Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-06-20

Aim, entered The country with Geo.
Tine fort in which I was was attacKe' 90
18th June, 1917; there was . canhone'
dino between the 70 9rlists and the PStr.-
OTIS until the 18th, when tue ro!aIs
finding their force so mgcn ;upeaa
came Within grape and musket shot WIN wiz"
"a n;eces Of cspna. and twenty h,e nun
dred DER. The tort held out TOT 'en
boyr.. The Americans in The lori
mounting to thirty, found 'fey haa .puo o
al the irhtinc-the REMAINDER ~e'e
snaniards and Frenclimen. VIII" prove"
towards. although they declared me-
would blow up the fort before they would
De taken. The Americans. finding 'ney
were either to be aiken BY Storm az.
mt 10 fine sword, or b. blown up, mo-
4 best to present themselves present
Ell m,,rlf and the fort cspitul ed: i"s
terms OF capitsIsti"n were ;he l',es 4"
The garrison ST I'D We spared. ana ,"a'
the, should be sent to their respettV'
countries. They have all been held a.
criminals. snd loaded with iroLs. moe
who presented themselves with me, hau
,h.ir liberty for ten days-pas ports were
,r.miscd them, and assurances gwen {"
brlrC sent home; we have however, heeh
detained a. prisoners. l nave NJ. a.
vet, had any irons on me. / was sent
to town called A.tamudea, where re-
manned for two months lost all my
clio hins, with the exception OF those
had on when | presented myself have
been nearly naked ever since, and co,
,ered with yermin From this te"n
was sent, in comp,ny with fifteen ctfce's'
iikevise prisoners, throush the country
nearly to Mexico. and then IN to We a.
Cruz the distance l tra'ersed was 5 U
leagues, the greater part OF which was
the worst road ever travelled in NY life,
and over mountains which tOnk US flve
and elk days to Cross. When we goi
near MEXICO, we found lovely country
to Vera Cruz. The road from Mex.
leo to Vera Cruz is the handsomest e.
yer saw I remained in Vera Cruz I'LL
The 5th OF Aprl almost starved and
nearl, dest tute Of clothing. My a'law.
ance "a. four ounces Of bread per day,
with twelve spoons Of rice three times a
day.
F.om Vera Cruz I gas sent to this
pisce, aud since ms detention here, have
| written to several Americans, but never
| found one that would say Here is a
| shirt or a dollar. No; experience has
aught me to know. thai wien man be-
coa.es reduced, there are few that will
cast tos ards him l'ok, from which q
conclusion might lie drawn that the heart
| felt sympathy In short time, sha !
be sen, to tatiz, where ! am donmed
to be detained a. Pri' oner TO ten years.
Many are the rj"r'ures at It's place,
relative to the p, obabiit, Of war break
ing out between Spain aud America /
wish YOU to state my Gaze to your friends
at the department, as | Pursuade mysel
IN, government will be prompt in de-
handing my liberation. Such is my mi.
sery, that never could have believed II
.ltiin the capacity Of man to endure IL
Biina's expedition is lost. Col. Young
late of the United states ARMY, and Sc
venty Americans, all Of whom we're at
tached to the late United States Army
were takeh and shot, with two American
officers, the morning after | presented
myself. | have had to smusgle his pa
per, together with the pen and ink, from
on board Of an American vessel. Yos
will give my love to my brothers and sss
ter, and all o. my friends. FAREWELL"
IN. b. The following are The names
Of some Of the officers, attached to the
late United States army, who entered in
the expedition Of Nina, aud have been
shot 4,
Col. Young captains Cork and Cor.
don Iieute! ants Las ay, Lnkiug. Sutton
Webb, Stone, Sic ling, Cracker. Wit.
more, Beali, Roberts and Wilson.
Lieut.. William Rigle, Of the United
States ordnance department vas made q
prisoner, and died in my presence at We
ra Cruz. Also Cadet from West Point
HiS name was iIayeland. There was a
n:ther Cadet taken, who has been shot
by the name Of Mackerson."