New-York tribune., 1868-05-23
MEXICO.
THE OUTRAGE UPON SIX AMERICAN CITIZENS
AT MONTEREY.

THE OUTRAGE UPON SIX AMERICAN CITIZENS
AT MONTEREY.
The following communication will be read
with painful interest. We unable to guarantee the
entire accuracy Of all the statements contained in the let
ter but the circumstance that they given by the Mon
teey papers and that they have been reported by the
American Consul at Monterey to the State Department.
seems TO confirm their truth:
10 the Editor Of The tribune.
SIR This community has been not little excited SINCE
receiving the intelligence yesterday. Of amentabe
and revolving outrage committed OH party OF six Anerl-
Gentlemen citizens OF the United states III the Guy
OF Monterey, Mexico. on the 2lst inst.
These gentlemen while quietly pursuing their way
homeward n about II p @ were arrested IN 'front.' OF te
tary Governor OF the state of Nueva Leon and 10
called Secretary OF state ana were immediately
into prison. by the order OF Davila they were eohgne
not the place Of confinement usual In sch cases Dnt
to the prison set apart Tor condemned eiods V wvh @
class, numbering about TO- they were made the CON-.
pauions during the night Mexican prison at
best - fearful place, nosOme, with NTH ana Vermln
but this black hole which the fend Daya selected Tor
their incarceration lOahsomc and repuslye almost
beyond Imagination, and rendered grmy h0iriDie Dy tue
presence Of the vile wrctche the Vlcst oi te Ne INTO
whose pestferOus companionslnp they were thrO%D.
Tho horrors OF that night may be family imagined put
OF the prisoners were ordered to reDoce me horse
emptying OF large ub containing the lth o the prison,
during the past hours Thls they ieuse1
DO The order came from one OF the leOns VINO hIl
been assigned by the jaiOr To perform MS menl dutes
and execute his tyranical commands Their refusal Ir-
the welldressed Griig0S" IN the most daDohca ana
airocious manner Drawing instrument used IN MeN-
can prsOus for the mfctOn Of the most dsgaceiu pun
ishnent assaulted these men, ovcawed rs they were
by the presence of armed guards with loaded nskeis
with terrible blows cutting their clothing into shreds,
and decorating their flesh IN the most brutal man .er
After enduring this treatment mui tney I,s.ogeg ,,o W
death they az last performed the disgusting job
They were next ordered 10 sweep out the PRISON ana
the court yard. One Of their number tang 10 hhndIe
the broom with the dextcrty which their feondrver a
proved became the victim Of his unique instrument OF
I,g tsl nj mO
whipping will bear the marks for many day Whhe III
prison. every epthet Of abuse and insult which magny
could suggest yauy invent was heaped upon theh'
botn y fclons aud keepers.
At the time Of the arrest, Mexican gentleman resi-.
dent of Monterey Of the party but he was told t
hc was not wanted ON being released he lmmediately
repaired 10 the palace that by s influence Win lhe
btte Dva he might the release Oi hs friends,
but i'm this attempt he failed and was detained IN an
upper Of the palace until morning. that ne mg 40
last on the day following the arrest tney were lhkeh
from the prison and conducted before the Acade pneo
WHO entered with great pomp and seating himself gazed
n,ai an The street nst night; au not here try
Won only pronounce your sentence You are hheu ten
ane 81 their number then demanded In spanish, 10 be
hcpId. lie said lyon have condemned ms Mithoni
proof Where are your witnesses to prove the charge
Inc Acadc replied, Where are your witnesses % DIS
prove tf' The Acalde said senor DaYila was his wit
ne o ne yo ,ion U were sent for nm" inter admitted
the whipping. sad he did IL because he had right to
thr tailor denied and said he ordered him To treat them
kindly The Acado at length reluctantly remtted the
l
Leon 4 t 10 have expressed regret that such thing
should have occurred, aud Gen. Escopedo, ConI-
In Monterey at the time, did not altogether
npproye; but neither of them took any action IN the
been two years in Mexico the first year he was engaged
in furnishing aud ammunition u the Juarez Govern
men During the siege Of Quetetaro ne sold 10 these
two generals very large quantity OK war material de-
yeed "a Luis, receiving the promise 0 the Govern
eui for Immediate pas ment The efforts OF the Liberals
were crowned with success through TINS Timely hd, nus
payment has been made aud le has been engaged
| utE.a ~ a.
Mexican officials for hs just due, ana at last grateinI
Republic thus repays layor rendered TO hfr cause III us
darkest DAYS EscOhedo and lrcvnO are withn hallnS
distance when the best friend they ever had Is ths Out
aged in the dsgracciul manner and they have no
woids either of indignation On sympathy.
Aud what OF the wretch DaNai VIII he ne even re-
,,nvcJ M he viii he retained IN hIs present position to
repeat this shameful outrage upon foreigners as often
his brutal passions and hatred OF Grlhgos desire
Our Consul at Monterey. Mr. Ulch, has communicated
the facts OF this startling ease TO Tue STATE Department ~
Wa.bugtou and msv ID hasten the day when the simple
masns'Ii, & % an an,crcan ct zen" Shall be a passp1rt
OF safety 10 every child Of the Great Republic through
out the civilized world
This paper. after giving an account OF the outrage
which entirely agrees with the above letter says;
Th, is the simple narrative the facts heard IL
the sufferers, and furnishes material Tor
authority has the Secretary Of State % send peaceful
merchants 20 iaili We think that hc las none.
Wbat i,y IL there by Which persons under mere arrest
sbond be obliged TO mix with the other persons and,
Is stl serious how IS II that persons whose
such an unheard and outrageous mannert This Is an
ourage hitherto Xamped In this country, and which
has Justly produced general indignation among the whole
people as well native foreigners, the latterOt whom
are under great excitement IN consequence Of the occur
renee Every body cries out for prompt ana ample justice
m the case aud that the parties guilty OF THIS outrage 10
punished In an exemplary manner. 40, = .,
The susceptibility OF the American Government Is wen
known whe protection OF its citizens are involved
This occurrence may bring on evil consequences ana Oc-
difficulties which VIII be all the more
nenabe because Of the cordial relations which have
existed mn TO the present time, between the Mexican
Government and the United states.
looking at the matter In this aspect IL becomes aDso-
tey necessary that the guilty parties whonsoever they
may be- be punished In exemplary manner, as wei TO
llc mind which Is highly alarmed because no one can
he certain that he Will not be exposed TO similar OF
greater outTages -, - .
Ne must state that OF the victims, Mr Potter mas
been more than a year endeavOring TO collect the value
of the arms which sold this GOYcrnment during the
war with the French by which act lie rendered good SER
vice 10 our National cause Besides, this gentleman had
drank nothing that evening, but had merely aceohpa-
MED the others. ...,,, A.. -, -.
We have given this account OF the he VIC"
that the facts may be known. an =, -. 4, =,
the press abroad who sometimes dsgure the aes Ies-
crbng country TO be in state OF complete anarchy
and without for foreigners we nave expressed
the indignation of all the rigtthinkng people Of TINS
capita with relation the matter In conclusion, II Is
prper TO say that the next day the American gentlemen
were released by the Alcaldo primerO Ihe ehainl'
nation Is being proceeded with with great activity "a We
have been informed by the District Judge ana We ieei
certain that prompt justice will be administered
Brownsville, Texas, April n, 1859 ..