The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-01-25
Barhautis. Of the Imperiai.,,.


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rillas and rural police Ia pursuit
+ the eaptOrs. About ten lessues fro
/ the city they oyerhauled the Eber
} party, surprised them ss they were
breakfast and after desperate resi-
tance succeeded IN capturing then
E!eyen were killed 81 the first FIRE, an
the balance were captured and take
to the city As IS usual arrangement
were immediately made for the trial
the prisoners, preparatory 70 their D.
ing shot The following correspoi
dence has taken place n referenC
thereto between General r. Clay GRAY
ford and the officers in command {
the respective shores Of the Rio Grand,
GIN CRAWFORD TO GAN wElrzEI-
BRovNsuLLE, TExAs, Jan. I, 500.
Major Gensrsl Godfrey Wei Do, Commsudlug d..
ti5i Oi EiJ Gr9nde sEd Iweuy-alh army corp
! GENEaAL-Informati has Just react
ed me that number Of soldiers be
longing 70 the army Of the Republic o
Mexico were this morning captured il
battle by the soldiers Of the so-callet
| Emperor Of Mexico. aud that by thr
| orders Of the traitor Meiis they are &
be shot TO death at day light tomorrow
wish, General, TO protest in th,
name Of humanity against this viola
ton Of the ussges of civilized warfare
and TO request that you on the part ol
the republic of the United States oil
America, prevent this atrocious murder
OF patriots, in cold blood by the tools OF
the Austrian usurper.
The opinions of the people aud of the
Government of the United States in re-
latlOn to the iuhuman orders Of Maxi
milan are well known.
TO permit the patriotic soldiers Of a
sister republic with which we preserve
diplomatic relations. 10 be butchered
within sight OF the flag of the United
States, and within sound Of an army Of
United States troops, is to prove false
20 every principle held dear by an
American citizen
As an officer OF the army Of the Mex
lean republic / earnestly ask, General,
that you prevent the commission OF
this dreadful crime. have the honor
10 be, General, your obedient servant,
r CLAY CRAwFORB,
General Of Division Army of Mexico.
GENERAL w.IrzEL TO GENERAL CRAWFORD.
HDQRs, Dis Or TIA Rio GRAND.
BRowNsyHLE, Texas, Jan. ,, lS66.
Z Clay CisEi0rd, General ol Division Army OF
Mexico
GENERAI--I have the honor to &C
knowledge the receipt Of your commu-
nicatiOn of yesterday
/ have notified General Meiia Of the
opinion which firmly believe my gov
ernment holds on that subject, and
have entered solemn protest IN writing
against the act.
General Mejia replies that he is oblie-
ed to obey the orders OF his govern
ment.
l will notify my sGperioTs of this but
have positive written orders not to
commence hostilities withouS instruc-
tions 50 20 do / am, sir, very respect
fully your Obedient servant
G. WEITzu..
Major General Commanding
THE CORRESPONDENTS WITH GENERAL NEJl4.
The following is the correspondence
between Generals Weitzal and Meiia
HEADQ'Rs DIsr Or RIO GEASuE, D
Brownsville, Texas, Jan. ,, lN6O.
sisj,r Gsns-al Tomas Nsss. Comma ding Line Of
,he RIO 0rknde
GsvERAL-l understand that you have
taken seventeen prisoners from the
Liberal forces, and that you intend 10
execute them.
In the name Of the entire civilized
world, protest against such a horrible
act of barbarity believe il will stamp
the Power which you represent with
iniamy forever
To execute MeXicans lighting in their
own country and for the freedom Of
their country, against foreign Power, is
an act which, 81 this age, will meet with
execratiou
cannot permit this 60 be done un.
der the eye of my Government without,
on its behalf, entering this solemn pro-
test ] am, sir, very respectfully, your
obedient servant,
G. WuTzEI,
Msior-General Commanding
REPLY OF GAN NEJIA.
IvPERIAL ARMY MExrCo, DUIsv NruA, ,
Headqrs Mstamoras, Jan. ,, 1866
GENERAL-l acknowledge the receipt
Of your communication dated this day
find myself under the necessity Of
energetically the participa.
ton which you pretend to take in the
internal concerns Of this country.
The business to which the protest in
your note refers has now been brought
before competent tribunals, and no one
has a right to suspend the proceedings
For your individual cogniton I will
add that the persons in question are
accused Of having taken by force OF
arms thirteen wagons, twenty-six
mules and horses, and robbed thirteen
persons.
1t would be very strange, General, if
in the middle of this nineteenth cen
tury, the bandits and lighting robbers
were to receive help and protection
from the civilized world
By the same occasion ! see myself
obligated to remind you ofthe contents
OF the letter which / had the honor to
address you on the Dist Of last Decem-
Der. / shall return without answer all
communications Of the character and
couched in the language Of the one
now before me Accept, General my
esteem and consideration.
THOMAS MEHA
Gen. Com Line Of the Rio Grande.
To Maisr General w,Izsl, Commanding Western
District oi Texas, urcru-V.ie
The following is the letter Of the 2lst
of December, referred TO in the forego-
ing communication:
InrEmAL AMY sHuco, Dlr. MrJr.,
HEAnVr Es, MArANoEAs. Dec. -, Is6J-
GExrRAL-I have received your letter
dated l9th inst, transmitting me the
instructions which you have received
from New Orleans, and informing me
that / must consider as belligerents the
JuaTist bands Of Mexico, without ap-
plying 10 them the name Of taudits,
seeing that the Government Of the
United Statesle ogriz . that Of Juarez.
for WkOm these forces are fighting.
Hereafter, General, / will not answer
letters OF the character and couched in
the language Of the one which now oc.
cupies me
The Mexican authorities DO not re.
eeiye other commands nor do they sub
init 20 any other will than that Of the
Of Mexico The conduct
OF the forces to whom you Allude and
the decree Of October 3 last have de
lined uniformly the position Of said
forces 10 the country, and 10 that posi-
ton will they nov be considered ia
Mexico
Accept, General. the assurance Of
my highest consideration
ToNts Mritk.
Comm dg Line Of Rio Grande
To Major General Weitzel. Command
ing District Rio Granda
Daring yesterday and 30 day these
prisoners kaEe been gong through the
usual mOckery OF a tIisl. End they viii
unquestionably be shot to-morroW Or
the day following They belong 70
cOFtiuGB command, between whom
aud GauerEl Mpiia tbefs Il a V,rv hitter