OUTRAGES OF MEXICO.
We find attached to the meech of the Hon.
,hn Jameson of Missouri, an
iinifr a condensed statement of the Wg
jgressfons, and depredations
,a persons, properly, and commerce o.
Jnfced States, by the Comment
l0rics of Mexico, illustrating the msgnam
-d tmlv cW
bich the Government of the unue
--tinn:rtcCaof
;en heaped upon her by i"c
,en uwp f twentv.seven
.7 .n,f selected from authentic
ear. c-ompw" ;
,nd official sources. i
f A P Choteau and J. De Mun, whilst on a
Untin? expedition, were, with their comrades,
Wsted by the Mexican authorities, m the
r 1817, and without farm, of trial, maltreat
d - insuited, ana imprisoned ; sustaining looses
I Werty estimated at $30,380 74 1-2, in
Sequence of Mexican violence and outrage,
j The bnV Cossack, belonging to John J.
IstoT and T. P. Cope, was, illegally seized by
he Mexican authorities at the port of Mara
homOr, the 27th of July, 1818. The master
bcl crew were insulted, maltreated, and im
prisoned, and the loss to the owners was $40,
JoO.f for 'which no restitution has been made.
John Mitchell, whilst on his way from the
iity of Mexico to Vera Cruz, in the year 1824,
ad his specie, amounting to $4,738, violently
L-ized uDon bv Mexican authorities.
On the 4th of January, 1825, the schooner
kott was firecf upon, and much injured at
fera Cruz, upon the alleged violation of the
ildcfcade of San Juan de Uiua.
The assignees of John Coulter had a laTge
uantitv of brand y illegally seized by Mexican
tAUhorities, under the pretence mat it was of
Wiish, whereas it was ol t rench production
William H. Shaw was imprisoned at Ta-
lsco, in 1829. for six weeks, without any
bbwn cause, ins vessel, me vjtaiaxy, was
stained during his imprisonment He was
terdicied all intercourse with the V. States
onsul ; and his release would have been
bDcless, but ior the exertions of forty or fifty
pnerican seamen, who went upon this duty.
V band of banditti were .hjs companions dur
tor his confinement .
j Samuel Sowdtr, of the schooner Topaz,
tontfacted, in the year 1832, to carry one
jundred and fifty Mexican soldiers from Ma
moras to Galveston, for the sum of $6,500.
7 hilst on their passage, the captain and mate,
jthout provocation, were treacherously and
jhumahly murdered, and the vessel taken
to the Mexican service. The crew were
n forced to run the vessel into Anahuac,
here tliey were imprisoned on the charge of
Kirdering thpir officers, the Mexican officers
jtempting to fprce them to confess the crime
-hey were finally bound to the officers to
p rve for three years. One, however, succeed
i in escaping, and testifies to the above facta.
Ie says he saw the Mexican officers divide
ic captain's taioney. which amounted to three
I four thousand dollars.
G. G. & S. iJowland had a quantity of
iiiic wax sizea oy mexican auinonues in
tobar, 182o, upon the pretence of its being
-Spanish;, when it was of Russian origin ;
ule 10,000. Mr. Andrews, of New York
is a similar claim for 81; 31 25.
(The hij Delight, helortgirig tJ S. liilssell
id H. Nixon, touched at San Bias lit March;'
when the Mexican authontiesorccrf the
nveyance ot her cargo a mile by land-car
tee ta the custom-house stores; and its re-
Ipnient The owners sustained $3,7 16 40
commodity. These vessels were to be freight
ed with the logwood brought down the Ta
basco river by means o( lighters, which were
to be towed by a steamer. ' ; As the steamer
Hidalgo was making her trip for this purpose.
she was illegally and violently seized by an
armed lorce, in j une, i oo' ana converted to
the uses of the Mexican Government The
other vessels arrived at Tabasco, btit of1 dottrse
louna no ireigntg.j mrt Liggett was forced
to pay to the amount of his ability the penal
ties ol the charter parties. The immense
losses he sustained, in consequence of Meiican
outrage and violence, are estimated at 6786,-
t i .i 1 - t
50 CA. Ana to these f losses are attnbuted
the bankruptcy of the large mercantile house;
in New York city, of which he was a partner.
