Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-08-07
lie Outfages at AcapuIso,

TheSew, York TfnaaS publishes an interest
ing ctspondence between Senior MatiIde
Rome, Prometor Fiscal a the District Of
Guerro.Mexico, and Francis ". Rice, L. S.
Consaai,he port af Acapulco, rsative to the
y imprisaEra of the latter.
T~heaAniotor Fiscal is the highest frose-
cutingfs er of the Mexican Government, his
Understanding with those of our U. S.
Distria torneys. He opened the correspon-
denee denying the report that he had adj
yised / arrest of Mr. Rice, or that the Mexi-
esp Garment had any thing to do with it.
HHossayie is ignorant of the motives which
SANITY TAndge in imprisoning Mr.. Rice,
but Z jyate pique.
Mr.. Riss, of jane u, replies that
e is al,o ignorant oNae cause of his arrest and
Imprisonment, and u sroes on to saw:
Yesterday, at halhst s, IL. NJ. a o,,ard Of
oldiers, uhaer the coomand of a rargeanf sur.
ounded ry house, ! sergeant iml5rmine me
hat he hsas orders bm the commanda9, I to
IKE me tobrison. lsked him to pTodbee his
ader, otherwise that should refuse to go bst
II force. repliedn an insulting manner,
L lat if | didiot comtorthwith he would dag
u from mypuse. had been sick, under the
Are of Or. lnklage,or five days, and, atsthe
tke OF mykresst, Id scarcely strength to
stad. Whip was sessing, the soldiers used
9hemost insdng laguage towards me-, say
ang r Let US andlrag him out if be does
lotcome soothe | nothing but a damned
Raniee," and Induced themselves in such a
nenaing mani, tilt my wife, who has also
been sick for ,abek past, was so much fright
med as to epslyendanger her health, it
lot her life.
/ was marhs to the courthouse BY the
fuard Of aboit item soldiers, and delivered
sUer to the jusdf the court of first instance,
Eslho refused tosaeEe me, saying he kney no,
lAsting ofthe maetTlle sergeant of the guard
gften produced b Ter from the Judge o the
district court fol- unrest, without merton
ilg any cause fr tsproceeding. Upol ibis
Tile Judge Of frs! iknce sent to the district
iudpe foryinstructid and an order cane to
kfnprisunsnae In fisaison of The Juzado, a
NltA room, as yon pw, Of not q dozh feet
ssqnare, which Is I'd for drunken ma and
eriIninals Of the loJt order-which his nei.
III window nor lid and is too filthy fr any
6 IN TO exist long ind which at that miment
. peoplein ii thahd been picked up hast.
III drunk i. che atr@. The jallor. hoWIvsr
Ala thatsife Would bt take the responsiaiit.
gconhnipg me inlN,a place, and CAV M
use Of his ownpom.
hare new beensre twenfy-four hours; a
VI no charge has Zen made against ne, n,
fod III water beingiyen me, or bed e siee
uzp5is. OF fight. Tb soldiers have ben a
IN die door olmy room, whistling SIM
and talking, albugh am now undlr tn
eHigs of Dr. Dinhge, as my physical an
aulHaable 10 heathe least noise withouI1pal
I IAs struck myhhg-the flag of the laite
Shds-slosed nj office. and hereby notify ii
piIlkrg power ofthis division, that shal n
Il again unsl so ordered by the Unit
kssts Government
NIL Promoter Fiscal replies to the Ebo
Hot Mr.. Rice, expressing his regret Y 7
iS9laii md assuring hin that he MsEle
Bnt would not allow the condaft
q oEIss 60 unpunished. Etc ~subseq'e'
---1 the Judge, in q written prote
RAyLEf q sh. Facts Of his aTrestsV