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IN. ware. Cause. and IL. prosecution.

panation and then the House adjourned
Tho war-It. Causes and It's Prosecution
We find in the New Hampshire Patriot detailed
statement OF the ouages perpetrated by the Mexican
hoe upon the persons and property OF citizens Of the
United States during the period from 1917 to 1915 ncu-
sve The statement is made up from documents now
file in the Department OF State Those OF the cases oc-
curing prior to December 3D. 1897 will be found in let
ter of the Hon John Forsyth Secretary of State to the
President, which was published with the annual message
Of that year. OF these embraced in the letter of
Mr. Forsyth, being ffty-seven in number, give the
following as specimens OF the rests
"No. 9.-BRIG CAro.-This vessel was boarded nj Ava-
rado the 26h Of August 1924, by twenty men, who
rid her Of $270 dollars in specie, and of NUMEROUS other
articles After threatening the life of the captain and wound
ing Of the crew. they the vessel adf by cutting her
Ghs hs aaDs w for '' a''0 were lost The claim
"No. ls-BnIe DELIGHT, of Philadephia,--A DOUBLE
cLaIMThis vessel in March, 1885, touched San Bias
where the officers OF the custohouse compelled the CON
veyance of her cargo mile to the cusohose stores
mated at 49, The same vessel entered @I po rs, Of
Sa in September of the year, where she seized
by the collector with an armed force, part OF her cargo
forced Shore her matches broken open and the cargo -
ken to the cusomhouse. Estimate of damages arising from
the condemnation and sale of the cargo &c, 1862 So
The Mexican secretary of the treasury has assured Mr.
Ponett that an order had been given TO release the vessel
and cargo Mr. Ponsctt pronounced this of the most
fragrant and unusthabe violations of the property of Amer
lean citizens record.
no H-SouooNER FAIR AMERICAN, OF BALrruoRE.-
This vessel arrived at Reiugo Jan ih 1926 admitted
entry, landed her cargo under permit, and in part
moved to town. when the whole seized by the Mex
lean authorities, and conscated and Sold The Mexican
consul at Baltimore afterwards requested OF his government
that the property might be restored and the ndemni-
lied Mr. Wilson's claim for damages is $50 225 81 the
Justice of which understood to be acknowledged by the
Mexican government. To the demand Of the American
minister Tor damages in this case the Mexican
made eyasve replies, and made no answer to his last
"No 27.-John Baldwin, an American citizen, complains
OF gross and Outrageous treatment the hands of the al
calc of Minottan in Guazcualco. He that the al
cale was interested in suit which brought against
him by of his Some alteration occurring
the proceedings before the alcalde he ordered
stocks lie refused to submit and in attempting escape
was shot at, and severely injured by fall He cap
red made TO stand in tho stocks, and afterwards mprs-
oned The Mexican government were informed subse-
9uensly that the United States would regard
This national question The reply of the Mexican ex-
ecutive that Of judicial investigation
"No. 2s-scnoosTR TorAz.-The master of this vessel
contracted in 1882 transport $50 Mexican soldiers from
Matamorcs to Galveston During the passage the master
and mate were killed BY the Mexican officers and the
were forced TO the vessel into Anahuac. Here THEY
were imprisoned on charge of killing their captain and
mate, and attempts made by the officers above men,
toned to make them confess that crime. They were nj
last liberated on their agreement be bound the officers
TO them for three years One of them subsequently,
escaped to the United States and testified facts above
sins money between them, He thinks lie had 5000
1000 dollars
Magorda, in 1885, While in this situation she was
fired npon by Mexican schooner and her captain crew.
and carried MatnmOros md inn mad
PREPARATION was demanded by Mr. Ellis in 1896 but has
never been given by the Mexican government
'No 42-The brig Jane and four other vessels were de-
tanned at Maamoros in 1896 contrary 10 exnr,ss treat
snpulaons and when repaiaton demanded, the
rendered the Outrage was that hostile YES
sels ,yero ~, sno il, ,ns. ,,,J ~, H. xnx -
which the Jane, Nc were detained We're without auhori-
ty rom the supreme government No reparaon was, how
"No 4aln 1896 the brig Eclipse was seized at Tabasco,
ION what ground does not aPpearD her sulted and
lof the seizure of this vessel, s9,l57.
and publiciv nsnl,nd and trea,. bacamse he t,d -,
lcpnze cerian docnnen,s the resn Of ,.bih onl he
,odelrsud - ~ ~ "
.No Ihe schooner Aurora was stranded IN the IN, At
Of Mexico In isa6 A nart nT he @ o 1u T., oo .t
crew. when it Was Immediately taken possession of v an
sa 5ouy OF exens, On the erew demonstrating
the mate seriously Injured Thereupon the crew pro-
consul =, mar ana oe'vered tne goods owe, TO our
| found that ope-haf had been pundered."
to the Mexican pyenent b, uh i , I.s o,;a wa
going on She was taken POSSESSION of Nv the MEXICAN an
minister in Mexico demanee the release of the vessel to
(which dem and no answe rhad been reurnedn
"No 49-In 1886, William IIalet and Zamon Hail. citi-
Ma,noros by an armed force who struck one of them on
WERE Sa IoUk 1o 70 ,d principal barfask Here sy
house othe American prevent his interference
M and much n dose was seascnca '95 the consul NM
No 5i.-The American citizens at Tsmpco having
Idoa Lieut. Osborne viii bsnts crew from the " rsy,e
utter Jefferson, proceeded there when he arrested by
e ornod & carried or, ana examined. On his return
ES q long uine IN confinement. Gomez, who committed
tmnen, bs, ,.as smho py nc surele gov