Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-12-06

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lM Your Exeeency protects, firstly. 70, has.
ma been treated more Lie an ordinary ct,u,lo,,
'h'n asa prisoner Of war, the heed Of a to.n.,,
DO hAnoo, even after tAe Sgtecmcu,s bad teen
conn cncrd."
do hot precisely comprehend the ebatae,,, If
the treatment objected to- aud would hs,. be.,
pleased To have had tie specification, If ,o,,
EFeeiency Gll"dc 10 the accommodations sh,cb
have been assigned 10 you. would reply that
have chsctiu.ls Subjected my oWn sich GoiIs T.,
"any hard,hlPS, 10 order TO render 10 ,.s,
EScclleucs the bee, accommodation. IN ou,
power. That We arc at prescott destitute of IA.
ORDINARY cooiurs Of HE, Is mainly attributable 10
Your EAc,hrney's visit to our country and ON
this account We feel lees regret tia, ,ou should
pattske Of our pri,suaus.
q. Your second pt'tcsi. relaiioe to tn. ,fcst.
meat experienced By the MeMcan General Adr,,
Vol Involves acme facts which do sincerely a.
rorc, bot l0r W'rch THIS G5verDmenl Ia NJ, sirie,iy
responsible
Your eScol'enHs' is sensible that We k,s 1.n.
ell IN our power 10 guaranty the ssfe return of a.,
Woo to the Mexican csmp. But our order. L,,.
Dcen c"h'Ta'cucd br The commander of the Te,,n
-tmy. at t"noic Distance from The seat Of CO.,
einmen'. Tie reasons that have sctuaied thu, Of
tcer have uo, been fully detailed TO us---Lo, ~
Al
lodged imprudencc o. Gen. VOL whose oo,d A..
'Fe"'"' "" hho" nus not been very conspicuously
man,'e-led daring his stay amongs, IA.
81. The third article of your protest il o,e,io.,
The non iulhneat ofthe exchange ofprisoners swim
usied in the b article nasmucb a. I, m. o,a.
ent time, not one Mexican prisoner of v,,h,h..
sci at liberty, notwithstanding the liberty piyen,o
all the Texans IN possession Of the army und., ma,
command"
Your exceIency seems 10 have more tpIoo,.
intelligence on tins subject. th0n has coma ia NV
knowledge, for have no Information Of q single
Ie%aa prisoner having been giyen up uoler the
treaty Some Of the iatended victims ,hs com.
panlons OF the murdered Fannin, have bspi,y effect,
ed their escape mad safely arrived nonpsi us hut
these cannot be considered as liberated il b sense
Of the treaty: whereas this Government has ora.
iutnns!y Discharged several Mexican cap,ive.. and
deirayed their expenses TO New Orleans, the des.
;InaIon which they solicited
Ash. The fourth cause of your OK -ellency', ,,o
test has been anlecsdanllv answered in part. Yout
rScelcncy's recollection has BETRAYED YOU into m
error, when YOU saw "iho President, himself and
the cabinet Of Texas. being convinced that / had
Pn"ctnaIly fulfilled my engagements" sc.
This Government were convinced that your et.
celiencY had complied with snme Of yoor stimuli.
"a, r,nrf
non which the late have iniictes yDoo them
But they were not Informed tha, "nll tho n,nna,,.
hsh been gwen up y or that any of Tho nr;so,o,.
w" "e'n restored as your excellcncy vsinly i,psr
'"eE. Oh Inc contrary, We are advised that l,,s.
"Fros oi cattle ma been dsiven in advance or liz
'r'''a'"g army ami that few only ofths ,l.,o,
'hn' h"d been abducted were returned.
Is ave To your exceencv 10 say that Nh.
""'ef"n'ent confidently believed that these te,,o.
ra''on' would he effected as early ma oroos, COO.
'en'ence would admit But am induced 10 sdyen
'" another TACT, IN relation to which il would h.
"'"c"t 10 extend The -oa,e char ablc ejaculation.
10 '"e ",ncefs ct the Mexican army. II has been
,eP'',e" 'Hai The walls of the .4iamo. a, Bexa.
nave nee" Frustrated, aud that the valuable brass
artillery attached to that fortress have been NELL.
edand DESTROYED
There were many painful, and pleasing. and
glorious "reminiscences connected with ,bs, Alamo
which renders Tia wanlon dilapida,ion neculio,,v
od''"s 10 every Team spirit; and your exeellcney
"eed oct be informed that the desirGcti5n of II was
an lfachon 0. The grg!s,icp md violation o, the
treaty.
ON. Ia reply 10 yout rxcellency's fifth oro,es.
tatI"n remark that The painful circumstance which
'"''ced me 'vernmen, 10 direct your debarkation
on Inc i""r'h I"s'1ni. have already been aayercd
to N spirit Of frankness and self hnmi,tioo
winch consciousness oferror alone could ex,ou.
IL wee snperfnons to repeat the can.es which In.
huced The Government Ia vary its discretion In r.,
gard to the time they should deem the dso,rtuye Of
your eXDeIlency To be proper. / on moi sens,bla
OF any oct Of violence md abuse" 10 which vou
were exposed, that was not necessarily concouit
tsht % your return to shnre.-Yonr excellence hs.
acquired to great n celebrity in Texas, not ia be an
object "i curiosity to the multitude; bat believe
va" "iil hear testimony 10 he magnanimity which
restrained a iumnnons aud highly exasperu,ed
crowd. rom Offering any indipni;y 10 your per.
son. II such outrage brd been committed il
would have hcen promptly chss,sed Tho presi.
dent and Camn~l' cn'erisineG no intention of"m.
King sho"' Of your excellency. whose condition.
- prisoner Of var, hes invariably commanded
'hfF highest vencra''on. and towards whom they
AnFr exhibited every attention that was comps.ibe
~'h 'he'r Official dulies, and within their power to
bcs'ow.
on Your excel.encg'- fna, denunciation is prob
ably the result u excited feeling. While you are
detained as prsnncr It is Inevitable that the ord-
nary precautions must be observed. am no, sp-
DTtsed that more than tli. ha, been dam Yon,