The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1836-07-09

ting with his consul, and was conducted
To- The comnandant, whilst his boats
crew were carried to the guard house and
nut under arrest. The officer spoke no
Spanish, the commandant no English.
their communication was through The
government interpreter. Whilst seated
quietly in the audience chamber. the
great man in person entered the room,
but as he was in bic shirt sleeves without
any insignia Of Office, and not remarkably
military in his appearance. nc was rot re-
icognized by the officer Of the schooner
who retained his seat whilst the comman-
t.ant addressed him. This it appeared
fcnragcd the great man who returned to
the interpreter and in voice Of great an
ger said, .tell to stand up, he is in the
presence Of general" Happily for
both parties the interpreter had little
more discretion than his employer, and
executed his translation BY simply intro
ducins the officer TO The Geaeral.
The consul in an official letter dcman-
dcd Of the military commandart satisfae-
lion Tor the insul, offered to 1,c flag. he
was told officially in reply, no. 10 bother
him with official letters Of that kind as he
evidently only wanted TO occasion a ma
tionnl rupture, and that he had already
been told by his aid-de-camp that the
state Of non-communication in which tho
officer. was placed and the imprisonment
Of the boats crew, were only prccau'i"n.
The whole correspondence Of the miii-
tary commandnnt was marked by the most
cyidcn, intention to offend and insn'I The
consul, and through him tho government,
Of the United States. No Bashaw Of
three tails, had he occasion TO write TO
the most inferior Of his household, would
have made use of such contcmptuous Ian.
gussc.
Its difficult 10 accoun, Cor lis conduc.
as he has always before been on friendly
terms with the consul. The only ra-
,ional supposit,on is that ns The cores
pondcncc took place at the moment when
the news from Texas was Of the mos,
cheering nature for The Mexican cause,
he was inflated beyond his usual dimcn-
sions,
The Jefferson was on the 9Th Of May
despatched 10 Pensacola with copy OF
the correspondence and another requcs,
from tho citizens Of the United States,
that naval force nigh, be sent down of
sufficicnt strength TO come iu,o the river
with or wi,hou, the permission Of the
commandment
Shortly after tho departure Of the Jci.
fcrson. news reached TaGpico Of The de-
fca. and capture Of Santa Anna and his
army.
The effect upon the n1tional vanity was
great, for all believed tha. Texas was
conquered, and great preparations was
making 10 receive Santa Anna on his
triamphalreturn from bis glorious uecc.s-;.
III. . ssmPss,gsaaiinncn. Pssgsainncn. party who al~ay.
seek to identify the Americans with The j
Texans were actively employed in cx-
citing the populaec 10 rise. 10 rob and
murder the citizens Of tho United States !,
residing Ia this place. and 10 tho disgraec /
Of the army be IL said, number of OH. |
GERS had actually prepared tho soldicry and .
held them ready for the purpose. The !
plot was extensive and the chief, who con. !.
Quoted il, feeling thai just rcpr!sals would
condemn Santa Anna 10 death, awaited
only the official information Of that event
10 consumma.e ll.c dastardly midnight as.
saasiaaiions they had projected.
The Americans were certainly no, frrr
from apprchensicns, but they provided
themselves with arms, aud to a inun re-
solved 70 sci! their lives as dearly As posi-.
bio.
Official info, nation OF his plo, and ihrsc
was communicated Ivy the
consul 10 the commandaa,. Tho consul
offering 10 name tho persons who gave
him The information.
The commandant treated The matter as
trivial: assuring the consul tbs, he would
order,-declincd calling Cor The
,ames Of tho persons who gave The infor-
nation, and in day or two sflcr appoin.
ed 10 The responsible post of ,ewn.n,sjor.
he very officer who had been most active
in tho plot. aud whose zeal for tho assas.
,instion Of American citizens wus SO great
hat he could NO. avoid giviag utlerancc
10 an open coffee house 10 the arowed in.
!en.ions OF tho eonspirators Of whom he
was The chief. Who in these proceedings
!ocs no, see that if tho citizens Of the
United Stnics have not been sacrificed. IL
IS not tho fsnl, Of the authorities or The