Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-04-09


THE rEXAN PRISoNERS-we Sad the fol-
lowing loucr IN the Fayeue,iil Worth Ca'c4'~'a1'
written by Mr. McHca. 90 hus Nay 80 Nahihgton.
We have Is yet seen nOihing IN the Washington
papers of The results of hs mission. sut Nc cannot
doubt that ms Communications prompted hr Clay To
The very severe language he sscd towards Mexico.
IN his late speech the Senate.
Letter 70 the Editor. dated
MONTGOMERY. Ala March Is. 1912.
Dear Sir am thus far on my way returning 10
Washington city from NY Mex can mission; and as
fromthe nature Of my journey. | shall not be able Ia
pass through Fayetteville. I cannot iorb-ar to salts
~ the public as to the true state OF the unfptuuaie
prisoners. fr whose rclieflhe Dispatches from this
Government were forwarded 10 Mexico.
When I arrived in MeXico,i 6gnd that the entire
part of those captured had reached their places of
destination, ninety or one hundred of whom were
conf cd n a con cent IN the suburbs e The city. nth
ers an the ancient convent Of ChIistoval.som twelve
miles distant. Those ia the city. prcvious 10 my
arrival had been m n measure rendered com 'Ortt-
ble by certain resident Americans. though they
were suffering the daily indgniiy OF being ext
heavily irnned nj hirJ labor upon The pubic streets.
and Iorced 10 submit To the still further degradation
Of being scourged by their brutal capiors. Those
at Sm ChnsiOval were IN a deplnrihie srtuaIiOu
part OF Them were almost entirely max sd-allorIhem
fN@'F SUI 49, W. AhNN NAN nut at lAf AAlut - III
visit. received n mnrsel OF food for three DAYS. \
violent epidemic, OF the nature Of small PIX. was
raging among them, and hose who were ~. deSti
tute of blankets, and wanting the nccessaues OF a
SICK chambor-were absolutely lying on a stone nO0i
and rolling IN their WON'T. representing a picture o
wreIchedness and misery, shocking to human nature
MIST Ofthe sick have, however, recovered. and all
have been tolerably provided for.
OF those confined q San Chu>t'val. n new ds.
position has been made; ABOUT 50 pr 100 ha,i %
been Zen, 20 Pueblo and abDut SO ~ PerJie. Those
q Pueblo were SAT- Do De suffering greater md ga.
tt.cs han ne oiheri they nave hceu placed in lrJrs
ans at ia.n-. cleaning the scwers of The city. and tu
odd T. the disgrace Il heir melancholy situation. 1 Q
lntIBu cnnNicis the hithiest end n,sl Disgusting
" reGchcs. have been chained with Them. hand n
hand.
Bat for The strenuous eSeriIns Of his friends. X n.
dali, (Nhuse health was was IN a most prccariuus
,iats) wnSd he ia The same situation; he and Dr.
Nhi'uker. nfc, for The present. IA the hospital Sm
Lagnrd. where the leqcrs are attended. u l. suid
howeNcrihai immediately upon the rec VERY ct Jicir
health, neg are 10 he ir m-fcrcd % their cJm1puiluS
and friends. roparlake of their distress. Those ia
FcFUte nave iallen into better hands. and have me
with com N1TatIycly kind treatment Il u Co De fear
80, hoNever. that then happiness will be of shorl
lure on, tlr the ivrrnt who holds them in b Indgge
Nuovvs no gcaor-ly, uad aud Will allow Us exis.
.eHce "a none I'd bs sI,puiinlIes. Ills deter,nI.
nation srcms iu be the entire determination Of The
"iaul .IraIcs Of Texl,"-aud his hiIe TO Americans
L. bat huie less "a degree. lis will Il ahso!,te
laN. Ills people dread his power as they detCsl
hi- person, aud surrounded as he IL with an am, o
$4,000 meu, and si-its black rs j. hs own, ! ital
lear that noihiRg short uf lhemosl euersic policy pf
tie .aTt ufita, Hov erHmott. o. their own death, car
possIh'y m,rigaIe inc cracltios which are huuri,
pracdsed upon our unfortunate IelioS cIrzsns
Yours, &c.
N K Mr.