The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1858-11-20

Mr.. Forsyth our Minister Forced to Eight his Wa,
ssat q TIE c~oantry-sSpeeial Correspondence Q
@s@Sa MExIco, October 20, 1868.
ai,e Distressing aspect Of things here jus
An0w induce NE o9dfeAxSpu NJ NV lines b,
M5taAlng the w 1T tIaa American
II e what 0atrs siN itics sthei
4 citizens aud We subiectet
Mexico. aea SsssaE
On the 2lst \ American Minis,e
7 look III de1Af4nc@.fom here. Five Or q,
days befvre he..had notified the Government .
A iatentiqsF asppcpart, and expected an escor
Ythats had t1NsssfM omisei him, btd Tile Govern
lnent Absolutely reftsed To give any escort buj
lagee e. tnnr tneE ~ on the box Vt the coach
when bAnds Uf q n and more robbers bavs
lately madeaheJ bpesrA1ce On the rund. A:
escorts Of my ( m6tnted men are usually
Itefderei e lhiF " and escorts Of fifteen ars
gives lQAdSdiV} hyelefa,,s It was clear thai
Eahal9[1aE ~ thS sNoArs useless soldiers to Tidt
fhesR0x OF Nigences, was intended foi
atiast1kl1gM syth took 1t so, and very
$500 eayf YserninelIt his opinion IN
qeclLnlng ths sscort. MrsF Forsyth, how
cfer,spfuvid a hlI with a lot ofhis country.
men and, 8 wey 10, has fought his way
Ssaslgll 1Ae irobbeAEs md arrived safely st Vera
faxsSSs8cye ~oIeXXsSbf his party receiving u
wound MIN Tie shoM cred upon them.
ihe night before bis departure from here The
government caused pgreat scandal before the
door OF his'room inz Tia hotel, BY Mn attempt
70 arFeat q person who was going off with him
The particulars Of this affair would take toc
long to telt. md suppose Tie ex-Americal
n mister llFnlake explanations on tho subject
Az ailevents, The police beairged Mr. Fossyth's
door, md carried The scandal still faFther by
surrounding the htotel with police, asifto cali
be attention Of all the world to what wos go
ing on to martify and disgrace tho Representa-
tive ~ the United States. The person pursued
At last paid 100000 for the privilege Of com
amelcilgg llis journey, but / learn that ii was
only ffsr the commencement as lie was seized
~ The end 0fiha second day 1 journey and $60,-
Oe0 more are 10 be; extracted from him. Some
ssy ell Of this has been dune To- annoy Mi.
Forsyth, but at alI events it IL high handed
act for y government protesting togive gaaran-
I might give you d long listsof pretty perse.
'cutions prncticed nppn Nit. Forsyfh byatlie gny
crnmclIt p~gryious To his departure; bat al pfeat
dissatisfaction Yves ielt here at lii DELAY after
he was recalled, and, moreovcr, Ills case could
not bes made out worse tllansthe cases OF several
American consals who have been grossly; In
suited aod wrotged by Mexican officials with
',ut attracting any notice OF Washington, i
shall not nov 80 into detail. lfI sea q chance
~ the American Government coming to "
aensegfg its !dnsy in the protection Of the digniisa
y q is ot6cials and the rights Of its Citizens. /
sc''d you a catalogue Of our grievances
Mexico,
On the l4thg this city was besiegcd by 5000
FederalHss under Gen. Biancp, and on the fol-.
lowing dayaan attack took place, but nutwyi,l-
standing The garrison of this cily amounted to
more than. 1000 men, thon Attaching force
Withdrew taftef several spirited encounters, but
without defeat. The loss for the day was
heavy for o Mexican battle-some zoe were
Killed altogether. The enemy hung about the
for several days, and then, like a lot Of
gipsys moved olf towards their lannts
Mprelia and Tol0ca. III seems funny 10
contemplate d movcmen Of the likes xllat was
against tbs city and to call IL war. But
suppose it to boa fur specimen OF The militia
y movements Of the day ii this country.
Since the attack Of Blanco upon Ills civ
NE lails have again been crammed. Persons
VINO heretofore manage to escape from impris-
ontlent are now IN darancc, mud most ofthcm
ate the most harmless creatures possible, 1T
east for rev0lutIonary purposes. am told
bat the prisons are literally GRAINED. IN one
room Of 16 by 20 feet, | lave been told
u, ~ persons have been confined furihe last
week, without permission to leave lhesroom to
lticnd 70 the deccncies Of life! And all of
'hese are persons who are accustomed ID gen
eei Ils. III this course Of Treatment be con-
.inned it IS impossible that many Il them en-
long.
There ere now 10 the prisons, enjoying the
guarantees Or this government, one Ameri-
IAN and one Englishnan, whose cases have at,
racicd the attention Of Mrs Black, US. CON-
M and Of Mr.. Otway. IL. Ii. Ms Ministers:
out notwithstanding all The representations, Ys
s''fneetts' demands prayers AID protests oftlg Ii
representatives, the Government declines Siy.
ng any cause for the saprisonnent of these
nan. The Government Nurgpes, in tho face of
reaty stlrnlations to the contrary, that there
? an old law which gives the Executive perfect
Ihthorlty to imprisnn or Danish foreigners with.
~ assigning cause The American referred
q IbasSnpw been in jail two months, and isdall-
i'll from the effects Of Ills miserable
there. II they do not get poisoned
dl'ked while confined, il will be d mercy.
The clergy are exciting all the amnesty
hey can against Foreigners, aud the press are
alning IN this patriotic work. What deerada-
Already il is perceptible that lie clergy
I'D the press are doicg their work, for the cry
I "lleath 10 fotcignersl !" has lately made lis
ppearance among Tile gaitas ofthe ~populace
t this capital; and what is still worse. The
ress mention the fact, and actually hive tbe
to excnseit. The Soeiendaa. the clev-
rest and most decent, orrathcr, the best bIack*/
uard, OF the Government ntgans, came ont
it'll along Trade against foreigners the other
~. Below lssive you an extract from this
ftie!e:
every one in Mexico knows the names iofl
lose persons who, for some time past, forget
ng the duties which nre imposed upon them
y their character and by The missions with
hich they aSesentrnsted, have tnrued leaders
I'd protectors Ct the Communist cause. DIV.
g assylnms 10 the chiefs Of that party and
citing national discord among The MeSjcans:
IS a worthy sequel to the infernalN work be
IN BY Poinsett. The nanes of those persons
h'ch we will omit through regard of their
w dignity, seemto'be connected to the man
which we have spoken in the preceding nara.