Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1842-03-05

~ ~ huHlocTS lor miles weep
ing et the crueItles TO which we were sui
Iected. They would moi be allowed some
times the discharge of their Offices O
charity the soldiers beating them of an,
rev'ling them with obscene and obusiy,
language. We were marched, hi times
all night and all day Blinded BY SANE
and parched with thirst, hill our tongues
wero SO swollen as almost 10 be incapable
Of speaking
III 1nis manner we were hurried on "a
me city of Mexico. which we reached to i,
wards The close Of December. But
must here pause, TO do justice to one Of
The captains Of the MexiJaa army, who
had charge Of us for about five days Jour.
ney, who treated US with kindness, and
furnished US with money out Of his pock-
ct. lie respected US as prisoners of war,
and ! lament that | cannot recall his
name. tie was the only officer who
seemed to regard US as human beings du-
ring the whole Of our long march. The
foreigners also in chihuahua and Zacatac.
as, raised contribution for US which
gave us q temporary relief.
After we were taken prisoners, we
learned that Rowland, Rosenberg and
Baker, the three guides we took with us
from Texas, and who had been sent on
before the division left the Palo Duro,
had been taken and shot--as we'll as an
American merchant named Rowland, who
had gone their security when they were
taken up, upon the information Iof one
Brgnole, desert from the expedition.
OF thes transactions however, can only f
speak from hearsay, number of 9th. .
or oulrages were reported to have been
perpetrated upon .the American citizens Ct
no doubt correctively reported. OF
When we arrived al Mexico, we were ii
covered with filth and yermin. We ;,
there met an order from Santa Anna, to r.
be chained with heavy iron. We were IN
lodged in the Convent Santiago, about m
two miles from the place; consigned in a h5
room over the cemetery, and the efiiuyia ar
from the dead bodies beneath was often a,
siye IN the extreme. Ava
Upon my arrival, wrote 10 our minis. PIE
er, Mr.. Ellis, informing him of my sits
lation, and Of my being a citizen OF the fro
United States, and stated The fact of my ,bo
having gone with The expedition only as
guest oil the commissioners, which cir. :
was corroborated in writing. :, :.
y MessrS Cooke AMI Benham, two orthe
then prisoners with US. goo
The prisoners were upon the order O g
lnta Anna, walked up and chained two gre
I'd two together and marched 10 the pal cbo
C, at midnight. When they arrived
ere the Dictator was asleep; the pris. ''N
ers were kept in the public square for sure
me time for the qualification of the rab than
and then marched back, no one dare. sbou
!, 10 disturb the slumbers of the Tyrant
'aS not then put in chains in conse, -
cnce Of my illness, Those prisoners ter
10 were able 10 do so were subsequently, s. too
de 10 work upon the streets OF the cap. rem,
About three weeks after we reached
xco, Two Of the prisoners made their Gu II
ape. TIss" T1Es---.a-L ask-ss4sri .as.ss -, ne
N degree' that he ordered the whole here.
:" ohn;,nI ' "a I"u sl'N moulded 10 the ?
t. myself acaS taken out of nay bed 10 III
ehnl"el wiM heary long Chain about r.,
ankles and made to Vork in The Streets
IS. 10, after had been ,emanded ~ peae
zen of the United States by our Min "a l.
r, Mr. Ellis; l ,0aS kept in chains abopt discr
aUeckS, and i'll as was, compelled to in III
p and work in them, having thereby
rly lost my hearing, when was sent 'aA
by Santa Anna. whc
The Dictator asked me a variety of nor
Stiohs, about myself my parents, the indiN
,cts Of the expedition and other mal- 4 roo
J. Alter was in his presence about
minutes, the chains, wecre taken off Wy
by blacksmith; Santa Anna then '"
that, in consequence of nv vouth Cong
capacity in which | accompanied the was G
edition and my being The son of a gen. maa
|, was al liberty and might 90 home. tho ~
ing the interview Santa Anna did not
, mention the name Of our Minister " 'o
Ellis as having demanded me, and on
lered from what heard and saw. nonv
my liberation could not be traced 10 Tber,
energy Of our representative in Mex ant in
Vi me ureuu Oh me Dictator OF the the 81
n.'lon' VI my government aroun
elofe my IeIeaSe | asccrtalned from need
secretary of legation that Mr.. Ellis anon
called several times upon Santa An. foil
but was refused an audience 10 nv ward
~ Il 'n'0 was cne manner IN which peace
representative OF Inc United States We
'eu himself 70 " treated, he answered ed Of
emily addressed a note 10 Santa Anna ons Of
:. 4 4
,na' encc' !. nuu Know not; It can end W
i'laS'neu ''o'i' 'he refusal oil an au- thrice
e upon three several occasions the wi
st 1 was in prison neither saw careful
Ills nor received any word OF reply icatio,
y letters 10 MN The secretary life, al
Tor an excuse lor this neg lgence, find
eemed il, that it was not becoming chIdrc
gnlly oil minister 10 correspond to REV.