Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-12-10
FROM MEXICO.

FROM MEXICO.
BALTIMORE, Dec 6.-We have been po-
litely favored with the following extract
Of letter 10 gentleman in this city, da
ted Amer.
VERA Cruz, Oct. lq, Affairs
here are yet very unsetled--l was iortu-
nate IN making my journey to and from
Mexico without falling in with any Of the
ladrones or robbers which inlest the pas
ses of the mountains. My friend col. -,
OF this service who left Mexico two days
after me, was fred on, but his escort pro-
we'd too strong for the robbers convoy
Of D250,000 which left Mexico the day
after, was attacked about Is leagues from
there, and it is said after an hours con.
iict, the whole of the escort was killed
and the money captured"
Another letter from the same, dated No.
yenber2, 1929.
81 was IN hopes before this date TO have
been on my return, but one vexatiOus cir
Cumstance or another has detained me.
have been dancing attendance in the anti
chamber of men in Office, (who but a short
time since received the slightest notice
from foreigner with the most profound
respect) now dressed in little brief
authority" assume an air OF importance
which is disgusting.
To ad to my difficulties about I'VE
thousand dollars, a part of the proceeds
of my cargo which was coming down from
Mex co, has been stopped with the whole
convoy, amounting to one million and
bali, and placed in The fortress OF Pecote,
by order of his imperia! majesty. y
There is about D3O 600 Of American pro-
perry in this convoy; MIR PolnSen who
came oul here on special mission from
the u. States in the corvette John Adams,
has promised TO make a special demand
for mine, and general one for all the A
merican properly. The government |
think will scarcely hazard refusal the
money will be gwen up, but | think that
belonging to Spaniards and citizens is We
ry questipnable-the government wants
money and must have it | think the i'm
perial government is gong to destruction
rapidly. The result Of the present mea
sures must be civil war; the emperor is
carrying all with high hand, and in a
short time there will not remain vestlge
of their transient liberty either civil or re-
Iigious. They are at work now to get the
H.quisitton into full blast-and then good
bye--it will be infinite y worse than un
der the most intolerant bigots in SPAN.
You have no doubt seen many eHconiums
on ltur5ide and his government. ia which
he is praised and bsdzened, for qualities
and virtues which are foreign to his nature
as from light to darkness. Before long,
the world will know the true character OF
this emperor and our country will know,
tear TOO late, that they have taken by The
hand as bloody and as vicious and de-
PRAYED despot as ever digraced private
life, or dishonored throne. His course
has been, and still is. marked with iniamy
and vice, without one good quality, or one
solitary virtue to place in the scale against
them In short be is man whom cele-
country, has designated as one whose
name will be held in utter adherence and
detestason by the Mexican people to the
latest ages, m consequence OF his remorse-
less and savage persecution OF all the pa
triots who have fallen into his pow er when
an officer in the Spanish service. Exag-
gerated reports will no Goubt reaca the
United States of an affair some days since
between the town and the castle, which
certainly reflected the highest disgrace on
both parties. The plain history OF the bu
siDess is this :--Emissaries were employ
ed to induce the officers Of the castle 10
believe that the troops on this side were
disaffected, and that il detachment was
sent over, The town would be given up
without firing shot. On Saturday night
last, two hundred men left the castle in
boats--the plot here was to surprise those
uen on their landing, so as TO prevent
them making any resistance 10 take then
uniform and re-embaTk another body OF
the troops in the boats, return TO the cas-
lie and carry it by Tass de gHerre, cal
culating tbat the trick would be discover
ed too late to permit the small garrison re-
manning 10 the castle, 10 make any serious
defence
The detachment landed on this side a.
bout one O'Clock on Saturday morning.
at 2 o'clock they entered the town, and
notwithstanding they were on III. qui
vive" here, one OF the principa! forts was
entered by surprise. conflict now be-
came unavoidable and the party from the
castle re embarked as soon as possible,
losing about half their number in killed
wounded, prisoners, and missing. When
they retired to the castle and reported ha-
wing been deceived by the officers the lat
ter could with dificu ty restrain the rest
of the garrison from coming over and as
sauliing the town Mid and andom
FIRE, by which number of their own men
were wounded, was kept up long time
after the attack had ceased AT daylight
gun boat. or rather barge with ~