The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-05-12
(An Official Accouaf.)


committed here in the past eighty days are
Of such an atrocious, wanton and blood
thirsty character, that one shudders at the
mere thought OF them. must confess that
in endeavoring to narrate them my blood
chills and nv heart sickens TO think Of these
deeds made more odous aud aggravated by
the apathy shown by those who should, In
The name OF humanity and civilization, have
come forward to stanch the river OF human
blood and stay the helish feast.
On the llth inst, the Federals were
driven from 1acubaya, partially by dis
play of force. but principally, il is believed,
by the treachery OF some OF their own gen.
eral officers. The affair cost the Govern.
ment very dearly--for every brave blouse
who bit the dust, at least q dozen OF the
Government troops went down TO rise no
more. The battle was sanguinary one,
and was CALAMITY sustained by the few fight
ing men o. the Federal army all the PintOs
having run off at once, without firing gun
and thus exposing about 5000 OF their
comrades to contend with 500 Government
troops and forty pieces OF artillery. The
battle commenced at seven in the morning
and lasted until after ten, when the supe
riority OF the Government artillery told
fearfully upon the rifemen of the Federal
lists, and they were forced TO retreat, carry
ing nearly all of their sick and wounded
with them.
The Government troops entered 1acu-
baya at about hali.past eleven, and finding
but few OF their wounded opponents to re.
venge themselves upon, they commenced =
most merciless persecution of all and every
deienceless person in the place. The sol.
diers were given aguardiente 70 drink, ind
soon becoming wildly drunk, they fell upon
all those who were at all suspected Of having
aided the Federalists, and carried them oil,
in the most brutal manner, to places Of con-
6nement. The surgeons, who had volun-
tered their services to aid the wounded OF
both parties who had been brought to the
hospital, were, while engaged in their hu-
name work, dragged TO prison, and still
worse, on the same night were shot like
dogs, and afterwards markedly exposed in the
patio of the Church of San Diego, in Tacu.
baya for the qualification OF those who be-
lieve the cause Of God was served by this
fiendish brutality. Several gallant officers,
who had been cut of and taken prisoners,
with several quiet citizens. were shot at the
same time with the surgeons The work
commenced that night has continued, with
little interruption, To the present time.
How many innocent lives have been thus
cut OF Hod only knows. The general order
is TO shoot and not report" learn, from
u person who has right TO know. that over
one hundred persons have already been sac
rifced and still the work goes on. Where
these brutal murders are to end no one can
tell Ia the meantime Government paI ers
make no mention Of these atrocities, prac
tiSd upon persons not in the least degree
compromised with the political Affairs oil
the country, nor with its internal stritcs-
most OF whom have been OF the laboring
class OF population. But notwithstanding
the silence OF Official organs, have bern
able TO collect the names Of twenty five per-
Sons who have been butchered 10 Iscubaya
and its vicinity in the past week. As seve.
raj of these are foreigners and American
citizens. will give you below the list as |
have obtained il;
a.
Lamon. (American.) J. Portugal, q. Rivera,
Manuel Sanchez and his brother, and J. ID. Co
varrubiss. This latter ives young man OF
talent who has already At his early age contri.
buted much to the literature Of his country.
OfIoiais-Gen. N. Lacuans, Col. J. Villigsn,
Col. j. n. Artiaga and Lieut.. J. Sierra; T.
Pirate Ciiixtas-M. Mateas. OawysrD A.
Jaurregui, OswyeD 7. Rodriguez q. Esquiyivo,
NJ. Chavez, =. Teliichis, A. Beerril. p. l.. Var.
gas, u. Lopez, J. n. Lopez, J. Keller Ger.
man. lock smith, n. Seryis, and two America m
boys. by the name OF Smith, one fifteen and
the other thirteen years old Ia. Altogether Is.
Several OF these citizens were dragged
from their houses and were not allowed even
the melancholy satisfaction Of conmunica-
ting with any one before their death. As
for trial Of any kind that was not pretended.
They were, in truth, shot like dogs amids,
the jees OF the drunken soldiery and the
curses Of the priests, who were urging them
on. This may appear incredible, but am
assured that priests were sesn 10 their robes
stimulating the soldiery TO destroy oil the
n.ali,to. (acctrsed) Or. John Davsl was
sssasinsted in Taeubaya by the clergy par.
~, April II, 1859.
| The two American physicians had come
70 Tacubays with the Federslis,s aod would
have retired with them had !, no, been for
the prayers Of some women. who reroached
them for thinking Of leaving poor creatures
suffering while they could render them aid.
II was said TO them that the Government
people could not be sscb savages - TO ever
InoIest medical men. especially when they
were attending 10 their own vouDded.
Since that bloody night, perssns have
been ASA 4ina,ed by the bloodhosnds Of the
clergy, in oil parts Of the valley. Every day
bodies are found. 10 out 81 the way places,
showing that they have been the victims Of
the times in which We live. in the capital Of
MEXICO.
The civiized world 10 bound 70 ask, what
was the action Of foreign ministers during
oil this time! To reply. / may gay. The
/ French Minister counssiIed thoss disersceful
and unciviized proceedisgs the British
Minister refused biz powerful oficisl VOICE ;
and IL alone renamed for our Cooscl, Mr.
Black, TO enter bis protest and prayer 10 the
! R.,,;.h Ai,t.,s, IN the naaBe OF . huna mite