Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-01-14
MASSACRE IN NE\lCO. &c.

Our readers will remember that Il very foolish
expedition, of about 100 men, sailed IN Novcmbe,
las from New Orleans, under Gen. Mchia, Men
lean exile, with the a,owcd design OF PRODUCING
diversion in favor of the TEXANS, by raising H.,
standard Of Revolution III another quarter OF tn,
Mexican empire and that after sciang on the lor
ol Tampico, they made an attack on the town n
tn same name, and were ropulsod, several being
Killed, ~ taken prisoners, and the resi-, including
Gen. Mchia. escaping l., flight Three OF tle
prisoners died, VIZ: liallis Blood OF England, u.
ecd - Janfs Mccormick OF. Kentucky, aged
20 and - Fleming Of Pit>bure, Pa. aged
- and the reminder, % ia number, were slot,
hy order Of court martial, on the liti OF Drcem-
hr, xactly what MIGHT have been anticipated by
The ~, ;retors of the rash expeditions. The fol-
lovinr is,. AT Of those who were shot
Arthur \. Glc.rrnt Of ponnN, INanla, aged 10 s.,
Nm. G. Barclay o. \. y. aged 20; Tho>.W ha-
her Of Penn. aged 30 Jacob Morrison of Nv. A.
ecd Il ; Edward Noun, o. y. jagged %; tl@s.
Gross of Penn. aged % Isaac l. Leeds OF NJ,
aecd 80 Mnldccal Gst of Nd. a.Gi % DaVld
Long of OHIO, AGED 25; Wn, u. Ma,k'i OF Va.
aeed 20, mother in Virginia Jonas X. = 'war
III VI aged %; Daniel Holt of Canada, aged II J
James Cramp OF England, aged - g; Lewis ia
coils of Canada, aged q Thomas II. Rogers Of
ireland, aged . Daniel Donucll> of ireland,
eed 80; James Farrell oi y y. AGED %; John
VI. Ives Of England, AGED IS ; Augusta San :.
Scar OF France. arcd -, Nueusto Demou.scnt al.
France, aged p; Fred. Dehoy Of nanlzic, aeel
p VIM. Fred. Maucr of Germany, aged 81
Henry WAGNER Of philo. ae.d "a sndrcas Helm.
Of ph,la. aged 80; john l,nl of Pha. aprd Il
Georec J. Sen Of Germany, aged p ; WIN. II
MorrI, oi New plo, dcHce, aged % l., u. Bel
lcpop of Germany aged %.
Ina paper drawn up by these unfortunate mon,
and presented to tic Mexican commander jus, he
fore their execution, they declare that they wero
cnlhppcd into this eNpednor--that, when they
left New Orleans, 1t WAS with the understanding
tina, they were 10 60 to Texas, where lands were
promised to them, and that they were 10 be- al lib
erty To join the army or not, as they peascd--that
lhry were mot aware Of the deception until thcy
came i'll sight Of Tampico, where. alter they had
landed, they were forted n take mp arms--nnd
lhar, when defeated, instead Of flying with the re-
pulsed forces, IcyrcSolsed to throw themselves on
tie mercy OF the Alcxican>. If this be true
Statement, Il is most shameful affair. Whctl1cr
il be true or not, however, it availcd nothing viii,
their ,aptols and, as Lelorc stated, every man oi
fhep was shot in cold blood 1t IS stated that
they met death with great trmn'S,s, and one
lwu instances oil enthusiastic hcruism are related,
we are compelled, however. by want Of room 10
lhridgc the accounts.
This affair, IN connection with tie movements
in Texas, bad created great excitement in Mexico
against all foreigners, and especially against the
Americans.
The New Orleans True American of tine 29til
ut. states that Santa Ana had stopped Conduc-
Ia, and seized the moe y, hconpip. principally
10 Wv Orleans merchants, IN behalf Of the governs
mcni II adds, dat several Mcxieans lad been
arrested for aidlne Gen. Mrhia. Amongst them
sas tho nephew Of Gen. Moniezuma. 1t VAS
the general opiniontley would be shot.
. " e are glad 10 learn that the rumor rcalv, to
tie EMBARGO against American vessels was some
" bat exaggerated. 1t originated from H., fact of
jhr port Of faml leo. being closed during the time
Moha wa, there, but Immediately opened az
lerhi> def al ~ ypulson--and iom the closure Of
tie port Of Vera Cruz from some lransi, nj eaas-
t.. Nj the p5rts Of Mexico, ii i, said, are how
opcacd.