Mexico.
The Times, 1824-09-09T00:00:00

The supreme Eixecutive Power lias Just receivedI the tbllowingdea spatches from rhe Most Excellent Senor Don Nicolas Bravo, Ge. neral of the Active Arny:- " Most Excellent Sir,-renctrated with the most profoundl erief, which is not even alleviated by the consideration that the publie in- terests have been served, I take up my pen to communicate to your Excellency the termination of the political plots of this State, by the complete victory obtained over the factious who had confederated in the city of Tepic, by the troops destined to re-establish order, and to force obedience to the laws. This success is of the highest im- portance to the consolidation of the legitirnate Government, and of *our liberty and independence; but the satisfaction wvhich the hope of this happy result would produce in my m2ind, is imbittered by the reflection that it has been purchased by the brave and innecent blood of two officers and five soldiers, wfose existence has been sacrflced to the public welfare, to their duty, and to their country's honour. 1- I also deeply deplore tLe death of a portioni of the troop, who, forgetful of their allegianice, or seduced by tlhe infamous Garcia, re- volted in the above-mentioned city against the public authorities, and betrayed the interests of the S tate to promote the 4esigns of a criminal. You will find the details of this afiair in the report ad- dIressed to me by the Colonel Don Louis Correa, dated the 23d, and n hich I enclose herewvith, for'the information of the executive power. " The leaders of thie f'action, Garcia, Rosemberg, and others who fell into the hands of the said Colonel, will shortly be tried before a military commission, andl punished conformiably to the laws, and as their great crimes deserve. When I receive advices, that preceedirgs have been adopted to this cffect, I shall immediate Iv transmit them for your Excellency's information, and for the sa tisfaction of an indignant nation. " God protect your Excellency many years. (Signed) " NICOLAS BRAVO. " Head-quarters, Guadalaxara, June 26, 1824. *To the Mlost Excellent Senor the Miinister of War." The following is the document referred to in the a.bove despatch Report addressed to the Mlost Excellent Senor the General of the Active Army, by the Senor Colonel Donl Louis Coirca, respect- ing the recent events at Tepic, and the destruction of the rebel C-t'A' (. that Mv.\- " Mlost ExcellenI Sir,-This day, at eleven o'clock, I approached to the vicinity of this city, (in conianction with thc reinforcement under the orders of Colonel Don Jose D. Morellon,) and took up a position in front thereof, at the convent of La Cruz. A deputation of the municipality came out to me, and in the course of our confer- ence assured m e that Don Edwadl Garcia was well prepared, and. that all was subject to his will. I selected one of the chiets of the corporation to commnunicate to him my intentions, whichi were no other than to support all the worthy citizen1s of Tepic: and, in or- tier to prevent tunmult, I charged him to inform me of every thing w-hich might oecur, that I might aid them by all the means in mv power; he came afterwards to infbrm ine that all the ftree wbich was in 'repic was corting outt to attack me, having with them one piece of artillery. in I accordingly disposed my force to act upon the defensive, and in this situation they discharged a piece of cannon at us, loaded with grape; this determined me to charge them, which we tlid, and rout- cd them completely. W'e ucceeded in taking prisoners Don Ed- ward Garcia, the soi-disant Baron de Rosemberg, andi Lieutenant Pcdrosa. Among the wounded are, lIon Domingo illorales (nomi- nated by Garcia Commandant of San Blas) ; tbe Sergeant BIriseno (made Captain by Garcia); anti the Patriot Captain Don Santiago Mlascorro. The killeti amount to seventy or eighlty men. On our sile, we have to laIment )lie loss of two officers and five soldiers killcd,and a few woundedl;aniongst the latteris l)on Francisco Arce. " I have thought fit to pardon most of' the band who were made prisoners-that is, from the class of sergeant to that of soldier, inclusive. Circumstances dictated this as the most pirudent course. I %rilr, as soon as plossible, give your Excellencv a more circum- stantial narrative of this event; I can now only assuire you, that the most exalted courage was manifcsted on this occasion, and that all fulfille1l their(tuty as good soldiers. " God protect your Excellency many years, (Signed) " LOUIS CORRIkA. 