The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-05-16

Of my tessfuooys watch your FepoStess psaneoo
of mountains was; told you that it was near the
boundaries of the State Of Mexico, perhaps TOD.
ming down near TO tho boundaries Of the STATE OF
Pueblo, and the printed report s.,d 'oe
city OF Mexico, in the State OF fueoso.
Mr.. MAY. You are here witness On your eeta
hefore vour fellow citizens and you have hight
TO make any explanation wherein yoo NV lAson
20 h.teve that YOU have been misrepreeented.
IV;t.e.s told the court, when came back
., sxnfair that the printed report was misrepre-
ssn,.t;on. The court told me It had nothing to do
with the case, and that could not correct IL in
he court room was not allowed An eppostonity
W M MAY How far IL it from Laxuinillas to
I he southern boundAryf tat
.aas should think about four leagues.
0ues How far 10 it from the southern boundary
10 the river!
Ans should call IL about the same distance.
MIR. BRADLEY. l understood you to STATE, on
your previous examination. that you only spent
two days in exploring the district Of Lasuinillas
south Of the village Of Laguinillasf
Ans. sa,d, ut the same time, that while was
storpng in the village was exploring all round il.
Qves. In reply to my question ~ to how many
days you in exploring south of the line drawn
east and west through Laguinillss, did you not
reply two days?
the village | recollect having said that when
was in the village was exploring the country
around it.
Cues. Did not ask you how many days you
were employed in exploring that portion of The
territory Of Laguinillas south of the line drawn
east and vest THROUGH it, and did you not make
an answer to that question:
Aas 1 may have answered it. There a
great many questions asked me; but have no
precise recollection of the whole of them, havin z
been four days on the stand
Q,gs. Did not ask you whether there was a
ro,d leading off to the SOUTH and little to the east
Of Lsrniniias, passing through gorge in the
mountains!
Aus. Yes, sir.
Ques. Did you not say that you had followed
that roadr
Ass said that had followed roads north,
south, east and west
CUES. Did you state. on your former examine
lion, that you went south from Laguinillas BY a
road leading nearly south from the mountains?
Ans think did.
Quss Ia your explanation, did you follow the
road leading south from LaguinilIas?
Ans. have travelled the road running south
from Lagunillas.
luss Did you state how far you wentl
Ans have recollection that did.
CUES Can you state how far you VENT
Ans. / took the commission half way to the
boundary on one road running south 1 do not
know whether that is the road you refer to or not
Qass. / ask you about the road different from
the one to Arroyo Secos
Ans. There are number Of roads running in
every direction.
Ques What route did you take?
Ans. have taken roads leading in every direc-
ton.
Quss. Dol understand you to say, that in the two
days you were exploring the southern part of
Laguinillas you took every route thereS
Ans | did not conine myself to one or two days.
| said that was exploring two days before went
TO the village of Lagunillas.
Qyss Did you state that your previous
animation
Ans. 1T strikes me that did.
CUES. Did you not state that you explored the
northern part first?
Ans told YOU that went in by Alvercas; and
that place not being in the northern part, could
not have said that 1 explored the northern part
Hrst
Lasuinillas and explored the northern part, and
Afterwards the southern part of the district
Ans. You will recolect that / said brought
man from Qaeretaro, who was one of my guides,
and born in the municipality OF Laguinilas.
explored the southern part first
Quss What village did you hrst meet with in
going to Arroyo Seco?
Ans I could La Comundad.
Ques Did you not tell Us in your former exami-
nation that you went from Arroyo Seco directly to
Lazuinillss in the same day.
Ans travelled slowly, and explored a. | went
along. have perfect recollection of that.
pues Did you go by the regularly travelled
path The first time you went to Laguinillasl
Ans think that my former testimony will say
50. II it does not, it ought to- | did not take
notes Of my evidence myself; but ought to have
done il.
Ques Did you not say that you went from Ar
royo Seco to Laguinilas the first time in one day.
Ans | really forget what l said. am not
sponsible for what that printed report says. was
refuse permission to correct it.
Cues. Did you in fact go from Laguinillas to
Arroyo Seco 10 one day the first time?
Ans. If had my note book here could tell you.
When gave my former testimony I referred to
nv note book Not having il with me now, can.
no. speak with certainty
Quss Cannot you speak without your note.
book
Ans cannot be certain, bot think il was in
one day.
Ql.ss What is the dstance'
dns. Between three and four Leagues.
Qas' DID you-not say thatit was i've leagues BY
an air liner
Ans. / said by the roads themselves. l cannot
give explanations to an inch. When person is
guessing il 10 impossible to estimate accurately
as II he had chain. We surmised at the distances
altogether.
cues. Did you not say twice before that il was
five lea CUES in air liner
Ans. DO not think that said so 4 do not think
the word 'air line" was in the question put to me-
CUES. Was not Capt. Doubledav's ma exhibited
70 you TO see how far it was by it
dns ] was told To look at the map, and say whe-
Their | could recognise any of the places. said I
did recognise many of the places. ] say that it 10
between three and ave lea gues-it 10 more than
three and u may be FIVE.
psuss How long did it take you TO 90 by the
shortest route from Arroyo Seco to Laguinillasf
Ans. did not go direct from place TO place. As
i was engaged running Oft the road and making
observations Of various kinds, ! cannot make an
Qtes. Describe The route taken by the Senate
commission from Laguinillas to Arroyo Seco3
Ans. We left about six O'Clock in the mornin 2,
and reached there between eleven and twelve.
Q.es. Did you go off the road on that occasionl
Ana. We did not go off the road. One or two
stopped and endeavored TO get drink of water.
and, their animals escaping, we had to wait-I
cannot tell the exact tiOe--until the Mexicans had
iassoed them. We did not travel fast, but a
gentle pace.
CUES understand you to say that you cannot
FIX the distance from Arroyo Seco to LaguiniIlas
exactly
Ans. say il ia between three and five lea cues.
7 cannot give the exact distance. / will say tina
it is about four leagues, more or less.
Quss. Did you not say that Captain Doubleday
map accurate, and made from actual observa-
tiopl
Ans / told you that it was corrected by obser-
vation.
CUES / understood you to say that you were
with him when he made his observatonsl
Ans. / was with him, and saw him take observa
tons.
Cues. State, If you please, what direction,
cording to the compass, the commissioners took In
going from Laguinillas % Arroyo-Secoa
Ana. i can tell what think the direction
from La nilla5. We went nearly due south for
about five miles. more less. and then turned tc
the right, and went west, and slightly south. tc
Arroyo Seco. When got to a place called
Tres Palos, near the place where we turned to the
riuLt we were on the edge of the Lemopcita val