The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-28
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TAMTco, S.pt. 80, 1851
M, g,.i,s ~ s,e,s raj Gafga-Ihs Riao,g and Kappa
s.... ~ -cs.onS--Yae Forced Loan, and Ho,v Il ,ca.
y,~.s 49,, Sats IN l,,ivn, and Hon They fred-Ia
-. ~ ~. British 1,nspl-N6amons Policy a,
san Luis Tosost-fbre qn Int 9's''I'8a Called For, Dr.
Twill regret to hear III our .ruy deplorabe condi-
Gon daEy aggravated Cara mas sisuazeu ms return
90 power hy atrocities that will 1araV NC cfeui'cu ~
civilized countries. lie commenced ~ oohnsea's Sun
four thousand bales Of foreign mercha Se, "n'e ha'
beea lying for many months a, Tancasne ,us waiting
return 50 order, and worth about $4oo,o~ Na'e
produce he condemned to fine Of six per cent on tae,
on the ground that imported and sent TO ms mse
ror during the reign Of the Zuioaga party in THIS ist
lie refuses TO grant gas or permts) for goods mpore"
prior TO the Goth ut assigning reason that all import
duties paid 20 the 2uIoaga government must be subjected
ITO fresh liquidation.
On the afternoon OF the 25th inst Cara ntmated to
the merchants that he had imposed fresh loan of
100000 the commercial community, and ordered
them send in their quotas to the Commlssarat that
same day. without any excuse whatever The next morn
ing Sunday aide de went round to the foreign
merchants and shopkeepers TO invite them to go TO the
Comm,ssariat Some twenty, never anticipating violence,
went and were presented by the Commissary with pro
mssoy notes al five days for their respective quotas Of
the forced loan On their declining 10 give their sigma
arrest, we're confined in the room till three o'clock
j. NJ, when orders came TO send all who still
resisted to the barracks Of the Eighth regiment Rather
than be taken 70 the den prepared Tor them Messrs Jolly
CauseD and Fusoo signed the bills and were set free but
the rest marched of 70 the barracks and imprisoned
in small, damp, ilthy room, and deprived OF water,
food and bedding They passed the night the floor,
with the rain pouring upon them through the roof which
leaked in seven places endured ia this condition the
fortunes OF hunger aud thirst until late the afternoon Of
the day when exhausted nature compelled them TO
Weld 70 this brutal treaaent One Of our English mer-
chants Mr. azcon having been advised Of the trap
fused 10 accompany the aid dc camp to the conmsarat
and consequently on the next morning four armed Off
.nt f,h t.la htt4h xs laxla
Her Britannia Maiesty's Consul Col. Cumberledge. hav.
ing been informed Of this violence, promptly to the
assistance Of Mr. Hazcon but his presence had inu
cnce, and the officers, seeing Mr. H. determination to
resist the last sent for armed party Of ten soldiers
whose appearance the Consul hoistei tho British flag
Mr. Hs door, and warned the officers of the conse
quences Of their forcing Mr. H. out OF his own house and
from under his own nag. His arguments were not
beeaed. Four soldiers ordered into the house, two
OF whom seized Mr. Hazcons person, and the other two
bayonetted the way out, in defiance of the Consul's
presence and his solemn protest against so out
rage Mr.. IL. conducted between the two soldiers
10 the coaa0d1acio, thence TO the commssarat, and
finally TO the barracks of the Eighth where he was i'm
prisoned the leathsomc cell already referred to-
They threatened to march him OIL on foot to Monterey
he did not at once pay his ransom money and told him that
the present treatment nothing TO that in store for
him. He, however could not be moved and after twenty
nine hours imprisonment be was released but he is
threatened with repetition OF the foregoing unless lie
pay the amount assigned TO his house.
Our friends In the interior are no better OF
Miramon Of the holy church party, now commanding
in san LUIS Potos has issued decree obgng merchants
10 pay TO him second time the duties paid 10 the liberals
during their occupation OF that city
Mr. Ptman resisted and arrested and kept in prison
ill he paid IS 600
Mr. Richard Davis has been imprisoned on a false
charge OF mixing politics. and American merchant
from the Rio Grande frontier who collecting accounts
for goods sold last in the fair OF san Juan and the
District Attorney for Cameron county Texas, who was
travelling with him for pleasure imprisoned IN the
Jail on the charge OF selling arms 10 the liberals;
although the Fiscal attorney Geucra had declared
that there foundation for the accusation they
Kept in prison at my last advces
There II help for this country but foreign inter
veut,on.