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NEWS FROM TIIE WEST.
I'm the RicJmor.J Fnquircr .]
.i• f 1 the gnat feenos that arc
ex!;.kited in Europe and in the Uni
t-J Sra-c'., our eyes are too much
taken oil from the Re volution that
. p.; (fling in the Well. Our j
;• :i r y r/jvy.i havelopronour.ee ‘
.ift the events hi Mexico verethe j
! it imp* riant movements in the
Julizod world. j
The revolutions of Cnraccas ar.J
.1 Rut nos Ayres, have hy turns
exutedou! curiosity and our hopes;
yet theft provinces are but as ipots
upon the map in c:orparii'-’n of;
Mexico and ot the interior provin- I
:cs of N- v Spain.
iiie Vice Royalty of Did Mrs- 1
ico alone has been estimated to ccui- ;
taia a population of near 5 mil- !
lions—its Capital, the City ot Mex
ico, 200,<100. The lpirit of in- ;
fur section fp r cad very early in this
empire after the itivafion of the
mother country by the French—
and so bloody was its progrels, that
in November, 1811, the Edinburgh
Review lays “ fix months ago it
was calculated that more than
000 persons had already perished
ill the contefl.” By the lull ac
counts it would fe*m, that it is like
ly to prove fuccefstul; that there
me 9 lepubiictn armies in the inte
rior, and that the Capital is in the
h.-nefs of the Infurgenrs—General
R ‘.on is the leadv.r, a:.d th.it a (d.rn
v’ i.- ( {.the Mexican nation coin
p* led of 40 members vvi.r? aiteni
’vtd at Sultej.ee.
Pmi’.ct irom the Vice. RrtVally
Oh; Mexico. :• r i to ’.he non h
ot i’ are tiie interior provinces • i
?> a-.S;vin. Ihe cl.i* f town is
•*. mchua. v/v n lie Captain th’*-
•rv. I .’ e‘ all the ptuvirre* rehUcs
.... i!.< i: irh Ins Ncw-hbxicn,
! > ! town Santa-1* —population
s •*..) sods. To the fou'.h of it
• B chief town Ct.iliualma
,ioj>u!.it:on 2*->c<)o. To the caff
of IMfcay is Cogquida, chief town
.vlonteh v*z—-p’ I'uiiU'-.o 7*hixO
and further t the tail anu on uie
bo- hers of l.ouit.ana, L Texas,
ch.-el ti.wa 5 >n Antono, p *p; ‘ation
>r!\ 7000. The fm theft Dun to
the call is Nacogdoches, n. t ;< gre.it
way from Natchitoches. There
are a few oilier provinces which we
have not noticed.
The Revolution did not com
mcncc in thefc colonies till a very
late period i and what makes it
doubly interesting to us, is their
proximity to our borders, and its be
ing conducted by Americans or na
tives of our own country. Ihe
fi ft troops that were raised were
f • i.ied bv Gutttrrcs, in Auk'll,
is i n .y “ when its w hole force con
iifled o i bu* 80 men, and be a? its
opera*ions in the lame month from
the wefiern bank of the Sabine, tin-
C-r the direction of (.:>!. Magei,”
once of Mafhtchufetls! But it has
advanced v.irh rapid flrides, over
run i’exas, and now threaten Ch
ihuahua. The lamented Pike in
fas “ Expedition” and Map, gives
;; good view or tiufe places, and of
tl degraded inhabitants, ridden
hy their prii. fls, ground down by
a military government and fightng
for a change.
New leaders have fuccceded.— :
Bernardo is now tiie Spunifhleader; 1
he is hated and despised, ar.d likely
*o be superseded by 1 uledo. Ma
gee ftiie American) is dead, ar.d
. lucccecled by Col. Jvcmptr, once
a carpenter in Fauquier county Vir-
who is aided by C< h Ref;
cncc a fTirrifFin Waflungti.n court- ‘
ty, Virginia, and Major Perry, an .1
odd enough! frotn the “land < ;
Ready habits,” Connecticut—;..i
men < i nerve an*! enterjnii.., “ fit to ;
conduct the storm.”
Our belt v.iflies go with Eure, !
in oppofrirrn to the RoyT JL:ty.
