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10 Minister CampbclI's Noto. a
g sAS LuB poFosr, Mexico. April "a, 1867.

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SAS LuB poFosr, Mexico. April "a, 1867.
SrR {: had the honor yesterday to receive tho
communication which you sent mo from Nov Or
aD a pu mo In II
como to present 10 tho President Of the Republic
your crodentials us Special Messenger and Minis
YOU have boon ii Now Orleans e since DecSmbss e% sbe
last. Tho 4 'Sernnent Of tho Republic rogrots
that. theso. reasons should havo prevented you
from comiug to present your credentials in order
to commoco tho duties OF your Office; for it would
bo worry satisfactory for the government to receive
y1u in your oharaetera as tho representative Of tho
g. You also informed me that the satisfaction Will,
which the Government of tho Un ted Statos looked
on tho retreat Of tho Frenoh from Moxoo. and tho
advance OF tue army OF tho Constitutional Goyern-
.nent toward tho capital has been disturbed by in
formation received concerning tho sevority used
with tho prisone.s 81 war taken ut San Jacinto.
United States Government TINT in oase Macmillan
md his pnrtsans wero captured they ahoul1 be
encr,ies Of tho Iopubc, wishing to produce an ul,-
farorablo impression OF the same, hRro ondea-
forel to fasity and spread inaccurate informa-
Jacinto. The greater part Of thom,' a consid-
was ,notcd out 70 somo OF them They wore not
90 el upon simply as prisoners Of war; but as
oiInndcrS egainstthe Laws Of nations and those
Of thu republic. They had just abandoned them
selves to oyery kind OF oxcess .and ormo in the
City OF Hacatecas, because thcy fighting like
Hilbqsters, without country, without fag, and as
mcrcenarGs, paid to shed the blood OF Mexican ma
who defe,d their independence and their institu-
tions Some, not u ew, Of those foreigners taken
ut San. Jacinto Iyere conducted to Zacatecas,
whero they hnve been treated with muc benevo-
ioase' I.nn the same as those taken elsewhere have
many circumstances OF special culpahility. The
invariablo, couduotof tho.Go1ernmont Of tho Ro-
has TO respect liz @ and irest Wit ii the aHe
greatest consideration tho prisoners taken from
tho French torces; but on their part and by order
ta6d prisopera taken from the republican forces.
Many times, without tho formality Of an exchange
tho prisoners from the Franch forces have been
aiaay, Of tho principal officers of the Ftcnch
lorees haye ordered tho burning down Of whole
citiea; others were dconntod bs what were called
courts martial, and ut times, for simple suspi-
cun, without the least appearance Of justice they
put to death indofonsible persons and old mon,
Who were not nble 70 bear arms against them. Not
withstanding this, the Government Of tho Ronub-
o And her officers 10 general iar from retalatinG,
tbs humans eondet aSna soosan
pies OF tho reatest generosity. In this manner
Tho republican cause OF Mexico has excited the
The French gone, the Archdnke MaximiIian has
desired TO continue shedding The blood Of Mexi-
cans: With the exception OF three or four oitics
Republic riBo against him. Notwithstanding this
he Inns desired to continue tho work OF lesoiation
and ruin by civil war, without object, surrounded
uasass nations, and tho most forward ih bringing
misiortunes OH the Republic. In case there bs
captured persons on whom rest such responsibii-
ties does not appear to me that they can DO CON-
ddered ns a1mpie -prisonorD OF war, for those arc
responsibilities defined by the laws OF nations and
BY tho laws tf the Republic; B:
Tho Govci nmeht, which has given many proofs
of lila principles sof humanity and sentiments OF
generosity is also obliged to consider according
To the circumstances OF the cases, what the
tthas topefor 6tfor the welfare 6f tie Mexican
people, Tho .Goyernmpnt OF tho Republic hupes
that With the Justification Of it's acts it will ,con-
Government Of tho United States, who have boon
and. aro held in tho highest estimation by tho
people e.and Government Of AIexioo.. '-Si s.sI'
have tho, honor to be,
;. Very respectfully, ! = Z f.
Your obcdiont Servant
:.. y SEBASTIAN LRnpo De THJApA.
TO Lewis d. Campbell, Envoy Extraordinary; and
Minister Plehipotentiary OF tho United States Of
America 70 the United Mexican States New
Orleans, Louisiana. =