Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-07-18
State Oh eEaG E7GI1Ce 5Ra HEexico,

We see it Stated in some ofthe newspapers,
that the Mexscan robbers treated the represpn.
tatives Of Great Britain and the United States
with unhPcoming severity; that they left the
renowned British captain standing in his shirt,
and gave our minister a thrashing into The
bargain.
The story does the ''gentleman of the ROAD
some Injustice Paul Clifford has given to
the ''minions of the moon," universally, the
character Of courtly gentlemen; and nowhere
do they deserve their good name more thanh
Mexico. Governor Shannon himself has "a
Vored Us with a pleasant account of his road.
side Interview with them, and assures US that
their conduct towards himself was markedly
that characteristic poiteness and propriay
for which they enjoy such weIl-deseNd
celebrity.
The governor had the luck to be robbed,
both on his way TO the capitol, and on his re-
turn from it. 1t was the last scene ofhe
drama. which gave rise TO the ludicrous Mis-
take Of the Picayune.
The scene Of his interview with them, was
some leagues east of the city of Pueba, where
the road, not wide enough for two coaches to
pass, runs for quarter Of a mile thronghS
! barranca, or raVine. cut like canal with per,
pendicujar sides. The stage was accompanied
10y an escort, furnished him by the Alexican
! government. But few moments before they
entered the ravinc, the captain OF the eFcof
! rode up, and Informed him that he had passed
| the haunts Of the robbers, and was no Longer
IN any danger from them; and having iecelSeo
! the customary "graifca!ion," retired From
what Immediately after took place, there
every reason to suspect full understanding
and collision between the guards ana 'I'
robbers. Five minutes afterwards, while @'
travellers were still congratulatlng Oh o"'t
upon having passed through all the dangers u
the road unscathed, the stage suddenly S'OP
ped in the middle of the ravine, and seven
eight big muzzIed carbines at once enIlgNDuII
ed them as to the treachery of their escort ana
reminded them Of the mutablity OF 0nL ['Se
from the purses Of travellers to the PockesVt,,aaS
roadside gentry. They were politely lnS .ori,
TO a conference on foot, and, making n 18th
of necessity, descended from the stage 1 ",%
as good grace as possible. The csI,s ,ssn
of searching trunks and ''han1ing oyer Wv, 1.a
began. While it lasted, Gov. Shannon nav 30. 81
opportunity of observing the tactics Of Ol' t ~,
acquaintance. Around the stage were n nUai
teen in number, all masked and well n aanod
each with a carbine, long knife, the
and pistols suspended in belts aIOun' with
waist. Seven remained on hofSeoa'A' DO of
carbines levelled. ready for action ID '00 III
: resistance. The others dsmounted, " '' LORE
for and select the booty. In the dIsEan'e a
some fifteen or twenty others, sIa''o ~ a,eat
sentinels. The search was conducted VIII; ;S Al
order and decorum, and accompanied WIN I"sos
the politest phrases of the Spanish i' nn{Snired
When it was over, having duly anur.ssed
Gov. Shannon's crossword, and err they
their appreciation to its Workmanship !. ppaDers
returned it to him; together with n'S Sdptention
Then, with many apologies for the u u;r leave
they had caused him, they took tnet him; N tho
not, however until they had asked lVl ai hebaf
blessing of God, and invoked in Ms V I" OUT
the projecting of the Blessed ''rglH'
Lady IF Guadalupe" .ook place
Another more amusing scene loon 0aprted
Immediately afterwards. They Dau tsw mo.
with the first set of bandlttI Out ~" The road.
ments, when another set appeafeu n 10 ccntin-
The conductor of the stage, ho"e'sn' nnssa,,t,
E ued to drive on addressing them, o. in his
; with inexpressible naiuete and Ultimately,
manner, telling them that u .ho work bad
thew were rather too late; that the !" abbey
hee y already done to their hand; 'n la goods
; Dee" o u,ap he market spoiled, and TIC
e rifed. ...hIv ON both e1Ps-