Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-04-02

m'ntlsnt ri San LUIS Poiosi
On tic death al Heb a, the command Of the reo- |
ment of CASTLE de>ulv-d Lieut.. Col Luna, who !
on the tail OF Queretaro ordered return to !
Mexico by forced marches, IN the expectation that
iturbte would now attack the capital sinilar or.
de> were also sent to Col Marques, IN whose di,i
ion was principal part of the nsuhordnAie re9i-
nent ot tue " -four military ORDERS" The male niit.
infants OF Mexico, from the age OF 10 to 20, were
also ordered To enrol themselves in the n,iitia with
uui exception or distinction of persons, aud ever,
p"ssbIe precant'on taken tn prevent surpixe, and
maintain the city until such time should
lie received To dispatches that had been sent Ia Spain
%, troops should arrive that we've expected from the
Havana.
All this. however, was not sufficient TO allav the
rancor 'at certain part oi the community had
ccred against the Vice Roy. nor To convince them
al ms upright Intentions, eNuguisii the spark OF
| msuhoi Sinaiion have already limited at in some of
.he Lno pcan troops, which, from the FIRST,
immediately directed AT his person tiam ut the go
Ncrnment report WAS ther eiore ntlustroIsiy CIR
culated that he la secret correspondence with
iiW hide, and that there real intention 10 de
TEND the citv nOtw outstanding the prepaI aons that
were oslensihy making Tor It's protection the whole
prelude TO the scandalous revolution uf the 9TH vi
J"y, which had for ts object the of that
excellent man, aud, without doubt was accomplished
10y dint al money paid by the merchants To the OIL
GERS t'' took put IN the aHray, who had the teneri
10 secure the persons oi their colonies, and other
principal military men opposed 10 their project To-
.si'hii the palace aud make prisoner of tire Vice
I,oS, ana afterwards the ,u'lncy TO place
MS gates, and The of the prmcipal Streets for
The information of the pGDiic who 50 many
Witnesses OF their anucy, paper, setting forth that
t had OF his own accord. and Tie respectful puti
ton oi the officers "a the European regiments, deli
vered the political and iu,ry command of the
Kingdom to Field Marshal Don Francisco NoyelIa
me person they had pitched upon as the leader OF the
iaciIun.
THIS gentleman had under his command the var-
Gus corp, of arIiery and engineers that existed in
'he Kingdom and as his education and occupation
until now had been altogether confined Ia that line
You wii teadIy imagine him entirely unfit for the
dissn2rga OF lie arduous and complicated dIties of
Wee Roy OF these extensive provinces.
Indeed, lac himself was sensible of his incompe-
ehcy, and very prudcntly declined the offer as nm
suitable, however, as he was there was no Other
pen sou tey could avail iheulsel,e of that was les,
aud tn" same necessity that compelled them to name
HIM, obliged him to arccp, the anpointneut From
a government constituted by the INSTRUMENTATION "f
lew soldiers THAT had the vanity 10 their in-
qniions conduct with the noble enth asm Of the
op"n'sh na''on, which, tired OF obeyng ,yr;,ns that
abused the goodness Of thCiI monarch rose ~ mass
10 recover the rights OF which they had unjustly been
deprived, no good was to he expected, and see
u employed IRON Its very commencement IN DESTROY
lg the constitutional regimen, of which II dill no
leave vrsier, aud in substituting the most arhitra-
~ and tyranncal system at is possible to ina
Sne, AL OF winch was ioniented and sanctioned v
body that Noveila had created with the denominn-
non at the " Junra Consuiya," composed of a few
individuals who had contributed with their money
10 place the power ia has hands, wore furious al
seeing approach the expiration of their authority n,
VIA sentiments Numerically opposed to the. " stem
oil i'erality and philanthropy at present predon.i-
naut.
