Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-03-10
Things in Western Mexico.
FINE WORK AT MAZATLAN,

FINE WORK At MAZATLAN
An American who keeps watch ant
jeweler store at Mazatlan gives the fol
lowing graphic account Of the beautiful
condition of affairs there. 1t will be seer
that while the liberal forces were attackin.
the Governor and his men, fortified in th,
barracks, the city was given over to sacl
and pillage by the convicts who had 90
out of the calaboose, ard were reinforced
BY all the other rogues in the place.
"In my last letter TO you l stated thai
our city was declared in state of siege
though the enemy or opposition party wa.
a long way off. Things remained in thai
position until about eight days ago, (29tl
ult. J when l was informed privately, al
about s o'clock in the evening, that the
enemy, or Liberal party, had arrived
within about two leagues of the town, and
intended to attack the barracks and the
quarters Of the Governor that night. And
as there would probably be sack or whole
sale robbery at the time, l gave my friend
all my most valuable watches and jewelry
to take care Of, his home not being so la
bic to attack as my own. / fastened my
doors and went to bed as usual, hoping it
might be a false report. But l awoke at
about II o'clock and in few minutes al
ter booming of cannon and rafting of
small arms commenced. I was not long
in bed you may be sure. My arms, which
are always in readiness, were placed so that
1 could fire through the door, if the enemy
attempted to break in; and placing all my
best customer watches and $50 in silver
money in my carpet bag, and is gold
doubloons in my pocket, l prepared for a
run out of my back door and over the top
of my neighbor's kitchen. Thus ready for
fighting and running, l remained for
more than two hours listening TO the ter
rife roar and rattle of these midnight guns.
During the night some of the robbers went
by yelling like Devels, and heard others
breaking in the doors of stores on Main ST.,
but knew nothing certain until morning,
when a countryman told me that as soon
rs the attack was made by the liberals on
the barracks, the criminals, seventy in num-
Der, in the calaboose, were released by a
by party outside; and being joined by a
lot of other williams from our population,
commenced breaking open and lobbing the
stores on Main street.
One store was gutted, the loss being
S13, 1900; other stores were robbed TO the
amount of $4,000 Or $4,000 each. Arms
and ammunition were first seized, and then
other goods, and even women and children
we're seen carrying off bundles of goods.
Only cne man and one woman among the
-obbers were killed, and some dozen or
more wounded. Of the store-keepers, who
we're unprepared for the sudden attack,
ome were killed. Among other criminals
Who escaped was the rascal who tried to
murder me about year ago; and had
,een sentenced to ten years at hard labor.
The Liberals failed to take the barracks,
md returned to their camp without losing
man. In the barracks one was killed and
our wounded. There was enough firing
# cannon to have produced at least one
hundred killed and five hundred wounded. |
The stores that were robbed all belonged |
o foreigners Germans, Spaniards
nd Italians. There are no American
torres here except the drug stores, at which |
he robbers gave few blows, but soon
eft for more attractive plunder. As the |
liberals are only waiting for reinforce
lent from Sonora to make an attack on a
.rger scale, the foreign merchants and
.orekeepers have closed their places and
ave been moving their goods to their re-
oective consulates for protection. Every
ight they mount guard over their goods,
rmed to the teeth The French are the
lost numerous and have mounted two or
Tree small cannon OIL the parapet of their
onsuls house. The English Consul sent
ord to me, the day after the fight, that l
'uld send my things to his house if 1
ished. My carpet bag, with customer
atches, and silver money, deposited in
is safe, and sent my tools, materials, DC,
} Beavers drug store, over which few
mericans have hoisted the American flag.
he valuables gave my friend before the
ght, are now with him safely aboard
erman vessel, anchored two miles from
e town.
My shopis of course closed, like all the
st, and our town looks like city infested
ith the plague. For eight days these
ings have been this way, and in the
eantime all kind of rumors are current
I the last reliable accounts, the enemy
ere within sixty miles of here, and are
erwhelming in numbers, so that 1 hope
Ir stupid Governor will surrender at the
st summons, and thus avoid fight and
consequences; or that the people and {
e garrison here will pronounce in favor
the Liberalism, and thus pnt an end to 6
e war in these parts. Three fourths of l
e population, foreign as well as native,
P, and always have been in favor of the a
berals, and this party has been augmen-
by the tyranny of the Governor and his a
ends in makiug forced loans from both /
sxicans and foreigners. He demands n
tain amount of money of the persons
lom he thinks has it; and if they do not !
y, they are taken TO the barracks and q
mined in a room, with nothing to eat
til they submit and fork over. One mi l
ly old woman has been confined three n
VS. with little bread, which keeps body
soul together. The demand upon her g
100000; how it will end, God only !,
ows. u
ONO FENITENTIARr.-Ten prisoners r.
m Hamilton county were consigned TO II