Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-09-11

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HUMANITY OF THE MExlCANs.
An officer Of tho U. s Navy writes a long
letter to the editor Of The New Orleans Plea
yune. telling how kindly he was trested by the
MeSicens when Norshsr threw him and three
ssloss into their hands, BY the Besching Of a
prize schooner ut Alvsrsdo. We omit lIis de-.
scription of the piorm. taking up the narrative
at the acsual going ashore ofthe vessel =
The Mexicans had been al this time ,pccta.
tors from small fort at the entrance of the riv.
er. They now rushed down. mu,ket in band,
TO make US prisoners. Their looks were unpre.
possessing, and SO, edging off for the other side
OF The river, we kept on for the town. The dis.
lance is incousiderable, and fow momenis at.
ter saw her ashore at Alvsrado. r. ,os4 ...
a The whole town was upon the beach a. soon
a. ourselves-India ians, Sdmboes and Mexicsns
ALI full of curiosity 10 see Los Amesicanos'
who had thus strangely fallen into their hands
OF officers remarked enobgh 10 man a ship;
and having asked permission from the military
Governor or the alcalde, wac conveyed on
shore on the shoulders Of an Indian, who waded
in the water under the scI,ooner's bow. DR..
Tomaso Marin was then Governor but, being
sick, was taken to the second in command
My examination was long and critical, but con.
Quoted with much decorum and urbanity. Al.
ter all had hsen told, and some notes taken, I
was conducted back 70 the schooner.
Since my departure many changes had oc.
Cured. The sails had been unbent, and
guard Of several men regularly Installed, under
lieutenant of the Mexican navy. I was in.
formed that during my stay in Alvarado I was
to remain on board with the men, for the rea.
son that the citizens were much excited q % inst
the Americans, and might, IL we went about,
ofcr violence or insult. We were thus detail.
ned until the next morning bnt 10 other re.
spects we're treated with great kindness. Meals
of the best description were sent, snd in sbun.
dance; and sl,hough we had to pay for neither
these nor conveyances when travelling into
the interior. yet Dr.. Toinaso Marin caused his
rurser 70 pay us money in order to procure lit.
tie luxuries on the route. {'li. sai r a51ss
b Many persons came on board to zee DE-, ex.
pressing much sympa,hy. these there wss
one, Mexican colonel Of infantry, Don Grepio.
rio Gonzales. brave fellow, Who Wss psttIcui
fariy Kind Our first meeting was Characters.
tic Of the man. He was highest il command
among tie officers who received me on the
beach. and in the course Of my questions / asked
him if our private property would be respected.
oh, yes he repliedi upon the field we are
ene"ies-hos'a Ia mnerte---even TO death;
now, as q prisoner, We nre friends = On the
next day he came on boa I'd 10 inform me tina,
we were to 60 inland, TO the Pueblo OF Cosms.
loapam. lssl.sa.s a'a...s.l g. .,isl. yia.a.
He YVES very sorry. he said, that ! could not
stay in Avarado, ss he had hoped to have me
live in his house, bot that in the Pueblo would
find the people kidd snd we'll disposed. Al the
same time he proddeed two letters Of intfoduc.
tion--one to D.Perdo ignacio Bravo, tho pre-.
tect Of that place, and the other TO PEDRO la.
win, the cura or chief ecclesiastical fnnctionary.
Those, he told me, would introduce me to
friends who would do every thing 10 serve me.
In packing up our baggage no one overlooked,
and were given full permission to take every
particle of our property. . .-, -...,,.,,
AT about 4 o'clock in the evening We were
Joined by the mate and four or five men of
Baltimore schooner which had been wrecked
during the gale, and we very soon after started
for the Pueblo Of Tlscotaipam, srnid the waving
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