True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-10-19

alone was wanting to canonise it as one of the
most heroic achievements oil modern history. 1t
may readily be presumed that the expedition was
made up OF very discordani materials and com
pris, d of nations of the different countries of Eu-
rope well as America some were enthusiastic in
the of liberty, Others hardy Adventures, ac-
customed to the usages and wartate OF civilized
nations, and knowing themselves 10 be led by le-
guute officers of the Mexican Republic for the
avowed purpose of re. establishing constitutional [
order in that country, they marched with lrm-
ness of purpose that merIted and even promised |
success The enterprise is well known failed, |
owing in a great measure 10 the impracticabllty
OF keeping the party uniled during their noctur-
| nal operations they were scattered, and of course
not able TO act in concert at the proper time.
The leader compelled 10 retreat and left be-
| hind him some forty of his followers who had
| separated from the main body, owing to the entire
obscury of the night these surend red their ar ms
| and became prisoners OF war, amongst them were
| two Frcnchmen, some SIX or eight English subjects
some ten or twelve American cltizens some native
| MeXcuns and the were Germans, liaiians, &C
Without any legal conviction and IN open violation
| of the privs es and inmunles oil prisoner OF war
IN violation OF the sound laws OF humanity, OF IN
teruational law, and Of treaty sipuIatons; they
We're all shot except the native MeMcahs, ny
virtue Of an order thrice reiterated by the Govern
mcnt de tacto through the celebrated Jose Maria.
Torn figured at that time Secretary OF war
The blood of the Mex can prisoners was con-
sldcrcd to precious to mngle in the same pool with
that OF Frenchmen, ansce and herctlcs, theywere
consequently re-p,tcd and afterwards paruoned.
, rh!ssummary method of dispusng Of prisoners OF
warwus soon after more fully exempihed on the
plains of Goad when the gallant Tanning and his
e youthful band of followers wee male victims OF
Mexican per6dy and doubtless would have been
CARED out I'D lniin,um II the ontniPotent Santa
Ana had been VIGOROUS on the plans of Sun
J, Jacntto
AS soon as the minister of France Baron Dsfan.
dis) officially informed through the consulats
I OF ramplcu, that two French clzens had beer
executed at that place without any previous lega
| conviction, he demanded rom the Mexcan govern
| ment q satisfactory explanation OF the horrit
=. tragedy, which was attempted on the ground o
h expediency, and citing at the same lime statute
OF the then existing Congress, ordering imme Jat
execution of all persons who mi ght be found will
o arms in their hands Tor the purpose of resisting tn
S then actual authorities. Mr.. Defends appears t
: have considered that law barbarous and inhuma
n aud in direct contraveation OF the treaty will
= France which guaranteed to all Frenchmen III
: special protection of the Mexican laws. Tha
II treaty had become part of the law of the land
n and could noe be abrogated in whole or in par
y without the consent of France. Therefore, mas
n much France has never given her consent To tn
cution of her citizens unless preceded by iegu
'r conviction; he bound to view the exccutio
a Of the Two above cited French citizens as an act
assassnat ion on the part OF the Mexican authori
+ ties WAC he held responsible God and the Frenc
e nation for the blood thus illegally and un JUS
II shed. subsequent events piose tllal the views
e the Baron Defandls were contrme ed by the Frenc
II government, which appears TO have taken
& more comprehensive view Of the subj ect and
y have acte, on The principle that inasmuch as Me,
If leo had outraged is laws OF humanity and of civ
Ell lied nations, by her baiharons procedure and ha
'e repeatedly violated her puvlic Faith TO France, b
:, despoiIing French citizens of their properly an
g withholding from them the projections Of her law
= she had forfeited all just title or claim to 1t
!, rank of a civilized nai"n and consequent
a must be viewed by France in the light of or
VI of the B,rbary powers and such c"erced ir
10 oil justice; further diplomatic discussion
>, with nation void of public firth cnnsidere
~ derogatory the dignity and honor of the Frenc
I'll nation, therefore peremptorv demand has bee
-, made in the uti matum Of the French minister f
~ n capalsed pension to this heirs of the illegal
:. executed French citizens, which we thnk is pc
:! fectly lust and in accordance with the sacrt
- duty which that pa,erna and magnani'i'nus matte
- ow TO itself and to lis citizens. Having now Z
amined some of the points al issue between the:
* two governments, in which the lives Of French cit
~. zens involved, purpose in future numb
-, to draw memory, tor some cases that /
w. vove the right of property belonging t" tren'
g., citizens, of which orcible possession was take
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