The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-02-19
LETTER FROM MIR. KENDALL.
CHIHUAHUA, Nov. 81, 1SAl.

CHIHUAHUA, NOV. ~, lSAl.
Ny Dear Fricnds:-Yol have doubt
less, ere this heard that your humble
servant was III what may be Justly term
ed, "a bad muss," but this is the first
chance have had of letti ne you know
myself
o. the 9th of September last. .afte
suffering IlauIShips almost incredible il
the prairies in the way of starvation. Sc.
myself with four Others, were taken pri~
oners by detachmcntof hIexIeens, nea
San Miguel, New Mexico. After con
fnemonroi some five weeks a, San Mgu
ed, town some II ty miles from Santa
Fe, was brought to this city with nea
two hundred of the troops (prisoners
attached 10 the Texian Santa Fe Expcdi
ton, Tomorrow or next day we are al
to start Ter the city Of Mexico, where We
shall probably arrive early in February
and where | have the strongest hopes o
gaining my liberty once more and 500
after my arrival. 1t appears a lille sin
guar, does ii not, that !, an indivdua
perfectly innocent, and with no wrong in
tenllons towards this government, shuuI,
he thus made prisoner OF, and rnrche,
"A di stance of $500 or 1000 miles? but
present we are well Treated, and hav,
no reason to complain, although my case
is peculiarly hard one. One thing
however, have gained by the operation
-healM; and that of the best kind. |
verify believe that were to enter the
office in my present condition, you would
not know me. am stouer and heavier
than ever was in my life
] have not seen a paper, nor heard Il
word from the United S ales since LEFT
in May last, with the exception of ru-
NOR that war had been declared against
England, and that the old Harrison cabi
net had "hHrsted up" Although / have
been in the world or the last six months.
] have not been of it.
You must write some ofyou, and that
Immediatel Y, to my friends in Alabama.
tel ing them tlat | am slili in the land d
the living, and have strong hopes Of con-
llnu ng in i'll while longer. You can
tell Mr., Milford that his friend Faconer
is along with me, and also in good
health,
My ankle has nearly recovered, and
perhaps you will think it time. So scr-
Gus was the injury, that for nearly two
months was unable TO put my loot on
The ground. a broken leg would have
been mere scratch in comparison.
There arc number of Americans here,
who have all treated rs with great kind
ness The Governor of the State of
Cnahuahua, IS also genllemanly and
good hearted man and has done much
10 alleviate The condition of the PRISON.
rrs.
This is a place should like extremely
well If ! had my lIbcIiy,as the people are
kInd-hearIed and very attentive aud obi
gng TO strangers. At Passo, a town some
two hundred miles from this, | received
av"rs from the Priest of the place such
as would not be conferred or granted by
any minister Of the gospel out of Mexi-
co-bul of all ibis shall speak further
when ! get home,
Once more say to all. keep "sin' up
PEI lips.' Tell all my friends that !
shall MANIFEST my sef among them one
OF these days.
Hoping that you may all remain in as
good health as myself, remain sill
GEO. WILKINS KENDALL.
4-S~lt Is So long since have written
rhati have almost forgotten how!-.N. q.
Pic.
$500.