The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-18


day. But Just as they were about to set
out, they were informed that they must
first get passport from the Alcade. In
fact, accompanied by some twenty five
men on horseback, he had visited them
the previous day and talked TO Selnrer.
who spoke Spanish well enough to make
out what be said. The idea was, that
when they went they should go by way
OF C0lima, as there would be less danger
Of their being robbed by the guerrilla
bands that infest those regions On the
Friday morning, then, they went TO the
Alcades and were made TO eat a second
breakfast of beans beef tea, bread, &c,
and were kept there TO dinner. Finally,
between two and three o'clock in the &C.
iernoon they got olf.-having paid the
Alcado - for passport, breakfast and
dinner for the whole party Having
decided to 60 20 Colima instead of Man.
camilla direct, the Mexicans now only
/ charged $40 each for their horses The
4 distance 20 COlima was called sixty. five
miles, and, having eanpcd out most Of
the night about halfway the party
reached that town next day, Saturday
between one and two z. Nj.
Upon reaching town, nine of the parly
went 20 the hotel-the balance were
/ kindly taken care Of in private houses,
clothed, fed and lodged-the German
Consul taking two. A purse was raised
so that they were provided with mule,
| provisions and $50 each-those who
needed it. Thus, on Tuesday morning,
between eight and nine o'clock, they set
out, being escorted as Ear as the Colima
River some three miles of, by nearly all
the male citizens Of the place. The party
was also kindly furnished with three
guides and an escort of six soldiers, who
accompanied them all the way TO Man
camilla along the fine stage road. The
distance 10 be travelled was thirty leagues
The first day they Travelled until three
O'Clock in the afternoon, when they
stayed in public house until early next
morning, when they were ferried across
the river at l2ltc. each, and arrived at
Manzanilla at three o'clock on Wednes-
day afternoon, just ten days after the
Golden Gate was burned TO the waters
edge. There they remained, kindly
caped for by the citizens until the Oriza-
ba came in. All but the four who con-
cluded to remain and catch the down
steamer, came up and were treated with
the greatest kindness on board. Hon.
A. A. Sargent wage guilty of giving TO
Bedford, Storms and the two Clerks his
entire travelling Wardrobe--four fine
black cloth suits-keeping nothing but
what was on his back. Hon. II. G..
Phelps was also very kind, and these,
with the United States Marshal Rand,
raised a collection of some S400 or $500
from those on board which was divided
equally among the neediest of the saved.
Mr., Bedford tells US that there are fine
cotton and corn plantations on the road
from the Alcade's place TO Colima, and
the country between that aud Manzanil-
la is much the same.
Two Of the party were guilty of mean
actions-Max Seligsohn and S. Francis.
Mr.. Huse asked Seligsohn if he wore
drawers, and offered if he did to pay
him SO for them Scligsohn said he
didn't wear any; but after awhile, Selig-
sohn, feeling uncomfortably warm, pull
cd off his pants, and, 10 he wore drawers
As for Francis, he pretended that he had
no more than forty or fifty dollars, which
was loose in his pocket, although the
party suffered more or less for want of
money. 1t was afterward ascertained
that be had $780, and when they reached
Colima he learned that his wife, with
! s~sme $4,000 on her person, was also
saved, Despite all this, when asked il
he needed money assistance, he earnest
ly answered EYES, But he didn't gel
any.
II is believed by the saved passenger.
that the lost treasure Of the Golden Gate
is deeply buried in the sand, and can moi
possibly be saved Captain Hudson had
chartered n schooner, and made several
trips back and forth to the wreck. The
mail bag had been cut open and ritled
Thirty-siX bodies, washed in, had been
buried on the sea shore They also had
been plundered of everything valuable
A number Of scorched twenty dollar
, pieces had been brought to Manzanilla by
the natives Captain Hudson will pro.
badly be here by the next steamer