The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-06-19

The wagoneni Of the train which he was con.
Quoting were massacred. This occurred be.
tween Monterey and Csmargo.
The prisoners were marched off to the CITY e
Mexico and encountered hard usage on their
way. They arrived there 18th Nav. Nh
IrenwiEt' liberated through the interference of
the British Minister, reports, that Majors Gaines
and BOrland, and Capt. c. NJ. Clay. with their
companions were yet closely confined in prison.
and censures Pega for this cruelty.
\ letter from Mr. Heady dated Mexico. Nav
-. lie says:
That you may understand hoo justlv III,
General Vega GpPreei0tes the good treat
ment extended 10 him now and heretofore nv
the Americans, the following facts are commu-
nicated: All cur horses were taken from us.
the meh walked, and the officers rode Monies
seven hundred miles, often travelling forty
miles a day, to this city. The men suffered
| Intensely from sora feet, aud when man be-
came SO disabled that he could walk no longer
the officer having charge Of us would impress a
donkey for him TO ride. To San Luis, Lieut..
Churchill, seventeen me q and myself we're in
| charge Of Maj. Romaro Y Amelia, of Vera Cruz
who treated US most respectfully, and kindly.
Maj. Gaines, Capt. Clay, Lieut. Davidson aud
! thirty-five men, with Maj. Borland. Capt Dan.
lev and thirty FIVE men, were taken 10 San
Luis by Lieut.. Col. SsmbraniGO, aid TO Gen
Minon,. When Capt. Henre, who had enjoysd
a foreiaste Of what was coming, whilst a Misr
prisoner, broke the Guard and run toward our
| camp, this redoubtsble Colonel gave the ord err
! TO lance the remaining seventy unoffe ndng
officers aud men, ana the lines Of the whole par
~ were saved by the timely order Of Capt
10 a "A.
" oeeyed, and satisfied the officer an escape
was not contemplated. Al San Luis thew gave
| The ofhcers thirty aud II half and the NE N
eighteen and three quarters cents each per day
TOT subsistence. From thence TO QuereIaro
i've hundred and tigy miles, We were in charge
oil Col. Moleno, OF Campo acby, who treated Us
very courteously and we'll From Their. here
We were guarded by one muy grGnde eapitan,
OF no place particularly who daily oisbu rsed the
'nagnanlmous thirty seven and aud half cents
to each officer, and the life-saving three inca.
yunes TO each man, except when he said his
treasury was exhausted, which was tire. DAYS
before we got here during which time, of course
| we supported ourselves aud men When tba
\ men were unable TO walk, he would take the
| FIRST mules or conkeys the road, and me- ,,s
pay for them at night, and by way of d.b.ntur-
| or drawback OF the three bits, he CHARGED N.
four bits each day ponies we rode, which sp.e.
ulstion, yielded him clear profit Of seven hits
aday, to say nothing Of the mule and donkey
profits.
We learned, On approaching this city, that Gen L,
NegswSs IN command Of the Vera Cruz line and h,d
his quarters 10 Mexico, where were 10 be confined
ani exc hanged and this intelligence eated our ns,v,
with high hope, Of good treatment from msgnaniuous
soldier and gentleman, whose sense Of gratitude od
eiect uOn 81 the courtesy and heart and soul of our
own itry Vain hopes We were brought into
the city at clock night, ia the midst of reyoI
ion, and pu into Santiago prison for chained e.
