Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-07-14
SOUTH AMERICA.
FROM MEXICO.

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the treaty between Great Biitain and
the Mexican Union. Thirteen of that
body united in offering an additional
article. containing formal scknow-
ledgment of Mexican independence
but the article was rejected after having
been referred to a committee. We
posses, copy OF the treaty, for which
we are indebted to MIR. SaLderson ofthe
Coffee House.
The first Constitutional Federal
Congress" terminated its session on the
eist May. The paper "El Sol,n Of
the o2d, furnishes the long discourse,
delivered ON the occasion by the Presi.
dent of the Union, and also the answer
of the Congress. Both performances
are of an interesting character. The
President adverts, with expressions of
pride and competency, to the recog-
milton of Mexican Independence by
Great Britain, and TO the treaty between
tie two Powers, which the Congress
had Just sanctioned He mentions also
the arrival Of our Envoy in the country,
and the diplomatic pisnitude of the
Mexican Ambassadors reception and
treatment at Washington.
On the slst May. HENRr GEoRGE
WARD was received, with great pomp.
by the President of Mexico, as Charge
d'Afairs ofhis Britannia Majesty. Mr..
Ward, after he had read abound bis
credentials, pronounced an address,
wherein he dwelt upon the lively inter-
est which his sovereign felt in the ag
grandisement and prosperity of th e
new Republic, and his desire to main
tain the relations offrieudship that had
been SO happily established The Pre-
sident made suitable reply.
MIR. PoINsETF was to be received in
form ON the day after, being the first of
June.
The Constitutional Coansii of the
Government assembled for the first
time, and was organized, on the 9th
May. Thus, every part ofthe new pc.
liiieal system was in regular and sue
cessful operation in Mexico. Tranquil.
lily reigned throughout the nation:
Gen. SANTA ANNA had arrived st A.
varado, after having surrendered his
authority as Military Copmandant in
Yucatan, into the hands of successor,
appointed by The government in Mexico
aud trs4 smitted an address to the SOW
ereign Congress, expressing the firmest
lov.,ttx, fo fha IIrtnu
Manuel Jose de Acre, a man oil letters
and excellent character, has been cho-
sen, at Guatemala, President Of that
Republic. On the day Of his inauglira.
ton, as he was proceeding to The Con-
gress Hall to take the prescribed oaths,
a hog ran betweez his legs and threw
him down. This accident is noticed in
the Mexican papers as having "distur-
bed the solennity of ceremonial"
The treaty between Great Britain
and Mexico establishes reciprocal free
dom oftrsde, aud the mutual enjoyment
Of the advantages alloweded to the most
favored nations Every vessel built in
the Maxican states, or .""nationalized
dCCOIuIhE W ibttl In" >, wv hto ~ o SiN-
zen or citizeus Of Mexico, whose Cap
tain is Mexican by birth or naturali-
cation, and three faurths of whose crew
have been admitted into the service
with the knowledge ofthe Government,
is to be considerea as Mexican. !. 7.
This convention is to be in force for
ten years, when the matter is to be open
10 new. arrangement. The subjects
of The British government are not to be
molested on account of their religion;
but it is not specified that they are TO
have the privilege Of public worship.
BY al additional article" it is agreed
that '.apy privileges which it may be
convenient for the United Mexican
States to concede TO Spain (thc Only
power that could pretend 10 any which
Grea. Britain might not havc) shall be
in no manner exclusive or prohbiiory,
and be limited 10 tleterminate mum
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