weai violence ana crueny was mnictea upon
the crews of his vessel&-Two captains, and
the crews of two of hh vessels, were forced to
take up arms against each other Captain
Hughes's vessel was boarded and robbed, and
he wasxnurdered, by; bein besten death
With the- but-enos of the.muskets of the Mexi
can 'soldiery. '. ' r."Jji 'vi a
William McKeige j sustained a loss" of
$1 1,006 08 by the illegal seizure of the brig
Industry at Tabasco, in March, 1834. The
grounds of the seizure were ; most absurd, yet
the captain was imprisoned for thirteen days,
and only obtained his release upon the pay
ment of $ 160. Judge Rojas would not permit
him to put to sea, however, until he paid him
fifty ounces of gold, s After being harassed for
some time, the captain j abandoned the vessel,
when the judge sold her, and "pocketed the
proceeds. " " '. ' J - '
The brig Ophia was condemned by Mexi
can authorities. Iwithout affording her captain
an opportunity of producing her papers or
making his defence. I he loss sustained was
ion has been sought
er Planter, at .Tabasco, and she was finally
forced into the service of the Mexican Govern-
to paj; duties .that had once been paid. A
triilitartr force itteerallv tnnV
20,000; and repara
without effect.
The schooner Martha was illegally seized
by the Mexican Government schooner Monte
zuma, on the 3d of May, 1835. Her passen-
1 : 1 .1 ' . ' J
gers were impnsonea, ana.otnerwise misusea.
The urgent remonstrances of . our consul at
Matamoras finally procured their release.
The schooner, however, was carried to Vera
Cruz, and condemned,.
ment, by the authorities of that Republic. house, and placed the archives vf lhe consulate
a ranklin Uombs had sundry articles pur- y vicues, ana property to the value
loined from him whilst a prisoner in' Mexico, jf forty-four thousand dollars, Under 'itihdrgo.
for which the authorities made ? hini neither An Enghsh vessel consigned to the house of
restitution nor reparation. v ' Parrott & Co., with a cargo worth thirtv-flve
V i ne ong John, whilst lying in the l onasco uus siening, was deterred from
nver, in loox, was Doaraea dv an armea wica- i , -01,-7- "UiUfl waw ai sea wiia ner
ican force, .upon the most unfounded pretext.
The Captainj John Hughes, was knocked
do wn and beaten with the tutts of their mus
kets ; from the wounds he received he subse
quent v died : his vessel was fjlUndered. and
a. m - - - w
cargo.
MEXICAN SPOLIATIONS, i
j " pnaenting memoriai of Philo B.
JonnRon. nrnvinrr intAm.r..
b widow w c!is Mcan " rson-d 3!
be made, m atonement for such outrageous and citizens- -T, luxlca"
inhuman treatment toward her husband, and Mr. NILES said, that though the mcmori-
her irreparable loss. ai went somewhat inv A7n i 8 u meno"
JameVCochrane was forced to serve the rS thairb
Mexican-Government as engineer, and whilst sta ? bnef-
actinffinthiscaicUv.receivedthemostcru- The memorialist was
el and gninws MeitcaGoimmenSHeo
At San 'Luis Potosi, John Baldwin "was
forced to loan his moriey to the Mexican Gov-
ernment ; ne sustained a loss 01 aooui
Samuel Baldwin had, during a temporary
residence in , Mexico, acquired considerable
vears after, he was twine nrrpstari. cast into
Specie to the ahioun of 815000, belonging prison, and subjected to the most barbarous
to Peter Harmony, and Levi Bayard & Co., treatment On his release, he found all his
whilst on its way from Mexico to Vera Cruz, property squandered and stolen. The Mexi-
m October. 1822, was seized by Mexican au- can authorities have assigned no cause for
thorities, and converted! to the Uses of that Go- these proceed ines, nor civen anv redress for
vArnmpnt
The schooners Hannah- and ii.Iiza were
fired into by the Bravo, of the Mexican navy,
in 1835. The Mexican authorities seized
them at Matagordo, and carried themjto Mat
amoras, upon illegal tlftd unfounded pretexts.
The brig Jane, scaooner Compeer, and
many other vessels belonging to the United
States, were aetamea, m idO,ai iviatamoras,
in violation of the eighth article of treaty stipic
lotions. s I
The heirs of James Wallace claim dama
ges for a lot Of brandy
Mexican cruiser.
