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were again sent in among them was
Kendall, the editor of tho Pcayune; a
son Of Leslie Combs, Of KY and Mr..
Lewis they had in their possession the
Constitution and laws of Texas, the A
meflcan passports, &c, OF Kendall and
oilers. On their way, in they were ia.
ken prisoners by a Captain Of the Mil.
Tia, and marched out before the presen
ted guns Of the company 10 be shot; by
the entr"alies Of he pr soners and others
the Captain disobeyed orders and took
them to the Governor.
Shorty after, seventy more, and then
the whole number Of the Texans were
surrounded and taken; Cook being The
only one desirious Of making he least
resistance. Their fate is wretched 10
the extreme That day they were
strip Of nearly all their clothing, de-
priVed Of their shoes. hand cufFrd, and
started on foot 1000 mi es 10 the city
of Mexico, with orders from the Cover.
nor, that each man, as he gave out. must
be speared or bayonelled, and left on
the road side. They had gone 80 miles
from Sante Fe, (when these men Ieh,)
and three of the number were already
slain 10 obedience to the order. Lewis,
it is thought. by his knowledge Of The
Spanish language, warming himself in
and becoming laVorite with the Gov
ernor proved tTaitorous, and informed
him Of the distracted and destitute situa
ton of the company hence the dlsre-
gard paid to the Constitution and Laws
of Texas, and especially the pass ports
Of Kendall and the other Americans, (of
which they made bon fire in the public
square The resident Americans, at.
tempted to get Kendall and his compan.
ions released, snd sent them some clio h
ing. but did not succeed and in all pro
babIiiIy the cIo.hlng never reached
them.
1t seems 10 have been required by the
Texan Government, that the company
should not fight if they could possibly
avoid it, but merely publish The Consti
tuition and Laws, make some arrange
menrs about trade, and return home
Had there not been any prevercaton
in the statements Of lIowIand, and if the
rest had made any show Of resistance
they would have taken entire possession
OF the country Immediately The Gov
ernor was surprised al their situation,
supposing them to be courageous, uni.
ted and pIenllfuIy supplied with prov.
sionS. All IS hub bub in Santa Fe -
The Americans are ordered not to leave
the lown-th goods Of some Of them
are conh>cated, and their lives endan-
gered every hour. Cha's Bent, with
others, was in custody, but released;
GiidlngS' goods taken from him; some
OF RowIand's taken also. Signor Al
Varez was shame(ully treated, ordered
to remain in the limits OF the town, and
assassination attempted by the rabb)e;
but h. disobeyed. and started for this
place Immediately. have been thus
particular, knowing that if you had not
heard previously, you would be very
anxiously to learn all the circumstances.
You may rely upon The vetacity Of these
men, and the correctness Of the stale
mPnts in the man: some slight varia-
ton may occur in he details Alter a
respite for a few days, lhe gentlemen
will be in your city on their way east
ward, when you can learn all more con.
nectedIy, minulely, and much more than
can convey in this sheet
1t is rumored that 12 or Is Delaware
and Pottowatomie Indians lately attack
ed party of Sioux, in one Of their hunt.
ing excursion, and we're all killed ex-
cept one, who returned to tell the
mournful tale The Souxs numbered
from 800 to 400
Yours, &c, in haste.