On this fubj’. ct, if w e had ro ■, ‘
we could dilat; with pleafure—v.*.
muff content c-utUves f.ir t!: p.-cl*
cr.t with laving before the reader
the hallow in ■ oy*r;.js from letter: ,
with the prtulhl of which we have ]
be; n favored : ;
Extracts oj a letter from a i \tnli man ‘
(J !: c fed Ah xan- •
dria % (on the HcJri-v r,) July 12.
‘•I furnifhed you v.i:U the ac
cour.t el the *■r.;::ia r: rt near St.
Antonio, and tiie enti. fucocfs of
rhe revoh'tioiJn :'.;r Prcviute—
alter w! ich Clof. K i.u-cr r.turned
o*i a visit to this piac. ; au-l to the
ablktice of Cos!. R* Aar.. It ran’ *
has been fought ~y Vij • I’ ,
with compleat ! *c \f. !
cnoiofed a thten-.em .
1 he Royal cauli* r* ! r - us
arc every where giving wav, o V
*l*i not the lea ft drulir of tb.c uluim
jf no torch'a aid is it.tr <dure 1
o
Kewtpcr is now i>.turning and the
army will progrds
I * ntertain strong hep. s that Mi ;c-
Ico is in tiie hands of Ryon, aiul
thet he has divided his army into
fevera! diviftor.s to march to differ
ent points. A Gelltrai ! olc.io rr
ri\tcl at Natchit .ches in April with
a view of taking die comtuanu of
the :uiiiy of St. Antonio, th- pro
ceeded to Nac**gdoches, wiiere he
received order* from l’err.mlo n
leave the count r\ —. nd Iciitii i
t’ Natchitochtc. i‘..;t it i,'.sld tl ■.**
I: b.;i> b cti fh:*x* i**\l:i.d by r ; e itt
my to return raid rirha-.w bv tl..
juttt < —and !.* has again if ifte ! lor
that place—an Ive a inlorned
that In will betnet t.y C .tjitaii Slo
cum an comp - y and eicoit. I to
Sr. Antoi io, where him n> 11.
do muil fali—! think the Liter.
He may p.:ha,:s be permitted to
retire t-> the U *t 1 S:.itv<. Ber
nardo his 1 t ! k difgufte’i botli
ft di S
T*>l ;do r n a metnbir el
the Cories, ; > believe i:. d* -
voted io pit * the Independ
ence of Mexi-a a free g. vern
ment: and that h. i- the enemy of
England & France—lH is a hand
fume, very taodeft at.u intelligent
man—He Ins lean l* me fervicein
Europe—and I think will do great
good in this country. A Colonel
Coggfwall lna 101 l iwid him to t.'iis
place to accufe* him ol being in mr
tr.ljjonJcnce with the Marquis dc
Yitla I'ranca After having given
him an attentive hearing at his rc
qu-.lt—l am of oninion that the two
letters received ty I’oledo, arc of
very innocent purport and tiiat
Goggfv.t ll has not a panici■■ oi cv;-
diuce to fubflaiuiat;: t!.* * k I
hand you a copy id a fiatem. ..t
mad*’ i y levarai r nit!; :r.t::i at N u
chitOi!**s, which will fartku* ex
plain t lie fiih-cll.”
“ the ft at cm* ■ • cnJ.-Ld ; . • s.-
i .1 bv 14 gentUir.cp, w-h > v.. :■ p.re
lent af the interview Iv :-v. Tole
do nnJ Coggfwdl, ;.: ard t!; i l.vr
ges o; Cog'jv.ci! t i* s i • • than j ?
fiours, an*i final’y : port tiiat tiny
ate “without found./’ot;, and t! ?;
they are base, trcachcr*.*Jt „:*d cs
lutnni .us.”]
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FOREIGN NEWS*
BOSTON, Sept. 4.
A; lived, letter ol ir.arquc f< li’r.
Sol'ine, IV rnes, of Baltimore, < 1
TO t las, It) guns, and 4(5 rain,
‘m !av.* Ir tn Nartz, via G 1 uref
ter with a valuable cartro of fi’k
’goods, broadcloths, he.
