The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-17

shtven TO carry out their orders and TO maintain
n eus-aiity
As have stated In previous dispatches, the sent.
ment Of our troops upon this line has been and Is
overwhelmingly In favor OF the liberal cause and there
is among them constant Inclination to shoulder their
muskes and walk over the their liberal cmfreres
find 1t difficult to travel It will not DO wondered at,
therefore, that they lend willing 70 designing and
unprncpled persons who have sndeavorsd 70 prevail
upon them candestiney to embark In cause winch
promised great reward and which In accordance
with their feelings Liberty b charming word in
the Of the freedmansoldier, and hearing, as he
does upon every side that the liberals are lighting
for against usurping monarchy he stands ready TO
join them whenever the opportunity Offers So strong Is
this feeling that we'll satisfied seven.eiehths Of
Them II mustered and paid on here would join the
liberal service, tho more particularly II they could DO
commanded by their own officers The feeling s well
notbSr makes them more nervous than to learn that
certain regiments TO be mustered out, and only In
the knowledge that these regiments have embarked and
Taking advantage Of this feeling certain adventurers
with nothing 70 lose and everything 10 gain, at the head
OF whom was X Clay Crawford induced few Of them
not mora than forty at the outsde-o embark in the
Bagdad expedition. That engaged In It 10
OF the best possible evidences OF the state or discipline OF
the troops and that the officers prvy TO IT. for
had they been two thousand could have been raised
easily twenty. II will not be supposed that town
gunboat manned by marines from the French navy,
would be ~ IN could DO
easily had although tho result verified that they were
ampl- suIlcient for the uuroosa
The fact is that ths Bagdad AFFAIR." has created great
deal of excitement abroad but very little here Il u no
nsw thing for city, even as insignificant rs Bagdad
itself TO he aptured and plaged Il has been tho way
In Mexico for the last forty years and likely be
until thai unfortunate country has government sufi-
GENTLY strong to protect It, As have before written,
and the events OF each day verify the pilagng OF
versed with tho most prominent merchants d property
holders, and they tell me they have lost but little.
Large Ss o. s ta 70 H 20
ties aided by the military and will be returned TO their
legitimate owners Again, the residents Of Bagdad in
tect on afforded them by the presence Of United States
troops removed immense quantities Of the
moved them uTa '''"' ~ u'A''' ''oA 'N'
At time after the first few hours Of the capture has
there been aagh. but peace and order N the town.
States troops maintained the best discipline and the
strctest order and projected everything When
with ,hm and So strict were the orders under which
the officers acted that they were not allowed to receive
S y snnr0 ss soSs and others
engaged stole money, jeweIry and such other art
OF value but Of little bulk as they could lay their
been taken by our soldiers. several partiss-no sol.
derswho wore caught pllaging are now in the guard
n mouse ne,e . ana sanm wi" DC
Certain statements which learn have obtained cur
rency throughout the country such as that prominent
ridiculous 70 war; ant Contradiction.
THE INVESTIGATION
mss aev i've on rho
Is the order under which It acted
SPECIAL oRpERs-So 10
ASSISTANT AnJ1rASr tirxEaAls orSlcs
BRowsvILLx Texas jan a. 1865
Arutarv commission = hcrcbv anpointcd and will
assemble at the Heoduuartcrs Third division Twenty
nth array corps BRACES Santiago on Tuesday, the 23d
Il
Their After as prcticsbe 70 Investigate aud report npon
tho facts reluvc 10 the capture OF the town OF Bariad
:. cr .hcst ~. 81 dav ~ Jsrusrv isSs
the ommisson will make Thorough Investigation OF
this matter They win ascertain possible the attack
Ing party and viii furnish nil the Information In their
nov which NAV ecomo necessarv IN future for refer.
ence and guidance by the United States government.
r,v.t x.,or Ds .., ,1S .s c SS.ssslos oo.,s
ing Third DIVISION 26th army corpx
Colonel X. n. Hall, 3Sth U. s. G. r.
Major Edward Wison I'd IT, g. C. Cav
Captain Jesse NJ Lee 3sth u g. O. r. and A A. G.
Third division, 25th army corps Recorder
81 D. Wasuxn. Assistant Adivsspt Csnerai
rHR WINDING o. THE COMBUSTION
Tho Commission, At the conclusion Of the testimony
Psra-Thss thoy have employed every means ~ their
power 70 SECURE the presence or persons acquainted
with the before them for investigation, sending
notices for that purpose 70 CIarksvllIe Bsownsvie
White Rancho. Texas and BaRdad Mexico
So~dTai the presence Of bat two residents Of Mcx-
eut and facility have b,en oored 20 all pcrsuns inter
estsd 10 give their testimony.
Tsird-That the attack on Bagdad Mcxico, wss In
auguratod and carried out by ono X Clay Crawford,
representing himself be major general In tho lberl
service and his PARTY by and with his and undcr
his direction consstiug Of ono Reed styling himself
Colonel Reed Of the liberal army Of Mexico, and
representing himself also To be lieutenant colonel Of tho
Forsth United Saies Colorsd Troops one Scars alias
Major Sears; one IAmbertson one shaw one Mcdonald
and other avensurers Who were induced By hope Of rs
ward 70 follow ,hese mon in tins en.srprisa That
soldiers OF United States TROOPS whose the
Commission have been unable 70 learn induced ny the
parties above named did In violation OF orer proceed
10 Baadad and participate In q capture Of the place
thai tbess men we're AZ the time In the psy and under
y. w o , :, n.c oc, na ps.cs a 49,,
thht tneso soioers were hosen wthous wv kho"euss OF
consent OF any officer OF the Unod States, and that
~ means In tho power OF those in authority were
E.ahThat avery nrscsut,oa within n. poyer OF the
government was used 70 prevent the carrying away or