Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-03-19


at Conception Is described as unfit To be a,
the head Of the government. A congress had
been chosen, 10 which the capital sent seven
deputies and seven substitutes. All citizens
having property IN the country of the valu,
OF 5OOO, or holding situation under sov
eminent are electors, and they vote by ballot.
IN the Plaza, or public square, in presence of
the Alcade, the parish priest, and some other
officers, who determine the quaific alton Of
The elecior. Al The late election there were
TWO parties-the Liberals, and the Pelucones.
VINO include the bigotted part of the people,
and are under the influence of the priests
Ihe latter party succeeded a, Santiago. in
consequence of the active interference of The
priests. The Congress had been sitting some
weeks, but had doue little, except to establish
IA FAR and reasonable tariff The expedition
a-a'nst Peru was not ready to sail Valdivia
81 been menaced by the Spaniards at Chi
loe.H An effort was TO be made 10 drive them
"o'' t"'s 'slahu. Boston ID. .4dU.
We have been favored by gentleman of
lhls city, with the following passage ola letter.
which he received this mornag from = very
respectable American, residcat in Mexico
IL communicates Important Information.
MEXICO, Jan. T.
Inc English Commissioners, three in
NUMBER Harvey, Ward and O'Gornan, with
Consul General, and Consuis for Vera Cruz
and Acapulco, are in this citv. The second
leaves here In few days for England. and
takes with him such favorable account of
me situation of affairs here. that there is no
u"nbt the independence will be Acknowledged
oy Great Britain, and that she will prevent
me other European powers from meddlins
with US. They are delighted with AIcxico
and the reception they have met with. All
they asked was the abolition the sla, trade.
which has already been done away-no com
mercIal privileges or interference in the form
81 government leaving the people of this
country at liberty To adopt what they think
most conducive 10 their welfare and prospect
w. MAJ. Gdz.
LATEST FROM MEXICO.
The National Gazette publishes the f,Ilov-
ing extract of a letter, received hv the schoon
er Sophia from Alyarado, dated
MEXICO, Jan. 2Gih, 1924
lenciose you a proclamation of the gov
eminent, by which you will see that we have
had terrible tumult in this city, which lasted
several days, and only ended Yesterday. Ii
was commenced by General Lobato, with a
view To induce the Congress TO change the
ministry and put the Europeans out of Office.
he however, soon found his error, and sub
mItteo with the greater part of his officers,
Whtn the cudgels were taken up by Others
who obstinaely refused to succunb, and
were happily made prisoners To the number
oil twenty-five. Among these were three colo
neIs and as many lieutenant colonies. SIEVE
raj of the prisoners were conde mned TO death
last night, and pardoned to-day, when they
were on the point Of being executed. All
however rs now quiet, and as Congress will
undoubtedly change the people at the head of
me government, we may again hope for tran
guilty. The occurrences have retarded The
departure of the convoy of mouey from AL
varadO."
We have in our hands the Proclamation
mentioned IN the aforegoing extract. Ii is dat.
ed the 9Th January, aud states that the wis
dom and extraordinary vigor of the Sover-
flgn Congress had just saved the country
from dreadful crisis.
We are indebted to a gentleman of this cit Y
for The following interesting extracts from n
letter, received by the Sophia, dated
:, Mexico, Feb. 9Th, 1924.
Having now been here for come days. have
Ii lnmy power 70 judge for myself of the state
oil things, and find them very different from
what was represented to me at Alvarado.-
The convoy was 10 have started twelve davs
ago, hut the government, having learned that
me general who was to guard il, had sold il
before his departure, detained it,-fortunateIy
Tor all The concerned, as all would otherwise
have been lost. During this time General G. |
one ~ tie chiefs most attached 10 The existing
government, was IN neigbborng province.
whittier he had rppaired TO quelI AN insurrecl |
ton, and h%h%Ax, seeing that ne had C,I,d i,
HIS designs on the convey and thinking the |
absence Of General G.. would favour his en- |
terprIse, undertook To effect revolution
IN the capital giving out for a motive that if |
was necessary To deprive all the Spaniards off
0ihces' IL he has not succeeded i'm oyprturu |
ing ihe government, and doing US much harm. |
we owe 1t simply To his want of tDOnev. All |
me troops who were in the city, Joined him. |
not through compulsioD, but from hope of pil |
soldier nor officer had the Good
sense To- see what constituted their true inter |
est or That THE country but we ouabt 10
expect very little from them, for they are ~
w. WIN very few exceptions, a very con
'empuDIe KIND OF prrsOnages. As TO honor
pronhy, and The good of The country, they
are 10 mem so many enigmas, and tho there
are among Them some well meaning men, the
number of those who seek their particular adj
'aucemeni, is too numerous to permit those
d GOOD Intentions TO pre-, all.
Dmiug several days, the revoIters pretend.
% To dictate - the Congress, aud even threat
md 10 plumber the town. ifthev were not Cnr-
ilshrd with money. For its oW security the
Congress prepared to remove to the distance
II ten leagues from the Capital, and. AT the
anne lime, e'incing some fimness, declared
hat II the insurgents did not surrender within
wo hoG'', they should be put out Of the pro
eetlon of the laws, and declared enemirs oG
he country. They surrendered and enjoy At
PRESENT The same rank that they held before
This WAS ia the evening, and The next morn
Nc we learned that Col. AazS&E#. The who
lnder tie orders Of the late Emperor took -
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