John Baldwin, aftejr sufterin
cu iu grusa outrages in the year 1831, at or
near Tabasco. He was an old sea captain,
now a resident of New York, but a native
of the State which he Mr. N.) representedJ
His whole life had'been spent on the high
wealth. But he was no permitted to enjoy eSSSa
the rewards of his honest industry. Without foredresn account 6f the inhiriesvhkh
the slightest cause he arrested by Mexi- he
can authority, imprisoned I with tht viUst cnm- ents f f m Mexfc i Government The
inah, and treated with the greatest brutality siect haa som hSfh
by his jailer, Gormez. He had tioi before thatbody anl the county iSre-
f2? ?J?L"lfZ gard to the character of claims olciSens of
g.Ctttcaux4cu, auuimic utuu iF- the United States against Mexico, of which
He was forced to ride on a jack-ass from Ac- th heard SQ much j 1 n
azuacan to Vera Cruz loaded with irons mitted on all hands, that it has-become the
wmcn proaucea mcuraoie lameness an on du ofthis Government to take care of those
who had just and honest claims against Mex
ico. This question had become one of some
importance in relation to the present war with
Mexico. It was part, perhaps an especial
part, of the indemnity claimed from Mexico.
It hadj been contended, however, amongst
others by an honorable and distinguished gen-r
tlemanl who had written a pamphlet on (the
subject,! and who had been long in office tin
der this Government, that these claims, being
merely a debt, could not according to the usa
ges of nations, be made the subject of a warj
or even, if he, (Mr. N.) was not mistaken, en
ter into the considerations.connected with the
existing state of waY. Now,: these tfansaci
tions took place years ago. : The public irimd
was not. perhaps, much informed on the sub-
jeci. jjui mese ciauns naa Deen in pan act
his arrival was again cast into the filthy pris
on of San Juan de Ulua. For all these bar
barous and inhuman cruelties the Mexican
Government has given no redress.
In 1840, three American seamen, Horton,
Adams, and Melly, Were imprisoned at Mon
terey, Oalifornia, and robbed of all their hard
earnings, without any cause being assigued for
the outrage,
William Thompson, another American sea
man, was wrecked at San Bias, in 1838 : two
his sufferings.
r"h"" ruTrU. .nr. P a aJ h ?r. ed uponso far. atleast, as they, had Cifiie
FAwT ?? w?,lst imdei the adjudication ot the XnTention to
wuugw AU,vu. ill UaillUlUlO, VYClGj
without cause being knownxn assigned, arrest:
ed bV Mexican authorities, in April; 1840: arid
most inhumanly ironed, (six being fastened
difference to their fatej so often spoken by wri
ters on this sdbject, exists only When the stf
fe. er is entirely prostrated. And the peculi
arities of character are in no situation more
strikingly exhibited, than tin sea-sickness. -It
is quite amusing arid instrdctive,, to study
thenl. v , -;
; I reirieriiber ft gentlerikil rjf great dignity
of manner, who crbSjed thft Atlantic with me
ten years ago. j He made tremendous efforts
td keep his stomach tjtiiet; arid siicceedeg for
a time. . At length, however' nature asserted
her power the gentleman felt that he could
withstandthe irjfliierice tif tHe roll no longer
He arose from his seat on deckj and with a
ludicrous attempt to preserve the-stateliness of
his carriage, walked or rather reeled, to the
side offered up the contents of a full stomach
a meat offering to appease the violence of
the trouble sea 'I laughed outright " The
dignity of the dying Csesar, at ; the foot vof
PmPjy4s, pillar, was , admirably;. buriesaued
'''','Z': .";.;:''.. '"-'i'-'-v- .vri
" Another nasseriizer of mine. T TprnmfiAr
-a young man who had a keen apprecia
tion of the ridiculous, arid a happy faculty of
showing it up. For two days he kept hirri
self well, by laughing at every one who was
sick. He hoped by making fun of the suf
ferers to avoid their fate. Bilt his time Carrie
at last, and he was seized suddenly and with
great violence. r: I never saw such violent
retch ing, and for a moment feared that he
would burst a blood-vessel. ' When he recov
ered himself a little, he turned his pale face
towards me, and his eyes twinkling with
mirth, exclaimed - Captain, it's my opinion
that I am cutting a d- -d ridiculoris figure
here bring me a three pronged, fork that
will answer for a trident -and I'll swear alle
giance to Neptune at once. I did'nt think
he could move irie so"-and again he leaned
over the rail. 1
A man habitually morose rind petulant, "is
an ugly customer, sick at sea. To the polite
inquiries of the stevvafJ, he responds in an ex
ceedingly impolite way. A "colored gem
man'' who served in the capacity of steward
on board hry vessel,! once firifbrmed .irie that
he could not think of calling again at No. 8
to inquire for its inmate. "He nab sent rriy
soul to hi six tirries this friorning, sar, and
seben be one ob my unlricky numbers-No. 8
must look ofit for he-self, sar."