'fepic, June 24, 1824.-Evening, half-past cight o'clock. " To the Most Excellent Senor Don Nicolas Bravo, Gencral-in-Chief of the Active Army." ANSWE R. "ARMIY OF OPERATION. " Bv your despatch, dated hilf-past eight o'clock on the evening of the 23d instant, I learn with the greatest satitfaction, which the cause of the country inspires, that you, and the chiefs, officers, and soldiers, under your command, have fulfilled the duties you owc as soldiers ar.d citizens, and added snother day of triumnph to our an- nals, by achieving a conquest over the parricidal children who, in Tpic, hiai leaguedl to subvert their country; anti, although tov heart is penetrated with grief at the fate which hals deprived me of the brate companions who have been sacrificed, I catinot omit nty congratulationis upon a victory of so high importance to the pub- lic cause. i ec pleased, Sir, hercupon, ;D express to all the tivision the sa- tisfaction with which I contemplate their intrepidI conduct-give to those who compose it, in mv natee, and on tile part of tie Supreme Govermnsrst, especial thanks forhaving thus made us their tlebtors. wit h regard to the innocent aad lworthy victnis of valour anti pa. triotism. whom the fury, resentirent, and crimesof the most tietest- able rebels have sacrificed, the country will receive with regard and sorrow the tribute of their existence, and their relatives and friends will, through all time, meet around the septilchres which contain their mortal remiains, and, penetrated with the most tender emotion, strew them with odoriferous flowers. God protect your Excellency many years, ' Head-quarters, Guadaiaxara, June 26. (Sigen e) "NICOLAS BRAVO. " A faithful copy, " leat-quarters, Guadalaxara, June 26, (Signed() " FRANCISCO DE VIDAURRE, Sec." (From the Gazette of Friday, June 25.) Frittay, June 2t1. " FREE STATE OF JALIISCO. " Despatch from the l)ost Excellent Senor Don Nicolas Bravo, (iGneral of the l,iberatir.g Army, to thc Honourable Congress of .lalisco. " Ilonouirable Congress,-The conduct ofthe Generals Don Louis Qieintanar. and Don Anastacio Bustamiante, at the time that they were at the hc:at of the most important atiairs oftlie State of Jalisco, has justly excited the attentioni of the Supreme Powers of the Confe. tieration, has alarmed the Corteresses and otherautihorities of most of the States, and( has protucetl agitation and disquietude in the mincis of all the inhabitants of ttie nation. " Neither the repeated insinuations of the General Government, tihe clanmour of the good, nor innumerable etlier ncaius which have been made use of to keep them within the path of their duty, have availed; anti thus it becamne imperative tipon the Supreme Authority to Icave aside awlhile Hiatters of public interesm, and, in the exerrisce of their ligh functions, to dictate just and vigorous nicastures re- spectirac the:n. " To this cflftt they commttnicated to tie their augu::t ticter- minations, and, in virtte of these, s, sn the same inight, nmarchcd to this city, to place the said Gencrals at theildisposition of thc Supremle Authority of the (Governmnent, in order that they may answer for their sinister administration in this territory; and I hasten to inform the (Government ol the execution of their itsthuctions, in ordur that. as regards Quintanar, thicy itmay, if they deiem it expedient, proceed to the notnination of a new Governor. (tod protect this loriourable Congrcss many years. i Head-qutarters, Ouadalaxara, June 17, 1824. (Signet) - NICOI.AS BRAVO. To thie flonourable Congress of tbJs State." " A faithfutl copy, " Head-quarters in Guadalaxara, .June 18, 182.1, (Signed) " FRANICISCO DE VIDAURRE, Sec." lHre follows the reply of the Congress to this communication.] "FREE STATE OF PUEBLA. AirANNOUNCEMENTT TO 't'lE rUtBLIC. " By tile last courier I have receiveil the fbliowing Extraordimnrpy Gazellte- *- Iv effici Ii ticvices received this evening, we are infornmed that the (Genieral-in-Chief, Don Nicolas Bravo, efected hiis entry into Guadalaxara, at the headt of upwards of three thousand itiien, at six o'clo:.k fO tIIe evenlig of tile 11th inst., wittiotit resistance, agree- ably to a convention whiicih states rhat tle corps of the Permanent Army, and troops of other classcs, urhicim the Generals liustamente ati_ Quintanar hadl seduced, have returned to their dluty. h ac- companying reports andi docu ments are encloseti for your iinformation anui the satisfaction of thmeptiblic. ".Mexico; June 19. (Signed) "' CASTRO.' Far the satisfactien and knowledge of thie friends of justice atid order, I have ordered the publication of shte foegoinig. (Signed) VI37CE:NTE 1FII,ISOI,,. Puebla, June 21, 1824." 