Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-10-05
MeSi;co, Wly IS, 1922.

.MeTlc0, JHty 10, IoZz.
81 had the pleasure OF dropping you
line shortly after my arrival ~ this city
promising to write you again previous to
INV lea wing this country. confne my
self to detail of the late political chan"
ges that have taken place, and OF my opin-
ion of lhe soil, climate, &c. You are no
doubt aware that the Revolution lists and
old Spaniards OF the country, united Under
General llurbide, with the advice and con-
sent of the Bishop OF Puebla, and the grea :
ter part of the numerous clergy, OF the
country, the Path of February, 1871, to
defend the empire against Old Spain, and
TO support the Roman Catholic Religion
10 the exclusion of all others, under which
congress was elected OF l62 members !:
they assembled in this city On the Gath
February last, and are yet in session.
On our arrival here the 2sd OF April. it
was doubted what.toTn. of goy'nt would be
adopted-lnperal or Republican. Parties
appeared pretty equal, until about the
middle of May when the Imperial party
insisted on standing army OF $4,000 men,
which the Congress, by small majority,
rejected, and voted 10000; this caused
part of the army, on the night OF the 18th
May, to proclaim their late successful gen.
lturbide, Emperor, in the streets, which
was kept up during the night, with hiring
guns, ringing the church-bels, &c. This
event produceda meeting OF the Congress,
10 the morning at O'Clock, and previous
to adjournment, they elected him Enpe-
ror by vote OF 72 to Is of those present,
and on the 9lst he took the oath of office.
The goth June was fixed on for the coro-
nation, but postponed TO the 2lst July.
Several of the members lett the Con-
gress, in consequence OF this event, for
time. the greatest part of whom have re-
turned and resumed their seats, and bust.
ness has progressed in Spanish style, very
slow and harmonious.
The Emperor is considered man OF
good sense, SO years, of age, about the
stature of Mr.. Andrew Kerr, of your city,
and more like him, than any person Can
think OF.
The government is getting largely IN
debt. The mines are chiefly filed with
water, and out OF use. This state OF things
has induced them lately 10 send two or
three agents to England to borrow money;
Grants for land to emigrants from Ireland
and the Canary Islands, are understood TO
be part OF the plan. No find the taking
OF Florida and the treatment of the Span
ialds, operate against US Americans here !;
otherwise no grants as we believe, would
have been made to aDy European. We
are often reminded of those circumstances
our fate, however, is yet unknown; we
have some hopes.
The climate is the most pleasant in
summer. on the table lands, | have ever
seen. We find wooden cloth comfortable
all summer, and yet there is seldom frost
or ice in winter, and we now see every
clear day two mountains deeply covered
with snow, about 60 miles eastward of
the city-wbilst the market is stocked
with tropical fruits of nearly every sort,
collected within about the same distance,
south and west
The soil is generally Of good quality,
where ii is not billy, and very productive
and well watered."