I remember a young married couple, who
crossed the ocean with rrie. When we sailed
what a tender loving couple tbey were
The first day out, they walked the deck, their
hands dasped together, late intd the night,
and lodked tip' iritb the serenee s aiid talk
ed more peotry than 1 had ever heard before.
The riext iffdrmng a fchange canie over the
spirit of their drearri; The bride vrds Under
illegally captured by a
both insult
and injury from a Mexican alcalde, was forced
to stand in the stocks, in obedience to a sen
tence pronounced by a. party concerned in the
prosecution. - . t
The schoorier William A. Turrler'pUt into
Sisal in distress, in 1833, when she was ille-
which they were referred : and whether they
had or had riot assiimed the shatie and form
Of debts, in their original charadter they were
ridt debts not at all. ;Of course, by the law charge 6f the slewafdeSs ; the bridegroorh'
of nations they could riot interfere to provide 1 had cfriwled on deck, where he lav nil rW
t u ij V - ir- -iJr . I ior me seiiiemeni oi a ueoi wuicn any citizen I riis suuermsTS Were intolerable. INot once
in the lower hold of vessel frbirJ rifle prison to wr iu ft:.,i a i, .uJj.-jl : ; r. 1 ,r?re
wfttK ,int,l tu;r final a7 V",lp. "t-ca :"BU- ."ttV?. s"u me um ue enquire ior nis sours laoi, not did a
tjrovernrrient of Mexico : that did not come single message reach him from her! The
within the province of the Government But bright vision of loVe wats dispelled; buf only,
these were clairris arising under , our treaties it's to be hdtied, for a rn. '. : -with
Mexico, and iinder the laws of nations, Per contra, I knew a gentleifiari id' rlerive
tdr spoliations, on our commerce, ana ior tne great benefit from a six weeks'., voyage; and
robbery and plunder of the property of our cit- J he was sick the whole period. He had lost
izens, who were doing business in; Mexico, a young arid lovely wife : the shqck was ter
thus involving the grossest violation of our nble ; it vva feared ihdt he iv'orifd riever re
flasr. The present was one of those cases: 1 cover: ser-sickness sated birri O the broken
the vessel in charge of the memorialist was hearted Widow.erj erriaciated and weak; toter
vioieritlv seized arid taken possession of j He ed ashore at Liverpool, arid rode to bis hole!
to one bar df iron,) and cast into the rifost filthy
and unwholesonle prisons. They were carried
another, until their final liberation at Tepee.
Mr. Graham had his house fired intd and rob
bed df thirty-six thousand ddllarg iri specie. '
- A. C; Bre'dall hdd his schooner Isodi ille
gally seized at Matamoras, in May, 1838.
Her cargo, which was very valuable, wits' lart;
ded and pillaged. His vessel was returned
to him in such an injured condition, that dn
his return td New Orleans, he was obliged to
run heron shore to save ihe fives of the pas-
serigers: - The Mexican authorities did not
".What say you to juleps, hop VI paired
Bill. ' ' ',; ' ' ! '
Cdfiiid'eriHg the ate df lie weafher; we
will go jrileps," ittid : ft gtiertj juhjii ill
aroundl' ; . -
; Hurrah tor cUbiing drinks," etho'ed 'thi
whole pdrty; ; : v '
Sani, a riegto tsrvant, 'aVrJmdored, and
a positive order issued , forthwith for all. the
constants' necessary to make : ood jfileps.
the brandy carhe, then the rufcri; then (he mini
7-fresh from the earth-thett the ttigar v ?
. w Now, Sartti the ktf1 wa the-tiext call;
and off started iheir : attentive waiter. He
soon returned with a towel full oCthe fila;
terial, broken up fine and in proper, order,
arid in slralghf the retel beglfn. The julep
were delicious, and with sleeves rolled up, ,
shirt collars open; and straws Iri ha'rid, they
went inid thefri with a perfect gusto. - Song,-
toast and sentiment carried thefri &ltfriously
intd the 4few short hours?' bv which tilrie
r ' f B 15 "p'g wur pia nosi .pas, oeioro ,
this; experienced a 1 ctotfoHabtg cHattge frpiri . '
hi ice box,1 " roared one b'f the prbdigaii. ' ' .
flittle more ice, Sain4 !"sh6uted ahotherj
u we want enough to make a parting drink."
Sariivafiished; : .