'TIrE GENEniAL 12 CBIEF OF TIE ARNOY OF orERATIOW rTo lHE INMtAOITANrS OF JALISCO. " Fellow citizens,-I have at last arrived at the capital of your States; and in my co1duf, and that of the troops under my coini- mand, youl have seen a refutation of tile impostuires and calimnies of tihe factious mcl who dared to represent me as an oppres. sor of our couuntry's freeldom. You have seen with your own eyes, that the respect due to yotir persons, your iomnes, and your properties, bas not been in the slightest degree infringed; thiat, in the exercise of nmy cominission, I have only 1' mployeit the high powers wlich the Constittition vests in thle Stipreme Governmient of the federation ; antI tiat in no way have I interfered in subjects tlnt belong to your separate Govertnmen!. " For mvy own part, from the time that I plantedi my foot on the frontiers of the territory of Jalisc., 1 have only had oopportunities of admiring thie social qualities which in general constitute your cha- racter; and mny rmind, in conteimplatingyour docility, your courage, and your respcet to the laws, and the force of ItIC state, is excitedI and moved by the powverfutl anti pleasing feelings of country. Its de- clared enemies, imputing crimes to tile supreme authorities of the natfoni, endeavoured to rouse against it; and the majority of you, withotit leading car to the cry of the passions, remained trantuil, lamnenting in silence the ptiblic rmisfortuncs. They endeavour- ed to make you my enemnies, and to arm you against your friend, while both I and the forces under me, experiencing the most distiti- guished hospitality, have scarcely h.ad occasion to lament the follies of an inisignificant faction, They cndieavoured to represent my troops as the instruments of tyranny and oppression, wehile vou, remeniber- ing the small services which we have rentlered to the ptiblic cause, eaw int them only the .soldies of their country-the defenders of order and liberty. They endeavoured, in fine, to un:ie the bonds.of an anciellt family, to break the bonds of the federal union, and to convert this land, favoured by Heaven and Nature, into a field of mourning, of tears and sorrow, while you, always true-hearted, always patriotic, reftused to participate in the plans of those wlho are selfish, turbulent, or haters of freedom. " Such was your conduet in the lamelitable days of madness and disorder, when the unchained passions of some threatened to destroy every thing, and dug a grave for order and liberty. It is tiience to be inferred, that whent yov find yourselves pirotected by a respectable force which has given so many proofs of its love to your federal in- situtione, to ham3onyt y d to uimon, you WMll cOadtnlte to &W Az examnple of citizens worthy of the name, and of true republicanls. In the same- manner my ulterior operations antl pubic conduct among you will be consistent with those which you have hitherto witnessed, andt will procced on the truths andc prindiples which, from various points of my march, and with the frankness vhlich belougs to my character. I have ex- pressetd to the Congress of the State, and declared in the face of its inhabitants, of the whole nation, and of all the world. I then pro- tested, that to defend you against tyranny, to preserve you from dis- order and licentiousness, to establish: among you putblic confidence, to render effectual the harmony which ought to subsist betweeni the separate Governments and the general Government of the nation; and, in a word, to unite the federal reginme, and cause to be observed the constituent law which establishes it, would be the only objects of my commission ; and certainly never can mv intention be otherwise, or the powers with wvhichi legitimate authority has iavested me. As the delegate of legitimate