, 1865-12-09

u1EN1ON OF .AKJiA, iENEGAtEN-CHfEf,S
MAIAAoRAA, Nor. 0, 1855. !
GEsEHAL: I forward you enclosed copy OF Il
communication, dated yesterday. sent 10 me By b.
dc IA Bsdoltero, lieutenant in tho French marines
take eo2nszanee Of The following occurrences, which
tneinde 90 macy violations Of the ncarsIty
to keep 10 Mexican afhtrs:
t1rM fhattne Mex,can steamer Antonio, coming
M The river with French troops on board, wa al,
tton whatever; Nor va. ihla insult TO The French
and Mexican Gags, which were both floating on The
tes1 n any yTsai III Pss ~
taGnea npn their llnee 10 attack. r0M Mexico, the
ead steamboat crossed the Rio Gsande under ai1ns,
w11houi ny opposition being made b the AaE
On The eon!snry. they received hearty welcome.
1ht,u. That the same bandits were In direct
pico during the action. The relation Of II. de Ia
Bedolliefof II confirmed by the upeanlvoeaf marks
sft on Tie Antonio BY the pFo,ectles cent from TIC
Tes,de lhis, occurrences Of the same cnasac-
ter have taken place in the neiehborhood ol Mata-
mons n @ 1a1ing he stay o! the enemy. According
could be distinguished the UNIFORM Of the United
States and that peculiar to cost!na's robbers,
stonss from the City or Brownsrille at The troops
which man eaid boats. and lh1s In The presente Of
the American officers and guards stationed on tho
Such outIsge., which cannot naturally be ex-
pt,ined have been noted, and relation Of them Will
he 'ransmNted to the Mexican Government and His
may decide rpon ,he rea chscter oi % such I ac,ons.
Accept, General, the assurance Of M considers
Dcn Tuos. nEJIA,
I'VE omit Dsdolieros eonphini in fuii, Is the
point. Of It embodied in the above comrnunica-
Iiou from his superior oficcr.l
GEN. wK17zEL TO GEN. NEl1A.
HEADQrAnrlns, DISTRICT OF THE Rlol
GRAApE, BROWNSVILLE, TE1As, :
November l3, 1865.
Gen. Thomas Mejia, commanding line Of the Rio
Grandc:,
GENERAL: hare the honor to acknowledge the
esy reply that yoa, a. soldier. ~ must @ CERTAINLY
be nware that 1t would require all the cav 7lry Of
Europe and America combined 20 10 picket this river
rs 10 prevent single individuals nom committing
such ontruges 4: Ient. dc Ia Bcdolliero complains
oi, and ttat 1t would not be just in You 10 hold me
OF my Goyernment responsible for the acts VI such
individuals. All that can do is to try ny utmost
to arrest The guilty partier and to dispose Of them
| according 10 Instructions; and this I commsncea
TO do before received your letter, and as soon
| The soldiers on the Tampico wese SICK and disa-
bled men who were mustered out. and were on their
way 10 their homes. What crime there could have
beeu en- II communicating With the iIeess!s leaq1ot
soldiers had no ammunition, and they certainly
cculd give them very little Information.
/
board aide of the Antonio does not proze at gu that
the shots were fred from the American side, be-
canSes rs you must know, the Rio .Graade IL SC
boat coaa ia BE- g 81 sa' 2e fa.
board eide, and ssill every shot be dred from the
Aexiean shore; iou complain thatmy officers aud
men affiliate With tie liberals and welcome them.
nre fighting for their freedom Their cause, then;
! il one that has awakened the Wazmest sympathies
II every American breast. It would be as !mpossi
2s It would be to stop. lhe motion OF the earth,
But DO not feel 20 disposed. During our late wni
tho officers and men Of French and English men.of.
ated continually and exclusively wifi our enemies
ns at New Orleans and Norfolk, aud get 1t was noi
thought necessary 10 communicate with them or
TIE snbeei. They were permitted to choose theii
Ihaxe orly heard Of slnele instance where .
mohof Nexicans threw stones at rous eupboats
haae Ss pssef 5sag q 5 sssy sy nsd d
aulhEg remarks. bnt hare heard that Mexfcans lte
Qnenty mike them. It twou1d be impossible fol
No to stop IBIS, because ! have not the force to
but 90 not feel 70 disposed, because ever since
my arrival here you hare allowed sheet publlsheG
at AatamoEas, and printed h the English and Span
lab lan1uages, daily 10 ytllifJ and insult The Gov
erument, the people aud tie army Of the Unitet
States, and thtE, too ater your attention and tina
Of Senior Robles bad been called toll.
| You, General, have no right to complain Of M
conduct during the recent e.ega ! permitted tht
women and children to come hers from Natamo1as
meat to 60 over TO your citizens who remained
grnss tos COWS Of the same, aud wood to enab
them 10 cook their meals. Hutnau1ty rrquiset
this In return. gave the wounded Liberals wht
were helpless and destitute, shelter, medicines nni
food. invariably did this for my wounded enc
mles. For whom have done The most In this mat
teri i II not about IN equal thing! :,
Again, you promised to releuse American Gill
yens. atleF my demand was made, from beng press
ed INTO military service under you, contrary to h
treaty between Mexico ind The United Statcs, an!
yet yesterday heanl Of three that were stIn held
believe this TO be entirely the fauit of your sab
ordinate ofHeeEs. and DO not blame you for II.
i Again. you have converted an American steane
into sHnhoat aud bolstel the Mexican lag On het
without arst blJ1ng her and changing hcr nation
' aliy according 10 Law; and nealnst this hcEeb
protest: and II not remcdsed will at once lay N
matter before my superior officers.
As Monsleur Cloue commander Of the nav.
division In the Gnlf OF MEXICO, has aready address
cd me on eome ol the above sahjects, should q
pleased II you would send him copy oi this lette