Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-01-13
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long and arduoas struggle of the
M sicau peapie towards the attain
ment of their independence, Of its f.
nal accomplishment. its recognition
by the government Of the United
states Of America and the prnbabili-
ty If its being speedily acknowledge
ed by that of Great Britain. Its
fame, wealth, former extensive COM
merce. and late sn6erihss and priva-
tions. ia consequence Of protracted
intestine warf ire, must also b. known
to YOU. as well as the imp"sitions. re-
.strictions, aud insecurity of it's trade,
until the formation Of the present
government; circumstances natural
" incident to the poverty. agitation,
and confnsion caused by a tedious
a.d sanxuinary revolution, the ter
minauon Of which We are happy to
announce. -,
.. Since the abdicatiGn of the late
Emperor. j. Augustine de Iinrb'dr.
many Of the pro, ,nces have man'trs'"
ed a aes,re to establish separate 90
veraments, fearful that the powerful
a,c.ndancy Of that of Mexico nigh,
If ,hey continued quietly annexed to
il. induce to / e establishment of a.
no,her moaarc Al gave nment. Of
n least q central republic, which
would be The same hing under an.
othcr name. Now, hnWeNer. that
thew are convinced the general voice
IA for a Federal Republic, they have,
with the excrptiun Of Gaadalajara.
receded from their menasing posi-.
ti,n,, and even that province has
sent deputies to the new Congress
T.. 1t was installed in this capital on
Che 9TH lust.
:. The dignity, determination. aid
armnes, with which this body has
procey ded, atf"rd the most pleasing
n. esag Q. q d as all the evils with
which the sar,"as governments, have
Mad tn combat, may oe traced to the
irarcity of money, reasonable ex.
ne. {. tion may be formed that the
fsw that nov exist will speedily va
.ni.h, a loan Of twenty IN ilIon of dol
lars having been recently made to
Che existing one by Mr.. BartholO-
new v. Richards, agent for the
house Of Messrs. Barclay, Herring,
Richardson b 20. of LOudon, and a.
mother for eight miliia"s having been
nv this time concluded in the afore-
said city by Messrs. Migon h Go.
the agents OF the Mexican govern.
Dsnt.
81 his city, in consequence of the
narrow and short sighted policy of
old Spain and the former wealth Of
it. merchants, has always been the
emporium Of the Commerce OF what
was formerly styled tine Vice Royal
" Of Mexico, receiving its supplies
from ladia and China by way If
Acapulco, and frum Vera Cruz, the
only ports tia, were open to foreign
trade; and notw, hstanding That MA
M ,.thers in the Atlan-i, and Pacific
OCEANS are now Tree. it continues to
he the great mart; beng 10 the heart
of the tbick.>ettied country, and hav-
ing within i'self various manufac-
fures IF domestic articles that are in
srneral usr and cannot be procured
in other parts; the merchants there
fore from the interior that come for
one thing, think it best to come for
all, being sure ut the SAM time. from
its great population, If fndi"g q
market for the products Of the coun-
try they come fruu; Its trade, there.
fore, in me way OF other, IS im-
mense.
IS uur Mr.. Wilcocks, who has the
honor to be- Co. sui Grnrral Of the
United States for this city and it's
dependencies, having resld d six
years in the country, in he course
of which he travelled completely
through it, from the port Of Quay.
mas near the head Il he Cult OF
California to this city and Vera
Cruz; has a perssc, knowledge Of
its language. Inhabitants, their man
ners, customs, and trade ; so much
%, that although hr has managed
large commercial concerns in times
of great difficulty and distress. he
has always been shie to avoid the ca.
sualties aud contingencies that others