The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-11

U. ! smr PoRaxoUTH,
AT SEA, aay IS, 1864.
Twporsdsa from KdSaiGs- 7nirty Ar-icoas Rescued
from being SHOT, by tn. NNdy In erenoe Of the United
States Ship Portsmopth--Tbs frhG6itcnas of gssrta1
Opposed 10 Scnta Anna, dc, dc.
As we may, in o day two, fall In With Of the
mail steamers, VIII commit 70 paper account Of
coings since nay last communication to you We parted
with the steamer Columbus the Tth Of April, aud
made the best Of way for Mssstlsn, intending
TO stop only day. On arrival thoro,
which the iath were informed that Gillian
bark the PAraa. Captain spri ,scr had been seized in
the Gulf Of Lower CALIFORNIA; while her passage from
San Frsncsoc 70 Guayanuss, BY Mexican OUTER
picion that her pssseosers6fty In uumber-were ali
busters, their way join Walker. Tho passengers
story thisthat hey had supposed from the numerous
reports that government had purchased tho country
and they their way TO Lower California and 60
settle the lands Twelve Of these passengers
had passports: the remainder from unknown cause
had not supplied themselves With Eight of them
native born Americans and twenty-five natu
rallied citizens OF the Uated States making thirty claim
ing our protection. The remainder were English IRISH
French and swedes.
The cutter took the bark into the port OF Mssauan
when stroog guard Of soldiers placed on board Of
her who treated thcse In most nhuman and dis
graceful manner which calls loudly FOR our
to demand satisfaction of santa Anna for the wrongs in
Acted upon these innocent rsvesrs On the arrival OF
the bark, Mr. Gattsn, consul with great difficulty
succeeded In obtaining from tho Governor parole Of
honor for those having passports In that number
Mr. VIM. Smelling brother Of the late Capt. N. Sncllng
OF Congress street, Boston Capt Droiu promptly fur
nshed himself with al the srt connected with the
OF these and then notified the Mexican evcrnor that
these thirty claiming The protection OF tho Amcs
Rag, ciEene OF the United States and such
they had justice done then, He also Insisted upon
havirg them removed from their prison ship to uo.e
comfortable Quarter on ssSss L. I'll. be sgeceedsi
allowed them sufficient sum OF money to purchase
their provisions.
Tho Governor Ending he could no. ba our little Cap
tain OF and seeing hc determined TO stop until the
men we're releascd sent messenger 70 the city Of
Mexico for Instructions and another to Guayauas
Tor proof against them On rho goth OF Nay bis Honor
The Governor cayod In, and surrendered the to
C .nPs norn,n Az four O'CLOCK next norntns
bring them OF to the ship On tho ssrne DAY
rc put s" ",,s, csys PrI,on1 20. on eosd Of the
days previous. On the Gath transferred ali tie mon
but three 10 the cutter her commander Capt stercn
Cornell having very andy offered To tako them IN 10
San Francisco She sailed thu Afternoon for that
port Mcss. Smelling Warren and Sewer remaining with
us, TO 20 TO Acapulco. These very thankful
that The Portsmouth happened to drop into Masntan
Had not gone In there Is certain that these unsor
out miserable exstencs in The Mexican mines which
would have bpen done without much form Of trial Tho
enough 20 condemn them.
was the determination Of Capt. D. not 10 leave the
port until they were fairly red or releasef and ~ II
had been found necessary black dogs OF liberty would
have loaded with shot and she'll and would have
opened ere upon the city, aud given those rsscals
SECOND taste Of Uncle Sans 20 rder aud shot Our gal
liant boys uneasy and anxousy waiting to hear The
martial music beat calling AL hands 70 quarters that
might open TIRE upon the city, and thus ayen9p the
vrozGp committed upon fellow countrymon.
was sorry that did not open are aud give
them few shot and she, and thereby them the
lesson that Americans must aud sha s. protected As
b, Il vii he doing than justice 20 Capt Dorn,
his o1cers ana men, to say that the happy manner In
which the whole affair has been conducted, part
Ia honcrsble 10 ALL aud I, our glorious country.
Having . hst Of the nsmes Of theee men. enclose
copy of II 70 you Tor publication, many Of them
hsve friends In New York and Boston who may be Glad
~ hear that they safe.
The Eneifsh corvette Dido from ouaynmn- arrived on
tie I'D the day before ~ sailed having board Ave
Americana whom her muaandsr had kindly rec
eusd from the clutches Of the Msxicans at Guayausa
Tisey Immediately sent board the W. l. Marcy.
Amorg them Capt springer Having further duty
g. perform AZ that lort the 2<th Of Nay LIFT for
Acapulco The sole OF all these arrests has
the grounds that every Yankee found Lover Cali
fcrnia h Hhbuster, snd the word II shoot the ID
yankees Before sailing his Honor the Governor and
other octsk vis ted the an p, and received with
proper falutes and other sttenuous. There arc one
torsaDd ucops In MaxatlAn not for these troops
ske hsbtan,s would really In fsvor OF General
lvArp TIC atc ccady opposed ~ oaneral Santa Auns
7he r.. steer "a DE gsani ana rcbbsg