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Justly indignant.
His answer to Mr.. Bee is more courteous
and respectful. The dictator acknowledges
obligations to Mr.. Bee and to Gen. Houston,
for their personal kindness to him during his
captivity in Texas, but at the same time
expresses the most determined purpose of
reconquering the Texan territory, and is by
no means very flattcring in the opinion en-
tcrtained of the republic That he and
the entire Mexican population feel the full
determination to recover the territory wrcst-
ed from Mexico, there cannot be doubt.
How well they will succeed, is another thing.
Courier d. Eng.
SANTA FE PRtsoSERs-Thc NewOreans Bee pub
Shes the following letter fion Mr. Falconer, the Brit
lsh subject who accompanied the expedition in the
same capacity as Mr.. Kendall did Mr. Falconer
was released as he reached the city Of Mexico. His
Sm,-N". Kendall joined the expedition at Austin
as guest. lie was not enrolled and was not sub
iect to any military orders He also had passport
winch he frequently produced upon the route, which
! autho zed m 10 enter Mexico AMI Santa Fe. This
pass; ort / e obtained at New Orleans, and it was
| signed by the Mexican Consul in that city He was
wa, the rariy, consisting of five, which was not
captured. The reason of his being with this party
was, that Col. Cooke anticipated difficulties, aud
knowing that he had a passport, thought that it
would enable linn to remove from the of any
hostllcs that might occur. At the time of his cap
ture Mr. Kendall had certainly not exhibited any
hostile intentions, by that he had previously
done lie was on his road to Santa Fe, and when
he reached that p lace, if he had been permitted to
proceed so far, NIGH have and probably would have
conformcd to the law of Mexico by presenting his
passport to the local Mexican authorities.
When Mr.. kenda was captured, his companions
exhibited white flag, and assured that they
would I b. mldc prisoners. This assurance was
not fulfilled They were made prisoners, and Mr.
Kendall passport was taken from him He was
entitled to b. permitted to return 10 Col Cooke, or
upon the nu'hor ~ of his passport, have left his
companions and 10 have pursued hi urney Santa
re, without interruption. If he was with n hos
NE party he had right 10 reIurn-if not, 10 proceed.
IT,, la'G if he re,arnei might ultimately have been
man who bcars'a flag of truce may subsequently
be sho, IN battle IS no Justification for killing him
when having the flag in his hand Among Indians
such an emblem of pence is respected Blu, Mt all
events it is mInl act first profess a respect
for it, and then 10 violate the protection which was
recognized to Afford.
The s,cre, instructions of the Commissioners who
accompanied tn, expedition, and who, it is stated,
, were to treat with the inhabitants of New Mexico,
were not sen by Mr.. Kendall or know to him
, Their character could not have been anticipated
: fiom the presence of the military. The military
force not larger than necessary for the pro-
lection of the good o! the merchants from the al
, lacks of indians larger, eeve than the mil
ltary force which accompanied the early Missouri
ptlIilons to Santa Fc.
: The par with whom Mr.. Kendall travelled, ns a
+ prisoner, left san Mig 'el upon October 18th. lie
u had been detained at san Mig 'e for near n month
: previously. On the evening of the 23d he reached
= Valera. The next morning man of the name oil
Earnest died from exhaustion lie had suffered much
from the long marches of the previous days His
ears cut off TO be presented by our captain tC
u his superior officer, evidence that the man had no
d escaped and tins barbarous proceeding. occurred IN
every instance, on the road, either If natural death
y or of murder.
About mile from Valencia a Texan " lunteer %
. the name Of Mcillster was shot. 1t IS said that hi
Z sister married son of the late Oh ef Justice Mar
: shall. He was lame, md unable from fatigue and
= hnustlon TO Wa NJ the Saline pace as most %, tn
If other men. Capt Demlslo Salaznr, who had Tin
y, charge OF the party called Mr.. G. Van Mes. to hin
. aud directed HIM to 90 To the and To inform al
L who were behind that If they did not mmrhiatcl
Z over take the 9TH Prisoners he would order them Il
y be shot. and that sergeant and four had bee
q ordered to The rear for that purpose When Mr. G
r. Van Ness was N the act of complying, an had no
=, repeated the whole order, the sergeant and his me
- came up. The sergeant asked NcAlisi-r "whv |,
N did not 90 fasler!" lie Replied "tha he was no
re able for his feet were very sore" lie was amos
l. Instantly shot through the head. His ears were ci
10 of, his blanket and his pantaloons taken from hir
i, and his body left on the road.
&c Upon HE 30Ih Of De- ober reached Hay Cristo
val. At night there was severe snow storm. Non
to there more than Two inches of snow upon US.
m IeIe commenced what is called the march of I'll
-, Grand Jornaia, II is so called, from there being
" water the whole distance, and The difficulty W.T.
Us which II is performed. We moved off NJ of ii
- 3lsi AM our march continued the whole night
" There was halt for about an hour and halt IN u
H. morning, when the march again commenced, an
~ was continued TN oughout the day, and with The c,
:" ccption of about three hours throughout the who
es night and until about 10 O'Clock the next morning
- During the whole time no provisions or water We
given 10 the men IL was about seven O'Clock Of u
las, night, that dolphin, merchant, shot. Il
had long cen SEX, and had been carried On the sic
wagon, as it called, nearly the whole dstan,
from the River Qulniuiue to San Migve, that
from Sept. Is to Oct. II. lie continued lex and il
he firm until the time of his death. He obtained pc
mission of one of the Mexican soldiers to ride, al
%, was in the act OF taking of his shirt nay for tn
nd favor, when some soldiers come up. One OF lhe
fired AT and wounded him. He ran some yards, or
&c, ing to have his life spared, when another soldi
T.. shot him dead.
H. Griffith was killed the sans night with Gophin.
W. He had been pr miltel to ride in wagod during d
day, upon account of sickness. His brains we
20, knocked out by soldier, but we do not know VIII
,c occurred previous 10 his being killed
Gates was another sick colder. He caught &C
ic- soon after leaving san Miguel, which follow
-, bv a severe inhimation of the lungs. few min II
,"' before his death soldier presented at him musk
il and snapped il IN his face laughing at the painful
:, feet it produced His body was thrown into the bus
re Is There was another man of the name OF Ga
tho with us n Coinshman, who is alive.
NV These were the horrible scense that acco
tho pm ed with loss of life; but there her seer
49, connected with this march Of a longer duraiion n
ro- of the most painful kind. For many days no 70
as was distributed and on some days only two heads
corn were given TO each man. Such articles OF dr.
Jed the men could with decency spare, they exchanG
upon the road for subsistence. The cold was
great hat the loss of what they parted with added
the their ,ulerings. General Armigo, the Governor
New Mexico had, nj the RIO GRlrna, caused tn
vel be stripped of their and wasrcoais and II
,ct. second blankets to be taken from them. They i
not therefore sufl.cen, clothing 10 project them ir
ny the severity of the weather. Their shoes were WI
cha out; their feet were bis cred they We're exhaust
WV y fatigue; many We're almost naked; those
ans broken down were under the apprehension of be
Killed; and in this lame, miserable and sui ring CO
- duon they reached Santiago.
20 Myself and some few Others were not deprived
y. our cons we had good shoes and we had better
Tor tune than many in having saved the means VIII
1 prevented the nrecssity Of parting with our cloth
Noars, very truly. Theses f.tcoNEs
5n- Msvi'o, fr'ruary 10, lsie,