Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-05-22
From he Balne,ors Morning Chronicle
NEXICD

| Our latest accounts iron Mexico repr,
| sert the state anti c.nd,tiOb ut laaI couUry
/ as sitl turbulent and unsettled Inns Ii ay
probably be the case tor some iine 10 coD,e
nor should Il excite any serious alarm az
| apprehension, since 10 European power
| is allowed 10 interfere. There are polit;.
cal fire. brands enough 10 sarious paris v,
Of those immense Regions, aud II Is u.
object OF tue members oil the Holy Am
snce, to collect them all INTO one heap, for
the purpose OF kindl,ns cenbsgrat,Op.-
As they are not permitted 10 carry their
benevolent projects INTO effect, il is but
fair 10 presume that the separate fire
brands will expire OF themselves. Ii is
| stated, we observe in Mexican paper re.
ceived al Pbiiadel phia, that iturbide since
his exile from Mexico, has written 10 the
Spanish Ministry, what were his intsn-
! lions 10 seiz,ng Oh The sovereignty oil that
country. He sla,ss thu, it was bis design
to have held the crown only III trust Tor the
Spanish monarch THIS IS true disin,eTested
neuevOience with vengeance, a disInter>
| estedness scarcely known since the days Ut
Scipio and Cincinnstus. We wonder whe'
Their the imperial vsgabond who SD nubly
surrs 0dered his crown Tor a pension, so-
| crpts OF his dirty and grOveliDg salary
NOW, frou. the same disinleiesied motives.
Whether this tale will impose on The Gre.
duiity OF the Spanish ministry now, IS more
than we tsn answer for. IturbIde has
made himself SO langhable representa-
live oi royalty, thai had 1t been his object
10 bring the crown and sceplre INTO scoTn
aud contempt, he could not have played
bis part with more de1ter'iy He bad
made himself legitimate monarch, by
! the means OF hi. army. aud his subjects n.
legitimall 2ed hin--lhey told him TO lay a.
side his crown and sceplre, 10 take his nat
and go about his business. Right gentle
men, SAID he, sm entirely of your opIn.
Ion--give ne NY hat-bess me, how much
better it becomes my temples than my
crown. II this Punch OF kings held his
crown only 10 trust Tor the Spanish m"n-
arch, the sooner be should convert II into
a barber's wash basin the better; perhaps
il may have pungenCy OF application ne
, yer designed by iturtIde himself. We
! have a legitimate monarch, or one claim
leg Tor himself that title, petitioning an
American congress to restore to him the
crown aud sceptre OF the Bourbons. BY
what means our Senators and Representa-
! lives are to determine the legitimacy OF
this individual. 10 the FIRST instance, or 10
place Tue crown and sceptre IN his hand at
{ rwsrds We are anabIe to COtnpreheDd.-
f. our minister to the French court, TO re.
| ceive ,natructions from the government TO
demand OF LOUIS, that he would surrender
his crown and sceptre into the hand OF our
ambassador, to be by him locked up in
his bureau and await the arrival OF the IN
dividus!, COW petiti0ning congIess tor as.
| sisiaHc.o Is our minister 10 be InStrLciei
| 10 pus tue crown on the head oi this indi
vidual, because an American Congress
| have decided the question Ut his lesIiina
! cy! How many fields of Waterl, , snail
! American armies be co,apellet 10 pass o.
| yer, before all event, So desirable WI e
| realized
| IN short, that Congress should ever suf
| fes such petition to lie upon tue table tor
| a moment, excites almost as much surprise
| as the nature OF the application Utsslt. IL
| is question with wb oh they cannot pos
sibly interfere, unless our government IS
willing to become enrolled as The Amer!-
| eau me nber Ut the Holy Alliance.
| CHARLESTON. May l3.--By The schnr.
Swift. we have received the Havana jour.
nails TO the 7th inst. They contain no
news of interest. !.
The Spanish squadron which bad sailed
| in the pursuit OF the Colombian, returned
| to Havana on the 3i inst.
| The most energetic and efficient nea.
sures are adopted by the Governor, ~ con-
junction with The Deputat,on OF Ponce. 10
preserve the tranquility Ut the island. -
Bands OF armed men have been formed, ~
imils ton OF former years, as II ~ saih, 10
accomplish this purpose. Several vessels,
of various sizes, are 10 preparation to de
fepd the coast, and visit every anchorage
and kew 10 the Island. These measures
are adopted in addition to the usual de-
fence of the Island.
! Commercial letters Of the 9Th INST. re;
ceived by this arrival, state that tbeie bad
been no material change III the market,
since our last advices lst inst The
: last sales OF rice we're at ID 3-ethsS
/ We have received by the sloop Frau.
ces. Nassau papers to the 9Th last. The
only article Of intelligence contained ~
them 10 con6r nation oft murder It
q boats crew of an English man Of war,
by the pirates, near the Isle Of ? "a :.
| 1t appesrs that tho English had reard
of mes, Of pirates inside of tn Isle OF
| Pines, under the command Of Dotori.
| Gus fellow. named Pope, = Corsicsn. -
Tho Speed we'll was anchored off the
place, and two boats under command
Of Lieut Layton, Of the lcarus fsigate
and two Midshipmsn were sent to OK
plore it. They found schooner. row
boa. snd a canoe, and captured one P'-
rate. One boat was left with the prize,