The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-10-10

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Another OyTRAeE.-The following is from
20 Texas paper. -
Five gentlemen arrived in San Antonio, Sept:
4th, who are just returning from !Califoroia,s
having come by the overlandfoute from dazat:
SLAM, on theFPacifc- -theiFnames and places OF
residence are as follows: =. -
= Richard M. Head, Bibb eounty, Georgia );
John w. Cole, Holly Springs, Mississippi; JAS.
1Sehool6eld, Hamilton county, Tennessee; Da
'5yid Spring, Fort Smith, Arkansas.
From these persons we learn The following
sPainfal disclosure: In the city Of Durango,
fdenco, they learned in a. private manner that
ithere' were some Americans in the city prison
and they afterwards got permission to visit
them. They found them in a large stone dun
geon of sosfilthy description that twas al
most impossible for visitors to remain in the
.aasradce way but few minutes. The Amer
Seans in confinement were three in number, and
their names apdsfoEIper places ofSresdence
xere asstaio~ssslV Ham Shirley, Broom conn.
sty, New York, W lian, Rodgers, Stark5coun.
EY, Chic; John Gaines, Dayton, Montgomery
county, Ohio. SRese men have been in@tls
SifIlthy dungeon four years and three months,
and fduring two geaes of this time they were
.schained down to the Roof, in total darkness,
!, ,sgheres hey eoeldanas see any person but stbe
Zone who fed fheaattiair starving allowance
At the end Of two years the huge chains around
their ankles and wrists had ssorn the flesh off
: to DE bone, aud such was theirhorrid condition
: that their chains were removed to save their
Z vesand keep themrin misery the longer. The
) Hesk Is 1artag healed over these wounds. leay
ing the most heart sending scars, which were
ali' seen by the FIVE persons whose names are
3 mentioned above. .t. ssss5
-. They state that they srere imprisnnedon the
sasharge of numbering and robbiug man forhis
i money, and they state also, that from some
facts which they are in possession ef, the per-
4 son whocommitted the murder escaped.s fhey
have. been trying TO get trial, but q hearing
lis refused Them They have written letters to
the American Minister in Mexico several times,
: aud they have reason to believe, that he has
never received them.
Our inferuants learned from many respecta.
BE Spaniards i'm Darango, that it was impossi
be to get evidence to convict them; and the
8 great mass of.the people believe them innocent
The youngest effsffbese prisoaers, John Gaines
lsof Dayton, Ohio, is only IL gears old. The
inserview whicf oar infornIahts had with then
.swas d heart thrilling seene-and on taking thei
.ssseass, they begged them ilf the most Feeling
5 fnanner tos1elate their circumstances to tht
American people, and Il possible to send news
to their friends Of their coalition, and send then
relief u =
The above statement is of. the most reliable
character these persons Witnessed it with thei
own eyes, aud they are Persons-of nndoubtet
g veracity and ssome of them have long beer
) known to some OF ouf citizens. 5,Ssssz
For the sake of humanity, let there be-ser,e
Shipg done 10 this matter. Ra citiEea efth
United States has any protection abroad, lie
tsbs kBown. For what object do we have
Minister IL Mexico Z Our government sloul
regard the rights ofseach citizen of our coun
trys aAdshosd thess as sacred as 'theffigbtss Q
s one Of The StaSs OF 6ar Onion. Let the alarn
sound in. the ears OF every American cit
zenst fshFesspf slisir Brothers are scon6ns
sFithout IeaHsss ava sfauisbiag with hunge
and dyi6g 70 ehaiitb "a d dark 1osthsome dun
Seon in the city ols [Jirspgo. Msxieo: qsraa
BRIrrsH Psosrss6a la Clip tie folio,
iDe nom :ths ~ ashidl IS sass:
4 &c seems to sbes tbs statesme
KS i,ssssthat Britain hS Nc mind t
& prepare as psedity aieaye he
isortb Ansrisan pfosil,css stheu
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