New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-09
Consulate OF THR u. 8. OF AMERICA,
MIsATnLAS, MAY III, 1860.

MIhATITLAS, May III, IooO.
To the Hon. RoJt McLane Minute, Pienpote"ta'y the Uni
ted Stafsso) d1eried for Nefieo.
SIR: have the honor 10 report TO you that +. L..
Hunt esq.,. an American and citizen OF Ohio, arrived
al this port few days ago from Oaxaea, where ne has
been prisoner for come months by order OF Gen.
Cobos Mr.. Hunt has been badly treated ahd desires
ne 10 ly before YOU statement Of his msforlunes, IN
hopes that you will that justice Ii done TO him, or
that the publication of hs suferngs may benefit and
warn his fellow-countrymen.
Mr. Hunt and DR.. VIM. NJ. Carpenter, friend of
Dr. Gwn, formerly of California, and now of Arizona,
went from California to Guatemala Our Minister
there and the President Of that Republic gave them
passports to 90 via Mexico 10 Arizona. These two
gentlemen reached the Sta.e OF Oaxsca, unmoiesed,
but at short distance from the capital of that State
they were arrested by band OF soldiers In most rude
and brutal manner and were brought before Gen.
Cobos. The General examined their passports and
papers and could find no fault with them Neyerthe-
ess be ordered the two travellers 10 be conducted 10 the
quarters of his soldiers, where they were Imprisoned
and ory as an act Of grace it was permitted that they
might buy their own proyiaions at exorbtant prices.
After an imprsoument of two months, during which
time the two gentlemen in conftant fear Of their
lyer and received daily the greatest Insults, being told
az If il was crime that they were Americans they
were brought again before Cobos who informed them
that they were at liberty to 90 where they pleased but
that they had to leave the city Immediately, and with
out passports and thai if he iound them twenty-four
hours after this in the city they would be shot.
As previously orders had been issued TO all the out
poets not to let any one pass outside the i0rtcitons
without passport from the general this orderof Cobos
was certain death. Leaving the town, the soldiers or
picket guard would have shot them, and remaining,
they would have heen executed by Cobos.
Nevertheless the two gentlemen succeeded IN leav-
ing 0axaca, but only few leagues distant from the
city they were overtaken by band of armed men,
who were just about 10 shoot them when the Chief
Justice Of Oaxaca arrived the spot and saved their
lives but ordered them 10 be taken back TO the city,
Again before Cobos, the two gentlemen were treat
ed with great violence and the General informed them
that if be them again he would order their execu-
ton mmed ately Even the eHreaties OF some Of the
officers could not change the order of their cruel leader
Resgned their fate they left Cobos, but after
ward were addressed by the Judge Of the Supreme
Court, who volunteered TO pass them through the
piekets-
Once more outside of 0axaca, Messrs. Hunt and
Carpenter took the road to Tehuantepec; but az the
adberents OF Mramon in possession of many viii
lagos the road TO the last named city, and the two
gentlemen being without passports from Cobos they
were nearly in every little place arrested, treated IN
the most inhuman manner, and could make only theS
flight good by escapes from pr.sons.
1t is the desire OF Mr. Hunt that shall inform you
that, beside the III treatment and imprisonment which
be has suffered, he has lost nearly four months tune,
and Is obliged TO travel about three thousand miles
against his will, and destitute of all his baggage ana
means. Mr. Hunt will go via the United states so
soon as he shall have received the means OF DONG 90
IL seems that Cobos made no secret VI his haired
against the Americans, because no stated 10 Dr. Gar
pnler aud Mr. Hunt that hs country ~@ ~ waG