Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-03-06

to the south gate lined i'm the same manner with colossal
statues and trees and sculptures Of mythoogea figures
The sculptured annals Of the city gave them
nqmty Of four thousand gears"
After being brought into the presence Of the monarch
and his counseors with great pomp and state and after
suitable examinations and explanations, il decided
that the lives of the strangers should be spared they
mgAt enjoy their personal liberty within the limits of the
city, and perhaps eventually attain to the rights Of e
zensh but must again be allowed 20 outside Of
the city walls.
The place of residence assigned travellers was
the vacant wing Of sumpcus and spacious structure
~ the western extremity of he city, which had been ap
proprated from time mmemorial to the surviving
nant Of ancient and singular order of priesthood call
ed kaana which, distinctly asserted in their annals
and traditions had accompanied the first migration of
this people from the Assyrian plains. Forbidden by in
uelably sacred laws from ntesmarying with any
but those of their CASTE they had here dwned down.
in the course of many centuries to few insignificant in
dviduals, diminntive in stature, and mbecile in i'm
tdect''
sct Of eat yeneraton, and they kept under the
I pEsssns psiests, eiied - Maha-
We must pass over Tie ing f<ed 81 oaz
travellers make their escape suffice it to say they
eventually successful though Veasquez alone lived
to their accomplishment. Poor Hammond fingered
and died of his wounds. Huers married of the fair
Iximayans, and thinking to bring her away with him.
confded her his pans but she betrayed him. and he
suffered horrible death Velasquez successful
He formed intimate friendship with priest named
Vaalpeor whose Imagination he at last filled with strong
desire the world that he eope with
him. Vaalpeor the guardian of two of the orphan
Kaanas whose through life he was bound by the
most solemn religious obligations 1t therefore de-
termined that he should take them with him. Every thing
having been made ready for their escape Veasquez with
fifteen twenty of his followers descended from the walls
of the city in the night by means of ropes
the moat and repaired to retreat two three miles
distant where Vaapeor had taken to have mules in
readiness and where the two Kama children had been
previously carried out to spend short time for their
health. The whole party Immediately mounted and has
tened ont of the valley Their departure soon dis
covered and they hoy pursued by party of horse
men, and some fighting followed in which the boy Maxi
received slight wound, of which he still carries the
No other damage received by the travellers,
and by break Of day they mountainous ridge
many leagues from Iximaya."
In fourteen days they reached 0cosngo, after great
suffering Here Veasquez dismissed his faithful Indian
guides and here poor yaapeor died from the fatguss of
the Journey Velasquez with the two Aztec children,
reached San Salvador about the middle of February where
the children objects Of great interest," and ne was
advised send them TO Europe for exhibition But the
lucky stars Of the United States somehow other turned
them in this direction, and they arrived in New York.
q via jamaica"
Nuf said Whatever the doctors may say about these
dwarfs it is perfectly demonstrated that they came
from Iximaya and the descendants of some of the
ancient priests Of Assyra And enough is also disclosed
the objectionable and wicked depotsm Of this
Iximaya in shutting all their people in, and all thu
of the world out of their beautiful city, to justify tn
Intervention Of Government for the establishment
more liberal principles and perhaps for annexation
If some Presidential candidate would start tha
platform, annexation of Ixmaya and freedom to al
Aztec children, he would undoubtedly make good rui
4 of IT. BIRDS-EYE.