The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-11


State certain letters addressed by n former
officer Of the army to Gen. IiEINrzEIMAN, as
follows:
wasniSaros utr,. July ~, 1871
sin, have the honor IN transmit Your iniorna.
II COPIES cxrartsfron letters IT MAJOR A Lowry
frmerly officer the United States arin, who ut
the time the letters written director tho
Dolores sil,erlcad mines at Vallcoo. Mexico The
tnc from I'M. pond, nee relate o the condition of
stairs on the Mexican nj the Rio Grandr and were
furnished ten ORo by Gen T.. u-,~ras,w,s To whom
the letters addressed
Very respectfully. your obcdcnt servant,
60 W. McCRARv. Secretary war
The Honorable the secretary OF state.
Next comes the letter from Gen HEINrzFr.-
MAN to Gen. ORD, containing extracts from
Major LowRy's correspondence, in ended To
stimulate the zeal OF the latter In his present
action by a recital Of events alleged TO have
taken place several years ago. But he sheds
n light upon his own occupation and that of
LOWRY, which enables the public to under
stand the motives that prompted these pa
trotic cx-olllcers of the army, in their cx
cccdIng anxiety to fastcn quarrel on
Mexico.
wAsniScroS. u G.. June 20. 1877
Ny DEAR GFSERAt; went the next morning after
had the pleasure Of SEEING you for the information
promised you, but twas decoration Day" anl the Office
was locked up made several efforts to see you.
hut YOU out
have since copied the enclosed extracts from Major
LoWRYs letters there are man, things ia them may
interest YOU Major Lowry was an oiccr in the Second
Dragons AMI served in the Florida war lie resigned
and ncen director of the Dolores silver
lead mines at Nalecio about sixty miles from Laredo
and is well posted Mexico and the situation affairs
IN the region VI the RIO Grandc lie had the faculty Of
not offending either parties in their rronuncia-
ncnto- frequently giving them provisions and occasion.
ally power not to he molcstcd. He home little
more Than year and we have replaced him III.
rector by ions sutcAfrE of Poushkocple. n Y our
letters to the mines ssnt To the post office at Laredo.
10 where he sends weekly express
viii write To him to-day To keep me posted with the
Mexican news he can gather lie Is in communication
with Monterey arrange our financial affairs with
their merchants We haul lead from the mines to
Laredo. to Corpus Christi. and by sea 10 New York
remain yours truly, =. iisiSnsrs,S
Den 4. O oRp. T. :. A, Commanding Department
OF Texas, San Antonio. Texas
With this introduction to- Mayor LOWRY
let IN soc what he has 10 say bearing in
mind the date of the above letter to Glen.
ORD, written about the very time when the
first movements to cross the Rio Grandc
wcrc ordered from Washington without a
color Of real cause and the dates of the fol-
lowing letters to HEiNrzELMAN There are
gaps in this correspondence. which are very
suggestive, showing clearly to our view col.
lusion with the local Mexican authorities to
bring about secession OF the northern
provinces. Now let Lowry speak for him
self in the freedom with which he writes to
his employer:
Extract
noioEfs NiSa. VI, Nico. Nov a. i-7c
Ny DEAR GySrRh; received your valued favor OF
oct >, ths lGih inst
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