Our country in war and relations with all nationsA history of war times, and American heroes on land and sea . MEXICOS WARS OF INDEPENDENCE. 219 Texas country, but these have had no influence on thegreat contest, and some individuals from the United Statesand the British isles have engaged in the Mexican service;but she has had no foreign succor of any importance; theMexican patriots have maintained the long and sanguinarystruggle alone, without allies and without assistance, andby their own valor and perseverance, have overcome bothforeign and domestic tyranny. The patriots of Mexico, as
Our country in war and relations with all nationsA history of war times, and American heroes on land and sea . MEXICOS WARS OF INDEPENDENCE. 219 Texas country, but these have had no influence on thegreat contest, and some individuals from the United Statesand the British isles have engaged in the Mexican service;but she has had no foreign succor of any importance; theMexican patriots have maintained the long and sanguinarystruggle alone, without allies and without assistance, andby their own valor and perseverance, have overcome bothforeign and domestic tyranny. The patriots of Mexico, as well as those of other parts ofAmerica, formerly Spanish, made an early attempt to se-cure the countenance, if not the assistance, of the UnitedStates. In 1811, Don B. Gutierrez was sent by the patriotsof Mexico as their agent or commissioner to Washington,where he condnued until nearly the close of the followingyear, at which dme he joined Toledo in an expeditionao-ainst the eastern internal provinces. In 1816 the Mexi-can Conp-ress sent Don Herrera to the United these missions were productive of
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