Yturhi3e. OF t,oeSov,
having been declared null ADD void. that the
Congress of Mexico resolved that every cro,.
pect Of amicabe sccor ,y,nSation being NJ an
end, determined 90 oroclsin totsl seoarstion
an6 Independence of Snain, and the ,xtinc.
ton "' every title 10 allegiance tn the rnvaI
authority Of Spain: and 10 select chief of
their own country, and YtuY5ide was nomi-
uat-d
The royal general Daville. OF St. Juan
d Ulloa, had, prior to this act. declared wa
against the independents, ard had issued or
der' 10 all The Europeans. particularly the
troops iha; had cap,tulited, tp take 10 arms
IN support OF The royal authority In several
ot the provinces these orders were obeyei,
and some partial insurrections followed bot
in every instance the Independents triumph-
e.. and general tranquility was s'ablisaed.
Colonel Bradbusn, IN the service of Mex,
lco, wh" Is the bearer Of dispatches brings
official information, that minister would
,hOruy leave Mexico for the Ur,ted States.
and in case of any delay. that Colonel Cores,
now IN tins city, would be lnyesed with full
powers.
Information of the Presidents Message to
4 nh, IL
'nent oi the Independence cf Spanish Aueri.
ca, had been receiv, 10 Mexico on the first
OF May. by Col Bra 1bure, vino carried i'm.
ortant dispatches from Col. Cores. The
news was received wish extraordinary re-
l"'c'nss iiiuninstioa,. and salv0s o. artillery
were ordered throughout che ci,adels and CT
O ics of Mexico
by these advics- we learn that bishop Mi.
er, who mad been seized and confined in ST.
joan UilOa, had been released. His case
was "iadr sub C, 1T deep interest in Con
effs'' and the royal general was notified
that twelve Spanish officers of rank should
oe subjected 10 the like treatment as ne
mould suffer; and th- file rs were aet apart
nv lot, and their ma yes cOmmunica aztec. -
l"a VeneF"bl" bishop was thereuPon released
ana restored To his cou!try. He was at Al
va, ado when the ship sailed.
1en Wilkinson ws. at the city of Mexico
and in good h"ai'h. He i, entirely sisnt IN
eeh:ics, having basin IS witch requires a5.
5 rae ion wholly from such affairs dwyora.
YTURBIDE. EMPEROR OF MEXICO.
FoM tie .iurora.
a. the apuoi tment ot Augusiin YturbGe
TO the sunreme executive authority in Mexi-
CO, places him in station towards which
all eyes will b directed, curiosity may be
perhaps grttifird even with -nme imperfect
SIX ~tches of his Biography ami it nal proba-
MY afford some iieasurs in It's sequel.
Angustn Yturbidp, was born at Valadolia
m Mexico. about The yea 1890, for we find
HI ~ ~ 1910 iieu,anars N h. army. His ia.
ther. VIII i'll lives inhis S4,h yesr.r Valadn-
I'D, was Joseoh Joachim Yturoide, . native
OF BIZ cay, in Spain, VIII passed from Europe
IN 1868, at tie age of 23 years 70 Mexico.
and 4" arried crsole Idly Of con.idera.
Die tor un- /" that city, of wi ON Augastin Is
he oifspring: and who was educated at the
C" 'iegIate Seminary Of his NATIVE civ. lie
TENDED with his father to the employmepts
ct an agricultural life, ny which his constitn.
tlon was Famed To hardness, and his habits
were formed TO military exercise in the mill.
Tia OF his province, Composed principally Of
cavalry; fro" pen with which the Ameri-
Can people are familiar, we have obtained
some of the chief RATS nf the character of the
eeneraIi-simo of Nexico.
Young Y,urbiie was distinguished amoag
his contemporaries Of the same age. as the
lie der If all youthful enterprises, excelling
10 athletic exercises; and equally distinguish
ed in tanning the Wild horse. as 10 extending
ind ba
Of agriculture, which formed the occupation
of his father,
He was lieuteuan: in 1910; bnt ,here was
so n'uch disorder and such wan Of system
in the revolutionary corps, hat he deemed il
useless to commit him self under such state
Of reorganization. he Ieil his ns.iys pro.
Venice for the pitaI of Mexico; but his histo.
~ in the Interval between this period and
when we find him at the head of a division.
and attacked by Mnaios, at The village of
Mar batIo, we have not means to ssceTtain.-
The defence which he made on that occasion
with handful Of troops, very much dstins
guished him, made him kncw0 TO the govern,
nsnt. led bin 10 the rank Of colonel, and he
wa~ thsncefoTwsrd usually ,n the ccrp t,abd Of
a brig de, from The opinion that had been
conceived Of his iDtrtpidiiy and euterprize
The tal.uts which ne had displayed aud the
confidence which he h4d obtoined, excited
lealopsies. and subjected him to the Influence
Of oase In"iguer-, Of inferior qualifications,
such as are fcund IN all arn;ss in all coun.
tries, for every where the mar who possesses
more than ordinary faculties or virtues, mus,
slw ys calculate upon being feared and ha.
ted he was deprived Of the command Of Ba.
ma I; the iuj0siice WIS eodnred without com
plant, he repaired 10 the ueighbufhooa Of the
capital and occupied him eli on handsome
plan taiion; " here Isis character was tno much
distinguished to be long obscure From his
farm hs vas invited TO take command Of ~
army deslinea fnr Inc annth lev Mhich W