New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-08-02
Safe Return of the ominteo and ToluquilIa
PEIsOnerM



We have the very gratifying privilege of an
nouncnS the release aud safe return Of our friends
and comrades recently captured upon the hacen
das "OmialCO" and a TOuquilla,'' some eighteen
miles below Carlota We gather the following
account Of their capture and detention from Capt
". G, Hosey and P, S, Dyer, ot, the party, who
haze placed us under especial Obligations by an
early call
0nthc morning of the 10Th Of May, at about
daylight q force OF Liberal troops, under the com
mand Of General Figaro surrounded the dwellings
of a portion of the OnQlco settlement, taking
prisoners all present.
Immediately there commenced a scene of plum.
der beggaring all description Trunks and valises
were forced open, and riaed of their contents.
Not only were the prisoners robbed OF their
money, afms and clothing, but even OF those ar
ticles which could be Of no possible value to any
but their owners The party were then marched
to the Omialco plaza, while small American lad
was sent, accompanied by company Of soldiers,
to the other occupants of the hacienda, with anote
demanding their surrender aud that they bring in
all aims belonging to them. This party were
quickly taken and marched OFT TO JON their com
radss at the plaza, At their places the same
scenes Of indisCmminate robbery were re-enaCted.
A second detachment of troops with like orders
was sent across the Rio Blanco to hacienda TOlu-
qUilla The occupants of this tract were surprised
as they were on their way TO the field, conducted
back 10 their quarters and in like manner stripped
of everything. After ransackmg their premises,
their horses and mules were taken, and themselves
marCled across the river, to the temporary head
quarters OF Figaro. The prisoners were allowed
but the sca1ty supply If clothing in which
they were clad at the tune Of their capture.
After completing the capture, Figaro told them
he would march them to d point some fifteen
leagues distant, within the Liberal mes, return
their horses clothing and money, besides furnish
ing them lands to settle upon. The families of
Messr4 Bland Gibbs Hamilton and ono0ks were
among tile prisoners taken. These gentemeR and
their families were released on the parole Of
several Of thc captiyes that they should leave the
placa within six hours The prisoners were then
twenty six ii number, marched to camp some
three leagues distant, and were halted Tor the
night
Mtss-s. HOlsey and Dyer had not an accurate
lit Of The prisoners names hut furnish US the fol
lowing. from their recollection:
Judge Sugad, w. q. Ho!5ry, Y. >. Dyer, James
G, Sr6tt. i, Kjnkrad. o. w. Lester, j. h. Scott
Jas Emblem r. !. H. Began, Col FOX, A. +. Mar
shall, D. Foster, Wm, Foatcr, H. Gibbs, : Lucas
r. II. Anderson, JnO. H. Wright, Tnos. j. Russell
Jospnh Costa CAPT. GuFner, s. X. DoWnes, F. NJ
Morrison IT, LEVY, A. Levy j. B. Horton and NJ
Shoots.
Tie party left the following morning after hay
ing uleagre ration Of beef, alone issued 70 then
from tie time Of their breakfast Of the preViOu
morning, and yet more insufficient food fur
nisAea theIn again on he nights Of the second an
third days in the shape OF tortillas-a thin, toug
wafer produced from the hpmuy crushed AM
baked. With these single exceptions, they re
Ceiy.d no food. and but lCtle water, during marc
Of i've days Occasionally . struggling sodc
yyog,8 bring in a few green mangots, and upO
biEgg the nauseOus fruit would hurl them to tn
ground in disgust. These our suffering CUmrade
would seize upon aud degour with the create!
aYidt,y.
On the evening of the fifth day and after yer
tOrtuGe- and laiiguing murch-rendered yet nor
so bv Ficaro'9 desire to avoid pursuit by the In
Darial tyeops-he reached a stronghold il Ii
mountains within sight Of his font at YsCotla
Herr rbc general left lis prisoners under narchir
orders, after futile attempt to induce them
ioin hi- command After a delay of one day
Yscotlan, march Of a few leagues brought Il