Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-01-05

could not be called 50. This extraordinary
severity is in open eontrovertion to the mild
and studied promises made in the first
proclamation on landing at Vera Cruz,
dated May 23d, 1866, etc. etc.
Mr.. Romero in another letter to Secretary
Seward, dated November goth, says that
this barbarous and bloody decree, the most
cruel ever yet seen, has already begun to Be
executed. It's now my painful duty 10 in
form you that on the thirteenth Of October
last the Generals 0rtega and Salzra and
Golonels Diaz, Gareho, Villa, Gomez, Perez,
Milieuia and VILLAINS, FIVE Lieutenant
Colonels, eight commandants and num-
Der Of Subordinate officers, were surprised
and taken prisoners by the French forces
in the town Of SANTA Anna Ammauta,
State Of Michoecan, and, as appears from
the official dispatch sent to the usnrper, Of
which l enclose copy in French, these
Generals and COlonels belonged TO the reg
ular army Of the Republic, were officers by
education and profession, and have fought
for the Independence Of their eountry from
the time the French first landed in Mexico.
These officers were executed in accordance
with the above mentioned, bloody decree Of
the ususper Of Mexico.
I have information, Of the truth Of which
there unhappily is no. doubt, that the two
0CnElulo duu Ool0IcAc WNAC OHLUNLOA1AI
sacrificed in fagrant violation Of the laws
of war and every principle Of justice. It
further appears from the document that on
the 2Sth of October last, Charge de Affairs
Corwin informed Mr. Seward that it had
been reported at the City Of Mexico for three
preceding days, and generally believed,
that on the 2lst of that month Gems. Ortega
and Salaycor and the four Colonels were
shot at Uruynan, but that no official report
Of the execution had beon published Mr.
Corwin also refers 10 the first article Of the
decree showing that all those belonging 10
the armies fighting for the republican gov
ernment viii be shot if taken prisoners BY
the Imperial troops.
Mr.. sEWARD's LETTER.
Mr.. Seward on the Sd of November ad-
dressed a letter to our Minister at Paris,
saying: am directed by the President to
request you to call the serious attention Of
the French government to the military pro-
ceedings in Mexico, by which the native
Mexican is taken captive while fighting for
their own republican government and rights
which the laws Of nations invariably accord
to prisoners Of war. And on the 2Sth of the
same month Mr.. Seward addressnd another
letter to Mr.. BigelOw, saying With refer
ence to my dispatch of the Sd inst, It is
now my painful duty to acquaint you that
information has been received from the
Minister of the Republican government Of
Mexico to the effect that the sanguinary
policy referred to in the above named dis
patch, has actually been inaugurated by the
execution of several distinguished officers
of the Liberal forces, who had been sur
prised and captured by the Imperialists in
the town of Santa Anna, viz: Generals Or
tega and Salazor; ColOnels Ciaz, Paraeho,
0uta, Gomez, Perez, Milicina, VILLAINS,
three Lieut.. COlonels, eight Commandants,
and a number of Subordinate officers.
1t devolYes upon me to instruct you again
to call the serious attention Of the Imperial
government to this subject, and to infcrm
M'Drouyn de LHuys that these reports
have been received with the utmost con-
cern by the Government Of she United
States. If upon investigation they should
prove true, as there is too strong grounds for
believing that they are well founded, Eecan
not suffer ourselves to doubt that so far as
the Government of France is concerned, it
can never countenanee proceedings which
are so repugnant to the sentiments Of mod
ern civilization and 10 the instincts Of hu-
manity.
Mr.. Bigelow, under date of Paris, Nov.
80, 1865, writes to Mr.. Seward as follows; =
Sir Drowyn' de LHuys referred to the
representation had made in regard to the
shooting of the Mexican prisoners taken in
war, and also to the case of Madame de Itur-
bide. Why he said, do you not go to the
President Juarez2 We are not the govern
ment of Mexico, and you do US too much
honor to trust us as such We had to 90 to
Mexico with an army to secure certain I'M
POrTauT interests but we are not responsible
for Macmillan or his government He Is
accountable to you as to any other govern
ment. If he violates any of the rights you
have the same remedies there that we had.
Mr.. Seward, under date Of December 18th,
1865, informs Mr.. Romero that the Iatter's
dispatch and its accompaniment, fo- which
he tenders his thanks, have received the
consideration to which they were entitled
by this government
NOMINATIONS.
AUGUSTA, Me-, January 4-The following
Union nominations were made this evening
in the Legislative caucus, by acclamation:
Secretary of State, Ephriam Flint, Jr., Of
Dover; Attorney General, John A. Peters,
of Bangor; Treasurer, N. G. Hiekborn, Of
Stockton; Land Agent Isaac Clark, Of
Bangor; Adjutant General, John Hoagdon,
Of Bangor. All Of them are the present in
cumbents-
BosroN, Jsnuary "A fire in India street,
this afternoon, destroyed the interior Of
building No. "A, of that street, corner of
Broad street, fully stocked with benzine,
petroleum, kerosene and other oils, belong
ing to different parties. A eolOred man
named F. Lewis was shockingly burned by
the explosion of oil. The loss is estimated
at 5O,O0O.
NEW HAVEN, January 4.-Girard Halliek,
formerly proprietor of the New York
Journal Of Commere, died at his residence
in this city this evening. He was sixty
years of age.