Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-02-02

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II TaaFacs, tea ~resoissis hosse Sc ias CITY.
dated.
T.wsloo, ls,h Dec. 1875.
"A ssn,ss, 9th sysr, respectable fcie'gs
,.e,rh.ns "a ,his place., aa3 ! gty az With o'eti
"a, ,h,ss h,.as tAs cotuifp. Dasi heartily 6e2'e'
u.,, he lsts s,lask msAs spsn ihs PET ~ hchis
ana Pea .upsorte3 80 ibs, were hs troops 'sited
abroad. Yes fsssi to aware that ihe ~a' 10 lcfa'
peoplea q. Il ,.. p~raelpsliy BY Nc7h hmencaas
u.,sr1il, rreal.so.es iss minis y tae unedaes''a
no,t,ca - the Mexiosns tcainsi cor rhff"s feti
ssat here aas even sTsinsi foreigners 70 Fone'A'.
rh,, feeling "a ipcfraset bv the strongly fnoAwH'A-
to,r mater. Il Desrly ali the Pfociana''"ns sfao"
a, RE nrrs,n, moment b. the commanding officers
10 Their ,roops and there . double SQUIRE Of
..n,che,.,.n on account, 81 the late attack upon
TsmAnhgss. ff u " tno~o that Tie expedition Was
CITED oat from your port. that the men "o'e great
., ,t.r ,,r ono or Two of the chief movers Of the
tlsa could ADVANCE.
Y,en thsso in ~, coeui,y who msy have insii-
GATED ,Lis plan Of operation have deceived 'hem.
selves FOR mos, 81 those upon whom they counted
refused 10 &C, IN concert With Foreigners sgsins'
Their oWn country. 49,,
WAY 10 Il that the government OF 'he ,hteu
State. docs nus take decisive measures 10 prevent
the notorious cmbsrbsgion OF nen, arms ana mo-
ncy from ports. snd IN q vessel which saiis comes
.edly cor the purpose 81 attacking a country a' pre-
sen, a, pe.r. with herr And more, why after per
,niuing this, ard thus compromising her e"'Aen'
rr,itep, here. does It 10, send our for their protec'
,,nn a ~soSeisn, nomber Of citizens am aware
tho, New Orleans ~ the only place IA the u states
where the onera,inus Aboye mentioned eaa be car
ned on effectively aud | am still MOTE surprised
n, II AZ the c~apita!isis Of that place VIII be The
. aries, loarrs should American property IN thls
eosu,ry be placed in jeopardy. Al sensible mef-
rhsLts 10 Mexico wish for peace under Whatever
form OF qoyernmen, the nation may ihiuh III 10 a.
dop, and !, is really yoxing TO THINK that our Sc
euri,v and that Of our property should be compton,
ised II home.
We. The undersigned prisoners Of war condemn
81 TO be shot on Monday next, the lam iuS'' az
Z, 4. NJ, by a military court martial, con'otnaoie
Ia the established custom Of the country ana COM
posed Of officers Of the Mexican army, tho sentence
being read and Interpreted to us on Saturday, at
r. 81. by Captain Alexande. Faulac of SAID army.
AZ our las, DYING words, do declare ourselves lnno-
cen, Of the charge ofeithor participating, colleague
ing with any person or party having for It's object
the reyolu,ionizing or di,tnrting 10 any way the
tranquility Of the government OF Mexico anu Una,
the testimony given before the honorable court Of
INJURY will cortoharale this declaration, tho iaets
and circumstances being briefly as follow
The, aboo, 100 men, composed of Americans,
French and Germans. two thirds OF when being 'I
the fret named class, (nciuG,ng three who are ma.
,ivcs Of foreign nations but natofaiized( embarked
on tho 9th November last on board the American
schooner Mary Jane, captain Hall, said 10 nave
been chartered or employed by a committee, OF
which r William Christy. Of New Orleans, was
the agent, to convey ~cmigtants to the Texas then
Understood TO be a; variance With the Mexican gov
eminent. This opportunity afforded many 10 pc
cunisry circumstances a passage free, when was
readily embraced and accepted Of. The terms ~
greed upon we're, that 1t was optional whether the
party took up arms in defence of the Texas or mott
,ha, they were at iull liberty 10 act as they pleas
cd when landed on the Texan shore. That taking
advantage Of this favorable opportunity they sccor-
DINGHY cmbarked-the vessel proceeded on The voy'
age, and nothing t%rsBspired To indicate a bele' ou'
,hA, all was right as i, should be, until the oth DAY
ve were ou, from the Balzo, although II had been
previously understood that a general, with bis OIL
scrs or STAFF was on board the vessel whose design
WAS tn nfk IN InNfNIA AAH ~ h"tNF"t 800
%. to ION him. OF tn, however we received no
certain ascent, bot the truth Is-TamWico was our
destination and an attack upon the city, the design
which was now evident, and not heiore-'he land
being 10 sigh, aud the vessel standing m IL was an
nounoed ,hs, It Nss Tsmp'co; that the steamboat
then ALEC in light would have Us IN tow, hnd Tam
p'co would be in COR possession.-Elate with ti'
harAnguo proceeding from the authority Through
the fundamentally Of Capt. Hawkins. one Of the
AidesJ ofGcue,al MchHs. some we're Induced te
lo,n has standard, bui of these tho number could
40, have exceeded 6Ay, ,~hlrty,hve Of whom were
Preach and Creoles, Of New Orleans, ~ho doubt
leas had = prsrious understanding. they aeing "a.
sinsssiY privileged. having the quarter deeH "
rfcnstsrely. The boat had as N iow soon. an,
oil ,hsi could be cIsmmcd below were dnIcu Their,
.aEii she struck the bsf. sad the steam boat sooi
stef~sris- In this Awful prcdieamen', night clio
ting On as, the sea breaking over us. efforts wer,
used 10 reach the shore. which At imminent DANCE
wss effected sGfoly. aud were all landed during Ia,
latter SsH o. tic night and early part II the morn
ing II the f!io~ins day.
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