Boys, what srfy pji tri holding a iiitt
pdwiSdif&Toiind the lelloVs laif iiihi Coine;
we will Vake the old cold Quarters' with'
what he ris-ed io call a 'cofffforiable carouse
just to lay his spirit, and keep.ltrbirl search
ing ttbotit alter nocitirnal drinks.4 , A
This prdpbsilioTi was friet wllh tl ihout ot :
apprdval; and, glasses in hand, they proceed- .
ed in prpcefeion td the ice box chamber, intd
which they burst, singing . v , : 1 '
" Oh, ain't you coming b-ti-c-k, Steytieh.'
What was their affright arid htfrror,- drleh- ;.
tering the chafn'ber, to see a dark figure with
hammer in hand, seated inside of the recent
receptacle of ihe deceased. A light perched; 4
upon xrie end df the boi cast i. glimmer up
on tne ice inside, Which was reflected in rjurn-
- ' - w SV UW A M W J
the wall beyond. Of course the first liripUlse
was id retreat: brit a fairiiliar voice ttrreited, !
their fbotlteps:
" What de deb'il is de friaiie'r: freintnin V1
infJriired Sarfi frofri the ttfb:
x iicie wai a pa.usc, uuu inquiry,
"What the dl a're yOii doiric: there. yo'U
blacl asa.,, ' ;
'Pdundin' yMsMi ice firddl laUjuUft"
" What ? Ah ! Oh o-oottp '".
- Misses tole trie, getBiHeti, tile' dis tip
first, kas'e de article is scarce dis sedsrin lM .
;A Shower of pint tufrib'lers; ice, mixed jii :
leps arid allj saliitetj the darke bti, thl an
noiinceriient He kicked o'er the light arid
with heaving stoiriachs the revellert hilnte3 "
fof trio dirk ca'tise rif theif na'h'ie'a to rise him
up; but iri the struggle he escaped,' and ilie
uncertain riioverrients of the party brou'trht
therii irito several collisions before they foririd
orit bey were poriridiflg the wrorig custoirier.
tl :Li-'jL ' .v:i. -
ll is aimosi unnecessary w auu mu iui
it coriifortable caroii'sei" iRiideiL few Sons 6t
last coriifortable carouse,4' rxiade a few Sons of
Terilperantfe. Bill'ever since; irisistavtripoii
taking a warrri dririks?' td tfvoid everi the poi-
gally seized by Mexican authority. The cap- allege an offenee that was even contemplated,
cam was impnsonea, auu susiauieu a juss yi iQr meir dishonest and outrageous proceeding.
In the sarile year, this vessel. enter-
ttie pert of hisal, when she was again board
I by Mexican authorities, her hatches broken
rx and her cargo forced to' the custom-
Juse. Estimated loss to the owners $15,-
)250.
iTht cdriddct of the Mexican adthdrities in
lation to the ship Franklin and brig Barrian
so flagrant and outrageous, as to appear in
portable.5 The vessel paid their duties.
p hadt as a further guarantee, a written
eement with Governor Eschandia. Even J
s was violated, and the vessels left s the
xican port under a destructive fire frorn
fort They sustained a loss of $53,657 54,
consequence of the perfidy and outrage
itisod upon them.
ihe schooner Superior, of New York, was
rally seized by a Mexican gun-boat on the
of February. 1826, whilst lying in the
; of Lag&ira.! The most shameful violence
exorcised towards. the crew.
Hi E. and J. S Hammond, who were
; " tly concerned in lawful trade with Santa
1 in 1828, suffered a loss of $13,000, in
lequence of the ilkgal and oppressive acts
lexican authorities. ,
V. Massicott, by certain illegal and unjust
Vedincs of the Mexican authorities at
V on the 19th of May, 1829, sustained
.Trirlioney to the amount of $1,528, for
lich he has received no reparation.
jThe brig Ann, in 1829, sought shelter at
ira Cruz, where she was driven by distress.
te boasted magnanimity and hospitality of
i s nation was evinced by breaking up this
t sets voyage by wrongful detention, and the
c ciion oi vuueai amies, x oiai loss esumaiea
: )14,000.
