The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-28
Santa Anna Turned Slave Dealer.
PoRT OF SIsAL, CAMPEoHE, q Dsc, 1856.

~ THE EDlIOh VI THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Being In delicate health, thought would try
sea voyage, and arrived here day two sincs my
schooner the - with general cargo. I shall
leave this for New York in the course of few days.
but In the meantime avail myself Of the brigantine
-, departing for the States, to inform you Of
very curious affair at present going on at this
place. There are here now upwards Of forty Yucatan
Indians, which are, understand, to be shipped iu
day or two, on board the Mexican schooner ia.
cinto, and sent to the Havana, to be sold as
slaves. ! am also Informed that there are upwards
of $50 more Of these poor wretches in the prison at
Merida, who are expected to arrive here in the
course of day or two, and will be shipped to the
same destination, Cuba, by the brig Antonts nov
fitting out little way down the coast for that pur
pose. / have been fortunate enough to obtain au-
thentc copies OF the solemn protest entered by the
unfortunate Indians against their being torn from
their homes to be made slaves OF in strange coun
try as we'll as Santa Aunas decree auth0rz ng shis
bar barous proceeding, which you will find herewith
in closed at your service. Yours, truly,
FREDERICk VOORHEES,.
Translation
SOLEMN PROTEST.
To HIS ExCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR OF YUCATAN:
We, Raymondo Fun, Juan Cahinch, Diego Puc
Fernando Chan, victoriano CHM En.ebio Hsmil,
Desderio Uc, Juan de Ia Cruz Han, Vicente Fua,
cual Tamay, Antonio Xul Augustin Nahuat, Lu.
ciano Xib, Leandro Han, Juan Mercel, Diego Cal,
Pedro Han, Jose N. Chan, Juan Non, Juan Pic TUX,
Laureano Canal, victoriano Chuc, Esteban Cab,
Jose Day, Jose Chin and Andres Uc, now in the
yHhac srison q this city, accused Of being taken In
the camp OF the Ebony, represent to your Excel.
lency with the most profound respect
That we have been told and assured as thing
certain, that In accordance with order of the su
pIeme government in relation to prisoners OF war
taken In this department, shall be sent into sla
very in foreign country. This Information has
MA havo I'D
placing ourselves under the paternal care of
your Excellency, In order to escape, IL possible,
such terrible misfortune. We would represent
that ours Is not case which comes under the order
above mentioned, as we are not prisoners of war;
we were not taken with arms in our hands, nor do
we belong to the ranks Of the rebellious Indians.
We renamed in the woods in which we we're found
concealed. to prevent the government troeps Gf we
were discovered) coufounding US with the rebel
Indians and TO escape at the same time the revenge
OF these latter II we encountered them; but we
neither belonged TO their party nor did we partci.
pate In their revolutionary ideas. If, for this mis-
fortune which has befalen u.s. deserve to be ban
ished nom our homes, We pray your Excellensy
that We may be not sent to a foreign land, but to
grievous TO us 20 be altogether banished from the
country without being knowingly guilty Of any crime
In this behalf we have the honor to pc It'll your Ex
cellency. IGNACI0 MEscHCUTI,
on behalf of the petitioners VINO are unable TO write
MERIDA, Dec. IA, 1854
OFFICE OF THE SEc'Y OF FOREIGN RELATIONS
MEXICO, June ~, 1854.
MOST EXCELLENT SIR:-His Serene Highness
the President Of the Republic, having taken into
consideration the communication Of your Excellen-
cy In which the Colonel Don Manuel Jimenez re-
presenting the house ofthe brothers Gocourla mer-
char ia Of Havana, asks permission to export from
this department paDper Indians taken 10 the war
nov going on, In order to bring them to the island
of Cuba, and employ them there as servants, &C.,
according the permissiG conceded by the suureme
government on the 23d Of January last, has been
pleased 10 decree
/. Instead Of the proposals made by the Senior
Jimenez to take two bundled OF the rebellious In.
dams captu' ed in thu war, and give for them SIS
per head, the Senior Jimensz shall pay $4,000, in
two parts, into the proper Offices Of this department
AZ soon as the In dian prisoners are given over.
2. The Commandment General Of Yucatan will give
to Senior Jimensz half Of the prisoners Of the de-
partment, 70 whom shall apply the same favorable
conditions mentioned in the mission conceded 20
the house Of the Brothers Goicour1a on the 23d of
January last to contract for captured Inc &c.
Ii Ia also ordered that this concession gives no
privilege whatever to the house Of the Bfotne Col.
coura, since the supreme government Of the nation
holds itself free 10 make otner contracts Of similar
nature whenever II CHOOSES.
/ c mmunicate this order Of II. 8. Fl. TO your ex.
cellency In order toat you may fulfil its provisions
In every particular giving such account OF its results
to the supreme government as may be necessary In
the premises. BoNILLA.
To his Excsllency the Governor Of Yacatlo.