American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-05-09
New YoRK, May s.
IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.

| lMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.
BY the fast sailing packet brig Phoebe Ann capt
I Holmes, we have received New Orleans papers td
the 2Ist Of April, inclusive.
! DOWNFALL OF ITURBIDE.
! We have received says the Louisiana Advertiser,
per steamship, file of the Diaro dc Vera Cruz to
9Th April inclusive, from which we have hastily
made the following TRANSACTIONS.
| The following official communications which have
just been received by an extraordinary courier 40
nouncc to the free and heroic inhabitants OF Vera
Cruz, that their wishes in unison with those OF all
the other towns have been granted. The liberating
army has triumphed. The Mexican nation is now
refrigerated in the extension and pentitude OF their
sovereign right, freely represented by constituent
Congress- inhabitants OF Vera-Cruz Days OF
prosperity, of Liberty and concord begin to succeed
to the calamtous times Of usurpation and despotsm.
Honor and praise TO the valiant soldiers of the coun
try immortal glory to her worthy captains, VEN
Grafton, love and gratitude the fathers of the
try.
Vera Cruz, 9TH April, 1923, third of indepen.
dence, and second Of liberty.
GUADALUPE VICTORIA.
Decree NO. 1.-The sovereign constituent Mexi-
can Congress in the session of the 29th alt. has
thought proper to expedite the present decree.
/. 1t is declared that Congress having asse mbled
to the number of l03 deputies constituting maio-
rity, in full and absolute liberty to deliberae and
consequently in situation to continue its sessions.
2. That the executive power of Mexico has cea-
sed from the 10Th Of last May to the present date
s. That both the foregoing resolutions, be trans
mitted to the supreme executive power to be named,
in order That they may be communicated to whom
it may concern. We therefore, sc.
.NeGico .4prits, 1898.
Wander 2.-Tbe supreme executive power pro
vlsionally named by the sovereign constituent Mex
lean Congress, to all whom these presents may come
greetings know yc that the said Congress has de-
creed as follows:
The executive. government shall be exercised
Professionally by body to be denomnated The su
preme executive power.
Q. 1t shall be composed Of three members, each
of whom shall act alternately for one month as pres
ident and in the order oftheir nomination.
5. The supreme executive power shall have the
title OF I'ighness, and the members that OF Excel
lency, only in official communications.
4. This body shall not be chosen from among the
members Of congress.
S. This body shall be governed by the last regu-
aton presented by the regency to congress Tor their
appreciation, except respects the Office Of the com.
mander in Chief and until another be formed in con-
ormity to the circumstances Of the present period
Mexico, March 81, 1925.
Signed by the President dep and Secretaries. |
We therefore order, &c.
Mexico April Q, 1925.
Signed by the President.
Pedro Ceiestino .Negrete, &
Three Members. |
.Ndmber 3--Thc sovereign constituent congress
in this days session has thought proper to the
following individuals for the executive power, vx-
Don Nicholas BRAVO,
Don Guadalupe Victoria,
Don Pedro Celestino .NpgTete.
This nomination shall be Immediately communi. I
Gated to the persons named, that they may repair
the hall of Congress to take the corresponding oath.
Signed and dated as aboue.
The ex-secretary of state Herrera had been taken
at plantation Queretaro and was in prison. as
was also Fernandez, the intendaat Of San Luis Po-
tosi.
Extract from letter dated Puebla, March 90.
The army entered Mexico on Good Friday, at 1
o'clock in the afternoon, in consequence of Iturbde
having made the three following propositions. Pre-
yous TO making these propositions, council of war
was held, on Wednesday, from O'Clock in the
until in the afternoon, by the adherenis
Of the Emperor, in which council an animated de
bate took place. on the proprety of giving battle to
the berating army but his majesty mtigated the
ardor of the council by his tears and entreaties sta
ting he wished to spare the effusion of blood and
that he only desired the happiness OF his country.
PROPOSITIONS.
l.. That the army should not decide IN his fate,
but that it should be left to Congress.
Q. That he should be permitted to retire to Tu-
ansngo, with his family, escorted by Bravo. in or
der to regulate his affairs, and afterwards to remove
to Jamaica.
s. That all the troops that adhered to him,
should form an integral part of the liberatng army
.ans,cer Of the Junta Of Generals.
1. That he could not be permitted TO retire to Tu-
lancingo to regulate his AFFAIRS Sc still less Jamai
ca, the Junta not having the powers vested in them
to grant his request, which apperained only to Con-
gress.
z. That in case this request should be granted by