A Briii.'h Pup, with fiili, had ar
rived at 11 or.ieru.tr ; arid a hh’r. at
Bayonne, cargo do. but!) pr ; :c;s to
the United hta'es f:i:;:t; President,
Commodore Rodger:.
The American piivatccr brig
True Blooded Yankee, Hailiy. Ind
arrived at L’Orietit, from a cruiil*,
during which (lie took 7 jrrizes,
fcvual ot wh’nh had arrived m
France.
The privateer fch’r. I.eo, of }* >l
- a cruif.x h.-.d alio ani
’ ; *.)uent. She baa taket. 4
* two of which had am (J
.n kiatice. She brought in6o,oco
dollars in fjpccie, taken oui of cue
ot her ptize:. One of which was
a lick, homeward bound Indian.an,
v.crth rcoy. “O dollars, which tiie
look by !'■ arding, and was convoy
ing her to t*'ra:rir", when she lcl! i:i
with ait ” pof v “, whirl, recap:ur
•!in r. l'he tTiv.ru mi men t:i**l
to lac: *F.re the j;.ivalter, fur the
iaL’v oi t’ cir prize; but tl - ilvop
of var t L :ro rri cos them, and
w< tit rn puiluir of tin ffnp
Do:.; _ *h • ;.ti iftir’e between
ftufTii . ‘ l anct, B u apaite was
an.- * li!< army vnv mu h.
As tie >! !<; had betn prolong,
cd an. rat!. it was lai*i he
w-uhl b .vi • n y. by the
time ; is t• t 1..,: i,e 1 *1
v. i •ei o .. f lh- r.
! i. -x ; . i * “pinion ill
France t • uIJ foot* be
••: h! t <•■. in that caumry
and Roit:,*.
Air! t ‘•*. Tec* Li f iha American
fr’ ‘ s ( . r thole of the Britifn,
the corn, am hr ot the Froirth fri
• *u Ard i.t’c, was gencrallv iiig
niati/ and . a coward, Am. it Fiance,
for tn r capturing the Britilh frigate
.‘kin* iia. which she had a deiptr.ite
etigagemen: with.
1 he 3-Line has been chafed ly
diiTcrent (hips of war on the paflage,
and elcaped from them ail with i a';.
I)RrtDr.K, Jlt-v 17.
l’he emperor left this place : j
Magdeburg on the ICth, after I. . -
ing reviewed the troops undo O ..
V.indamme, and had reached Let ; •
nc, and reviewed the troops at that
place ; he then, after 7 hours, Ft
out for l)rofJ..n and reached it i.ie
kune night.
The Duke c i Vicence. arrd
Chuint *■! N :rh •: tre. a nbuilVors c.f
J'Vance at Vienna, have been ap
iv : red bv the t-rune tor his ml:* if
i %
tvs pit: i.v"i:-j.riv;y a 1 Drague. Ti e
(’• unt <•: hfurl;... .r.*. f. t out on the
9i!i b v.i 1 h the Duke of
end. v.i’ui.l let out on the !.S*h.
I’i.e c r r Atlt". It. plci.ip.Mcli
:: :: yi- i-‘. ..u., uached Prague cn
t!. 12.
A t •• *<•: *x< n was figred at Ncw
tn.” k r • continuance of th*. ar
i.! • •:,! t‘:c Tniilo.ie of Aug’ift.
t v- *ot 7 ; hJidy the emperor c-f
Auk: a* v. t wit! ’;! two n;i!cs c I
Pra-me, where L- v : U tarty feme
liti.e.
1i * Ere net) emperor on the 12. It
‘al.” v me! ell .he ioriiiicai. or
Ma.gdt jftrg, which is one < ’ t!t j
tl• .mgeft j>!ac sir. i ercr c. i; !< fc
*r^h*] ,, rr ‘] ;*j *J] T* r * *’*“.! *1
’ o ’
aftd i :ac!;;d i)t*iT;;u in G hours, and
itvk wed t! t trouj s at that ; lace.
He I-.lt fklihu at 2 in the morning*
aid v. as at Magdeburg, v.t which
are tfrcvnq.ed the thru diuHons
under (La. Vat. dam me.
F . it.'.: lot v g.
Ihein * ; vi a h i...vt |.:iiii.d j..
