Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-05-10


From the San francisco HersIa 49,, -7-ia
Arrest of the Mexican consnieass.
hns acknowledgements.
About half past one O'Clock .vests.,s.
the y s. Marshal proceeded 70 tbs s esl
sular residence of Mr.. I,tlis da vsila SISA
snlsfor the republic of Mexico 81 an -
and arrested that gentleman f,r III pts'
I of the laws of the United statss ~.
listing men within the territory Of tSs 1f sa-
ted States into the service of q forsigN ~
eminent. esaf9crl q MAJ ~
1t is charged against the Consul. that
in obedience to certain instructions pur-
porting to- have come from the govern
Eenlisting IN this port a band of three thou.
sand men. who'were to proceed TO Guy
mas there BE enrolled into the Mexican
army. The advance of this force waste
have, sailed on board the Cha lenge. The
ship, howeyers was detained by order of
the Collector of a Port for violation of
the revenue ~ laws la Of the United .States.---
we understand there Is an bundanbproof
OF the enlistment, these mensas soldiers,
and of issuing commissions to officers.
The, proof consists, besides other things:
of the deposition ofltwos gentlemen Of the
highest responsibility inlthis city.ne The
public can see from these facts. that we
lave not hitherto spoken nnadYisedly
concerning the numbers and the objeot.of
this expedition. ~ re
s The instructions from the Mexican gov
eminent to the Consul at this port were
were as follows: .s.l,.. 800 s -s3sre., iss
To send down to Guymas three thou
sand men, to be enlisted in the Mexican
army for one. year. The coast of trans
portation to be betrayed by drafts drawn
by the Mexican Consul on the national
treasury at Mexico.
The force to be composed Of Germans,
Irish, Italians aud French. The latter
perferred.
Mexican citizens TO be counsellsd to
leave California, and ships to be employed
by the Consul for that purpose. Such is.
a brief abstract Of the instructions RD
The arrest was made by General Rich.
ardson, U. s. Marshal, in person, assisted
by one Of his deputies. AS soon as the.
warrant was issued. the Marshal procee-.
ded to the residence of the Consul, on.
Gallego street, between Kearny and DusA
pont SITS. In the Office there were num-
Der of Frenchmen, doubtless en|isting for
the enterprise which was about to be sam.
marily stopped. Upon inquiry, Gen. r.:
was informed that Senior de Vale was so
much engaged in his room on the second
floor that he could not come down.
The officers Immediately proceeded to
the room indicated, and there found the
Consul seated behind table, very atten-
lively examining some papers. He POI
litely requested his visitors to be seated,
when the Marshal drew forth his warrant,
and in the Spanish language informed him
of the object of his visit. atthe same time!
gently tapping him on the shoulder, and
prouounoing the words in the Spanish
language: 81 arrest you in the nameiof
the United States" Senior de Vale mani
tested no surprise, and was not in the
slightest degree disconnected, but quietly
taking the warrant read it over with great
elaboration andreturned it to the Mar
shall a.sf5a dia
Gen. Richardson asked him. If he UNI
derstood thecontents of the document; to
which he returned an affirmative answer
and slowly rising from his chair, askedato
be excused untilhe could change his coat
He stepped into another room, and ina
few minutes returned, ahdgwas conducted
a prisoner of the United 'States'to the Of
fec Of of Comm'r Papy.R AS soon as the
object Of Gen, Richardson's visit was
known, the 9Frenohmen who were SCENT
ingly about to enlist Immediately retired.
The arrest was consumated by two o. Clock,
and Senior del VallG was from that time
until four engaged in executing the bond
upon whiohshe was discharged from Gus
tody. to e,t ,sii l5FIs ,neispl 81,
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