“Revolution”

Date

4-7-1812

Newspaper

Louisiana Gazette

Page and Column

Page 2, Column 3 and 4

Newspaper Location

New Orleans, Louisiana

Serial Number

931

Abstract

Long article dated from San Antonio, Texas on the political condition of Mexico. Dated February 8, 1812 no mention of the earthquake of February 7, 1812 being felt there.

Transcript

Extract of a letter from St. Antonio, in the Province of Texas, dated 8th Feb. 1812. The party that still adheres to the old principles of the Spanish colonial system, consisting chiefly of persons born in Old Spain, and some other characters either connected or depending upon them is losing ground every day. Even the priests, who formerly sanctioned every arbitrary measure, desert them. The party of the creoles is rapidly encreasing. Hitherto governor Herrera ot this place, jointly with governor Salcedo of Chihuahua, in the province of New Biscay, together with the vice roy of Mexico, and the different intendants of the interior provinces and the vice-royalty, endeavoured to persuade the people that Ferdinand VII. would be immediately restored to his throne, the French be driven from the peninsula, and the former order of things restored. But gradually Ferdinand VII is lost out of sight, as a phantom that has no political existence, and the oppression of the government obliges the people of this province to shake off their former yoke entirely-General Ryon has collected a formidable army, chiefly cavalry, consisting of creoles born in the interior provinces. His head-quarters were according to the last accounts, at the Hacienda St. Lorenzo, in the province of Coquilla, by which position he has made himself complete master of the defiles through which the principal roads from Mexico to Santa Fee and to Montelrey run, so that he has in a measure cut off Salcedo and his party, and likewise Herrera and his corps, from all aid which they could derive from the provinces of the vice-royalty. The communication between this place and Montelovez Durango and from thence to Mexico, is entirely intercepted. The king's presidios dare not to venture out of their garrison without being completely harassed surprised, and cut to pieces, when their arms are distributed amongst the insurgent creoles, who stand greatly in want of them. The miners employed in the mines of Zacateccas, St. Louis de Potosi, and Guanaxuato, have declined for the greatest part to work for the former undertakers and proprietors, and are all in favour of a change. They chiefly continue to work at equal portions among themselves, in spite of the remonstrances made to them by the Major Demos, who are superintendants of the mines: and priests born in Spain. The creole priests, who were, like the rest kept in the lower clerical situations, encourage the prevalent desire to shake off the yoke of the European Spaniards.-In spite of the number of great severities used by the European Spaniards, the act of Independence of the provinces of Terra Firma done at Carthagena, 11th November last year, has found its way into these provinces, by travelers from Vera Cruz; copies of it are every where transcribed with enthusiasm. Through the traders from Natchnoches, copies of the resolutions of Congress respecting the revolution of the Spanish provinces, have likewise found their way here-great pains are taken by the creoles to circulate them. For want of printing presses they are copied by the itinerant monks [unreadable] posted up by the creoles to [unreadable] their country [unreadable]. As far as I [unreadable text].

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