Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-04-17
MEXICO.
A correspondent, (says the fhilaoei'
mia Gazetle) writes 10 Us as follows:
HAtvARIDo March 90.

los and he city OF Vera Cruz, after ces
sa,iOn OF more than two months, recon.
nenred on he 18th inst. On account OF
some movements OF interference by the
Spanish garrison in the maritime depart
me Mt of the port Of Mscambo. 8 miles dis
tapt from the castle To this point the
Spanish launches extended their crulZes,
and on the 18th inst captured vessel IN
der the Mex,csn flag On the day follow
ing, Gov. Lenuer the Spanisrd, having
sent Az o. truce to the u S schooner
Shark lhs boat as fired on by the Mexl>
can rort at Macambo, and immediately
the batteries OF the Castle opened on The
unfortunate city OF Vera Cruz Aliured
by the site OF apparent peace. the poorer
Class Of inhabitants returned to their homes,
after three months of bitter suffering, sick.
ness, and the death of al least one third
of thu families
The scourge OF Spanish tyranny and
superstition has fallen heavily on the Mex
lean nation; and what rs most astonishing
to behold is. with what patience ADD for
bearanCe il is sufefed-the old Spaniar Is,
IN numbers, are seen every day In the
streets of the principal cities and towns,
pursuing their usual avOcatioDs undisiurb-
ed The native hexicans and the Creole
are mud humane INDECENT sud dOcIie-
their vices may be Justly charged TO nor
rid despotisIp, and deprsved and crafty
supe rs,ion Sooner or lateT The iaw OF re-
trihui on will be enforced Has the Spa
nish nation yet expiated us awful debt 10
the natives OF America? Cruelty, oppres
sion, murder, aud worst OF all, eDtai'ins
on the race to come superstition and pa
ganl,m tor the religion practised here is
not Chris'lsniiy
The congress at Mexico. is engaged
in enieaVor,ng 20 place the finances Of The
country in a good state A yet they have
no, succeeded. Projects of reform are
before thst body. whose IA is d fficull
one Meanwhile, confidence is uncertain
and va>cillsting. The unds OF the mer>
camille classes are detained in The interior,
for want OF protection in the transportation
to the coast, either because the govern
ment cannot or will not do The needful.-
believe the defect is in the feeble state
OF the administration, which appears to be
we'll disposed
"Cargoes arriving on the coast, find no
sale; they are lorw arded to the populOus
(t''cS W tuC tutCItuts "uiIu GIG at pies Ut
Slutted with almost every species OF mer
cbandize. The account OF sacrifices is
open, and promises to be heavy one
principally against shipments from the y.
States, where goods are bought at high
prices compared with European invest
me0's
No public paper is printed herein.
deed Alvarado has not press OF any
kind
Accompanying this letter, are sundry
public documents. the principal Of which
IS the Mexican new Constitution, decreed
on the 3lst January Ii we were TO trans.
late it, we doubt il our readers would
take the trouble TO read il; we shall there
fore, at least for to-day content ourselves
with stating that it is, as nearly a. can be,
an limitation OF that OF the United States,
saving and excepting one very remarkable
religion is TO be the religion OF the state.
and that no other is to be tolerated.
The form OF government is to be that OF
q popular, representative, federal, repub-
lie; the states, which compose the cOnte.
deracy, are 10 be Tree, sovereign and in-
dependent, as respects their internal af
fans; III. powers of the legislative, judi
cisi aud executive departments are 20 be
separate and neutrality-suspicious. IS 10
form the basis OF representa'ion;-lben ma
tional legislature Is 10 he composed OF
chamber OF deputies and OF senate;-
al, debts contracted before the adoption
of the constitution are 10 be recognized
by the coniederscy.
he second. I'D importance. OF these do
cumsnts, IS a long manifesto addressed by
the sovereign congress TO the people, at
the moment It publishing the constitution.
IL contains a general view OF poll ical e
vents 10 Mexico, during the last Ia years,
points out the advantages Of the form OF
government just adopted, and exhorls the
people to adhere 10 il
in addition to the above letter, and the
documents we have mentioned, brought
BY the Cato, we have received by The
Fly, arrived at New York, file OF Next
can papers up TO the Sd OF March These
papers contain also daily accounts OF per
sons killed or wounded by asssssins in
Mexico. The Congress was debating a.
bout the rights OF European Spanisrds re
siding in Mexico. also about treaty Of
commerce with Colombia. Don Pablo de
Ia Lave had been selected for Envoy Ex
traordinary and Minister Plenipoten'iary
10 Great Britain. but il was said he would
not accept the appointment The Gene.
raj Congress has Fixed the salaries oil Off
GERS OF different Legations in the following
msnu-r:-To the y. States, for the Nj
mister 8OOc dollars; Secretary 5000 Great
Britain, Minister $4,000 dollars, Secreta-
~ 1000. To Colombia, Minister 5000
dollars, Secretary 1000.
Nsw YoRK April i3.-From Captain
Powers, arrived here sas' evening iD 90
days from Para, we learn that on the Sd