Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-09-20
FOREIGN.
New ORLEANS SErr. 7

From Merieo.-By the scIlr. Amazon. which
arrived here from Vera Crux, yesterday even
| ing, we have received our flies OF papers from
the city Of Mexico 10 the 10Th August The
| Courier Fruncais contains several items Of in.
lelligcnce which We trauscribe.
Santa Ana published on the eth al! +, n decree
relative to the righ, aud privileges OF foreigners
Of which the following are The provisions:
Art. lst. The lavo-s, privileges or franchises
granted by the civil law, aud which are not III
cluded within the sphere Of the c"inino" law,
shall extend solely 10 Mexican subjects, to the
exclusion Of foreigners.
Art. I'd. The said exclusion shall NOT prevail
in cases in which said favoIs privileges, or
franchises shall be expressly granledto ioreisn
crs by the laws, or shall be fixed by respective
treaties. The same principle shall Apply TO
franchises accorded. nc, through persona! coii'
sideru!ion, bu, on account Of public benefit ac'
crliing 10 the Republic from such concessions.
Ar 2. The said exclusion shall moreover mol
apply TO the privileges granted for the exercise
Of any profession or business carried on oy
foreigners in tho Republic
(SigRcd) AsToSIo LOPEZ DE SANTA Ana
BY decree of i4th August, the list Of ar
ticles, the importation Of which has been pro-
hibitcd, is increased TO an enormous extent
The Courier Frunca!s gives tho general features
| of This ordinance. Carriages. cabs. and every
species of foreign vehicles; harness, hats, fui-
niturc, pianos, dolls and toys: gold. silver cop.
per. gilt and plated manufactures iron and
steel do; lin and zinc do, aIc all prohibited
under penalty al cohlisca,ion.
The ordinance goes into force four months
after its publication in the capital, in respect 10
cargoes arriving al ports on the Gulf OF Mexico,
and six months after. in respect 10 those
arriving in ports on The Pacific, Gulf Of CARL.
lornia and California Sea.
One wear Is given for the removal Of the
goods included in this prohibi,ory decree and
now in Mexico, after which period .:hey will be
| conlisca;ed.
Since pennins the above. we hare received
intelligence announcing that the primary elec-
lions Tor Congress had taken place, and in all
the departments heard frnln up the 22d ult..
the Sauia Ana party had lost the day Santa
Ana was shortly expected at Manga de Ciavo,
his hacscnda near Vera Cruz. where il was
believed he would make his arrangements for
the overthrow Of this Congress.
| The law prohibiting the importation Of vari-
OILS articles hitherto allow ed is looked upon by
The mercantile community in Vera Cruz. and
throughout Mexico, with great dissatisfaction
| We learn that seventeen Of the Pcrote
prisoners have made their escape, aud orders
| have been forwarded to the various seaports in
Mexico. to have every vessel that leaves strict
ly sca,ched.-Bfc.
From 81. Domingo.--Caplain Mann, Of
the brig slohican, eighteen days from Port
au Prince. reports that when he left in-
telliseuce had been received that revolt
had broken oul at Aux Cages. The re-
bells were headed by one calling himself
.Kink Solomon The first" and their num-
bers we're said TO be two thousand. The
National Guards nud all The citizens Of
Port au Prince, capable Of bearing arms.
were ordered to prepare for immediate
march, TO assist in subduing the rebels,
and were waiting for The return Of Gene
raj Rivera, who was nj The north OF the
island. quclling an insurrection caused by
The Spaniards. The patriots al Aux
Caves were under the command Of Gen.
| LuZara.
On the 9lh Of August, a battle was
fought near Aux Cages, which resulted
in The defeat of the rebels, having one
hundred. The patriotism Of Gen. Lazara
was questioned by the mulallocs; he be-
ing black. but il he should prove true 10
the cause Of the Patriots, the rebels would
undoubtedly be obliged to captula,c.
We are informed iha, the cuasc Of the
insurrection was jealosy existing on the
par, of the blacks, occasioned by the fact
that when the mlalioes filled oil the most
conspicuous Offices Of Government, while
the blacks were obliged 10 be content with
the inferior grades.
Up to the hour Of The briggs sailing no
further advices had been received from
Aux Cayes, and Gen. Rivera had not ar
rived from Pur, au Prince. but was hour
ly expected. All was quie, there a, The
lime Of sailing.--N. Y. Cour. s. Enq.,
| 9Th inst.
Through the politeuess of Capt. M'Crea.
DIV. Of brig New England, from Aux Ca
yes, we are favored with an extra,ct Of q
letter from u gentleman residing in that
city to his friend in New York "Ou my
arrival learned that second revolution
mad broken ou, and Of more dangerous
character than the former one, inasmuch
as that was foT strife for power between
the mulal,o aud negm, both fighting for
The supremacy, but peace aud tranquility
will never he restored 10 The people so lung
as there are two grades Of color among
lhem, The ma jor par, of those NOW in
power are mulaltoes ;of these the blacks
have well grounded Jealousy. and dc.
mand an equal share O! public trust. which
they have refused 10 them; vet as they
number four.ifths Of the whole popula-
ton, the policy Of The former has enlisted
some few of the mos, ambitious blacks by
few unimportuut Offices. The lnsur-
gents are headed by Judge Solomon
and his two sous they occupy the top of
a hill near this place, and are said to be