The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-02-03

Der Of that House, and vote for this bill.' The
man is fearful tha. somebody will pay his bank
10 lie own notes!!l Statesman.
THE TEXAS SANTE FE PRISONERS.
The following letter, from The American
Minister, at Mexico, TO the state department
al Washington, brings information Of The Tex
an prisoners:
From the Globe,
The AMERICANS TAKEN WITH THE TEXANS
AT SANTE FE
Mr.. Wehster has addressed an earnest and
pressing letter 10 our minister at Mexico, in
terposng in half of Mr.. Combs, son of
Gen Combs of kenlucky,) and George Ken>
dali, (E4nnr Of the New Orleans Plcayune.
and such other Americans as like them may
have joined the Texas expedition from mqre
adventurous curiosity, or purposes Of traffic.
Mr. Bale B ryton, District Attorney, New Or
leans, is authorized to employ a special agent
to proceed to Mexico to CO operate with our
Minister there. Wo think the interference Of
our Government with Santa AGA will be tff5c-
maI. We believe he owes his own life TO the
suggestions made in his behalf by General
Jackson to General Houston. The massacre
at Golad would probably have sealed his fate
with the Texans, Notwithstanding Hous-
TOMS known msgnanimiN, but for The support
found by tho alter in the coincidence Of Gen
etsl Jacksons opinion MIR. EIs, our Mn
sler al Mexico, has given 10 the Department
the following intelligence concerning the cap
tvos:
LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES.
Mexico, Decembsr l6, lS4l
Sr:-Trusting that the New York packet
may not leave Vera CRUZ before this commu"
nication reaches that place, avail myseIf Of
The occasion 10 inform you that Brig. General
Mcleod, who commanded the Texan expedi-
ton to San,e .Fe, Mr.. Van Ness, his Secre-
lary, DR.. Falconer, Mr.. Navarro, thirty officers
and one hundred and thrty.Ono soldiers, Ptis-
ouers of war, entered Chihuahua, On their way
TO this capital, on the 22j Of November. They
were escorted by guard o(two hundred and
five men.
In looking over one Of the daily papers prin-
ted here. was shocked at seeing the painful
intelligence announced Of the fate Of three of
those young men, whose names Lave not
been able 10 ascera in. The following is the
substance of.he publication alluded 10 by me:
From the Siglo XIX, of The 18th December.
we have the pain 10 announce TO the pub.
lie an act Of fbarbarism, committed by Captain
d. Damaso, Salazar, who escorted the Texan
prisoners to Chihuahua. Captain Salazar had
the iniquy to kill three fthese prisoners in
cold blood, because they became wearied. 1t
was reserved for Salazar TO eclipse the tri-
umphs of Scnor Armjo, by this cruel and bru-
i n,,;oo Eyn.y nm dirnont NJ sunh nm
atrocious net, peculiar only to cannbal, Don
Jove Maria Elias, Colonel Of The army and
commandant Of Peso eel Norte, is preferring
charges egains, that barbarious captain; and
Senior COnde, Governor of the Department, is
very much mortified by such an event, which
does so little honor 10 Mexicans, whose hu-
manity is their principal device.
we hope that such scandaous act will be
punished iih all the severity Of the law
This cold -blooded and barbarious act meets
with that reprobation and indignation which its
atrocity is so we'll calculated 10 excite in the
minds Of all honorable and human men. The
unfortunate Texan prisoners will be here in The
course of two or three weeks. ! cannot imag-
inc what punishment this Government will ia
f1lct on Them
The uniform practice of this legation ha-
been not officially to interfere in behalf Of per"
sons who have placed themselves beyond tho
protection Of our Government, by entering in
10 the service of that ofTexus Ill am mis-
taken iu this principle Of public law, lbeg you
will be pleased to inform me how far can pro.
ceed, in my representative character, 10 serve
the Texan prisoners.
have The honor 10 be, sir, your most obe-
dent servant,
POWHATAN ELLIS.
To the Hon. DANIEL WEBSTER,
Secretary ofState ofthe United States.