Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-03-07

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else having been disposed 81 for bread robbed rm M
by he soldiers Nor the other prisoners I'M bet
ter condition. The weather was then cold and wc wen
nigh pcrishing IN our nakedness
Alter few DAYS march. II found impractleahle
Tor us To- yet on with any speed bound tugothcr IN such
Numbers We were then tied two together. and 10 each
pair there was ruIe tied about the waist neck OF arms,
and fastened the pnmme Of the Saddle OF the horses
on viii Ii The guard was mounted. The soldiers would
occasionally put their horses in gaop To torture those
fastened to them and whenever any OF US fell down II
/ laggcd behind. We dragged upon the gnunnd
and beaten with thongs. sticks what ever else was al
hand.
The principal indeed almost all the food received
during the rale furnished by the won.n ho
would follow IN large numbers for miles, weeping al
the cruelties To which were subjected. They
would mol be allowed sometimes the discharge Of Their
offices Of chanty-the soldiers beating them oil and rcyl
ling them with obscene and abusive language.-Ne
were marched ut times all night and all day blinded
by sand and parched by thlrs I'LL our tongues were
swollen as almost to be incapable Of speaking.
In this manner were hurried on to thecty OF Mexl
co. which reached towards tho close of Decombef.-
But must here pause, 10 do justice 10 one OF the cap
ains of the Mexican army who had charge oi MS Tor
about five days oi the journey, who treated us with
kindness and furnished us Will money out Of his own
pocket He respected Us prisoners Of war, and Ia
ment that cannot recall hls namo He was the only
officer hu seemed regard human beings durng
the whole Of our long march. The foreigners also
Chihuahua aud Iacaaces, rased cont button Tor rs,
which gave as a Temporary frlioL
After wc Were taken prisoners We learned that How
land. Il scnbcry and Baker the guides We took with Us
tsum Texas, and Who had beon sent before tho dly
sion lct the Pale DUO. had been taken and shot-as
well Americas merchant. named Rowland, who
had gone their security when they were taken up, upon
the Information Of one Bngnale desertcr from the
podltlon. OF these transactions however, | can only
speak from hcarsay \ number Of other outragos
reported to have been pefperatod upon American ct
zens-no doubt correctly reported.
When we arrived nj Mexico, NC were covered with
filth aud vcrmn. We then met an order from Santa
Anna, 10 be chained with heavy iron. We were lodged
in the Convent Santiago, ahou, too miles from tho pal
ace confined the cemetery, and the ahlu
via from the dead bodies beneath offensive in the
tromc.
Upon ny arrival, wrote To our Minister. Mr. Ellis.
informing hun OF my situation aud OF my being ct
of the ned States, aud stated the fact OF hay
ing gone with the expedition only guest OF the
commissioners, which circumstance roboraicd IN
writing, by Mcssrs. Cooke and BRENNAN, two Of the
commissioners then prisoners with
The prisoners Were upon the order Of Santa Anna,
walked up aud chained Two aud two together ard march
I'd the palace nj midnight. When they arrived there
the Dictator was asleep the prisoners were kept in the
public square In some time lor the Erahcatan of the
abbc and then marched buck no daring disturb the
,lumb,rs of the lyunt Ms not then put III chains III
consequence Of my lines. Those prisoners who Were
able to do 50 were subsequently, made To work upon the
streets Of the capital.
Ahnut tbrr verbs after We reoch,d Nlr>irn t,.o If
IA prl.nncrs made Ia II ESCAPE This nc,nsed Santa
ma T., su,b , l,,f,, that =, ,, rod tl, ,h,I, fms
the sick and lame lnelaed L. be chained and made Ia
work with the rest i,eos myself taken ont Of bed and
chdacd 'rh htnry log cham about my aolcs aud made
10 rorh IN The streets This too, after had been de
nand,d as ciIlznn If tie nlt.d States hy ,ur minis
ter Mr. Ellis uas Lsf m Chains aI,d hro trc,LS anal
III AS was COMPS he'd Ia sleep and work IN then, hay
ing thereby nearly hr,l m, h,arny when WAS s,nt far
by Santa Ana
The Dictator asked me variety of questions alopt
myself nv parents the objects Of The txrcilion and
other matters AiiefI was IN his presence ahnt /,
minutes the chains Wei taken of me by black nh
Santa Ana then SAID tl,a in CONSEQUENCE of t,, v,,t
the capacity IN which | accompanied the "a petition and
my l,!up the son Of IA fneTI was at liberty and n,ol
ro home Dnrlng lnl,lxj,v santa an, Ia M, oes
mention the name af our Minister Mr. ELLIS rs Loyinu
demanded Inc. and faiber,d from what heard and
saw that nv liberation could not bc traced ia tho energy
of our representative In NJ Ne cr the rced Of the Dcf,
tor Of the resentment If nv Government
Before my release as-,rtain,l INN, our S,,,,,r, e
Iroatlon that Mr. Ellis he'd called several fines in,
Santa Ana but was refused an andlancc To m, IN
curry tins was the manner in which the rcprescni,,e
Of the nlted States allowed b,m,,lf tn hc treated ho
answered there WAS no help for it, Mr. Ellis subse
qucny addressed note Ia SAM, An, hut WIN, ot,, !,
had know not il can be napiuod from the refusal If
an audianco upon thre, occaslon, Wh,lst / was IN
PRISON neither saw Mr. Ellis nor received any word -,
reply to my letters To him The Secretary Gave AS on
cxcusc ia, ;h,s nool,.n.. -. ,oonaI !, IL. N VI,
becoming the dignity of Minister IN o,,rcsr,nd viii
prisoner
After my rclc1se Mr. Fills troatcd mo with attention
and pultencss and hayc ia thanh him for tho l,, r
Black sent me bedding, the foreigners sent me