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MEXICO. 



Peninsular troops, who are not in a situation to 

 maintain themselves against the system adopted 

 by the nation at large, Don Juan O^Donaju 

 agrees to exercise his authority for the evacuation 

 of the capital by the said troops without loss of 

 blood, and upon the terms of an honourable capi- 

 tulation. 



" Agustin de Iturbide, 

 " Juan O'Donaju. 

 " (A true copy.) 



" Jose Dominguez. 

 " Dated in the Town of Cordova^ 

 " 2m August 1823 r 



The accession of such a man to his party was 

 of incalculable importance to Iturbide. It destroy- 

 ed the hopes of those, who, up to this moment, 

 had looked for the re-establishment of the ancient 

 order of things ; it completely justified the con- 

 duct of the Spanish residents, who had in a simi- 

 lar manner yielded to the popular tide ; and it 

 was very naturally hailed, from the one end of 

 the country to the other, as a confirmation of 

 the justness and solidity of the Independent cause. 



