The New York herald., 1867-07-30
Trentment of Imperial Prisoners at Qucre.


Trentment Of Imperial Prisoners at Quere.
tnrO.
The Ranchero of the 18th gets the following from
Austrian soldier paroled at Queretaro, who in
Brownsville
In tho FIRST rlare he states positively that no more
than two hundred Austrians and Frenchmen, all told,
Querearo at the time OF the surrender, besides
whom there about six thousand Mexicsn soldiers
He declares that be knew the and faces of every
Frenchman and Austrian connected with the bese2ed
army Of Qreretaro and that he cannot be mistaken as
TO ther numoer Hegara'ng tne treatment OF prsoueIs
our informant that the cavairy to which
be attached, sixty-four in number, were
marched out in mo and ordered TO strip themselves
This they did, with the exception OF taking OIL their
shirts and undershirts Hats boots pan'aoon5 and
blousos removed in pubic, and stacked in heaps
before them. At given signal the peLado soidiery
came forward with YELL and picked up the cast-off
clohne took II to tue liberals In front and distributed
IT, During this disgusting performance Frenchman
obecc! taking off his pantaoons the ground that
he had drawers and would therefore, be naked.
For Mia temeritv he received a severe blow and was
ordered strip, which ne did. After bens thus strip
ped the Austrians and Frenchmeu, TO tho number OF
sixty four marched through the ercets Of Qaere-
not allowed them with which to hide their
nakedness For six days after their capture or sale
mouthfnl Of food was furn shed the foreign prs-
oners In consequence number died, and many more
prostrltcd In tho saue building with the sixty
four cavalrymen Maximian confined; and By
stealth they note TO him stating that they were dy
ing Of starvation and begged him 10 request of Escobedo
that TODD DO Immediately sent them In response the
prisoners received information that their adored chief
likewise prisoner and thathe had not tasted
food for days, and had no power to communicate with
the liberal commander Our informant says that out for
the Mexican women (may God bless them) they would
have died OF starvation These angels oil mercy con-
tryed by every means in their power relieve suf
fcrings OF those victims of Mexican treacbery, cruelty
and absolute brutality The sixryfoar cavalrymen were
afterwards marched, In state nearly naked. 10 san LUIS
where they we're when Maximlan Meja and Airamon
were executed.
The Liberal Cabinet and the Executions.
letter to the Ranchro from San Luis Poosi July l,
states that nearly all the hacie1das Of State have
been consca,ed and is said tina! Is owing to the feel
ngs of tho Governor that tho State has been dealt with
harshly In the States OF Zacatecas aud Guanauaa the
Governors have acted with much better policy They
positively refused TO enforce carry out in any
the conhscaton ukasc OF Juarez and his ministers
and by this moderate action have PARTLY succeeded in
tabishng confidence those States Juarezs Council
OF Ministers meet generally twice oay When the
of Macmillan was argued before them they were
all in favor Of having him sentenced and exc
cuted anyhow, with the exception OF Minister
Igosas who opposed that opinion with energy and
among other gave that the Emperor Maxmnian
had been recognized by about fourths Of the nation
and had been recognized by all the foreign nations
the United Saes and thai he ought IN be treated
as begerent; but the other members, who could not
their feelings, said that they would only recog
nze him as nbustor and as sach no SHOULD 90 tred
Emperor Maxmilan they did not recognize tho Empe-
ror OF Mckee, but Maximiian de Hapsburg tho nbus-
ter, end rs such he must die. Minister Of War Mcia,
who old BRUTE with foot In the grave said that
'ho convinced of the necessity of shooting these
that 1t necessary TO sacrifice his life ~ have
IL done he was willing TO suffer death"
The Alleged Letter Of E.cobcdo Against
Foreigners I'm Full.
The letter in full OF Escobedo reads thus. 1t Ii ad
dressed to the Governor tGomez) of Nuevo Leon
The execution of tho traitors. which had tho sats-
faction Of directing good food for digestion II will
satisfy the Europeans and the Yankees too that 10
triie with hexcans Is death by the law. Had we COM
Piled with tho request of the Yankees TO the I'LL
busero and hs associate traitors II would have been
taken FOR cowardicc, and the next thing would have
women. After this we shall be allowed 10 worship our
own God TIL our own SOIL work our own mines aud not
have our women denled by Yankee ibertnes.
am now in favor OF making clean work OF the de-
tested "Gringos" This country belongs TO God aud
u.s. and just so long foreigner remains our soil
our liberty is IN jeopardy By every means IN our
power should make the country Mexican; ana as all
the property in the hands of foreigners made by
our matortunes, We should tske it, that
the power, and hunt them from the country Ny motto
Tuere a no danger OF the Yankees interfering with us
long tho Southern States stados del Sur kept
out OF The Union; b sides, the black men would side
with us and may at any time pronounce against the
whes. Before get through with the foreigners the
Yankees will think We are in earnest, aud the time Will
come when their notsblos will be begging for their
heads instead Of begging for the Austrian.
In struggles for liberty We have lost nearly all.
Our ands and our mines. and our liberty and our wo
have all the available wealth Of the republic; out they
will in less than three years tina, Mexcans will have
thus my position, and should by any chance whatever
become candidate, you will understand my unalier-
patfOrm. whenever
this letter public In such manner you think proper
know that you and think alike these matters, aud
know that my countrymen will applaud our patriotic
determination. ESCObEDo
God and Liberty
The Presa OF Guadalsjara gives the following chap
ter on flibustering:-
Tho Boain Of Paz Upper California says that the no
toros CASTOR dArtois has reappeared upon the stage,
aud this time with authentic papers OF niiousierism
Two pieces OF companies the greater part hexcans and
some Americans, left San Antonio and marched upon
Paz with the pretext OF dcposing Governor Pedrn and
rensating Navarette, who Is considered favorable 10
annexation The Governor was informed IN time 10 be
ready. Every citizen armed himself the bcst ho could,
and when the enemy arrived the nght commenced aud
lasted for many hours the streea AZ last the band
OF Artos was routed, and he aed 10 the mountains,
where he dispsvcd tho American flag, thinking would
protect him. But pedrn followed and took him prisoner
Artois was tried by court martial and condemned 10
DEATH and on the following day the celebrated Artoi
was TO have been shot.
The Traitor Lopez.
From private correspondent at Monterey We learn OF
the arrest Of the traitor Lopez by the Governor Of
oaxaca He says:-"fis treason to the Emperor pur.
chased his pardon from supreme liberal chief Juarez
but II by no means purchases his ransom from the
bloody talons Of the Governor OF 0axaca The proof
against him said 10 be sufficient convict and tho
prevailing opinion here Ia that he will be executed,
which God grant may be true" Tho charges against
Lopez are OF an arocious character. and, whether
trumpsd up or true, are just such might bs sx-