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


tue Suspension oi arms until such times the den
nitiNe treaty should be signcd ~ Cordova, the city
named by iMtbidc A. the punt of conference Mo-
Neia would, however, hear to nothing OF the sort
aud The letters declared spurious, notwithsiaud
inS that Sor AcOcer, venerable curate OF this ci,y
who had been intimaleiy acquainted with O'Domolu
IN Shiu, proved tu the Junta The identify of the si
natures, hy showing others that he mad m his nos.
session; which coniuIIact the part OF No,ea,
eAaspcraied iturblae auCh that he of for Cor
"N, leaving orders with hs generals for the
dat. occupiton ui the towns oi facuba, Tacubaya,
AcapuzalcO, aud Guadalupe, neitlrr of which we're
dstan moie than hali a league from Mexico, and
all oi them IN possession Of the European troops
Inns WAS an unexpected cIrcumsiante Novclla
ana the Junta, Who had the folly and vanity sup
pose they could Brighten the Independents from, the
execution ol their plan by means of he sill, procla
nations they almost daily issued. in which they al
tec'ed 10 dcslse their numaer challenged them open
~ 10 commence the attack, aud deca, eel generals
Luaces ana Liano traitors 10 their king and country
Ion having surrendered the CITIES of Qucrrtaro and
Rueh1. The heroes of Tepeaca, Cortioyn, and
l.iuct, were, however, not so, easily ed and
column OF hi'eem hundred men sent by Colonel
Dustdmante against Azcapuzco, presented To the in
h,bitanis of Mexico the sight ola most bloody and
desperate action that took place between them aud
equi, number OF the regimtn OF CASTLE and Military
oruefs that composed The gaiison of Azcapuzalco,
me result OF winch WAS at lelsts six hundred killed aud
wounded, and the abandonment of the town b, the
europeans ii lew Gays after an attempt made
10 disiodge the Europeans that wee stationed in
p"'uhupe, DY means oil cannon placed a neigh
touring hill, and while his operation was carr Wing
on 10y a part Ut the Independents, and Others ". no
taking possess of Tacuba and Tacubaya, from
both oi winch towns the Europeans had retred, an
AID lie camp arrived with ply of he treaty of
Cordova, concluded between General O'Domoiu aud
iiufide, and an order from the fol mer 20 S,,r no
'eiia, commanding him ohey him 10 raui.in ue-
her" of IN. Kingdom, to cause HIM to- II. recognized
as such 10y the troops 10 al! hoshties fron,
the instant he should the order and to adopt
measures Tor the evacuation Of the city This uer-
enp!ory mandate on one side, and the near approach
oI Tue indepo hdentS on the other, placed Nuvciia
the Junia, and heir European troops in an awkward
prTdicam' nj, inasmuch as il they oheyed the order
they would he subject to aud trial Tor the scan
dao"S Imprisonment OF the late vceroy, and If iey
reused compliance, 10 lie treated rebels against
uie Kings authority their object therefore was To-
shelter thenseles from the punishment the, I,a inst
" deserved IN the hest manner they could. And
with thi~ view, although they pe rccty con yinc
en 0i the prfsescr OF y DnnoJu IN the Kingdom, and
OF me 'ealiN OF the treaty signed in Curdova they
never heiesS ifected doubt the trnth nf one and
me other, alleging that all might he stratage.n oil
iiurbde, ana on thIs n voOuS pTeex cnseG 20 eva
suat" the ciy. On the deposition of the Condo del
enadto the Junla Provincial, Ay1n,anun,o, and
other bodies corporate, hesiiated TO acknov ledge
the a"thoht OF NoveiIa, bu we're bgei 10 o so even
'u"y, from the fear of the bayoneIs he had at his
Comm aud.
Now, however, that they were surrounded nv thu
independents aud backed 10y Dou0iu the, onenly
prot Sled against proceedings aud "a consequence
u was "hiIgcd 10 ask tor arnistice, ami com
20 Hed 10 send Ot the iintn ConSottyA 10 pnebl
10 ascertain, as lie sad, the iGenry OF the cnain
general. ihis envoy, who had h tiIer;o heen un..
