Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-04-23
MEXICO.

MEA1CO.
Philadelphia, .Apra 90 Mexican pa.
pers to the 10th ult have been received
in this city, from which the following
articles are extracted:
The Sun of the 10Th mentions that
the secretaries of foreign affairs and
the treasury had been appointed by
the president of Mexico to negotiate
with the British commissioners trea-
ty Of commerce.
In the first week of March British
vessels arrived at Vera Cruz and Mo-
Gambia, with specie for the Mexican 60
Scrnment
An editor, indicted for seditious pub
locations, was acquitted by jury
"This, says the Sun, is one of those
triumphs of public opinion which
clearly proves the advances which we
are making" The subject of the liber-
ty ofthe press was under consideration
in the house of representatives.
In Guatemala tie first Federal Con
gress was installed on the 5th ult. in the
midst of acclamations and festivities.
The intelligence Of the Patriot victory
in Peru was formally communicated
by the Executive; at which the men,
bers rose simultaneously and shouted
independence and Bolivar.
The news Of the British recognition
Of Mexican independence was received
every where in the Republic with ex-
traordinary exultation. 1t was the
subject Of mutual addresses between
the President and Congress, and Of
congratulations to the latter from va
rious state legislatures: a day was set
apart for national rejoicings in re-
ference to it, and it appears to have
been generally considered as the CON-
plete guarantee of all interests.
Mr.. Ward, the bearer Of the British
recognition, arrived. at Vera Cruz in
the. frigate Egeria, bringing full pc w
ers to conclude treaty of commerce,
as commissioner associated with Mr..
Morier.
The election of MIR. Adams as Pre-
sident of our Union, is announced in
the Mexican papers Of the 18th uit.
A petition has been presented to the
general congress, signed by thirty-hve
of the principal mercantile houses Of
the Mexican capital, against the high
rate of the customs.
The most friendly relations seem to
obtain between the government of the
Mexican Union, and 'the republic OF
the Centre of America"-Guatemala
In March, minister plenipotentiary
of the latter, had his formal audience
of the Mexican President, when the
kindest compliments were exchanged.
The widow Of Iturbide had petition
ed the congress to be allowed to reside
in this country, without FORGETTING her
pension.
LATEST FROM AMSTERDAM.
Philadelphia, April Gothic ship Al
bion, Lee, in the unusually short pas
sage of % DAYS from Amsterdam, ar
rived at this port yesterday afternoon,
having left that city on the oath March.
The Albion was on Soundings in II
days. The papers brought by captain
Lee, to the 22d Of March inclusive,
contain no intelligence of any impor-
lance. They are chiefly filled with To-
cal affairs. The market at Amster-
dam had not experienced the same ele-
walton that had been realized at Liver
pool and in the French ports. We
have been politely favored with price
current published at that place on the
2lst March. Cocoa was at 7 to u
stiyers; Java coffee 81 to IL; St. Do
mingo 81 to 9; Havana 81 to 9; Cot
ton, Georgia, IS to so; Louisiana "a
to so; Alabama 26 to %; Sugar, Ha-
vana, 52a to 63 per 100 kills; cochineal
AZ to As shillings; yellow sugar As to
SO; quercitron bark to 9 guilders; to-
bacco, Maryland, 81 to 30 stiyers; Vir-
ginia 81 to7.
The Huntsville Albanian, paper
at first by no means disposed to spare
Mr.. Clay, after brief sketch Of the at
tack made on that gentleman by Messrs
Kremer and others, sums up the mat
ter in the following words:-"Thus it
is: These charges of corruption and tn
trigue between Messrs. Adams and
Clay, have been made by the master
wire-men behind the scenes, and Mr..
Kremer has been the puppetshow-ac-
tor through which they have been ex-
hibited to the public. He has been the
tool by which are wrought the malig-
nant purposes Of envious men-men
rendered desperate by disappointment
men, the malice ofwhose assertions
can only be surpassed by the absurdity
nj their innlIr ufious NJ L,.x.-,~.J