The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-21
STATEMENT OF FREDERIC HUDSON.


STATEMENT or FREDERIC HUDSON.
City and Couaty Of Nae York, SIS.
FREDERIC HUDSON, Of the said city, m axes oath,
and says:-That he does not know Joseph Morris.
That be never saw the children called the Az.ecs.
That he lie employed ss an assistant editor in
the Office 0. the New YORK HERALD, and has
been 20 employed for upwards of fourteen years
last past. That he is well acquainted With the
ner in which the business of the New YORK HERALD
is conducted and that it il, among other rules, an
invariable one, in said office, that none of the en-
ployces therein shall accept any remuneration to
insert or omit or vary any article to appear in the
said NEW YORK HERALD FREDERIC HUDSON
Sworn to before me. the 18th day Of February,
1852. +. S. HOFFMAN, Com Of Deeds.
The following is the story Of the Az.ecs, pure
invention, withouttruth. frat written and published
editorially in the Journal Of Commerce, which de-
ceiyed the rest o. the community as to the origin
Of these disgusting obiects:-
The lXiNAyANs. -These representa- lives Of a race
Of men, dwelling in mountain grit city s4me
where in the interior Of Centra al ueiica constitute
one OF the most Interesting natural c1rios tics that
it has ever been our fortune to encounter. Tee
Writings Of the traveller Stevens, Of Squie-, and
e.hers, contain illusions and descIip ions more or
less definite and detailed attestng the existence Of
mysterious city in unexplored region over
looked by the great Sierra Of the Coriisras an
independent city inhabited BY civilized community
Of Indians, worsbipping the gods Of their fathers,
Rome was founded Catholic priest Of Santa
Cruz del Quiche told Mr.. Stevens of tie place.
he had seen il in his younger days, from tie naked
summit. Of the Sierra, height Of 5000 or II, 900
feet. Thence it lays in the remote dist auce, ca
large city, spread over great space, with turrets
white and glittcfipg in the sun" The priests &C.
count excited in Mr. Stevens the most thrilling
interest
'Twere worth ter years Of peaceful life,
one glance q. their array.
But the time requisite for the Journey and other
circumstances constituted then insupcrable obs;a
cs to its pursuit. and Mr. Stevens left for those
whom his narrative should incite 10 the adven-
ture. Mr. Huertis, Of Baltimore, an American OF
Spanish parentage, and Mrs Hammond, civil en-
gineer from Canada, who had been employed in
surveys IN the United states, undertook the expc-
the autumn OF lsis. Before starting they equipped
themselves with dsguerreotype apparatuses, nathe-
NAUTICAL Instruments, and fifty repeating rifles; ard
in Honduras they procured mules eud horses, and
engaged party of ten experienced Indians and
Mtstzos to accompany them. We have not room
10 describe the interesting incidents Of their tour
the fluctuations of hope and fear, the peril and
suHerings they encountered from sickness aad the
attacks CT savage men. TN the 18th May, lS49,
the party reached the summit Of the mountains
plain OF bare rock, fifteen acres ia extent. at an
ascertained elevation Of 800 feet, in lat II > 4S
moth. Ion. 92e - west Clouds were reposing on
the mountain SdeS, and all the country below was
invisible. Next day the bilewy mist vas borne
away on the morning breeze, and as the veil
objects Of the scene disclosed Themselves. in the
distance they beheld the promised city; in the
language o. one OF tie party, the merchant yelas
quez, recorded on the spot in MS Journal :
a richly monuments! city, Of vest dimensions within
lefty ra!speted walls thr-. or four ies square inclined
inward N the Egyptian style and is interior 1oae,
tu'.ets have an snphatcay oriental aspect Tat
stu inhabited place ssisnt from The ioues Fl
temples churches. Christian churches thsy nnot
ie ior such city would hsye archbishop All y vel
known 70 the civilized word Il must be pagan ,rcrs
hold that scsei the qUa.t by Is position and
the sersEsretrsat retirement and oenIEs1ns ,gu.cn
Of ifs surrounding population. Il Iasy BE- opsaed
10 the light of the true fats
!, vas no. till the .th Of July that preparations
were oompieted Tor Prosecuting lae expedition
EuTiug tne intervening time strong indian guard
hal heen recruited Proceeding onward, they en-.
cOuIteret gr9upo Of I16ians, VINO were ''.vi3eGtly
startled BY sheer astorishHsnt into sort OF pas
i've al involuntary tospitalty' Having come
nltin Y Circuit q tie Alpine district, II which
'xlms5a : situated, they fouRi it reposinz in
MASSIVE gisnoeur. in the ccntre 81 perfectly level
Ialo, spcnt ave mtes IN diameter, at distance OF
scarcely Two from thu spot they Aat reached
ne subsequent narrative possesses all the ints-
rest CT romance. which possibly il may be; but
we would gladly, il space allowed transfer il to our
columns We are limited, however, y > 5.ief sx.
tract
Will. TIE whole party, wlh sAeir csvacs.. n uui..
arj bss gsS- were gazing upcn .ae b3r-.nsn
~ biish. b.ue and yellow sanes al wearing .ugbsus
decorated With brse large PLANES u he ge7a .asasd
BY them u .hs fofes', al ne ds.snee a6sut svl
hundred ysrds steg<s a ihs highest Spansh ns9lG
ttAONfl l0lS fttl1Ds ~ Gs-4r@ic ftuA-.g
vel mounted ettat ia brilliant fsd tU1ce With e9ro.
na q 20 feathers c,essy arranged within land n
ue cloth Zach hoTlsERn carried long spear 1oEts!
Nth pOshed metal ana zach held "a leash brats
X lovtfgi bCo5hcGn4s wlicL we're spo a ,ls gptess
ep6sh breed Gle two .ea1egt 81 tbs troop who were
Indians c.ccnmsren g ali and stature suddenly wheeled
tht hgss md slaieI grcn The large psEty q Etruers
Nth axsd snszeuert Their follower oyinced equal
fuTfiis ,ut iorgot not n draw " IN coed mitsry
agIsy, RAs tie bGc1hcurds saYed anI RACED IN their
tlCtEs
1ke expected attack vas Tor the present forbornc,
he warriors ccnteuting Themselves with ma.
"uyIe that CGestulliy cut Of The retreat of tae
iHIuseTs. The truce, however, Was OF abort duTa.
uOn Lamentations of hostility commenced early
next cay, and soon resulted in a sanguinary con-
Net, Hammond received a soear wound in his
Tlght breast, and one Of his party was killed by
beng uarfdNed through the bowels A we'll
oMtetro Ynl-ry gI L.l-.. % Lslatn n..rn.ci ,n.u4