Alexandria Gazette, Commercial And Political

Translated for the Freeman's Journal
from the Mexican Gazettes.
MEXICO, May 5.
His Excellency Field Marshal
Don Felix Maria Calleja, has transmitted
to the Viceroy of this kingdom the particulars of the glorious
actions sustained by his Troops over
the combined forces of the rebels.
in the fields of Guautla. It appears
that after subduing several towns in
direction to Guautla, he proceeded
immediately to that place, where the
Insurgents were strongly fortified,
and which they considered impregnable.
They judged from their superior number that they had nothing
to fear, and that they could overwhelm our troops; they made a sortie,
and commenced a desperate attack, but Gen. Calleja having arranged
his men in great order, and manoeuvring with skill, repulsed
them with great slaughter, killing
upwards of 6000, and wounding an
immense number.
May 6.
For the satisfaction of the public
we publish the following despatch.
from his Excellency Field Marshal
Don Felix Maria Calleja, to the
Viceroy.
Most Excellent Sir--This day
four months this army conquered
Zetaquara, and at 2 o'clock this
morning we entered triumphant into
Guautla.
The enemy attacked us in two different
points, but was repulsed with
great slaughter. I then detached a
body of Infantry to take possession
of the town, while the cavalry pursued
the enemy in every direction,
spreading death around them.
We found an immense quantity of
ammunition and military stores in
the town, and all the enemies artillery.
I hasten to communicate this
important intelligence for the satisfaction
of your excellency, and for
that of the loyal inhabitants of the
city of Mexico--the enemy lost upwards
of 6000 killed and an immense
number wounded.
God preserve your Excellency
many years.
(Signed)
FELIX CALLEJA.
Head-Quarters, Guautla, 5th May
1812.
To his Excellency the Viceroy
Don Francisco Xavier Venegas.
NEW SPAIN.
Inhabitants of Mexico, you here
see the untimely end of those men
who forgetting their religions and
moral obligations, wander from the
path of virtue and suffer themselves
to be governed by their passions: to
them may the preceding bloody and
melancholy catastrophe serve as an
example, which was unavoidable in
consequence of the obstinacy of a
faction which deaf to the clemency,
so repeatedly offered by a paternal
and mild government, has preferred
adhering to its sanguinary and barbarous
system of desolating their
country and ruining numberless families,
and may those worthy citizens,
who ever constant in the observance of duty who never shrunk
from the fear of sacrificing themselves
to the shrine of their country,
continue co-operating with the same
firmness and disinterestedness, to
support the just cause which we defend,
confidently hoping that the Almighty
will reward them by re-establishing order and tranquility, to
this precious section of the Spanish
Monarchy -Would to god that the
tragical scene of Guautla might be the
last in which Spanish blood spilt by
those hands which should have been
united in defending it! and may the
scandalous example cease which we
are offering to the world, that those
springing from the same origin,
speaking the same language are destroying
one another instead of being
united in the bonds of love, brotherhood
and cordial union.