Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-08-07
american Prisoners in Mexico.

/, .o,v from the N. o. Picayune, the follow.
from ,or from Lieut.. Barbour OF the Kentucky
Cruz, ors nrsonor in Mexico. From it we
oaek ,,, there is great danger of the removal
vaaIs' vs 4 r.crds. who are prisoners in the Capital
crew, ~ pulco, on tho Pacific.
ves Cry OF Mexico, June 30, 1917.
3, and n ~ was surprised on receiving num-
thew IN d Picayune of ih3 5th inst, TO ii nd
, sour 'ti.,, ', was known of me and my command
5o,turo on the 24th Of February last.
,ur ci Be-" "soondent of the Plcayune supposes that
ne W.. Pn,rJercd and the editor concurs with
a Foul S4 oinion. had written repeatedly and had
ror tba t,in hopei that some Of my letters had
Wes. ,Ioir destination; indeed, was very GER
,w IN. :. NV friends in Monterey had received in
a d,w ~ ns. regret this the more, as it has
usu, pss caused my family and friends much un
Is here ary uncasinoss. ,oo
rtment the lh ofthls month i'o o' our "a
Vol. ,,hon were Charles and John SwlSerD left
2A s,o of Santiago in this city for TamPico,
"a ,yn wore told they wero to be released, but
f. w.. 70 ,rct ,ba, we learn through tho city pa
M m.N ,Hot tboy were stopped at an Indian
"a N'l E-C I,0 miles from this by order of Gen .
nv. IVY " a,no and that they starving. Gen.
- - who has them in charge, writes to tho
Ta nmont here that no cannot obtain provisions,
,mn,n, s* refer you to tho paper EI RePHblicano,
,mmr, 3fi send you.
Ioc T. Son They have been in state of naked
'gr% g,nnc and disease for the last five months,
NJ va ~5.nv Of them would have died had it no,
a, e. E... f,r ihe forclIno here through whom aid
. ,% %Ss..g ven them. We have been OH parole
hal S.s the 2Oth Of April last, and this city is
;~N Da.A Ins os our charol. The Government has
a. S3 rs during part of this time four rials $50
A to- psr diem, and they charge us The SANE 10 o.
ro.. r. Il; 50 in fact got nothing. Bat we have
f,r Ia hnrn
ri X ng to supply with whatever funds we
a.~ O' is known officially to US that Majors Gaines
- Eorlqnd, Capts. Clay, lloady and Daniey.
,o.I hts. Churchill aud Dlvidson were agreed to be
=, ~ hanged at the battle Of Angos.ura. Capt.
T.. h.. Quartormaster, Midshipman Rogers, Of
wv. navy and myself were not provided for. But
.o", Government, or rathcr Santa Anna, has no
''!' | of releasing any of us. 1t is his wish to
,.v us to Acapulco the Pacific. The most
N b and compulsory measure on tho part of our
:, = gcrnmen viii alone do us any good. There
~ Hrlrutly word wanting 10 this sentenae in
- ~. original, an! have ventured to supply it,
- bul conjecture.
nsm hs send this by tho British courier, thence by
: ., packet VIA Havana to New Orleans, cannot
~. hon any nows of local or military character,
~ would compromise his neutrality.
rr'. ~ Respectfully your friend and scrv't
~, WIN. T. BARBOUR.
J. CDL. NUMrHEEY MARSHALL in Il letter crcditablc
, Amse!f, has written to the Editor of the BInncr
4 eating the Arkansas Regiment, from the mali
ls presentations of those who enjoyed 1.-THE com.
nj J. Of pcIcc and home" while regiment with
rT pd the inpctuous shock of a foe" We ask no
a. her testimony than that Of the gaan: Kcntuckian
srl sc give below extract Of his l,ttcr:
a N In the private circle, have takea every occasion
u eprl Improper Institutions against the Arkansas
wherever have heard them. 1t is curious that
rue whose breasts have been barred to the blaze of the
cA Tie, and whose bOSoms have wUhstood the i'm pctu-
nj shock of Il foe who came with superior numbers
a., confident OF his power to oycrwhem, should now
= put upon their defence by those who have mean.
ea e enjoyed the comforts of peace and home or who
an the field were never exposed to danger. But |
b Ee suffered from Misrepresentation myself; and we
not correct errors which probably belong to the
constitution of society. Oar country has the
h hcthcr he did did not became tn, pltri Of
hi lder; and VIII thcr public applause pubic indir-
A Fence ahlli uIlDw tho close of his military career
b. be man, he will N the Judgment of hil
'm How men with cOmpDsurc.
suppose those who seek after facts will look TO the
fcuL reports Of the battle, and that, however some
feel sighted all must abide there the documents
fhch will pass 10 history. 1t idle aud vain
nsN even to attempt to correct their crrors or to
)hange the hucs in which they have painted that
nCmOrablc As far mine is concerned, | re-
sscr its entire truth; for it drawn from facts
Dassng under my cyc and, while it G2eS not aLLuie To
toN,e things which saw, contains, far as the men
nder my command LYcll's and the Kentucky Cavalry
@cre concerned, neither the suppression any fact
d e[6br the suggestion of any thing false.
have the honor to be,
Your obliged fellow citizen,
Ii. MARSHALL