The Polynesian., 1841-11-20

in "a hours. All parts of the establish
ment are kept in operation night and day,
and two sets of hands are thus kept EN-
ployed. The Mexican girls employed
give the proprietOrs the greatest satsac-
ton they learn with readiness, and ma
ny of them shcw considerable skill. They
receive two reals per day when they first
enter, which pay is increased as they adj
vance in usefulness. Some receive three
dollars per week. The proprietors who
are both Englishmcn, expressed them
selves in Very high terms of their Amcr-
can assistants and the establishment seems
to be conducted with the utmost harmo-
ny. The oul y quality manufactured is of
a coarse stout texture, such as can be pur-
chased at home at retail for about ten
cents per yard, the Mcxicans prcferring
this quality to any other. The proprie-
tors have large establishment in the ci-
ty, where the cotton is sold at wholesale
at 3Ob cents per yards. Fostered and en-
couraged as it is by government, this cs-
Enlistment enjoys privileges which are
unsurpassed, and which if continued, will
ensure it long course of successful and
profitable operation. The land which
was given by government contains about
seventy acres, and with the valuable wa
ter privilege which it possesses, 50 near
city as large as Topic, (Which contains
about ten thousand inhabitants) is mu-
nilicent donation for useful purpose.
Two days after our arrival, Don Jose
Castro arrived with his officers and
brought word that the prisoners were on
the road, on foot, and would be in town
the next day. Castro was very much as
tonished at his reception at Topic. On
his enquiring what accommodations he
was to have with his officers, and where
the prisoners should be confined, he was
told by the commandant that the prison.
ers should be taken care of, but that he,
himself with his officers would be put UNI
der arrest, on charge of maltreating En-
glsh and Americans. His papers were ex-
amined and not the slightest proof against
the prisoners could be discovered. On
their arrival they were furnished with am
pie accommodations, and every attention
was paid to their wants that was possible
under the circumstances. In this stua-
ton, they were to remain until the des-
patches which have been forwarded to
Mexico, shall be answered. Mr. Barron,
the British consul, excrted himself very
much in favor both of the Americans and
English, there being no American consul
here at present to act in behalf of his
countrymen.
The poor fellows were quite happy at
the change in their circumstances. call
ed to see them in their new quarters, and
found them some asleep from the fatigue
of the long walk, and the rest clothing
themselves from the subscriptions gener-
ally made up for them among the resi-
dents here, who have manifested much
sympathy for them. Graham Showed me
the cloak in which he was wrapped, when
they burst into his honse and fired upon
him. 1t had three bullet holes in it, two
of them burnt by contact with the pow
der, so near were the pistols to his per-
son his neck cloth had also a shot hole
through its folds, and it seems almost mi
raculous that he could have escaped with
his life, He said il was i'm their mower