The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-03-22

there you end green corn and every thing In full
bloom; the descent is very rapid the change ii
very great below you find every thing in the
verdure of spring, while you leave behind til,
/ mountains covered with snow staid only q few
days at Dolores to recruit my health, and then wen
/ to CuilicaI.
/ Cues How long did you stop there?
Ans. staid there but short time. do not re-
member how long, but I think it was month.
CUES. When was that?
Ans. was there in the month of February. 1916;
/ then went to Mazatan, wi ere remained till
July, 1876; then went to Topic; do not know
how long stad there, butt spent the next winter
of 1916 and l847 in Gnadalajara.
Cues. In the winter Of 1916 and lS47 you were in
Guadalajara.
| 1Ans. Iwas
Cues. Where were you in the time ofpeace,
Ans. was in Guanajuata.
CUES. When the city of Mexico was taken you
were in Guanajuata?
/ Ans. was.
| Cues. Had you protection?
Ans. had no protection except my letter of pro
/ tection-an old one which / did not have renewed
/ on account of the war. resided there in Guiana.
juata pursuing my profession. Twas well known
to be an American. They called me Familiarity a
Yankee" But always objected to that, be-
cause did not like the meaning the English put
upon the term Yankees" it being used for any
thing mean. told them / would not stand that,
/ but to call me an American.
Cues. Did you know DR.. Gardeners companions?
/ Ans. He was generally in company with several
haps, but one of them knew particularly well.
| Cues Can you tell his name?
| Ans. can tell his name.
| CUES. Was he Mexican or foreigner; what was
| his name?
Ans. He was Mexican, and his name was
Lenbo; he was in the custom house.
| Cues Were there any English, Americans. or
| any other foreigners besides those you have men
1 toned doing business in Mazatlan?
/ Ans. The house of Mott, Talbot & Co. was al
| most the only one. There was another house, that
of John Parott; hut do not think he was at that
time doing any business. The American consul
| had charge of the house; Mrs. Parott was there;
saw him and told him that had letters, but they
were in my trunk, and could not get at them to
deliver them at the time
/ Cues. Did you know the members of the house
Ans. knew, personally, most of the people in
! the house; we were not, however, very familiar
together; they had their business and occupations
/ to attend to, and had mine.
Cues. Did they converse in the English Ian
guage?
| Ans. None of them spoke in English to my know
ledge; the daily intercourse between them was in
Spanish; never was formally introduced to them;
| remarks frequently at the table; it is customary
| there not to wait for an introduction; when you
| enter the rondo or public house, on going in you
| say 'sGood morning. they answer, "Good morn
ing, will yoL take brea kfas, or join us, - at the
table; and if you have taken breakfast, they say
'tWill you repeat your breakfast or some salu-
| tation of that kind
| Cues. Do those salutatons pass at every meal?
| Ans. l never wentinto company without max
| ing salutation as entered the house.
| CUES Though you were in the habit of meet
ing the same party round the table, the salu-
| tation would pass at every meal?
Ans. 1t would.
CUES. Every man that goes into the house says
| the same thing?
| Ans. Yes, sir.
| Cues. Suppose several persons were to go into
the house together, would one man speak for the
| whole party?
| Ans. Sometimes every man would speak, say
ing s'Good morning. and sometimes one man
would speak for the whole party. There is no rule
! about it. Society is vey hosptable there.
Cues. Are you familiar yourself with the Span
| ish language practically?
| Ans. Yes, sir. am acquainted with the Spanish
| as we'll as the Mexican.
Cues. Are you familiar wi the Spanish Ian
| guage spoken at Havana?
Ans. 1t is the same as the Mexican Spanish
There is difference between. the old Castilian
| Spanish and that spoken in Mexico, Havana, and
all South America. / have never resided much in
Havana, but have seen and conversed with Ha
baneros in Mexico.
CUES. Did you ever reside in Havana?
Ans. never resided there, but stopped there a
few days, and converted good deal in Spanish
| with gentlemen from havana.
Cues. Do you know whether they were old
Spaniards Habaneroa?
Ans. | think they were both. The Habaneros
speak tue SdiIle language VIII tue MeXlCdns- ne
educated Castilians, residing in Havana, the old
Castllian language.
The witness here went into critical explanation
OF the difference between the language spoken by
the native Habaneros and the pure Castilian da-
lect as spoken by educated Spanards of Spain.
Cues. Did understand that DIR. Gardiner spoke
the Spanish language with more than usual puri
ty Z; that the correctness with which he spoke it
was 80 striking as to attract your attention.?
4ns. He spoke the Spanish language with re-
narkable purity; his pronunciation was clear
that of the old Spanish, with more correctness
than any foreigner ever saw in Mexico
Cues What passed between you and DR.. Gar.
diner when you met at the restaurant
Ans. l simply said "Good morning. and he
returned the salutation !; never remember max
ing more than one or two remarks; | made a re-
mark when he was speaking about what good
business might be done in travelling between
South America and Mexican ports, that / did not
think much could be made of it; that knew some
who had tried il, but had not made much at it
remember perfectly well that the reply to my re-
mark was almost monosyllable; he did not en-
ter into any discussion upon the subject.
Cues. Did he reply?
Ans. In monosy liable, or something like it.
CUES. Do you know whether anybody told him
that you were an American?
Ans. do not recollect hearing any thing said
upon the subject. never said any thing about it
myself, because everybody knew me to be an
American.
Cues Were your salutatons always in Spanish?
Ans They were in Spanish.
CUES. When people asked questions in Spanish
the answers were in Spanish?
Ans. They were.
Cues. think you said that he had more flesh in
Mazatlan, and was not as thin as he was when you
saw him at Vera Cruz?
Ans. At Vera Cruz he looked paler, and perhaps
little thinner; there only slight difference
in his appearance / should have known him.
Cues. You say the difference was slight?
Ans A very slight difference.
Cues. You think his beard was as long?
-Ans His beard was little longer. noticed it
because he dressed very nicely in Mazatlan; and
the people there did not usually wear long Boards
If he had had a long beard at Mazatlan should
have remembered it.
CUES You have stated that you recollect faces
perfectly well; can you tell the age by the general
appearance?
Ans. That is subject which trouble myself but
little about.
Cues What age do you think DR.. Gardiner was
at the time you saw him?
Ans cannot say. cannot think, in justice to
| myself, of deciding upon his age.
Cues. You have no opinion upon his age?
Ans. recollect that he was young man, not
| middle-aged man. He had not very smooth skin,
but looked manly. do not mean boyhood, but
that he had nothing of the roughness of az or of
youth; that he appeared to be developed and look
ed manly and fine. He appeared to be very lively,
and ne and his friends seemed to enjoy themselves
very much.
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