, 1840-04-18
From the 10. RepuhlicaR.

From the No. Republican.
Cor. CRocKErT.-The following letter,
copied from a late number of the Austin
Texas Gazette, goes TO confirm a rumor that
was in circulation some months ago:
CoMARGo, TAxAULipAs,
Feb. 6, 1910.
To the Editor of the Austin City Gazette.
SIR:-I was formerly, a citizen of the U.
States, and have been living in Mexico for
II years. was, not long since, at a mining
district in Mexico,s in the neighborhood of
Guadelejara; and while there, 4 Mexican
came to me, and said that there was q man
from Texas, working in Salinus' mine, who
had requested Of him to ask the first .Ameri-
can he saw, to come and see him, as he
wished to send some word to family he had
left in the State Of Tennessee. To enter a
mine in Mexico you have to obtain permis-
sion from the worker or owner, and he sends
with you the overseer.
| went to the owner, and obtaining per-
mission, went with the overseer, and was ia
ken to that passage Of the mine where the
c~onvicts are placed to work. There were
some 20 or . al work. ard amongst them |
recognized the ;GaH!v iofm ii oac of my
countrymen, whH, The owner hai told me,
was one of the prisoners brought on bv q
part OF FiilsoiI'S division, when he relreatsd
from Texas.
The American seeing me. stepped forward
and g~raSping me by the hand. said. "We!l.
Stranger. Won are the first American | have
seen in this damned country and | don't
think | would have seen you, if ! had not
made a friend of these devils that oversee
the NINE
My ua.or;uAyte friend Irepl;cd. II
have been maic aware of TIE Circumstance
that placed yon here and they a-c such as 10
debar me from rendering you any assistance
more than bearing for you any message you
may wish" II know that, he returned.
so let Us 90 about it ny name Is Dayid
Crockett AN iIUl9 Tennessee. and have 4
family there-they tLink that | am dead. and
50 does every one else : but they are mista-
KEN shouldhaye written to them; IS tie over
seer tod me Knight write. if | could get any
body TO take = letter for me that was the
reason | hid persuaded the oversccr to look
out for IN American formc and lIanRs be
to God, | have cot one II las
lie related 10 ne The parl.cula-z Of h>
having been taken ii Fort Alamo. in Bexlr.
and sent. together With two other men. TO
Loredo from which place they mad been re-
moved, with 4 part Of the army that moved
10 Monterrcy--and when the troops march
ed from Monterrey IL Mexico, they were sent
TO Guadeleia-a and placed in tie nine by
the Alca!dc, at which place they had been
ever since.
lie wro,c BIZ me, a letter. 10 be 81. 10
lis wife and chiiIcen in Tennessee, winch !
sent from MatIapras with directions 10 mail
1t in New Orleans. re;ainingi in my possession
a copy thereof. for e. hv sons mischance.
it should m;scarry. To Lie9t. Col. d. L..
Wood, with whom | met in I4orendo. | gave
another copy, which he promised to publish
but | have since heard lie did not get in safe.
which is the reason 7 write vou this by a
Nevican. going from here to BIitrop and
Austin. | havc directed him 10 give ii to
any American he SAW in either place. whoi
would know where 10 send il.
In great haste. | AIN.
Your humble servant.
WI. {. WHITE.