New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-06-22

| FOUR OF cARyAJAL's MEN SHOT.
The following account of the execution of four of Car
vaas men in haamoros, it appears reached here by the
steamer Yacht but from unknown cause was not
ee1Ted by us We take from last evenings Delta the fol-
lowing statement made by Mr. Waddsll, u s. Consul at
Matamoros:
| MAr,MoRos, June II, 1852
Finding all attempts to obtain repreye for the prison
ers uhavaing accompanied Dr. Provost the quarters
of Gen Ayalos about p NJ yesterday evening to make
the following request the part of the captves that
shey should be permitted to dress in their usual clothing
instead of the habits proposed for themto have their
remains carried across the river to Brownsville and TO be
| Provost ~ D'' 'eiA 'n' ii
The first of these requests granted the second was
felassa-the General answering us that such request
coulu be Obtained only from the President the Repub
hc We then asked to be allowed to receive the remains
at the place OF execution and bury them eccny on his
side OF the river This positively promised on con5
ton that in the morning we should inform the Fiscal Of
the spot selected for that purpose In regard to the third
request, refused the desired permission INIT th
General promised to allow Mr. Southwe and DR. Provost
| to remain with them As was not satisfied with This
verbal answer subsequently addressed note to Gen
hValos repeating the request to be allowed accompany
the TO the place of execution the reply which was not
received Till this morning Immediately after the execu
Ton Alter the above named interview with Gen Avalos
Dr. PreVos returned to the prison with the intention of
remaining with the capves was refused admitane
but on application to the Fiscal Mr. Soutwel was how
ever allowed to enter He explained to the prisoners the
reason why and Dr. Provost did not return and pron,
ised them that we would be with them six O'Clock this
morning. we being assured that the execution wod moi
take place before seven so that this would allow ne ono
hour to afford them such consolation might be in our
power. - WA
The General also promised that we should accompon
them to the last moment
Such was the desire of the prisoners who said that our
presence ana sympathy would greatly and fory
them At about o'clock this morning while dressing
heard the report of musketry to which however paid
niue attention short time afterwards, wagon drove
by IN the direction of the cemetery with an escort of
GERS in which the nged remains of the prisoners
Or Provost Immediately hurried to oyertake the wagon
which he found was being followed by the Rev Father
Domlnick and before reaching the cemetery II was over
taken Ivy myself aud Mr. Southwel On reaching The
graveyard explained to the officer of fine escort fiat
we mad been promised by General Avaos the right to
bury the bodies and asked to be allowed to enter tho
cemetery to ascertain where they about to be in
tefred rms was refused us. We then at once to
uen Avalos quarters, when met by the officer
o. ms and by him rudely refused permission
to enter under the preext that the General was
the truth of which then suspected and have since
aseertalned that our suspicious not unfounded
snort time afterwards; an officer dispatched by
the Genera to say that being acquainted with our visit
and aware of its object he would leave the bodies at our
disposition granting us until IL to bury them While
performing the last sad duty the grave watched over
by body of cavalry to prevent-it must be presumed
our taking away the bodies The reverend Father Domi
nick states that he had been allowed 10 remain with
the prisoners all night and informed that the hour
OF seven was liked for their execution AT short time
after seeing some preparations among the soldiers
me prisoners suspected intention to anticipate the
hour Xed upon The reverend Father D. asked the Off
cef 81 the guard If such was The and positively
assured that such not the case. He then went out
WIN le view OF going to the church but recalled by
messenger who stated that of the Mexican prison.
MtI'ea priest but before he (the revered Father
ha succeeded in finding the officiating priest he was
met ny soldier who told him that the prisoners Ind
pee taken out and before he could reach the place of
eAsSution, al was over, IL was about A. NJ
mus were these poor denied even the slight con.
SOLUTION Whcn tney so earnestly desired-that of being
accompanied by some of their in heir
last moments and the horrors Of their fate aug
mented WIN not this be regarded as II refinement of
cruelty even by those who might be disposed to defend
Tue Juslice OF thelr execution
tsignedl j.. WApDsL1. u s. Consul
Two OF the prisoners MeNcans and the other two
Americans the names of the latter being Rob Mcdonald
anu George Williams They taken in the attack on
Matamoras several months since. and have been con-
stantly in prison. The ladies of Matamoras some time
ago to their credit be it said made strenuous but un
successful effort to obtain their pardon The American
Flag says
These executions have created deep feeling
among all classes in Brownsville, who look upon their sum
mary death US wholly unnecessary the more so as the
in which they engaged have been en-
ey suppressed and necessity could have existed for
such an example: deep feeling of revenge now reigns
ttude e -N u go
Gen Avaos was shot and burnt in efgy on the Amer
can bank Of the river in full view of the garita of at
moros. - N e Va 'A''''
oLosEp-A large number of the tayerns in PHILADELPHIA
order Of the court. -s'- '''Ss' y