OF hr mos" sii+huois supporters, OF the measures OF
No'ei', ana one oi The most active members the
JuIi'', renewed sici fright from iecura o Dom
Ola gave him, that he ,nni, aiel, returned exnlunod
July to No'eia all tina, had passed, and oceyer afrer-
wards ceased m"dd!e IN the maier-.a ISSUE SoveIa
was a'So 'h' hned 10 sucoump, aI', would have
ho"hc'd hs employ, had II moi been fear OF The
troops, lie having lost all authority and they hay
IhS usuiPtd the command, so that tnr was ia
me utmost anarchy aud confusion, aud drea,ilpg II
every instant general massacre and pIlage, with
"hich IL hau been Threatened daily for near month";
and which woniu most asSnrehlV have succce,ied
hat IL not been iot tue proximity and humber oil the
independent army, that cut oil all possibility OF es-
cape 'of me European troops, whose idea was 10
commit all sorts OF enormitv, rob what they could
and take the road for Vera Cruz
lung hd got to tiia pass, that IL impossible
10 tolHde IN servant, and dangerous 10 do 80 TO a
friend, every thmg ike social Intercourse was at an
enn, those that co0ld with any sort of convenience
leave tic city fled, and those that were Obliged 90
rrnan, sought security IN their houses, that, in
Jus once pop"lous metropolis. there was scarce "A
soul 10 he seen In this Of things the generals
y DonoJu and iturbde, arrived III racuir,ya and tie
iormer hai an interview with Sor Novella, in
the course of which he gave him TO understand the
improreiS oil his conduct in resisting the legitimate
authority as long he DID, the mpossibilitS of de-
tending the CITY, and the certainty of the massacre
oil the EUROPEANS, should ii be taken by assault re-
"lo.St'ated win hun respecting the INSTRUMENTATION
~ '' ooS pointed ou 10 him the illegally ri their
cohuuct ANA enJoined HIM to prevent he efIusion of
"iood 10y exercising the little influence lie had with
the sun" tern officers aud soldiers The undo, ssnd-
lng That he "oIld not take upon him scrutinze
their conduct in the arrest of the late yiceroy hut
ItaN' them 10 rXculpAte themselves, in the bcsl way
They could on arriving Spain. The following day
news was received OF the surrender of the civ Dn-
range, and General Cruz, TO General Negrele after
obstinate resistance, ~ the course of which ma nv
tho Il,
IN III" western internal provinces under the command
oil field marshal Alexo Garcia Coude, so that If the
soldiers OF No'elia had before any hope, it
tireiy Disappeared and, in der to avoid diseracefj
capluihtlOi, we're obliged TO acknowledge the supre-
macy of general O'Donojs, obey his ders by evacu-
atinS the city and march 10 that of Iouca, there TO
wait until II was convenient for them to embark
10 complete the independence of the kingdom
there was now wanting the declaration Of the pro-
vince OF Merida de Yucatan, which followed almost
immediately the surrender OF Acapulco, the castle of
ferote and Vera Cruz, the two former Of which
capuated after, and the latter has without
doubt ere Tins followed their example, advice having
been received yesterday by the government that II
was on the eve OF surrendering. The province of
Guaemal, which has always been sep rate vice
royalty trom that Of Mexico was also sensible of the
general Impulse, and DESTROYS OF becoming integral
part oil the Mexican empire, has likewise sworn in
dependence, winch, without doubt, will extend TO lis
ne'ghborng provinces, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa
Rica and Vcrugua, 20 that we NAV from this instant
consider North America, with the exception Of Cana
da, rs divided into two grand and important
wealths, that may, with The aid of those that are
forming in South America be able, in the course of
time, TO give the law 10 the opposite continent.
am very far from believing myself possessed OF
lie qualities necessary TO treat with the energy and
exacness that IT merits, = subject Of the importance
OF that on which have yentured TO write, and GER
iainly should not have had the temerity to have
touched upon 1t, had il not been for the particular
situation in which ! found myself, an eye witness OF
all that passed, and from the conviction have ever
been under that each individual is bound TO coniri-
butte towards tie good Of his country the utmost OF
his ability, he IT great or small. With this view,
therefore, shall, now that have finished my nara
tive, take the liberty to add few remarks, and 10
say in the first place, that the revolution which have
attempted to describe, is one of those that have