Ilobinson Potter, John Kennedy, F. E.
hite, and Smith and Thompson, owners o
j brigs Ursula, William, and Splendid, sus
ned heavy losses by the impressment of their
. Ssels into the service of Mexico, whilst ly
; j at Vera Cruz in 1829. They were used
: transporting troops from that city to Jacu-
In the same year, the Rebecca and Eliza
t to American schooners, were seized, and
t eir crews treated with the greatest indignity.
f je pretext for the outraare was. thatthev in-
aded to furnish the. Spanish army with pro
$ions. The schooners did not arrive until
days after tht capitulation of the Spanish
r rcesv , - v . . : r
Aaron Leffffett, of New York, obtained
e exclusive right of navigating the Tabasco
rerr and entered into lare contracts I for
pplying different markets with logwood.
rthpuTpose several vessels were charter
5 to b employed by him in exporting this
$18,000. No cause was ever assigned fir the
outrage. , L '
" The schooner St. Croix was detained by
Mexican, authorities at Aransas, until she
became unfit for ieam. 1834. The captain
was imprisoned, and grossly maltreated, upon
the most frivolous pretext r
Double tonnage duties wef eexatcUd from
the brig Weston; at Mazatlan. '. ; v;.
The brier Kclinse was llleffaliy seizea ai
which resulted iri the total loss of the vessel
and cargo;
in tne year 1343, tne same gentleman ar
rived in Vera Cruz with passpdrts frorri the
was himseli violently seized; put in tne stocks, i ne next qay nis appetite returnea ; id b
arid incarcerated in a orison, i He was I coni- week he was as strdng and hearty. In less
Ti.f a tvt ana then bv me other.
lvieAicau cunsm ai iiew vrieans. . xie pre-1 r i, , i
j tu. .u jts. v.j. jj I Pie ol the general
bcuicu iiiviu tu iuo uruuer uiuccr, uui was im- I fnu- r 1
mediately seized, arid accused of a desienuDon Fhe? TOse frQ.m V1
pelled, at the point of the baydriet; to. carry in than ajrearhe had returned, arid was
his own vessel a military force, to aid iri the ltd his first wife's sister. :
civil vvars of the country, first by one party,
i ris was a iair sain
rfiarried
desie-
the lite ol ueneral Santa Arina.
reached New Orleans, with the loss
tng, a shattered conslUuiib'ri, and in the last
i -if r . l a.i rrii v .,
character fof these claims
ence; frorri spoliatiorf,-
For disappointed lovers, rich rrien suffering
from ennui, old lhaids dying' for hu'sbands,
and all jperjtns troubled with tod rhrich bile,
I recoriunend a voyasre at seri. For a time
laesie-nUDon , J .. i .1:. j.t.itl:i;:w -J iw .ui. ...:n v u j t,nv.: .
tjwg 1 irom a grOSS ulSregara OI mesuueruuiigauuuss icaai iucy wiu uc iiapic auu. ucouuici ,
"? .flIJaJff of riatiotial law, Every one 6f theie claiifis for ririfie ddjel the sky look brighter, the
atlorded in iteelt. dtstinctlv corisiaerea, 11 ut l e&rm lairer, me laces 01 wcu picasauici iu
ut5 ..v6; - ."7'- ng,u siuuicrtu constuunon, auu in me last 7 , , "j i-a..,;v.fiVi
Tabasco in 1836. Her captain was imprison- stages df a fatal consumption, the Iriu'sh VPf g?l"Jd. r ?dr ? Tfrolt
ed, ririd her crew mstihed rind maltreated. rinUfr nUirA a4H of war. He did not say that tdis war arose
J T . 1 . 1 WMABMWU AAWWAU JLUmiJLtLXJ& - iui LUC
Mr.
frorfl these claims at all : btft he did say, that
ww.v.Mu ..-w 1 iiircc xautruau scaiiicii wiiu were ennnnen witn i ..... " i
v. Mprin oWtinTitipinf TflKnrn in IRSfi fi -..tL.XA this case and others showed that the conduct
DiShed SupplSS, &c.,tohe Mexican Govern- Fjgffi
ment. amounun? uj wi.iw.i.4y. A'nev wpto i . .m . . , ; .
9 O w J J J w
wrongiuiiy expelled irorix Vera
claim payment and damages.
whilst acting: as United Slates consul, because
he refused to legalize pertain documents which
would have been fraudulent.
When the schdoner Arirors; was stranded
on the coast of Mexico, in 1836, her cargo was
seized by an armed Mexican force, the crew
l.i . i J TT
insulted ana the mate seriously mjurea. upon
the delivery of the eatgo to the American con
sul at Tabasco, one half the goods were as
certained to have been plundered from her
owners by the Mexicans.
