Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-03-08
VOL. WILL


If the gentlemen despatched TO Santa
re, and not suspecting Lewis TO be a
raitor, the Texans laid down their
arms upon the terms Of surrender pro-
posed. Food was then furnished the
troops and they were treated with some |
leniency until the next day, when the |
Governor arrived with about 1900
Men, a force sufficient TO make him
secure in his barbarity; we were se'-
zed and bound six aud eigh: together,
with hair ropes and thongs ofrCw hide,
and putin filthy sheep-iold, surroun-
ded by large armed guard. In this
place we were kept all night, lying in
heaps, one upon another, and suffering
the most intense agony from the close
ness of the confinement and Il . pres
sure Of the ropes with which we were
bound, and in full hearing of the dis
mites in the council called by the
Governor 10 deliberate upon our des'
inv, which decided about day-break
by a sing le rote, that we should not be
| shot but be marched off for Mexico.
| AT sunrise we had to take up our
march for the city of Mexico, about
9. 900 miles distant-the soldiers tel
ling us that we were going to the mines
Bound six and eight together, we
were forced TO travel the three hrst
DAYS about thirty mile each, without
food. and even denied the privilege Of
drinking when we were wading .the
small streams through which we were
marched. We were stripped of hats
shoes, blankets and coats. The Gov
ernor himself took from me my blan
ket and buffalo robe, cursing and strl
king the prisoners aud raving like
T. madman; because (as we heardDm
I wish TO have us shot had heen over
, rnled in council. | was obliged +
c rive nv shirt in the extremity OF m
: distress, for a loaf of bread. and swap
Z ped tolerably good pair ofpantaloon
: for a ragged pair upon receiving
mou,hCul or two to eat in the exchang'
/ When we arrived at the Rio del MOI
a tie l had parted with every thing 81
:, nv taltered trousers, vest and suspee.l
in ders, every thing else having been oil
On nosed Of for bread or robbed from n
r, by the soldiers. Nor were the 9th
i'm prisoners IN better condition. Il
to weather was then cold, and we we
ed nigh perishing in onr nakedness.
IN After a few days march, 1t W
,r- found impracticabie for us to get
le with any speed bound together
Of such numbers. We were then ii
re two together, and to each pair the
:se was rope tied about the waist ne
he or arms, and fastened to the pumn
as Of the saddle Of the horses on VIII
ION the guard was mounted.
- In this manner we were carried
- 10 the CITY Of Mexico, which va rea'
ok ed about the close of December
or But must here pause, to do justice
len one ofthe Captains ofthe Mexican
en- nv. who had charge of us for ab
His five DAYS Of the journey, who Urea
mas rs with kindness, and furnished
ject with money out Of his own pocket
r as He respected US as prisoners oil
he and ! lament that | cannot recall
lian name. He was the only officer
left seemed to regard US as human be-
ons. during the whole Of our long marcl
got The foreigners also in chihuahua
also Zacatacas raised contribution ioE
aud which gave us temporary relief
pan When we arrived at Mexico,
OBJ were covered with filth and verml
age We there met an order from ;
ace, Anna TO be chained with heavy lr'
thew We were lodged in the Convent ,
jov AGO. about two miles from the pa
confined in a room over the Gem
lOr's and the effluvia from the dead be
had beneath was offensive in the eXtr
), tie Those prisoners who were able
lining so were subsequently made to
rep upon the streets of the capital.
nc to About three weeks after we r
4 that cd Mexico, two Of the prisoners
ls, in their escape. This incensed
which Anna TO such a degree, that he
force ed the whole Of US, the lame
their and sick included, to be chalne
iguel. and made TO work with the re
neph- was myself taken out of bed and
or, as en- with a heavy log chain abo
urren- ANGLES and made to work in the
nsgo- This. too, after l had been dem
troops as a citizen of the United States
nplied minister, Mr.. Ellis. l was X
vernon chains about two weeks, andill as
he au- compelled to sleep and work in
f each having thereby nearly lost my b
march when l was sent for by Santa "A
an his The Dictator asked me a val
S were questions about myself, my P
ecreta- the objects ohhe. expedition al
as by er matters. After l was IN Ills
fwhom ence about fifteen minutes, the
were taken of, me by blac
ting, to Santa Anna then said, that IN
5, Cap quence of my youth, the cap:
e Gov which l accompanied the exp
.oop of and my being the son OF g
,'march was at liberty and might go no