AT the time these Of horror were transactinp
III The capital and 10 which M, self had like TO have
""en N'ctn' Notwithstanding the great prudence
"oS"''ed IN my department. bloody occurrence
TOOK place N Vera Cruz, consequence o., the Storm
oil Thai city by parry of troops commanded hy AN
lnconSideiate hut brave Young ofnCer, named Sam
ana, who scaled the walls and got complcIe uo>ses-
SION oI The town. but was Afterwards obliged To re-
ne with grea' loss, his soldiers having abandoned
then arms "'th a view TO plundel and the inh hi
iants setting upon them when in that delenceiess
state
The city of Pueha de los Angeles the I,roes, in
the kingnom except Mexico next attracted the ntten-
ton oil General turb,e, 10 FROM OF which was ,rqe
uhy VI independents, composed o the divisions o The
SohHr ue ia Sauena, fierrerI, Bravo. Ftsoin. and
others, thai only awaited the orders of their general
10 MAKE ne attack, aud To prevent which and the
loss "l many valuable lives, he went in person. pre-
i'i''lg ia "i cases the plan lie had from tie fi ii
'1"rtra OF reducing his enemrs by means of per-
SS''slpn ahd negotiation ruer Than hy foee of "A -u,s
nc id'c o' i"ebta was a'l-n the govern
meat IN The critical sitLaOn IN which II fnund H.
"e'hE one o tn" chain o fortified towns thar connect
AleHro with Vera Cruz, TO which port II had rcsol,
ed 10 retire "t the European part of the army and
''"''''"'s' !" We event OF nj being able sustain
''-e'i III me c"phai Pueba was, therefore, veil
tari'soncn, served with excellent park of artillery
%" "'''""eo wan mary cannon OF large calibtr,
10 'h't III commander III chief, Brigadier Don CT
TiacO Lhuo the Marquis de Vivanco and other ex-
eIitccd officers stationed there had until the last
shngune hopes O! being able TO defend It. Lurb1r
@'""e'er called To his assistance part OF the arn,v
ne h"u 'eii ~ QueretarU, and surrounded the CITY
with so many troops that resistance would have
''er nohins short ct an act of madness it therefore
Capulated.
On The surrender of Puebii the army of Iturh;Ia
when had now augmented to the number of about
ei5heen tboussod and which was con,posed entire
y vi veteran troops thar had been disciplined i'm
! 'he ming service, and had gone over to him elan
"ee'ihet, or joined HIM the fall OF the various Cl-
iies he had conquered, received orders TO march in
separate columns different towns in the nejpbbor-
hood oil NeXico, with the intention of manrestinp
Ia the government of that city the folly of any fur
lhe' resistance. il was, however, entirely in vain
'hdt the general had adopted this prudent measure
y" VAN ,h"t one or Two praiseworthy citizens had
venture" 10 reason on the subject with Sen. Nov ella
| ana 10 vain that he assured he could mn, relv
on more than one third part of the roops that com.
posed Tue garrison (; war war was the cry of him
anu HIS J"h'a conshtiva, and the motto they wore
on theT mats and That worn by all their officers
| and troops was" VVir norir Cees Mile.
Iturlnde, alter having rested few DAYS in Puebla
"nu Pa'rtken OF lhr ehusion of gratitude manifested
towards him by the good people of that CITY, was on
ne lluUi oI leaving lt, with the intention of fix inc
| MS head quarters DcaI the town of Chaco and d.
'eeihg IRON thence the attack that was 10 have been
mhde on Mexico, when he received "a letter from
lieutenant General Don Juan O'DonOju who had
recently arrived nj Vera Cruz informing him ,I,at lac
h'd Deeh NAMED by tue King of SPAN Captain Ge-
| neral and Political Chief Of the Kingdom and had
accepted the appointment at the solicitation of his
ichds, the Representatives of America in the Cor
ties OF spain, that lac had risk ed his health and life
ana sacrificed his convenient e, at period when he
! intended TO retire from the public service without
any Other desire than that OF acquiring the love and
| esteem oil the people oil New Spau, and without
| oiher sentiments than those of tranauiiziup the
disastrous 'nqueiude that TeIgned in the Kingdom,
| no' j.! consolidating or pfTpetuatng the despotisn,
| wat existed ~ pi0IongIng the colonial Dependence
nor iahg INTO HE errors initiating the defects of
many ol his predecessors, ~ supporting u system Of
g"'ernmeni, the tyranny aud injustice Of which arose
RON The barhHriy OF the age ~ which Il, was esta.
ishedi bot by returning the ideas of the rn;sl.d
calHng the passions of the exasperaed and mainline
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