The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-03-15
NEW LEANS:
/! THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH u.s. 1s4o.
The American Regiment in Yucatan.

In Ell Boletin Official of February 9Th we find
the following, which we translate concerning the
officers who have resigned. We give it as part
of the news, without pretending to Judge of the
merits of the case, though we may say it is evident
that some of those named have returned in ill health
VALLADoLID, January 23d, 1s49.
The commission appointed nvesga the truth certain
charges and specifications highly opprobrious the officers
and of the American Regiment in the service of
the State of Yucatan, and which charges made by
certain officers their way New Orleans who for
mery belonged to the American Regiment and resigned
have the honor TO report
That the committee met confomaby to their instructions
having appointed Dr. j. l.. Lamar President and Captain
VIM. s. Read Secretary. The commission took into con.
deraion the business with which they had been charged
and unanimously adopted the following preamble and reso
utons which entirely express their sentiments and which
Immediately submitted to all the officers of the Amer
Regiment for their appreciation.
PREAMBLE.
Inasmuch has the knowledge of the officers
this city of Valadold that the city of Merida
touching the honor of said officers, well through beou
destinations as calumnous rpmor put in circulation with
in the service OF the State Of Yucatan and have
asceaned that the officers of the regiment who resigned
ther commissions were the persons who circulated these
Resolred That the officers of the American Regiment
have, with much surprise it attacked where they least
expected yet this be easily explained when con
in justification Of their retreat, when they had
scarcely smeed powder for the first tme and they could
really assign other than cOwardice they believed
they would be able to hide the truth by of alsehood
we Resove moreover That express with pleasure the
confidence with Which we are inspired by the yaor and ca
but towards would attack while battling in the field
md ~e Resolps, lastly, That during the whole time we
have been in the service OF Yucaan have known of
outrage or excess nor OF any civil or military offence
United by any American officer soldier which has not
and ss anS acnm III s aaa we
a AT bFOup he
John John :: LAMAR; . surgeon Go President.
G. H. ToBIN, Captain CompanyI.
JOHN COoNEY, Captain Company q.
- IHos. A. HARRIS, Capt In command OF Co. Il.
WIN. s. READ, Capt. in command of Co. II, Secretary.
We the undersigned officers of the regiment approve and
GEORGE w WHITr, CelonsI, in command
DAVID g. Mo6e% snffn l spis sde and ar Adjt.
JAMKs NJ CRoFT, Lieutenant.
JOHN N. GLENN,
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The following documents, which we TRANSLATE
from later numbers of El Boletin, throw more light
upon the subject, by completely generating some
of the officers who might have been supposed to be
alluded to in the above:
TO THE PUBLIC.
Copy of letter written Valladod, by the Surgeon Of
the American Regiment Dr. John Lamar, to Capt. Mace
in explanation of the article published the number of this
paper Of February 9TH, concerning charges against the
said regiment, which said put In circulation by
officers who formerly belonged to it:
1t is ten days since the Captain joined the reg
ment from Merida and informed that various of the Off
who had sent in their that city and
had circulated caumnou charges against Col White
and the officers Of the regiment in view OF which the of
prese assembled and adopted resolutions These
were published but neither Capt. Freeland youref
should take offence at them they do not ande to you in
which the officers declared the time of adopt
ing the resolutions"
SIsAL, February 10, 1849.
THE PUBLIC.
Iuasmuch as at a meeting held January 3d. by Off
belonging to the American Regiment in the city of
yaladod certain Officers of the regiment who had resigned
their commissions were denounced as towards and as IN the
said resolutions the of the persons alluded not
expressed the undersigned President and Secretary of the
said meeting, take this opportunity mention the
they are-Cspt Briggs and Leuenants Eaton. McCTeery
Hicks and Williams. The undersigned do this in order that
the other valiant and honorable officers who likewise
signed be COMPOUNDED with those above specified
JOHN J. LAMAR, President.
w. s. READ, Secretary.
approve the preceding every respect, am perfectly
convinced that the vao and ability Of MAJOR Mclieny and
Captains Mace and Feeland have merted all confidence.
Col. GEORGE w. WHITE,
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