New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-07-29
American Prisoners Ia Mexico.
From The rIeaYune Of July %.

From the Iicayune oi July 70
We have been allowed % make use OF a letter
from Lieut. arbour, OF the lst Regiment Kentucky
Volunteers. who is now prisoner in the City Of
Mexico 10 will be rccoilccted that be was taken
prisoner when ia command o. the escort of a train
cut 10 pieces by The Mexicans. After the publca'
ton of the paragraph 10 this paper which elected
the letter intelligence was received Of Lieut. Bar
bour fate, and published yet the etteris interest
ing for some OF It's details and we give IL. emitting
paragraphs o n private nature.
The letter viii awaken new alarm tor the late OF
the handful of brave men now prisoners IN the City
of Mexico. The peridy OF santa Anna in the case
of these prisoners is suiiicient % Justify every
stigma which has ever been cast upon him. 10 IS
emiuently cruel and coutcmpubc. and far more
shameless than most of his unworthy acts for often
the man endeavors 10 proptiate universal regard by
traits OF apparent magnmimity
CRY OF MExfcO. June -. 1911
DEAR SIR ] was surprised on receiving number OF
the n o. PcayuHe Of the 5th inst 10 ind that nothing
was known Of mo and my command since our capture
the 2itn OF February last correspondent oil tnt
PicayHHe suppose8 that We we're murdered and the LII
tor concurs with him IN opinion, had written repeat
eddy and had confidently hoped that some OF my etteri
had reached their destination; indeed, was very Ger
tain that my friends in Monterey had received nieii
gence OF regret this tae more, Sc Il has doubtless
caused my family and friends much unnecessary uueasi
ness.
Santiago ia this city for IampcO where we were told
they were % be released but 1t - with regret that VI
learn through the city papers here that they were stop
ped At an Indian village $50 miles from this By order
Gen santa Anna and thstthey were starving. Gen, Gs
raw " no has them 10 charge writes to the Govern
here that he csuuot obtain provisions Sc. refer yor
10 the paper II RpnLlioaa0, which send you.
We have suffered great hardshi9s. particularly the
men They have been In state OF naksdness. iamn,
and dasa5e fpf ,hs lest i've month"; and mauy OF hen
would have died bad not been f'r the foreigners here
through whom aid WAS given them. We have been OF
our parole since the ooh IF April last and this city
assigned 70 Us ss our chsr Tho Government has pal,
us during part Of this trao four rias go cens) per dim
and tlev ch1rgc tc 70 ob1il n 50 In tact We g.
nothing But have not been In rant Tor fnercanhi'
houses mere willing 70 supply us with Whatever iuna
We want
lis known of-aiy % that Majors Gaines and Dor
land Capts Clay. Heady and Dlney, Lieuts Churchi
and Davidson were agreed to oe exchanged al the battle
of Aneostura Capt smith Qlartcrm sster, Mdship
man Rogers Of the Navy. and myself were not proyi
ded for Bot thil Government or rather santa Anna
has idea of releasing any OF uf 70 q n wish 70 sen'
US 10 Acapulco on the Pacific. Tho most rgif AMI
compulsory measures the part OF our GOsernmer
will raloneI do US good There Is evidently wor'
wanting in this sentence In the original snd We hav
ventured to supply a. lti but conf 'ciurel
A. send this by the British courier, thence by IN
uscket via Havana ~ W Orleans, cannot mention an
news OF local military character IS II would comPro
mise his neutrality
Respectfully your friend snd .eryt ...-.
WIN T. BARBOUR