Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-05-19
I he 11On. w. l. MARCY,
Secretary of War, Washington city.

at the following recital OF atrocities which
have been committed in that distracted coun-
try. 1t is furnished by Don Justo Sierra, the
commissioner of Yucatan now in Washington
"a gentleman of education, and a nephew of
a distinguished Mexican, who was formerly
driven from his country on account of his lib
eral principles, took refuge in Texas, whose
destiny he shared, and whose revolution he
promoted:
Horrible atrocities committed by the Sav-
ages IN Yucdtan.-Duringt the seige of Valla-
dolid, the savage Indians proposed that COM
missioners should be sent out to them to treat
for peace. The parish priest of that city, a
young eclesiastic of unblemished conduct and
well-known piety, Or. Manuel Sierra de
ORielly, a brother of Don Justo Sierra, the
present commissioner of Yucatan at Washing
TONI was nominated for that purpose, togeth-
er with the chief of police, and two other re-
spectacle citizens. DR.. Sierra had acquired,
by his charity and benevolence, wide spread
popularity with the Indians of the city and its
vicinity; and the most happy results were an
ticipated from the mission. Two days were
passed in pacific conference with the savages :;
after which, they committed the unheard- of
brutality of assassinating him and his COL
leagues in the church. Their lives were fell
oniously taken in reward for their (perhqps)
indisCreet confidence in the integrity and hon
or of race, who, alas are too we'll known
for their perfidy.
After the city of Valadolid fell into the hands
of these barbarans, there were found within
IFS suburbs one hundred and seventy seven
women and chldred who had been left with
brought into an enclosure, or fenced lot, where,
n tho sound of and nhSCopo tho
women were publicly violated and, after
prolonged torments, which lasted thirteen
hours, they were all murdered.
The venerable curate of Guiana, who had
been SO years among the Misunderstanding the
whole of which period his life had been devo-
ted TO their service-was forced from his bed,
where he was Frustrated by disease, and was
dragged 10 the belfrey of the church in which
he had for many years ministered to their spir-
ltual wants, where he was ANONYMOUSLY hung
TO the bell-rope.
More than 10000 men, women, and chill
dren, who were without any means of defence,
have been assasSlnated in the frontier settle
ments and villages The most horrid acts of
atrocity have been committed by the relentless
savages-acts more frghtful in their character
than those which attracted the wrath of Just
and offended God against the accused cities of
Sodom and Gomorrah. Such are the citizens,
,rho, as expressed by some the public press
es, are Uind'cating their politicairights by an
insurrectiOnary movement - Union, 9Th inst
Rev. William G. Brownlow, of the Jones'
boroug (Tenn.) Wing, writes from New Or
leans (where he is on vsit) to that paper,
giving an account by no means fattering of
the Crescent City. He devotes a page of the
Wing to the description. We give speci-
men:
"New Orleans is a head and shoulders
taller than any city ever was in. Nay, it
is pole and compass deeper in the sinks of
iniquity than any city ever was in. The
devil operates here upon large scale, and re-
ally has his barracks here, together with the
most of his recruiting officers.
Rev. DIR Clapp, of this city, has delivered
a sermon, in which it is made to appear that
there is no hell in the next life in which to
punish sinners! This is an important discov-
cry, and revives the dropping spirits of thou
sands here, who know that, if the vulgar no.
non OF hell in the next life be true, they will
nave l" pay for the roast 1t is more impor-
.al'' 10 Inc inhabitants of New Orleans to have
me doctrine OF ,heiifre and future punishment
ever in!'' wy &c