aHd fsi0s, sErsbsring A-es hHHd-sd: pay Increased
% four al paw erfu Ills dan and nothing 10 put on lhe
rock hOur .sep hut blankets beds were .lIe
fcr but could not he obtained. News Of me laI. d
Buena VISA reached here two DAYS serw ards and hes
put the officers stairs-leaVing the here he
| now are, among robhers and murderer La VEGA " a,
IN the cty thTre tour weeks without coming
or sending "a. ANY word ofeomtor or sending h, aid
% - wanted another blanket, OF To see III ",
would give oar paTot and have the hheTiy the city
We ter.ved 40 more attention from him, or any OF
oceT IN the tity, except tie colonel no has comm
Of The prison. thsn - many assasSns sent from the
terror a. the capital 10 receive the hangmans knot The
OF Cerrs GOrdo came, and they gave liberty
of the city, er protested against order send Us
On psrCls % Ierna ten esgues OF he ond the noun
rsin, towards the Pacific, and containing real en-
hro.s population OF Two thousand island of the
LAKES Wehsve received tie greatest attention and Kind
ness from foreigners Of all nAti1Hs Americans English
French. Irish. Scotch, Germans and South Americans
among Nhom there Is strong sympathy II is the SYN
pathy OF common color, common language, common ssn
| tmeni and Ofteu common injury from The MeIcAns-
Prom ,~vera Mexican GficeTs and families have re-
Wherever
an oh-er or other person. gentleman lady. who has
heen o. the Uned States. greeted with hearty
cords, reception. except m the of Gen Ls Vega
We viii - exchanged in few DAYS according TO ths
of the NeIcsns and word received from Gen
Scci who he will give the earliest attention to our
sitsa'i'n. Nest respectfully, yoar friend
CES. scorT AND TEooPs.-Gen Shields is doug Vs. ell
MAJOR r. Hammond, PsymGster, T. : A., died on lOsr,
steamship New Orleans, which brings dates from Yer,
Crr nthe Isl inst.
Gen. Scott left JLaps on the s3d ult. Gen Tvgg
entered Puebls the 2oth MAY. Reports are numerou
10 he Qualifications going al Rio Trio. and 5000
MsIrsns assembling. Nothing certain.
The roads Ia Mexico lined with robbers II "a no
SAFE ID travel
Gen. Scott reached Puebla on the 29th. His
effective force was 1900 men. The recruits vii
/ join him soon. Gen. Cadwallader had arrvet
a, Vera Cruz, and portion Of his command,
S.NrA Anna AID MExico-The General wa
elected President, but declined. Herrera it is sal,
was then chosen. Nothing very definite or re
liable is known about the true condition. @
things in the city. We suppose Il TO be very
bad. 1t is said that Santa Anna has been super
cedod by yalevscio.
reports AND EvESrs.-lt was reported tina
i 40 men were sick at Vera Cruz, on the 81 :
nit, and that a great many We're dying daily
Again it is declared that there is very little romi
70 prevailing. The new recruits suffer. II
marching to Jalapa, over roads of sand, and un
] der a brOiling sun, many of them gave out
/ There were 500 sick at Jalapa.
! Col Souies and seven out of his escort, an,
Lieut.. Mcdonald of the Rifle Regiment, wer
murdered, and Gen. SCOTS dispatches taken
4 wagon master by the name OF Parker, and a quart
srraasss clerk by the Of Lahrop, both capture
on the road from Csmsryo TO Monterey, and who wsr
supposed TO have been killed. in prison in Mexico
strong suspicious were entertained at Jsaps Of an a
tempt retske the place. but Col Chtids Away, wild
awake for anything Of that Kind.
Some MeIcHns also down yesterday from Jals
ps having been robbed the road II everything the
had Of value but the highwsymcn Showed their g,ner
otiiy aud kindness the unfortunate Afterwards by re
forming them twenty five each pay their
/ 70 this place.
The force Of he rsneheros. robbers etc. the road
estimated nj 500 men, disposed OF as follows 300 me
the road and 100 each side II it, ranging
h.ient distance to prevent small parties from taking tn
bTpsfhs.
Gen Scott Ie JslspS for PeubIa the 22d nst at tn
bead Of about 5000 men.
The train which down was escorted by sIi
mostly discharged soldiers and OF the wounds
al Gerro GOrdo. In charge Of Capt. Whiting They
frequently the route the heights and n IN
distance men the look out
Chicago Conventloa.
The convention for internal improvements
(western,) 4" comes off, July 5th
The West generally will be represented anC
so will the East June the 9TH a meeting wa,