The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-07-24
Houston, Texas.
Correspondence OF the Herald.l
Houston. Texas. 2Sth January.

Correspondence OF the HERALD
HoUsToN, Texas, 2sh January, 1874.
BY an accident, the other day came to my hands,
the " Alte und Neue Welt" No. AS, of 18th No
vember, 1913, and among other communications
therein contained, saw one headed " Reisebilder
in Nord Central und Sud America" Won Paul Won
vlcksburg, and not TO my little establishment read
q said communication, very unjust charge against
the undersigned, which can not pass without con.
tradicln tor am certain, and / challenge con.
tradicton, that during the whole time OF my
Journ IN Merida, VIZ: from the LIST November 10
l2lh December, 1871, and again from the 10Th
January To 7th June, 1912, such person the
said Mr.. Paul. OF VIcksburg, pIelends 10 be, or any
other German has visited Merida; neither were
there during the said periods any such "respecta-
bic Germans" as he refers 10, or any Germans
whatsoever resident there; consequently il is
ter mlstatement that he visited Merida during my
soJourn, and that he has seen me there, or that
those respectable Germans have informed HIM,
that took great deal Of pride for my being by de-
scent and by birth, Turk, an assertion which
never made 10 any person, and much less /" with
great deal OF pride" That was born in Turkey,
am as little ashamed OF as | am OF living IN
Texas; in the first OF which had no choice, al
though have in the last man is but man
after all whether born in the stable in the par
Tor.
Whatever my transactions with tho Yucaian
government were for the purchase Of the Island Of
CoZumel, that Is my business, and not the proper
object here TO state but had Mr.. Paul, OF Vicks-
me- in christian forbearance delivered the same 10
me, he might have had an opportunity Of becom
ing acquainted with me and my business, which
would have enabled him 10 write an unvarDished
and impartial narrative OF il from authentic
source, and not made random statements upon
hearsay.
The latter part of the story regards Germans
and lrlshmen having been brought 10 the Island OF
Cozumel, Of whom the best half died, and the
others were taken by Capt. Smith TO New Orleans
is matter of which do not know any thing, nor
did ever hear OF II before. here, however, de-
clare, that had no agency or fundamentally IN II,
either direct or Indirect, IT such be the case.
Ia conclusion | would only remark, that MIR.
Paul Of Vlcksburg has traduced without Jus
cause or provocauon, and all upon hearsay; and
would refer the reader to what Mr.. John l.. Ste
phens has thought proper TO record in his valuable
and highly interesting Book Of Travels IN Yucca
TAM" in relation TO my origin, subsequent adven
lures, and my business in Yucatan. founded upon a
personal acquaintance and observations of critical
writer
AS am not stranger to all who might have read
the narrative OF Mr.. Paul OF Vlcksburg, hope the
editors OF the "Ate und Neue Welt" will, as I'M
partial conductors of public press, give the above
an insertion IN their very respectable and widely
circulated paper, that their readers may read the
reverse Of the picture, and disabuse their minds,
| for which favor they will much oblge their
Most obd't servant,
| GEO FISHER.