Whilst the schooner Bethlehem was on ner
way to Campeachy, she was" boarded by a
Mexican naval officer, her crew placed in
irons, herself and cargo condemned, and. her
captain punished for five years without a hear
ing,
1 - 3
I tio n unoa nni mrwmtv. unexamuieu in
the commercial iritei course of any people ma-
PRt rlaim to civilization. It
nbrie does the future open with more joyous
promise than to those who haVe just recover
ed froiri seal-sicknessrV
- , From the St Louia Reveille.'
V THAT LAST JULEP !"
Aflhort Temperance Story.
BY SOLITAIRE.
mi rfi ,. . . V ' v. I irmrr the ehnrhti
rZTZ .V& .KJf Lb!i wery .o say .anything, men, on . Not many yeare since, in one of or Mi,
,.:.,..:fc" vr. : :.J.o; u " " : t" '!.. w' the subiect. as the memorialist asKea tnai nis sraippi over cimes, me lanaiora oi a norea no
Irnrh .nthZ nt a2Z ! story of wrongs might be "read. He would I tel, in spite of
Si" bility of there being In Wi flriidi a pHrticle
of secdnd-hdnded tee. I
A BROADSIDE COLLfclQfcif,
u And so, Sqtfire; yori don't take Cbiihif
paper" . ; . '
No Major ; I get "the city papers tfri in'ifcti
better terfri's,-arid so I take d cbuple bTtheiS."
" But, squire, the , County papfef tititrt
proves great tonvenienpe to tts. Theltrjofe'
we encourage thettf the better their Editor!
can make them.'f " -."''v-'. :":';.!:''
"Why, t dori't Itriow arif c6riveriieftc'e the ;
are to irie.": . . :. : .-l',v :
" Thcrm you sold last fall was advertised
in one oi tnem, ana mcreoy you ooiained a
custorder. Did you not 1n - , .
" Very trrie, Major 5 but I paid three d6tlan
for. it." j .;. . . ;-:
"And rrtade much triore 'than' three dollars
by h. ' Nowjf yoiir rieighors had not fnain
tained that press, and kept it fiady to'r your
use, you would have" been without the means
of rid vertismg. your, property. Bu'i I think I
saw your daughter's marriage irVffi6'se
did that cost you any thing.";
" No, but-
)te papers,'
from her. and the captain and crew confined
and grossly maltreated. The wife of captain
tx was so shamefully treated that it was un
safe for her to remain on board. The vessel
and cargo were retained by the Mexican au
thorities after the release of the master and
crew. " -.
The schooner Carolina, after landinsr bv
permit (from the regular officer) in due form.
rr . nr. ' t. M4M4
for the purchase of the brig Fourth of JTZT. KT.'STLSS
r.... v;vVit ho rptna. ne wouiu i tei. iu suiie in iuc truuu larc serveu uuuii iu
muic, iuua.au avcinuu uis iwu, auu, tuuu-
ning himself to the fluid exclusively, drank
himself clearly out of existence. He was a
jolly specimen oi a publican, and had endear
ed himself, in his latter days, to a couple of
prodigal young boarders, by frequently invit
mg , them to what he called "a comforta
ble carouse." These Httle re-unions, as we
before stated, were brought to a close by the
- w
" And your 06?, afh wai this pub
lished? with a long obituary n-cfc'eV AHa (kid
destruction of cur neiehbor Briecrs ho'uVe b
t i if P .tt se I lue V& ' """Mdemned. and the captain fined one hundred
z: nzzx z w doliars? be.cause two taies of cotton were found
w vvui iftnww o ivtbu. iu, i ik. i i 4u U .1 1 .
F . . M .mv vuaiuiu UUUBC
cers guessed came from her. She was freiffht-
no answer
release
fire. Yori know these things are exa'gemed -till
the authentic accdurnV of your newspttpes '
set them right. " i . V- '
" O true, hiti - , ' , .'
" And when your ; cousin Splash was 6'tfi
for the legisfatirreyou appeaTed touch grati
fied at his newspaper defence whicS cost hirix"
nothings " ; ; v-: "'' ' ' ;;'
," y:s, yes;; buV these things aVe news to the
readers. They riie " peofe iti tti
with Keen eye, and enjoj s with a malicaous being no longer able to tand up' to his share Ti.rM Sojuire Grudge, Wot if aH werV
. . J ' . i .J ...ti. nf ihp linnnr . TnA flnreased's wife hpincr nix I ... ?. - , r .4 . ...
relish, the eflectolthe -roii".amww. "6"- w..- rr like you. rvow I ten lov: tne day wiUeomt
as uie Nuue w . v,r 1: ""T- . Tr When some one wiu write a Very lon-ff- en
nnH thp. healtn 1 naCKea mm in xce ior preservation uuui xier
conclude by moving that it be read.
