Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-05-22
FROM HAVANA AND MEXICO.


ceived Gazettes Of that place, to the 29tl
ult.
The intelligence from Mexico hrough
By this arrival, represents iturbide, III,
recent convert from Royalty to Repub
licanism. who has been imploring the
Congress Of that country to confer upon
him the order of exile, in requital for hi,
Imperial services, to have died by fit
OF the cholic, death certainly more dig.
nlted, than that of q Russian Apo
plexy.
Piratical .Moremsnts.--An intelligent
passenger in the Catharine informs US,
that few days before he sailed, schr.
of Is guns, and $50 men was ready
to sail from Havana on a cruise
She was obviously intended as respec.
table pirate, At the Regla, somescoun.
drels even hoasted, that as commodore
Porter would be looking out for them,
and probably hang them at the yard arm,
they ,ooatd not spare any americans mho
fell into their hands.
Frehch brig Of Wrr.L-The captain of
the coasiing schr. Carolina, reported to
the naval officer at Havana, that ON the
18th ult. he spoke French brig OF war
OF 90 guns, near Cavo RIanco, to the
windward of Matanzas, who asked par.
ticular information of the ATTITUDES and
general character of the coast.
NEW SPAIN. So;
Several arrivals at Havana bring in
telligence from Vera Cruz to the 9th of
April. Private letters confirm the ac-
counts of Iturbide's having renowned
his imperial power, and that he had So
licited permission, which had been grant
ed, to depart from the country with his
family.
On the 18th March, General sarta
Anna Published a patriotic address to
the inhabitants of Vera Cruz. The
General was about departing for the So.
vereign Congress Ito be held at Me1ico1
and leaves the city Of Vera Cruz in the
hands and under the protection of his
colleague Guadalupe Victoria. /.
A letter of the 22d March published
in the I" Diaro de Vera Cruz" states that
few troops and some Of the lowest of
the populace had united themselves with
lturbide, and that the. Tyrant had de-
parted from the capital with vast wealth
and 800 mules for Tucubays. That
on his route thither he was observed by
the brave Barrugan--that Negrete, Echa-
varri, and Bravo, having decided to
make an end Of the tyrant, or of his ty-
ranny, would pursue him, and thus add
to the happiness of their country, and
complete its desires
The following is Che Mexican Procla.
nation, issued by the Congress
"Augustin lturbide. convinced of the
nullity of his proclamation, and of the
incompatability Of his political life with
the safety and happiness of this Amsri.
can state, influenced by remorse for his
impotent attack on our national liberty,
has implored the generosity of this mag.
unanimous nation, that it would pardon
his enormous errors, and allow him, in
a remote territory, to tranquilize the re-
morses Of his conscience, and strive to
forget the woes he had inflicted ON hu.
manity.
lliustrious people of Vera Cruz
The fair morning ofliberty dawns upon
US. The sovereign Congress will pursue
with firmness the great object of our re-
generation, commenced by you, and sus-
tained BY the arms OF the liberating army
Let US mutually congratulate each other
on the disappearance from among US of
the evils OF internal dissention, and the
reunion of all in defence of the liberty
and independence of our country.
Here follows an unimportant arrange
ment ofCongress.
The liberating army has recognized
the old Congress, which had been unjust
" dissolved, and pledged its fidelity to
its decrees."
On the 10th Of this month, Augustin
Iturbide communicated to the Congress
his abdication of the throne.
When the liberating army entered
Mexico, the Emperor submitted to them
these three propositions.
LIST. That the army should not decide
his fate, but the Congress.
Cd. That he should be escorted by
General Bravo. and be permitted to 90
to Tulancingo, whence he would make
arrangements to embark with his family
and effects to Jamaica.
Sd. That all the troops with him,
should become part Of the liberating
army. ANSWER.
LIST. 1t cannot be permitted that you
should SO to Tulancingo, nor to Jamai-
! I'd. In case that you shall be permitted
to go any where, you shall be escorted
by General Bravo and his troops.
Cd As RI the froopa rafarad 20 tha;r