The Sun.
London, England, 1818-07-25 00:00:00

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hitfe pleasure to state that the Nvour.
to e "eotint of !I MASEST Whitt) induced
a it°l) the Presi yesteriiav, tt•,•is 'confirmed bV
:41tegiletti intelligerice list trie:ht, and the latest
received this day assure us that she re.
a 4413 in the setife -State, though no symptoms Of
Still More favoitrah:e nature have since ap.

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{Frani The NatiOital Intelligencer.l
the is, a copy ‘,l a letter from an
Aritericari Citizen, late a Lieroenalit in the attny
(it the t.hrle,l 'slates, %Ai. experli-
luti. 11„w of our fellOvv-citizen4 fr,t‘e
been ettliced frOut their country. to suffer a sitni'-
lar tai e, it is ti('tt e-rsy to estimate but the mini-
antotintS to list inireds, if not thousauds

A LETTER TO A FRIEND.
" 11 ivanndh, May 1, 181 8.

bSAR now, for the first time since I have been a
prisoner, have had it in my power of informing you of my
misei'atale situation. I thought my sufferinzs were great be-
fore I landed in Mexico : as soon as we landed I found that
we were all lust. I then got permission to return house, and
was on board of a ship to return to the United States; but,
unfortunately fur me, she was captured a few hours before
she seas to have sailed. I made my escape to the shore, and
went to Mina's fortification, which mounted eight pieces of
cannon ; the whole force to defend which amounted to ICO
men. Mina enteted tire country with GOO men. The fort ire
which I was, was attacked on the 12th of June, 1817 ;
there was a cannonading between the Royalists and the
Patriots until the 15th, when the Royalists, finding their
force so much superior, came within grape and musket
shot with eighteen pieces of cannon, and two thousand
five hundred men. The fort held out for ten hours.—
The Americans in the fort, amounting to thirty, found
they had to do all the fighting; the remainder were
Spaniards and Frenchmen, who proved cowards, although
they declared they would blow up the fort before they would
be taken. The Americans, finding they were either to be
taken by storm, and put to the sword, or be blown op,
thought it best to present themselves—l presented myself,
and the fort capitulated. The terms of the capitulation
were, that the lines of the garrison should be sent to their
respective countries. They have all been held as crimi-
nals, and loaded. with irons. Those who presented them-
selves with me had their liberty for ten days—passports
were promised them, and assurances given of being sent
home; we have, however, been detained as prisoners. I
have not, as yet, had any irons ors me. I was sent to a town
called Attemudea, where I remained for two months. I lost
all my clothing, with the exception of those I had on when
I presented myself; I have been nearly naked ever since and
covered with vermin. From this 'town I was sent, in com-
pany with fifteen Officers, likewise prisoners, through the
country, nearly to Mexico, and then on to Vera Cruz. The
distance I travelled was 300 leagues, the greater part of which
was the worst rosd I ever travelled in my life, and over moun-
tains which took us five and six days to cross. When we got
near Mexko, we found a lovely country on to Vera Cruz.—.
The road from Mexico to Vera Cruz is the handsomest I ever
saw. I remained in Vera Cruz until the sth April, almost
starred, and nearly destitute of clothing. My allowance was
four ounces of bread per day, with 12 spoons of rice three
times a day.

" From Vera Cruz I was sent to this place, and since my
detention here, have written to several Americans, but never
found one that would say—Here is a shirt or a dollar. No;
experience has taught me to know, that when a man becomes
reduced, there are few that will cast towards him 'a look from
which a conclusion might he drawn that the heart felt sym-
pathy. In a short time I shall be sent to Cadiz, where lam
doomed to be detained as a prisoner for ten years. Many are
the conic etni es of this place relative to the probability of a war
breaking out between Spain.and Americ I wish
you to state
my ease to your friends at the department, as I persuade my-
self my Government will be prompt in demanding my libera-
tion. Such is my misery, that I never could hare believed it
within the capacity of man to endure. Mina's expeditiOn is lost.
Colonel Young, late of the U.S. Army, and seventy Ameri-
cans, all of whom were attached to the late United States
Army, were taken and shot, with two American officers, the
morning after I presented myself. I have had to smuggle this
paper, together with the pen and ink, front on board of an
American vessel. Yon will give my love to my brothers and
sister, and all my friends. Farewell !"
." N.B. The following are the names of some of the officers
attached to the late United States Army, who entered in the
expedition of Mina, and have,been shot:—

Colonel
Young ; Captains Cook and Gordon ; Lieutenants
Lanay, Liking, Sntton, Webb, Stone, Sterling, CrocLer,
Witmore, Beall. Roberts, and Wilson.
Lieut. Win. Psigle, of the U.S. Ordnance Department, was
made a prisoner, and died in toy presence at Vera Cruz.—
Also a cadet from %V. Point. His name was Haviland. There
was another cadet taken, who has been shot, by the name of
'Alacketsun."

THE ARMY.

(CIRCULML)
Ilorse-Cuards, July 20, 1815.

Si R,—ln consequence of the representation which has been
made to the Commander-in-Chief, of the mortality which oc-
curred early this year amongst the Sheep, and the consequent
scarcity of Mutton, his Royal Highness has been pleased to
authorise the Commissary-in-Chief, in making his Contracts
for the supply of Meat to the Troops, to engage the Con-
tractor to deliver Mutton in proportion of one-third only to
the Beef delivered. The Contract will therefore be made,
until further orders, for one-third of Mutton, arid two-thirds
of Beef, which you will please to notify to the Regiment no-
des your command, and you will be guided by this informa-
tion in receiving Meat from the Contractor.
It is reasonable to suppose, that this arrangement will
enable the Commissary-in-Chief to make his Contracts on
more advantageous terms, the benefit of w;iich, when the
price of the Meat does not exceed sixpence per pound, will,
of course, revert to the Soldier.
I have the honour to he, Sir,
Your obedient humble Servant,
(Signed) It. DARLING, Dep. Adj. Gcu.
To the Officer commanding the