Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-11-07
4 Chapter in sIse Mexican I~narO.Iio.

Hitherto we have known nothing iu this
country Of The Mexican Oleuses against Great
Britain, save those very vague and general
charges which have appeared il the always I'M
certain columns of the London TimCS. We are
now able to lay before our readers a more exact
specification Of Mexican corpus doiicti. The
Tunes correspondent, writing from The city of
Mexico, under date Of August r., for the first
time gives q number of tangible facts in regard
70 the suAerings Of British citizens in Mexico.
The correspondent says thar all the Brlush
claims arise out Of violations Of highlands
original treaty with Mexico, and that those uoW
entered on the books Of the British legation for
spolstion Of property and outrages 20 person
combined, S2l,O00, 600. The following are
some Of the outrages specified :-NqsbriHt Cujoa
ant AmericaH
William Bodmrr, rtishvice-consul ar Taeca.
and holding a lucrative situstiOn in a Mining
company, after having three times saved the town
from sack and pillagr, was deliberately shot IN
the balcony OF his house, while eypostulafing
with NIcarias' troops against the il-trestueut Of
a Mexican.
The glass works of another wealthy British
citizen, Mr.. Buruaud, yves taken from him BY
santa Anna in 1852, held for four wears. and then
restored 70 him in 50 minoUs a condition that
two years more were required to put them ia
working order. When the Liberals retook the
city be stayed in his flctory. Il was attacked
ike al the other buildings supposed capable of
conces6ng brigand troops. Mr. Burnand STAYED
in i and was dangerously wounded. His left
arm had 20 be smputated, he lost his power OF
providing for his family, his wife became a lunat-
ic, and his daughter an c~pilepfic.
The reactionary forces murdered Ar. Beale
on the 9th Of last July. Gen. Marquez captured
8r. Newail, aud demanded Sl5,95J which NE
held in his hands as trust funds Tor the Potosi
firm, whose agent he was. He refused to give Il
mp, and Marquee ordered him to be- shot on the
next morning. Meanwhile his friends raised
the same amount by subscription, gave it 20
Marquee, and saved Mr.. Newall's life.
In October, 1855, a Mr.. Perry was impdsonedI
for tweuty-eight days by the clerical forces,
without aeeusatioa OF any kind, and finally ex-
PEELED the country on a few hours notice.
Miram0n, the head Of the clerical army, i'm
prisoned two other gentlemen for refusing 10
pay duties to him, and was ab0utto make com
mon soldiers ofthem whenthei friend Eedeemed
them.
Another gentleman did not get The subsidy
which the Mexican government had promised
him for his establishment in Guadalaiara Of a
Lancastrian school.
The Times enumerates q number Of other
cases, but none Of any great interest.
LOUISIANA INTELLIGENCE.-THE WEATHER
-THE CRoPs-THE RryER-From the Alex
andria Democrat, Of The 30th, Ne copy he fol-
We have had pleasant. seasona6ls weather the
week IN the middle of IL tHat welcome
individual, Jack Frost, made his first appear
for the season.
Since the cold weather the cane has ripened 1
some, and the Yield now is a fair one. The
rebel flower IS being fast gathered, and stored
safely.
The river, as usual at his season Of the wear.
S still low, with about forty inches on tue bars. I
both above aud below tire falls.
Plenty Of wild game at the lake. but alas.
powder is selling her at three dollars and q half /
per pound d
PATRIOTISM or HEBREW LADHS-The
Shreveport Southwestern says !
The Hebrew ladies Of Shreveport having col +
eced money enough, have made mp 100 pair OF {
y0olen drawers, 100 wooden shirts. and 80 pair v
locks for the Shreveport Rebels, which have Ii
forwarded by the Era No. 3, q
Tie Southeastern says: " During the last t.
light days we have seen arriving ia our town a
welveO or 81 teen wagons eavilyloaded with Texas 4
WOOL" is
LOUISIANA PoRK-Nathan Foreman, of the e
PARISH of Lafayette, has raised a hog, nov two
ears old, which weighs a thousand pounds.