The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-22
BREUER, fIACHAT,
CuY0T, VAN 06I1ENpECK.


T1cAMnARo, Oct %, 1898
sm-wo have learned with horror aud dis'nay of the
az committed by Colonel Aenies, who, In violation Of
Of oncere OF the liberal army taken ppsonors by him
IN ali civilized countries military Officers respect prison
er1 Of war The liberal army. which You refuse 70
accord tho name OF nrny--payE xrcatcr
respect to those laws than the leaders nf
your I9rces for We. who are prisoners, are
soldiers Were we not with genuine liberal forco tho
act OF ,oonol Monde might provoke bloody revenge;
ana we BelEians, who Mexico rd3cf Ia order 10
s az. az ssard 10 our princess, but whom you have
iorcod 10 tght against principles Identical with nur own
man who is traitor TO his country. W. hope, sire,
that this act OF barbarity will
and that you VIII cause the laws exstpg among all
civilized nations 10 be respected wo protect
earnestly against this unworthy act hoping that the
Belgian name will not much longer continue mixed up
BREpFR fGAoHAT
GUYor, VAN HoLLENBECR,
and two hundred Others
10 nBr REPRESENTATIVES oY qHE BrLGiAS NATsor.-
GESuEEGS--Thc Mexican question has ffsqnenty been
discussed by you but the chef point has been TIE ea
" or iliegaliiy Of recruiting for tho Belgian Legion
Now, however event or great praviX ohlgcs w y
can yonr attention 10 anew The lives oniwo hundred
Belgian prisoners are involved Conederng III aue7,ion
somf tine back, The force wss intended yolcly nl
quart Of honor Voluntarily offered io The wo.con OF
bel ian princess The Emperor rc.arnp thc special
service Tor which the legion destined nnd The nop
trlily OF lie Nnau nation lcr 4 ~ 70 taEn tbc Acd.
aud, Being 8ien ollior, "e .boyed, ana marched
Although We aosged triurphs, N0 also unfortunately,
sustained fatuf-s and tN1 bunared ~ us Rolgana
rnsonors without tssng our position into con
siJeraton the EmpeFpr fecont'v igs ied q dccfce
which tnay tsrgihc fcapts u Gtropuccs
20 the repuh that sffcr tis l5th November an PER
sl- eanghi Niih srms " lieir bands spv'i ~ SHOT
Al the commandments Of thi. month iaiferiaig'
colonel. named Nondeh--en oxttpuliifau wh1 D'd
hnaeii 10 Inc empr n inan tni'us thn hcgiara took
lar e nlrf ~ "a Gnc lrom mo rtpubho1n army ia
gglt mG,rlnS Two cery.h 1nd egvcya ofccrs oa
igi rant, whom he Causcd o. le shot, without rcganl
% military lar r4d wihpui waiting fr tbs cLpnitiVr
Of ne ger N 'gcf by rlIc Gc foo -Faite ara te
iilon. % lu sho isnousts'el viii bifi ugoa tho
onnr0i.y =, 81, decd. what msitors u They can
unlv irgena. ,cm3 ts upon tbn ticlgaua Ih'7 aI-
iriel ~ ua fh" ,Ii th- 1ter iFrcnol Y'i'rrfs b.t
We oE 80 lhc i.oginu prlsofll9 would ba
pat - l4sp rcpIbiie o NesicS toiag gfcai
r,ld rncsar '-'.f firp nftiDrF dtirftf N acc Wal
stcr lcalng icsau ~ ~ COMMUNICATION Of tno
empire towarc =. ''a. AIIfGz
III Emperor -'s7 f;rrf rI4n if3l's aheady
i'Vhc,a or Lr.9.' oongf srg 10 ic1r rgeriicc ne
iiss.or az a.. ISL IN ''>oncfa
t,-liisa-9n. - "a ipeuig0cft HHGn c41 "a terysne
fi. eoigi is iQt lggrtd ipnE rntc ~ ~ lla 10 NJ,
is.f' 1raus- Il iG rG N.s, io ~. P'Ht ln his
1aqgitl gar ga ArVs iohssf DhGei 80 bfl "hefcin
81, 1tlis ~. a.lsaCJ b. 10 caa.lsiiLd.
f,e,ac.fnailscs n ihe n..l6i Won tMrs esrs YOU ~
a. w.aa,ef q, tseian naac Z Y 'tate !Ai- is not
q.8s'luf ~ igriy, bDf Os naGIhtnty
R,pefHtet ses of Hsipi1W Ieuoinhg, ~. motto,
INIT ana 3s' ssnah n heheuvrs yol 70 bras. We
c'i ufol yus thc cf nelsun, whosoylonsat
hlnge has hCrn annsl Representatives oIltelginm, u
heoovt you - ilA The Blood y EcganA( 40, saci
iisruER
pe bohalf Of thu Belgian pnespcn taken bAihe repub
y ~ sfmy,