The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-30

ierm friend OF mine in She city Of my whereabouts, 80
that friend might communicate tho agreeable in.ell
s,Dse my family, who, Of course, had DO idea tnat
WAS in Mexico, and would naturally DO very much alarm
I'd on bear pg that vas 10 prison.
tired and exhs listed when they opened The door in
ths morning and called me oat. went with them.
vie, 30 filthy, so unlike any thing 10 10 be gecn IN
the States thst make no conparsoa that would
give you an idea Of the appearance VI Of pssr
The officer at the bar distributing TO tho various
prisons the prisoners made the previous day
70 The Accsrdaoa along with mau ana woman: proba.
oy one or two van LOADS had been OF previous v
that II was very eonsiderats OF the authorities 10 not
sending me with the first batch Before leaving po
lice odce ten,ursd once 10 Aqare Of the ofno
what was accused Of and after monent's hesitation
o. II he was considering whether he might tell nos
he said "You arc accused OF conspiracy agsn't the
pre@s government" Thanked him, aud ~eat onI with
,ne guard oil i0ot SOLDIERS that waiting coaduct
TO the van. Five minutes ride brought ps the Ac-
cofdada (tbe name of the prison Ia which writing
this oil course by STEALTH for am not supposed 10 bavs
writing materials 81 any kind), and was placed In that
part of IL Eet apart foe the iacmnS'edd t. e., those
who are not allowed 10 have communication with soul
outside Of their cciD In The eeli into whicn put
found eight men, Hsxicans all; they mad been H.
OF them Tor more than two months They we're all pot
Cal Offenders, they had slcxiy, unwhoesome ook and
smell about them and they all less lousy;
two 10 particular had many about then that tney
era wing all over them outside their clothes.
This was state OF things longer 10 be endured,
therefore, as soon AZ the man in charge Of
the gallery came to open the door for y short
tuc ~ tht ioftbDoh NAkeu OUT lutl Tue Ralery AUD
asked him TO do me the favor 10 call tho head oer Of
the prison; that wished 10 kaos II could no,
room or oe 10 Dysa II could obtain one by paying
for II would willingly pay anything they pleased BE
told me thar In the other ward ot tns prison might buy
such privilege, but / inconauw,cddo vas ina.
possible TO give me The privilege that sousot TO oo,.a
and ADDED that oil the other nsd persons
the than the one vas in However waited %
chief officer sboa sending to let my family know whsrs
WAS, that they might send me something 10 The
promised do ali 10 his power for me- and said DO wond
bring the chief ss as he could him. In the
meantime he said must go back 10 my ROOM ~ Il
against the ruies tue prison for
the gallery. Late In tbe afternoon the head officer
know what l wanted. He could do nothing for me
10 regard 10 separate ailments but he would cent aud
let my family know where was. that they might send
me food He recommended TO accept OF the chGty of
the prison, 10 tho meantime, hal ything
would go without food for the other thirty hoars, and
that would not eat Of the prison diet In hour aer
wards they brought food from my home, and almost
the same moment they changed my quarters to the
other side OF the corridor gallery and there
manned ever since, in company vita Senior de Gaviuo +
Busnmente. member tor Queretaro OF the constitutional
Congress. We have the room TO ourselves, and az
comfortable Is any one can expect TO be ia prisou
On TIE day following my entrance into this prison
lay oncer, appointed oy the government 10 power ia
the city OF Mexico, visited In the and examined
all my private papers that In my pormsnteau and
took them away with him. he foaad four scraps Of pa
per, that had picked up OF pssson in Guiana
uato In tho month Of july year. those scraps had in
all probability been left there by officer belonging
70 the army Of the constitution, who had occupied
W,
pie Of the had had time sweep apartment
One snd the entire Of these papers written in
English, and was from q doctor seeking employment il
the army OF Vdanrri; another OF these also Eng
sh but 1t contained infofmaon respecting the intended
movement Of the army Of the North e. consttuton)
IT, another the route aud distances Of va
roos places cn the way from Zacateoas 10 other
point which forget the name Of the fourth and
was Oorporals list OF his company had forgotten ali
about them, and could not refrain from smiling when
saw them among my privste papers / remembered I'll
about them, however, and the feelings with winch
actuated 1t the moment that found them. Ny first
thought on ndng them 70 burn destroy them 30
No not TO fall into the hands Of any who might make
lad use Of them and second thought that would
keep them for q Remembrance Of the times. I would
have done the same thing had they been papers belonging
to the reaconary army No person had these
papers my possession NONE knew that such things we're
in existence; and after having LAIN long for
Essten among my private papers, could not refrain
from smiling when ] them thus dragged 10
the light Of day and psss iuto the hands OF
those who were prosecuting me for conspiracy:
and although at the moment when they Appreciated me
they had no basis on which to found accusation
shall say ~hat their fears might lead them 70 con
ceive Of me powp Mr.. Editor, have told you, and
through you the people OF the United States,
.'rhe head and front Of my offending"
This ID my sixteenth day or imprisonment, aud know
not word Of what is beng done outside Of my prsoa
except t fact which reflects the highest credit upoa
those WHO have forward 10 manly ani dsints-
rested to testify to my character. The docu
Inent 10 which refer 10 In the hands of Mr. Black tue
United States Consul in this CITY, and is from John Gaas
Esq., her Britannia Majestys Consul 10 Guam ajnato
will request Mr. Black TO send you copy of this doou
ment, that yoa may append IL to this paper.
Every act thought, word snd Incident that have en-
deavored 70 portray in ths narrative Is i've
J. CAMPBELL SMITH