Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-04-15
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LrE IN Nav Msaoo Extract from a letter from a
gentleman attached the army and stationed at Abu'
qasrque. Ne~ MEXICO;
You ask me about this country. Well, IL is mighty
Lie here j. ~ofth about siS bits Any insurance COM
psny that would have the emery TO set up an agency
here would be- busted all to-in no time Since INV
sojourn here four murders have been cormtted. The
hrs OF dragoou soldier stabbed In the back by
Mexican hndango. The second, Of discharged sol
der drunk Knocked in the head within two hundred
ward. Of nv door Tor his clothes The hird-on sun
day about twelve o'clock In the day-an American gam
bier shoong American lahorcr through the heart Ia
full OF people. The fourth. Mexican, who was
dragged on hs horse the outskirts OF town. and his
skull breast mashed in for the sum OF eighteen
dollars.
The murdercr- we're arrested and went through the
form OF trial by jury. The first Santa Re
TO work the pcntentiary Number two, had the
pleasure trcvoug the sight wssl of seeing dance on
nothing Number three fined twenty five dollars by
the Court and turned loose upon society The fourth has
not vet been disposed OF
Never have place where the laws were 50
wrcchedv administered Trial by jury Is than
farce Sxshootcrs aud bucherknves rule the day here.
grt ON my pistol aud knife at night regularly as
take my supper. We all of US do i-hsve to do IL.
M..s,cRr OF FRkScu SUBJECTS ~ N,pAoAsc,R.-The
following deporsbe event has recently occurred at NADIA
gascsr:
eight Frcnchmen-one OF them NJ dArvoy, forme-
IN French Consul In the Maurus-who had been resid.
ing almost in the Bay of Navatoube, working coal
mine b,lougng company, and great number OF Sa-
cavcs their service attacked in the night OF the
18th of October 10y from 100 To 1000 Hovas the regu-
lar troops of the Queen OF Madagascar and with the eA
ccp,ion OF frcnchmcn, barbarously murdered
aud muulated The establishment which they occupied
was sacked aud loo wokmen who had escaped the ma--
sacr were together with the Fenchmen, made prisoner
aud carried OIL to Emyrne. Five pieces OF cannon,
quantity Of musket and some gunpowder were captured
hy the assaants The material damage done amounted
TO 10000 and 0O0O pastres ESQ 5OOf TO iO'
O0Ofl The Queen of Madagascar, Ranavaa on receiving
the of the and the capture assembled the
people OF her capital and read to them the dispatch OF
the General who commanded the expedition alter which
che caused guns be fired in honor OF what she
called the victory gained 10y her nyincbe troops over the
French. The Bay OF Navatoube and all the northwest
part Madagascar French territory tbeongs To France
not only in virtue OF her ancient claims Madagascar
but IN virtue of concession of the eN-kiug OF
Nossi Be- who held it de fdcto Moreover fort which
formed part of the establishment destroyed built with
the sanction Of the French Government and under pro-
mise OF protection and OF the i've guns captured
werc supplied by the French gate Ergone. Ii appets
from this that apart hom the barbarous outrage on
Frenchnen the French dag has been grossly insued aud
doubt the Imperial government will take due ven
gearce.