Departure Of Yturbde For ...
The Times, 1824-05-18T00:00:00

lt new appears evident, that fie ex..Emperor Yturbide has left England for Mexico, tbetlace of his birth, and the country of his short-liveddomin n. Hehaswrittenraletter, which wepublish below, to prepa his friends for the event; and to explain his motives. Ieisailed from Southampton on T'ues(lay the 11th inst., havi$gleft London on the sth, under the pretext of going for stme time to reside at Bath. He had previously fixed six of zis childiren, twvo boys and foulr girl, at boarding-schools in different parts of the country. The knovledge of this fact, together with the de- claration of' his intention to reae for some.time at Bath, gave great confirmation to the crntradiction whiclh wegave a fetv days ago to the report of his having sailed for Mexico as an agent of Spain, or in suppert of foreign interests. This latter part of our statement is n?w placed beyond the reach of cavil, if we can placeanyreliamee on the prefessions of the ex-Empernr contained in his letter, or stated to his private friendls. It would appear from these sources, that for the last three or four months he h&s been corresponding wvith his former friends in Mexico, and that he has been called home by a strongparty, wvho expect that his presence and the influence of his namel may unite the Mexicans in sup- port of their independence, counteract the intrigues of Spanish agents, appease the ansimcsities of faction, an. prevent the territorial divisions of his former empirc,which wrouldleave each separate province an easy prey to any expedition froso the mother country. The followtng is the letter alluded to: Aly dear Sir,-It is probable, that as soon as my departure is known, difterent opinions may be expressed, and that some of them may be falsely coloured. I wish, therefore, that you should know the truth in an authentic manner. "By a misfortune that is much to be deplored, the principal pro- vinces of Mexico are at this moment disunited: all those of Guati- mala, New Galicia, Oyaca, Yacatecas, Queretro, and others, suffi. ciedly attest this fact "Such a state of things exposes the independenceof the country to extreme peril. Should shelose it, she mustlive for ages to come in frightful slavery. " Mly return has been solicited-by different parns of the country, which consider me necessary to the establishment of unanimity there, and to the consolidation of the Government. I do not pre. sume to form such an opinion of myself; but as I am assured that it is in my power to contribute in a groat degree to the amalgansa- ion ol the separate interests of the provinces, and to ttanquiUize in part those angry passions which are sure to lead to the most disas- trous anarchy, I go with such an object before me, uninfluenced by any other ambition than the glory of effecting the happiness of my countrymen, and of discharging those obligations which I owe to the land of my birth-obligations which have received additional force from the event of her independence. When I abdicated the crown of Alexico, I did so with pleasure, and my sentimentb remain un- ebanged. "If I succeed in realizing my plan to the extent which I desire, Mexico will soon preseat a Government consolidated, and a people acting upon one opinion, and co-operating in the aine object. They will all recognize those burdens which, if the present Government continued, would fall only upon a few; and the mining and com- mercial transactions of the country will assume an energy and a firmness of which they are now deprived. I have no doubt that the English nation, which knows how to think, will easily infer from this statement the probable political si. tuation of Mlexico. " I conclude with again recommending to your attentions my chil- dren, in my separation from vwhom will be seen an additional proof of the real sentiments which animate the heart of your sincere friend, "AGUSTIN DE YTURBIDE. To Michael Joseph Quin, Esq., Gray's-inn." DRPARTURBE OP TVtRBIDRE.FOR MREXICO.