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

PUBLIC DOCUMENTS.
Comnica tions fran the agents Of The United States
''itt fhe GoranrleaiS South If the U,dfcd States
Communicated Congress with the Presidents hessagcA
MEXICO.
Mn. WILcoCKs' LITTER
TO the Sscretdiy IF Sfe Oflhe United States of fine.
d.-coHcLUDEn.
Ia '"'s state o things, II WAS resolved III divide the
Cove Gncni army INTO three divisions one of whic J.
hAd''r the command Of Col hiugues WAS To reiakp
A-spul"o anotii"r, commanded bv Colonel Hebia
~ i'srch against the cities of Or1aba, CurJnvi and
jai pa aud the i!Id to- reiurn for the defence of
thS ctuit the superstition thar Iiurbidc mi. IN
Suddenly chiuge his route and take the CITY by sur
p1H". 1t, however, soon Hppeucd that his intention
Vas v,ry different, and that his object was 10 pass
Walls lul,d and unite with Col Busttn,rntr of San
LUIS Potnsi, who had risen this critical period
and proceeird against the city of Gnanaiuato with a
considerable part of itis regiment of Dragons de-
ci,r ing Independence ia all the cities and towns I'm
tue Djo the Inhabitants ofwIich received him with
open arms Oh arriving nj GuaInjmai, ii also sur
reuderrd To hun, and, us lac joined hv The garri.
sons OF tie several places he passed through Iur.
b'ir, on meeting Inn. found him self a, the head of an
army al I'VE thousand men, Including the divisions of
Col Burasan, AID Mnjor PireS, iha, lell Vullaco-
1.I VITA what troops they could sedure, as soon ms
thtt knrw "f his iniention pass that way VIII,
hs res eclnhIr force II was determined TO attack
tn"' ob, winch was the best fortified of any in the
hneuoui, and had garrison of seventeen hundred
men II however Made M ,let"ncr, and It's COM
hii"d'ni, Col ts"nIinar, aud nil bal about 600 Of
AT GiTurjnlfo, which Is u,,e uf the richest mine.
rails ~ the Kingdom, mint WAS established, thai
proved afterwards Very aersIccabe tne indeprn-
NntN ;ihd hlroIs 10 the rovaI priy the silver from
all lie nei9hhorig mines liking the direction oi that
CGty, IIistead Of Mexico.
acapulco remained hat a short time in possession
OIL me Independents, the castle having capiiulated
heioie the arrival of the division Of Colonel NJ ,cues
10 iwo Spanish lIigacs thai JcuaIly arrived
iherr irom Panani. San juan del Rio, "a fortified
tuwn between This city and Quiriaro, was next in
however. IaStel put few d1y
tue greater pir OF tie gurisou, hemg Americans
deserted, aud joued The Independence obliging tn
lew that remained ~ capinlaie.
Tue division of Col Iirbin that had marched ne
before stated against hr CITIES Of Orzllr, Coriova
aud dnpa, surprised Col Bravo, with about fifteen
hund' ri Independents in le town OF fcpcnc, about
nine lie ,Gues rou Pueba who, tmprep.red for ac-
t.og rrie cd with his troops TO a.gc convent OF the
order oi Sau Francisco. thai WAS constructed by
Herman C0rez after the inquest. in the form
oi io'He. TO serve a. place q. refuge for him
aiu his I" lowers, in 'lr OF ANY sudden rcr-
gency. brht had with bin his own regiment Of
ChsJir," AMI oher Edropeau tyou1s that e AL ed
IN niinbeF those at Bravo field piece was, now.
ever, necessary tU make breach in the wal. of The
convent, aud % obtain ilts, he Immediately To
fuebi, dSninI, at the time, for a reaforC emen
CT hVe INJURED men, hh tie success of Tue action
might he placed beyond all doubt. Bravo, silSpectnc
Lis intention, resolved s0rrie, ti deel
HHiou 10 cut bis aud esrape, as Iturhidc had
gwen positive orders to all his officers avoid iLr
tiu7ou oil hloDd, and 10 solely on the defensive.
IRON ihe double motive of concluding the eurny and
o.
where one European should be KILLED four or five
, AmeiicHUs wod fail, thu nuuhc, Of Inc auer ia the
kin@ service eNCetuiing greatly dat of the former
iu the htst aud srGoud attempts be made Le was M
successful he third, however, proved fortl-
n''r, aud lac got Oft with the loss of fifty or XXI,
men, kiii'Us As many OF those that opposed to
Ilm.