Me; tz • i.rough il.is , c ii th
courte of if < j (t v. **. k ::; e I;u;r -
oils. 15 :>.* or ii.h..,try a; 1
cavahy in -i.-j Uil e.* ?r, : :;-J a
gi.at body of r.rtiih y. Aii th- h
tre* p- are with tilth hdi ccr.tpL--
nxa.".
< opr cu J; :.v (5.
IV:V bes v * lit i*’.iv, i It; lea tre:;
of the Aintiican :*::i!*d vifiei :I*.
N; ptuiif paiinl il,.m ugh the cI: v,
v.hh music an*} ilieir f!a--s Ji!pl?.y..d
c* I* br.-.ting ihtir it.di pcuder.ce, an*?
the late Victory in Upper Canada
I.ON1)OK, J; LY If).
We h:n news again <.f Corntn''-
doie Uo*l; t (.* r.ud w e In geti at
Puht'u.t v.i ;| fiiare the !ate c! the
C. l-tlap-: 1. “. Tom. Kocgiio v.. ,
1 A
i*j-’ it ic C( uii i ! iJoi wav. * h
took in w : i at !■ . i.iJ hi
that pi hi i!..’ 1.. U.. i.tor, ; -
luro letnc I ngliih w.els fit ’.
<Tcen!..i J. vVe a.*” t. id ;.n i.i
idli ft.!*,; *! the !:::*. end at i. rear,-
upiii ii...* A.a:<-n.
JUI V l-.i.
Two hi.j, |.;..icd Vaimouth
vcf;*.it a*. , i* u*....!. -I. din pur
suit i • the Ameiican (’.oui Rode.-.
1 tORT. Jui.Y 1-5.
Tfce re;: ! v f troops wliicir
Cot * ..* ;. uxiCoiblc. *i ti
tt rdi’y lo th i- k'.ntty rcd caval
ty anivtd ;.s to crowd all ihc ci:y
and viiin (■■.
P;.via, iiri.v 10.
A muu-.rous corivov <! artiiic: v
tiom ’1 urin a.iiv *i this hr , ’-j
will p-r ...it V* n-r.u on the r
row, wh r; it \.;il unite wi.h tl.r
grand j.ark o! artiileiy ui the
us cLl.rvati:n oi Italy.
M (J X I T 0 Jf.
LM . ISU.IY, trfi’Tt: 1 * r-K 2.r.
—. wsrau* *wn
V. i'. ccionstulate cur ft
i::.r!s upon tise r.;fe arrival < t'.r
Hof*. Vi’s-i. iii. C; Av/vcat) at IAT -
litni-—We have tvry hepe
: ft of i.i.. miliion to Fr;
■•iii 1: fj di'y ami honor ;1 !> •
c.ted r.l dt \ Ci •: :...*.t in a:.-.
v.i ana. !-uvt alto !a!*_,y -mvtiu
(* . * .iirerpn
A Rf POR i’ (via I ortflavkirs’
h i", iiated that t! e Tit -rk I;;*Ii.;:,s
it* Hi ‘ numbers It \\& attached ;h
fitt A met tr. upon T< tiibigb , and
hav. cliflroyed one t::, and tr.atk. •
citi- übi ut lixty ol the ii.h; l itrr.ts.
ihe teport has yet received no dl
red cr official curbnnuticn.
WE !:ave good i.ews !ri :n r *.:
frigates at lea —the Pin fidetit, Ton
grets, ar.d Ef.ex. ‘i’hc accounts
roc* ived ol ihetn we have* publillu o,
and ontertain fir. rig hopes of their
authenticity.
igl
A EFT i’l.R to the Editor, *hi
teel Sr. F< ois, (l T . I.) 2th,
fays—We had art eugagciv.c-;:! at
Fort Tda*ii. r *n in Ju : y i. t ;i, v.’th iTt
Indians—we had tvo sun killed ii*
one wounded, tht Ji e-i.;'■> had fix
ktl'ed, ar.d run upon the fuff fin .
There has been one other *
’ n
tv.cnt there, f:;c< l I* r t the *, lr.ee, i.i
which vt i< (: four inr. killed, the
Ind*; • : ioff Eiinv i *.n ki!'..!. /• r