The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-05-15

,ou are right
Cues. understand you TO say that you would ex- !
press hrs' IN Spanish with figure /" and an abbre-
'laton corresponding with +" si"
Ans fou might write it with figure /" and and
: " al The top with dot under it TO indicate abbIe-
Walton.
Qaes. II dots indicate an abbreyianon. are the dots
hingl
Ans. When :" 10Th" is written in that way. suppose
usual to put dots under il 10 prevent alteration
Cues You say the dots scratches put there 10
prevent The date being altered how could il be altered
Ans tail might be put TO the co." and SO alter il to
~ Ihe Mexican IancbeTos do great many things
which they cannot explain themselves
Cues Are there any marks OF abbrevation in Mexi-
can as well as IN Spanish writing
Ans. Yes, sir.
Mr.. May Does not the paper explain itself
Ans II the paper had been given to TO translate,
should have translated 1t the "tenlh"
MI. Carlisle Would you moi have hesa,ed in saying
whether u was the :. first" or +" tenth 7"
Ans, u there had been an ST" before the 90" |
should translate il tenth" The marks to the date of
the Decree instead Of being round dots signify that the
word yas aompe.e. dashes. which consider put
there to fill up the space down TO the line
MIR, May. independent OF John Charles Gardeners
own date thai paper, have you not the tenth writ
ten very frequently in Mexico by the country officials and
fancheIos as il is written in the decree!
Ans. Yes, sir.
julius Meere sworn.
Mr.. Bradley. What is your occupation
Ans. am professor OF modern languages
Cues Handing the witness the decree OF Domingo
Chaves, before alluded tol What is the date on that
paper'
near the top OF the figure means that the masculine is
understood. If the feminine were understood, there
would be an "a" instead OF an 20" In speaking OF
liable which is feminine, we should say primcra For the
Isl day ordna is used, but for the others we use the
cardinal numbers.
Qnes Would you write the 10th OF the month as it is
written on that decree?
Ans Certainly not.
Cues What is the date to the petition OF John c.
Gardiner!
Ans The 10Th Where there is figure /, with an
20" near the top OF it, | should translate i, into English
as the ls The date the petition should translate
10Th
Ques Is there any rule in any Spanish grammar for
Lbe writing of daies'
Ans The first day OF the month is written 'primero,"
and the others, I'd Sd Alb 5,h 9th, &c. are written with
ordinal numbers.
Cues Doyou observe that under The so" there are
two small marks'
Ans Yes, sir but that does not change the idea
You may make fifty maTks under 1t and there will be no
a Inference.
The District Attorney. Am TO understand you to say
that according 10 the grammatical rule 'prmero is writ
ten with figure 81" and "ro"
Ans 1, is never written with "fo," except by an ig
noramus. Ii swrtlen correctly with figure l and an
Ques understand you to say that only an ignoramds
would put an "r' before the 90" -. ~
Aus. That does not make any difference we have
great many SpanaIds and Mexicans who are as gno-
rant as they can be.
Gardiner. what IS the date OF lndt ieuet
Aus. That date was not written by Mexican or
Spaniard.
Cues Have you ever travelled in Mexico
Ans. No, Sit.
Ques Do you know anything of the habits Of the
country alcaldes there
Ans have seen their handwriting, and translated their
documents very frequently.
Ques You only speak as a scholar how dates ought
10 be written.
Ans. speak as man of experience-as a man who
has seen great deal OF Spanish writing in his lifetime
rt,Odh had anIi
on the document handed 10 me means primero aud that
The other means "tenth.
Ques Suppose one OF the ignoramuses either OF Mex
co Span any of the South American countries wrote
such date that paper and the question raised
about it, would you look at The contents OF the paper be-
lore deciding.
Ans II were showa a letter dated with figure 81"
and "ro," should read il "prmero."
Cues. Suppose you saw petition dated on the 10Th
requesting certain thing TO be DONE would you presume
il would ba done on the "hfst p
Ans. cannot answer that question.
Cues. understand you to say that you do not know
an, thing about the habits OF the country alcaldes.
Ans did not say that. l have seen Writings pur-
porting TO come from them.
Ques. Would you not suppose that he would be
yreat ignoramus who with petition before him dated
he "enlh," would sit down and date his answer The
first I"
Ans do not say anything at all about that. merely
.ay that believe OF these dates TO be the "enlh"
md the other the "frst" have said what have with
)ut looking al the contents OF the paper.
Cues. / understand you to say lha, yeu have never
Ans. | never have.
Ques Has Mr. Fendall shown you letter in which |
'primeron was written with figure al" and "ro :"
Ans Yes sir but it looked AS il it had been written
,y American and not by Spanard.
Cues. You have seen the date ''prmero" written
With figure 81" and 'ro on that letter. and you think
was ignorant man who wrote H.
Ans do not want to say anything against the writer
of that letter, but he beays ignorance in writing pr
neron with figure al" and "To."
Mr. Bradley. Have yon been frequently employed 10 |
ransa,e Mexican and Spanish documents with reference
o claims against this government
Ans Yes sir, frequently; and | have thus become |
amliar with their mode OF writing have translated
undreds and hundreds OF documents that came before
he Mexican boam OF commissioners.
Edward w. Abbott recalled
MIR. May. [Handing the witness the original let
referred during his examination the previous
ayl Is that your handwriting
Ans. II s IL seems 10 be as dangerous to write let
ers now as ii was during the Mexican
Ques. Have you read the letter through
Ans | have.
Ques. perceive that you gave account OF all the
Incidents OF your travel from Tampco, and yet you do
notice the guerilla fight about which Captain Slocum
estihed
Mr.. Bradley We have right 10 have the letter read
,efore the witness is examined on it.
The Court thought that the counsel for the prose-
ution stated las, evening there were Two letters.
Mr.. May. We have the original Of but one We ex-
ecied TO receive the other to-day but did not The wit
says that the copy OF the other letter is correct
The Court The letter must be read before the witness
s cross-examned upon It,
Mr. May then read the letters, as follows;
LAcUSlLLAs, Nov. IS, 1852.
You will be doubtless surprised TO find you have
espondent in the interior oil Mexico. | send you the
ncosed letter. which you may rely upon being strictly
In nr Eardt tU1 nhsfan ntiaga