Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-02-03


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The Warr-Its eauseS4and, prosecution.
End inthe New Haspp pshise Ratfio
adetailed Statement Of the oufrages perpe
trated by the Mexican authorities upon tn.
persons and property Of citizens Of the u
s. during the period from 1917 to 1s45
inclusive. The statement is made up from
documents now on file in the Department
Of State. Those of the cases occurring
prior to December I'd, 1887, will be found
in letter ofth Hon. John Forsyth, Secre-
tary of State to the President, which was
published with the annual message of that
year. Of these cases embraced in the
letter of Mr.. Forsyth being fifty seven in
number, we give the following as specimens
ofthe remaining ones:
"No. 9. Brig Cato. This vessel was
boarded at Alvarado on the Goth Of August,
1924, by some twenty men, who rihed her
Of 2,7Ol dollars in specie, and of numer-
Gus other articles After threatening the
life Of the captain and wounding two Of the
crew, they set the vessel adrift by cutting
her chain cable, which, with the anchor
were lost The claim in this case is for
$5,544." -s a. sr..-.
"No. 10. Brig Delight, of philadel-
phia "A Double Claim This vessel in
March, 1885, touched at San Bias, where
the officers Of the custom-house compelled
the conveyance Of her cargo over mile to
the custom-house stores, Its reshipment.
The damage to the owners was estimated
at $4,7I6 46. The same vessel entered
the port of Sisal in September of the same
year, whore she was seized by the collector
with an armed force, part of her cargo
forced on shore, her hatches broken open,
and the cargo taken to the custom house.
Estimate of damages arising from the
condemnation and sale of the cargo, &C.,
$l4,692 81. Tho Mexican Secretary of
the Treasury has assured Mr.. Poinsett tina,
an order had been given to release the vessel
and cargo Mr.. Poinsett pronounced this one
of the most fragrant and unjustifable viola
tions Of the property Of American citizens
on record"
"No. IA. Schooner Fair american, of
Baltimore. This vessel arrived at Refugio
Jan. 4th, 1926, was admitted to entry,
landed her cargo under permit, and in
part removed it to town, when the whole
was seized by the Mexican authorities, and
confiscated and sold. The Mexican consul
at Baltimore Afterwards requested of his
government that the property might be
restored the owner. indemnifed. Mr..
Wilson's claim for damages is SS50,225 81,
the justice of which was understood to be
acknowledged by the Mexican government.
To the demand Of the American made eva
sive replies, and made no answer to his last
note on the subject" s --a1,.a -
"No. 81. John Baldwin, an American
citizen, complains Of gross and outrageous
treatment ut the hands Of the alcalde Of
Minotitlan in Guazcualco. He asserts that
the alcalde was interested in q suit which
was brought against him by one Of his crea-
lures. Some alteration occurring at the
proceedings before the alcalde, he was or
dered to the stocks. He refused to submit,
and in attempting to escape was shot at,
and severely injured bya fall. He was
captured, made to stand in the stocks, and
afterwards imprisoned. The Mexican gov
ernment were Informed subsequently that
the United States government would regard
this national question. The reply OF the
Mexican executive was, that it was matter
of judic ial investigation, &c, ,,r,e -.
sNo. %. Schooner Topaz The mas
ter Of this vessel cotracted, in 1882, to
transport $50 Mexican soldiers from Mata'
moras to Galveston. During the passage
the master and mate were killed by the
Mexican officers, and the crew were forcec
to run the vessel into Anahuac. Here they
were imprisoned on charge Of killing theil
captain and mate, and attempts were made
by the officers above mentioned to make
them confess to that crime. They were a
last liberated on their agreement to be
bound to the officers to serve them for three
years. {, One of them subsequently, ESCAPED
to the United States, and testified to the
facts above stated. He states that the Mex
lean officers divided the captains money
between thom. He thinks he had :, 900 ol
4,000 dollars."asa aaga4 az ,q4sre,sa.ss
"No. Az. The schooner Harriet Eliza
bethwas stranded near Matagorda, in 1885
While in this situation she was fired upor
by'a Mexican schooner, and her captain
crew, and passengers carried to Matamora'
und imprisoned. Reparation was demand
ed by Mr. Ellis, insls36, but has neve
been given by the Mexican government X
! "No, A. The brig Jane and four othe
vesselswere detained at Matamoras, in 1895
contrary to express treaty stipulations; ant
when reparaton was demanded, the excuse
rendered for the outrage was, that certain
hostile vessels we're cruising in those wa
ters, and that the orders by which the Jane