The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-03-26

Orleans Bee of the llth gives another tala ar a..
horrible baibarities Of the Mexicans toward. N.
detachment Of the Santa Fe prisoners to which
Mr.. Kendall was attached. Mr.. McRae, bearer O
United States Government dispatches, Mr.. FaIco
ner, an English Santa Fe captive, Mr. Lumsdep
and Mr.. Van Ness, Secretary of the Texan Com
missieners, having arrived al New Orleans iron
Mexico.
Mr. Falconer was released as soon as demsnde,
by the British Minister. Mr., Kendall had arrive,
at Mexico, had been taken sick, and taken TO tn
Leprosy hospital. The Bee aays that the prospec
of his release is not fattcring.
The prisoners at Peubla (2S) are emnloyed i,
paving the streets. Those at Perote (5O,j are bet
ter treated. Those at Mexico are still in chains
and compelled to labor in the drains and sewers :
Our Minister has nade peremptory demand 70,
Kendall's release. We copy the following shock.
ing narrative from Mr.. Faiconer:
Mr.. Kendall joined the expedition at Austin a
guest He was not enrolled and was not sube ct
to any military orders. He also had q passport,
which he frequently produced upon the route
which authorized him to enter Mexico and SAINTS
Fe. This passport he obtained at New Orleans
and it was signed by the Mexican Consul in thai
city. He was with the party, consisting Of five,
with this partyl was, that Col Cook anticipated
difficulties, and knowing that he had a passport,
thought that it would enable him 10 remove from
the scene Of any hostilities that might occur. At
the time Of his capture Mr. Kendall had certainly
not exhibited any hostile intentions, by any act
that he had previously done. He was on his read
to Santa Fe and when he reached that place, if he
had been permitted to proceed 80 far, might have,
and probably would have conformed to the law Of
Mexico by presenting his passport to the local
Mexican authorities
When Mr.. Kendall was captured, his compa-
Mons exhibited white flag and were assured that
they would not b. made prisoners. This assurance
was not fulfilled They were made prisoners, and
MIR. kcndal's passport was taken from him. He
entitled to be permitted to return TO Col Cook,
or, upon the authority Of his passport to have left
his companions and to have pursued his journey to
Santa Fe, without interruption. If he was with q
hostile party, he had right to return-it MOTTO
proceed. His fate, if he returned, might ultimate
ly have been that of the party with Cook, but the
possibility, that the man who bt flag Of truce,
may subsequently be shot in battle is NO justfca-
tion for killing him when having the flag in his
hand Among the Indians such an emblem Of
peace is respected But at all events, it is crimi-
nal act first to profess respect for it, and then to
violate the protection which ii was recognized to
afford.
The secret instructions Of the Commissioners,
who accompanied the expedition, and who, il 10
stated, were to treat with the inhabitants Of New
Mexico, upon matters Of trade, were not sees by
Mr.. Kendall or known to him. Their character
could not have been anticipated from the presence
Of the military. The military force was not larger
Of The was the attacks Of % s0Ds
larger, believe. than the military force which
accompanied the early Missouri expeditions to
Santa Fe
The party with whom Mr.. Kendall travelled. a.
had been detained at San MigHel for nearly month
previously On the evening Of the 23d he reached
Valera. The next morning man OF the rame Of
Ernest, died from exhaustion. He had suffered
much from the long marches Of the previous days.
His ears were cut of to be presented by eur cap
tain to his superior officer as evidence that the
man had not escaped, and this bsrbarous proceed
ing occurred in every instance, on the road, either
.afss zeal Aath R.tv I'd
About nile from Valencia, a Texan volunteer
of the Of Nc Alister shot. 1t is said that
his sister married a son Of the late Chief Justice
Marshall. He was lame, and unable from fatigue
and exhaustion to walk At the pace as most Of
the other men Capt. Demasio Salazar, who had
the charge Of the party, called MIR G. Van Ness TO
him and directed him to go to the rear and to in
form all who were behind, that il they did not inn
mediately ovcrtaxe the other prisoners, he would
order them to be shot, and that sergeant and four
men had been ordered to the rear for this purpose
When Mr. q. Van Ness was IN the act of comply
ing and had not repeated the whole ORDER the SER
McAlister "why he did not go faster?'' He re-
piled that he was not abe, for his feet we're very
sore" He was almost instantly shot through the
head. His ears were cut off, his blanket and his
pantaloons taken from him. and his body left on the
road
>. pom the 3Oth of October we re cached Hay Girls
tsvel. AT night there was severe snow storm.
None of US had more than one blanket, and in the
morning there we're more than two inches OF snow
upon us. Here commenced what is called the
march Of the Grand Jornada. Ii is so called from
there being no water the whole distance and the
difficulty with which it is performed We moved
off at noon of the 3lst, and march continued the
whole night. There was a halt for about an hour
an a half in the morning, when the march again
CONNER ced and was continued throughoutthe day,
and with the exception Of about three, hours,
throughout the whole night, and until about 10
o'clock the next moraing. During the whole time
III rat al In he
was about o'clock Of the last night, that Golphin,
merchant, was shot. lie had long been SEX, and
had been carried on the sick wagon, 40 is called,
nearly the whole distance from The River Quintufus
TO San Miguel, that is from Sept. Is to Oct. r.
lie confused sick and infirm until the time Of his
death. lie obtained perm ssion Of one OF the Mex
ican soldiers ride, and was in the act Of tskinE Oft
his SHIRT TO pay for this favor, when some soldiers
came up. One Of them fired at and wounded him.
lie some yards, crying out to have his life SPAR
ed, when another soldier1shot him dead. ~.s~
Griffith was killed the same night with Golphin
He had been permitted TO ride in q wagon daring
knocked out by soldier, but we do not know what
occurred previous to his being killed.
Gates was another sick soldier. He caught cold
zoos after leaving San Migsel, whict was followed
by q very severe Inflammation Of the lungs. A
few minutes before his dea h. soldier presented at
him a musket, and snapped II IN his face, laughing
at the panfal effect it produced. His body was
thrown into the bushes There was another man
OF the name of Gates with w, Cornishman, who
is still alive.
These were the horrible scenes that were accom-
panied with a loss Of fe; but there were other
scenes connected with this march of logger dura-
ton, and OF the most painful kind For many days
no food was distributed, and on some days only TWO
heads Of corn were given to each man. sucn s.
rirs a drcss "a the men could with decency spare,
they exchanged upon the road for subsistence ne
coI was so Great that the loss OF what they parted
with, added to their SUFFERING: Gsner,, H. n,.
had. the Il 20 baic01,
I'd hem IN be stripped Of their coats and waist
coats ard their second blankets, 10 be taken from
them they had not, therefore, sufficient clothing
70 prote CT them from the severity OF the weatner
Ths;r shoes were worn out, their feet were biis-
,srsd thew were exhausted by fatigue; many we're
sImost naked those not broken down were under
the apprehension Of being killed, and in this lame,
and suffering condition they reached