Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-04-11

! TIT. TEAS PRr,ONERS.-We find the fl
living hotter IN the Fayetteville North Cc~oiinian
written by Mr.. Melsae, on his way Ia Washington
We have vel seeu nothing IN the Washington papers
o the result OF his mission hui cannot doubt that he
communications prompted Nr. Clay 10 the very sevete
language he used towards Mexico in his late speech IN
the senate
! Letter 10 The Efiioa dated
No.rGoNrnY. Ala. March 10. 1912
I Dear Sir-l am thus far On my way returning Ia
W as1Ingtun city irom my Mexican Missan and -,
irutn The nature OF my journey shall not he able o IaSs
through fayeov le cannot f.rbs to satisfy the PUB
he a. 10 the true state of the unfortunate prisoners, iuf
whose elle the dispatches ifum tins Government
forwarded To NeNic1.
When arrived al Mexico f.und that the entire par
" Of hose captured had reached their places tf d,si
nation; ninety hundred ol them wire confined IN
convent IN The suburbs Of the city, the oiltfs in the an
cicnt convent OF San Chrstova. soro twelve miles dis
taut Those IN the city. preylou', ~ my arrival bad
been IA measure Rendered cur or able by certain resi-
dent Americans though the, We suffering thr dali, IN
dignity oi hcng eNpsed, featiy onod. al hard labor up
On The public streets, I'D Greed Ia submit lhcsiill fur
lhtf degradation 81 bfr scouged by their brutal caplors
nose Al san Inn wal IN drplorahle situations
part oi them vcr almost entirely uakcd-all Of them
nr1fif starved IN hcy had mol at the time d my visit,
foceifed uu rsr II food lr Two days violent cpl
dcme,o ~, nature al small paN, raging among
them aud thosa Who were ILL., destitute otblankcs, ahd
wahlns The neefs#afies of sick chamber, were also
utely lynn slane flor aud rolling their vomil.
presenting picr 81 Wr,rhelness aud misery. shock
in2 Ia human natufr. Nl,st The sick have. however
rcnrrrpi. aad all tFclc islefably provided for
Oh tho, confined Al san Christoyal new disposition
has been nade absnl 81 to lnohlvmg been sent Ia Pue
ha. an about 81 II p,rue. Those nj Pneba wore
md h ~ suffering grclr iuianfnos than the others;
They INV been placed IN irons am at labor cleansing the
sewers Il the CITY. and TO add 10 This disgrace # nof
melancholy situation, the Indian coyies the fhhicsl
and NIL disgusting wretrhrs layc been chained with
them. hand IN hand.
But In the strenuous cNerion7 Of his friends, Ken
dall. fsh.so health WIS IN most preearlpus sIale)
would h. IA The SIM situation; he aud Df Whitaker
are IN thr present the hospital II san iagorl wlcn
the lepef- are attended. It's sad. however that in
medatv upon the recovery eiher health. they are to-
be Transferred Ia lie company ii their friends 10 parlahc
of helr suffering aud ihcr distress, Those in p,r5te
have hilrn u'nlttr hands and have met with com
lmutlYrly KIND treatment II Is bc feared. how ever
thai Their iap'ees Will be- II short DURATION Tor the "
unt WHO holds Them ia hndaee knows no generosity
AMI vii allow H. eNs'tucc Of his snborduates
lis determination seem, 10 In The entire determination
of tn "land pirt.e.af I, aud his hate Amen
rams IS hni Iula less IN DECREE HIS VIII IS absolute
law H. people dffad his power AS they hate his per
~pn and surrounded as hr Is with an army of 90 0On
uop. aud spirits vile and black as his own fear that
"'itaa short q" lie m energetic policy the pauofihls
i"yemment. ~ their pwndcah. can possibly mitigate
the cfaeln's winch az hourly pncll,cd npauonr uufar
un1e fellow ci.Hha. Yours, &c.