This was the FIRST action thai had occurred and
the result proved highly important the Independent
tr'1Ae F.; the gallant conduct of their troops inspiring
a,n universal confidence, auiwaipq their companions
he
expected decree, and demonstrating 10 tho political
and military officers Of the government oi Mexico
That they bad to contend with brave and determined
eBeniy.
Disappointed and chagrined az the result Of the ac-
ton, aud undecei'ed 70 the sort Of troops he had
TO deal with, Iiehia proceeded his march to Cor
doVa, where he was killed in the first assault, and
ms army Obliged 10 retire from the siege by Colonel
Herrern and the valiant troops that defended the ci-
ny. hbhe these scenes of glory we're achieving in
the provinces oi Purba and Vera Cruz, the siege of
the CITY OF QIcrctaro, Of the most beautiful in
tue kingdom, and the third in rank "a respects size
opulence, and cummerce, was pushed with much
Vig0r 10y lutrbidc IN person Its garrison was com
posed vi nine hundred Europeans drafted from vIr-
Jus regiments, and about six hundred Americans all
under the COMA maud nl Brigndier General Lnaces a
naive OF the kingdom of Peru, colonel of the regi-
meni ol Zaragoza, and a brave aud experienced OH
Ger. lie had determined 10 make vigorsus and
desperate deience1 aud as the fate Of tie kingdom
depended 10 great measure that Of This civ the
government resolved to abandon hd Of San L1is Po-
tosi and ~ sgccor Qieretaro with The European
2ipent OF Zamora that stationed ihrre. TIE
order 70 this effect was sooner despatched, than
Ihrbide knew Of il, aud concerted measures 10 sur
prize the rOops on their march which were so well
executed, that they found themselves surrounded
when they least expected IT, lv body Of three fines
'neT 1nnibei and compelled to surrender NJ di~cre-
Ton. ms happy occurrence for the independents
was a DEAN bow 10 tue government, who found il.
sell M oOce deprived Uf the important capital and
province Of san Luis PUtosi that were iu,meo.teI
occupied ny tue independents and wiihOot the uleans
:" cVhiIOuungi 10 the relief Of QieretrO, which ca
IuTtcd shorilv alirr the American bart of the oar.
TisUu joining Iturbde. usual, ahd the Etroppaps
Roing on ptroie 10 C1laya until such time rs they
"ouid be- transported To the Uayaba. These troops
TN their eternal disgrace, proposed Afterwards "a
ter colonel to rise and mnrch " mexico but he
The lnan OF bOnor, thu letter 10 Iutbidc who
immediately ordered them TO be disai ueJ and dis
pcrsed
The next action Of any importance was in the neigh
horu"od Of Jolgca, ID leagues fom tie civ Jeiwerr
The regiment at Fernando tn commanded by Col
Casfno, and 4 body Of the independents Of an eoua
number, Gudcr the orders Of Col. Fnisola whirh W..
iidecisiye, both p1rls claiming the victory after ~
Obstinate battle ~ which more than $50 hundred
were cit dend The Geld, and the Indepe ndenis il
possession o. two rsnnOn tnat their opponents weT,
oil gcd 10 abandon.
At tbs period, Con Negrefe, conimondet of IN,
tToops IN the pt0tince of G,rdalaxara, rosr with tll,
Whole Of BIZ srply, obliged ,c Comm ndnnt Genera
Dos Jose dc ~ Cruz, TO Nv ON the capital Ut thu
n9,ne. where. and n ali other parts al the province
p1lrPehdrnce " - sworn the commerce. oi the po,
" Dan Blas WAS also declared free 10 all nations
Ir6k look the road leading tie Internal provinces
wfh the innpiion, II wsu4 sad, Of uniting With briga
dfer Don Joaquin Afredondo, connandant genera
titHe saS'fra provinces, Of raising army in unor
N'ih hm and Of returning, eUheT 10 recoBqHer hi
eve province. or t0 the aid Of thu of Mexico. Az
redoHdo rad, however ALREADY caused Independence
srOth ueoug'ioat bis -islfic5 aaq hee.n!