Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-07
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we have, by way OF ST. Louis, a confirmation or
inc capture and cruel treatment or this Expcdi,on
we subioin Statement, Of the particulars iiom the
american Consul al Santa Fc, who left there for
safety, and is now in Missouri
Fsom the st. Louis Republican.
INC reputation, on their arrival near SAINT, y,
were ofincd into three parties-onc under The co,,
manu OF ,iowlanl, another under Cook. the Com
nlssary General from Texas and Tho o,hcr -;
Mcleod, Tor Loud,l the Co,nm,nJcr';n CT ~
very inetreien. man, and. withaI, fonI. Wien
near the place OF destination, Rowland Win ,,,,a
80 sem III ADVANCE as spies, TO ascertain the
ulsIosnIon OF the Mcxicons towards them. No,
UNDERSTANDING The nature Of their embassy sufficient
~, rni from their contradictory s,nte,non,. ...
ccfnhs the place from whence thew hailed In,
were stripped and ordered not to leave tho bo,nJ'
=" INC mean time they made their escape bu, after
ua'e"ing hVe days and only prosre sing fifty mies
'hey were taken by some shepherds, BROUGHT in nni
shot. Seven more from the same comp,nv ,v.ro
hgnn sent in-among them was Kendall the f. ii,or
OF me ri'ayunc, OF son Of Leslie Combs of XIV. rnI
VI! LOWS They had in their possession the
constitution and laws OF Texas the American ,,ss.
ports, &c. OF Kendall and others On their wnv in
hcy were taken prisoners by Captain OF IN. Nj
MA ana marched out before the presented Guns or
'ne company 10 be shot. By the en,reai;cs of the
prisoners and Others the captain however dsohcycd
orders, and took them 10 the Goyc,nor ST.,
ate'' seventy more, and then the whole r,,n,,
yer OF the Texans, were surrounded and ,,lor
YUM "o"s inc only one desrous of maxim, ,L,
eos' resistance. Their fate is wrcrched in Tho ox
ueme' nat day they were stripped of nearly nil
their clothing, deprived of their shoes hand I'll
and started on foot 1000 miles IN the CITY nj Mc,c
with orders from the Governor that each man ne n -
gave out, must be speared or bnyonced md Iof, on
me road side. They had gone 30 miles from S,n,n
re, when these men left and three of tho number
were already SLAIN IN obedience to the order Lewis
II is thought, by his knowledge Of the Snan;sb /,
Snasc worming himself in and bccomin. C,vor;,o
win tne Governor, proved traiteroms and informed
MN oil the distracted and destitute situation or Tho
company, Hence the disregard paid TO the Cons;
luton anu laws OF Texas, and especially the mss
ports oil Kendall and the other Americans (of which
'hey made n bonfire in the public souare) Tbc
tes'ueht americans attempted to get Kendall and
ms companions released and sent them some cl,.h
me, but did no; succeed; and in all probnh;i,v rho
clothing never reached them. N''
Ii seems to have been req uired bv the T,,;,rc g.
vcrnmcnt that the company should no, f ,b, r. ,bo,
could possibly avoid it,, but merely publish IN, can
stitution and laws, make some heterogeneous obou,
trade, and return home. Had there moi been ana,
PreVarlcat'on IN the statements OF Rowland and If
inc resi- hhd made any show of resistance. thcv
"oud nave taken entire possession Of the countrv
immediately. The Governor was surprised M thc;r
situation, supposins them be cour, seous mined
anu plenii'ully supplied with provisions All is
huooub IN Santa Fe. The Americans are ordered
not 10 leave the town-the goods of some of them
are conhscated, and their lives endangered everv
hOur. Chas Bent, with others, was in CUSTODY hut
released; Giddinss's goods taken from him: some
OF kowland's taken also. Sgnor Alvarez was
Shamefuly treated, ordered to remain in the Limits
OF the town, and assassination attemp,ed NV the
rabble but he disobeyed, and started for Ibis place
immediately. r