authority, I shall never desert the orbit of its high appointments, or of the orders which, sith relation to tlhen, it has communicated to me. " All these orders are directed to your happiness, and to the ge- neral happiness of the nation. It is Only wished that the present system of Government may suffer no contradiction; and that, keep- ing eqaally aloof from anarchy and oppression, we may justly earn t;he title of freemen ; that the intimate union of the states with the Governmnent may inspire the merchant, t7le artisan, the miner, and the agriculturist, with the confidence and security which are necessary to continue, or to undertalkce their useful labours -productive of public wealth and prosperity; th-t the stableness and philosophy of the Government, tite mo'dera-ie- and orderly free- dom of the citizens, and the imposing character of law and authority, may cotnvert our Ilnd into scch a mansion of peace antI abundance, as may bring useful citizens from all the world to plough our coasts ajnd plains, (which invite the hand of labour), and induce, them toco- operate in the progress of pepulation, the first clemenit of power: in a word, that to secure under the existing form of Government, and cqually distant from the excesses of disorder or tyranny, we may proceed with firnmtess to the supreme felicity of nations, wvhich consists in the regularity of lbeir institutions, and the well-being of the lowe-st citizens. " Inhabitants of Jalisco, sueb are the grand objects of the providlent care of your Supretme Governinent, and such is the moving power of my intentions and dlesires. I al-ealy cal- culate on the happines5 of coming among you without leav- ing behind me either tears or ruins, which would alloy the plea- su'se which I feel in being employed to promote yoqr interests. or watch over your fate. I anm resolvel to continue the work of the salvation ofmy country: this is nty en-l-to this all my operations shallbed irected. The law of the constitution shall be my guide. and the public force under my cornmancd the means by wlich I shall punish its cruel and perfidious enemics. Do not doubt it, fel- low-citizens. Hencefortwartl they shall not plet your ruin, nor en- tleavour to lead you to the horrors of a political dissolution, or to thecapathy of a barbarous despotisl. Yoar joud faith shall no longer be abused, nor the moderation of your chnaracter confounded attew by the cries of tlte public enemy, wlio, usurping the sacred voice of nations, tlttsltes the honest clatnot:r of the patriot and the citizen. iMly friends, you are free. You shall ta,te liberty in the bosom of peace and order; and all the advauttages of union) and fe- derative government shall he the element of your soil, even though to secure thetn I shouldil be forred to sacrifice my repose and my lift. "And after suclt an ititelligihle and sincore declaration, can these exist in tlte state of Jalisco a single itpartial person who can doubt the rectittide of the General Government, or tny good factlt Can there be any onc who wvll lend an car to the abuse wlhich hias been pouredl out agains: the respectable name of tlistinguishledl patriots, who, at the same titne, are invest2d witli the highest authiority : I cannot Ehitnk so; antl aus for me, I flatter myself, ttiat calling to mindl ttte little services which I have been able to rentder to the indeprttler.ce and liberty of the nation. I shall have been done justice to by beiie;ing tc an imated with a sin- cere love of country and a regard for the public interests. 'es ! it cannot be otherwise; and I please myself with tLie hope, that after you are all untleceived and penetrated tvith asenscof the wiseouiduct of the Executive Governnment, and of the :reat causes wlhich induced thelmL to sent tue among you, you till join with nsc in promoting the good trork of ottz salvation. Act chus, felloav citir.etss. convinced thtat your happiness, the peaceful situatio:n of your families, and of your towns. the liberty and order of vour State, unter t:hec Federative Governtment, are nowv the first object of my desires, and tite exclusive occupation of your best friend antI disinterested fellow patriot, " NICOLAS BRAVO." " lead-quarters in Guadalaxara, June 14:lt, 1824. EIvxIco. EXTAORADI2NARY OAZETTE OF 1HE St(PREMV GOVEMWENT OF THE . MEXICAN CONI'DEHATIONz JULY 1. 12d4.