The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-04-29

hacienda; whether TO the north, south, east, or
west?
4ns- do not remember
The court then took recess, and shortly after
reassembled
Mr.. MAY. Have you any knowledge where the
| Ola TORT at Mazatlan is located?
Ans. No, sir
Ques. Do you know whether or not there are
islands In the sea near Mazatan on either side of
the promontory OF which you have spoken?
Ans MazatlAn itse is almost an island: a
branch OF the sea runs into the land there.
Ques ls Mazatlan the only place which is almost
an leland there?
| Ans. do not remember of ony other
| CUES Are there any islands in the vicinity OF
Maxatlan?
Ans. do not remember having seen any.
CUES Do you know whether Durango is on the
| river Nazas, or not?
Ans do not know the name of the river upon
| which that city is located.
Cues Do you know whether there ia an aque-
Ans. There is what they call sonta-a sort Of a
creek there The water which the people drink is
principally brought from that creek. I do not
member having seen any aqueduct there.
| CUES You think that the range of mountains
about which you spoke Is about league from the
city of Durango3
Ans. Yes, sir. ~.
Cues. You cannot say how far the mountains
| were from Mazatan?
| Ans. No, sir.
/ Cues. On the road between Guadalajara and
| Topic, do you remember having passed volcano?
l =
| Topic the road is quite rugged. There is place
| there called the ssrat trap" where robbers gene
| rally spring upon travellers Before reaching
| Topic the road is quite volcanic.
Cues. Did you see a volcano?
! Ans. do not remember having seen any.
/ Ques Do you remember having seen extinct
volcano on the load between Topic and Guadala-
jara?
Ans. No sir. There might have been volcano
at the place that described. but / do not know
ertainly whether there was or not.
CUES. DO you remember whether there was
wharf at Mazatlan, not.
Ans: There was sort of landing at Mazatlan,
but do not remember whether there was wharf
| there, not
CUES You know that the landing of Vera
Cruz extends out into the water? JZ
| Ans. have been there recently, and my mem
DRY 10 fresher with reference to that than to
CUES. Do you know whether there lie any land
ing projecting into the at Mazatian? ~
Ans. do not remember distinctly. There are
some paved stones from the beach towards where
the boats come up.
Ques Are those stones built out into the sea!
Ans They go out into the sea- When you
land from the boat you get upon the stones.
Cues. How far into the do the stones extend?
Ans -Four or Eve yards from the beach.
Cues. Were you on that pier?
Ans Handed on these stones from the boat.
Cues. Did l understand you to cay that you
lived in the second story of the mezon of San Anto
MO in Guanajuato?
| Ans Yes, sir.
Cues. How were the other stories occupied?
Ans do not think there were any other stories
above the one which occur led Below was
court. yard, and around it were rooms principally
occupied by servants. The second story rooms
were the best, and were generally occupied by
travellers.
CUES. Do you remember having seen an old for
tifcation called Castillo at Guanajuato1
| Ans. No, sir The building which stated this
morning as being used as granary answered the
purposes of q castle during the war Of independ-
ence History tells us that the Spanards en-
trenched Themselves in that large building.
CUES Can you describe the lady on whose teeth
you operated!
-, Ans | cannot be precise. in my description.
There were two foreign ladies, and think that
che was the smallest. / took them to be two sis
ters.
Quss. What wac her appearance?
Ans. She was a fair lady to look upon, quite gay
and aniable in her manner, and of light COM
plexion.
Que. What was the color of her hair!
Ans. cannot exactly tell you the color of her
hair, but suppose that it was auburn She did
not resemble Mexican at all, because their COM
plexion is dark, and their hair very black
CUES. What wac the color of her eyes?
. Ans do not know, but suppose they were
1 of light color.
Cues. What was the operation you performed
upon her teeth?
Ans think plugged some of them. believe
Cues. Do you remember whether she had good
teeth, or not?
Ans. do not remember. Ifthey had been good ,
che would not have needed my services / have
operated upon many persons. / cannot recolIect
all the particulars with reference to each ones
teeth.
CUES. You cannot recollect the general charac-
ter Of her teeth?
Ans. know that she had some decayed teeth
and for that reason my services were required.
Cues. Was the general condition of her teeth
what you would call good, or was it very bad.
Ans. l cannot recollect. was called upon to
operate upon some Of her teeth which had de-
| cayed
CUES. Who called for you?
Ans. Some pereon called for me at the mszon
or inn, where stopped.
Cues. Do you remember whether it was her
husband?
Ans do not know
| Cues. Was he present at the operation?
Ans ] believe that he not.
CUES. Do you know Mr.. Richard Meade3
Ans. do not know that description of him.
During the operation one of the gentlemen was
absent. p f
Cues. Can you describe the one who was pre-.
sent!
Ans. The gentleman saw there, and whom i
supposed to be the husband of the eldest lady was
large mani think about the size of Mr.. Bradley
with ford complexion and sandy hair. do not
know whether that is the gentleman you refer to
or not
CUES. Did he to be the husband of the lady
upon whose teeth you we're operatingf
Ans. He appeared to be the husband of the cid.
est lady. s
CUES. Was it the eld It or youngest lady you
operated upon?
Ans 1t was the smallest, and think the young
est. of the two.
Cues. Did the gentleman you refer to speak
Spanish, or not: f r.
Ans. Yes, sir.
Ques. Did he speak it W I'll or badly?
Ans. So far as can recollect he, had foreign
accent. spoke to him in En- glish -
CUES. Do you remember whether there was any
conjunction of caaons in g,ing from Guanajuato
to the hacienda?
Ans. You can hardly travel anywhere in Qua
najuato without meeting oahados. Guanajuato is
built on mountain. and presents a most extraor-
binary and picturesque view to the stranger. The
hooses seem almost topping each other and you
can 60 from the door of one to the top OF the other
They are built in zigzag. There is, more or less
running water in every of these gulieys. They
are called canades, there
Cues Do you know where the public promenade
in Guanajuato isl
Ans There was q promenade at the extremity
| of the CITY, opposite to where lived.
CUES Was it north, south, east, or westS
1ns. Icannot speak by the compass.
Q,.es On what side of the city was it.
Ans. 1t was at the right of the mexon where
stopped.
} CUES. How far was that public promenade from
the mex0n where you lived