Reader, 'are ym ever been on tle otion 1
1 ... .. I - ; Yslmwpmjsh Coa.
Istlr iTintin-W nmvftrbiallvkind iiearted, has
but little sympathy for the sea sick; to his no-
- i t.;A nrlnVh the lands-
uoniiisa very proper luuwww-..--;----
man pays to the ocean god, and he watches principal suddenly dropping out of m
"L-.u rli " j with a malicious bemff no longer able to tand up' to his share
try-on' the quarter-deck.
on"? euloeY.
iii weveai looujiwguiiucu iuucu Wlfh a j v. - . f. . 11001.106 lace oi mc paoogv-,--- . - . mi,. L.HnAf ,U v" Juut "lc num-uoiaww, iu wvyiuiKi.nw
m r..i. ;n f rv tt;q kv ' """"j wmw ui v. ; rx. vnuas. r.. i . i l, j connAnrjUacK nitcnes l rewuu. jcwiuksui vwuuK i ; ... vi-.i. i jr'.
tv. L .1 ol Connecticut , . , . j... -ui:i,NKvifint conrivialists where sadly shocked at me idea L. . i .
ana wua an your ncues, mis wui dc aonc iox
from the face of the passenger, j
States navy. During his absence they be
came intoxicated, and several men severely
wounded by a Mexican guard. : No inquiry
or investigation has been made in the conduct
Of the guard oy Mexican auinonues.
William Hallett and Zaiman Hall were
arrested in
MALTREATED.
William H. Lee, without the commission
of any offence, was illegally driven out of Ma
tamoras, in 1 843, and by the consequent forced
saies 01 nis property, sustained heavy losses.
captain jonas r. uevy and his brother,
a a ' ; 1
uVhbUecS convivialists where sadly shocked idea
Jtisfactinnfore knows that" ii's coming." of sojourning in the same house with the m-
ki a;n(r of the unportu- animate body oi their regretted companion. It
iueuiure viuicut tuc 6 - ,
body of their regretted companion;
I nate nassenirers, the keener the sport to Jack, was allweU enough when hewaa able tostand
U Dinner in th4 cabin, on the first dayout, is the liquor, ana onoic nis snare oik, dui ine - . th w-ord &Sit&u& tnWtvnkffieili
Hallett and Zahnan Hall were ".f.8'. a Very pleasant affairl The strangers brought to
Matamoras, in 1836? Wtoi and f intoW endevbr to make themsve
mil n rrrAtro i trt 9 TlilnT
1 our wealth, liberty and au such thin era
11 1 - 1 x iL Jui vti'-A . uu.
spoKco 01, uui me punveris out, a 110
-5 ..Ja sL .1:' a'j' .-i'.Vi
rage, anl being forced to pay illegal duties a vi , M(.u rt,KPr ns nossible. The sea I prehension which even brandy failed to dissi-
j. J 'X I t,nf ar ta ea -r-maa 11" r . M . I j- ,t . - .,
i . . j - i viw uuso uivtcui;ca, ricirj uiiaiiv inrrpn ir i . . .. i Haot a i noia I ntTT nan nirrnii vr Trt rti Trio irv
SVISS r? t ea.ve Me !n f elation to stipu. r"v;7h5s;;; tbl wine has a peculiar nch where the body lay to reach their own,: and !
tr.t ,r SonddoT "CWdin flavo?. Very stupid and very stale jokes are every time mey were iorce
Mr Gorastiza, recently Mexican minister , heartily laughed at and enjoyed, and the af- mg of horror grew stronger, until at length
to the United States,1 caused to be pnntea a
pamphlet defamatory to the people of this na
tion, and distributed it among the foreign min-
... A .
isters accredited to mis uroverniuem
Grood morning Squire.
J. M. Castanas, United States consul at) ternoon promenade on deck, is quite as charm-l the sad example of the deceased landlord be
aan cias, naa to advance eleven hundred and ing as a similar diversion m Broadway, to
fifty dollars to citizens of the United States nothins of the novelty.
wuw ixou n.cgauy uau lorcioiy anven out ; But the scene next mormnc: is ol a
say I gan to have its effect in winning thern to
i I temperance. At length the wife arrived, and
differ I the publican was consisrned to his long home :
The Schooner Isaac Mc Kin was captured f California by Mexican authorities, in 1840. ent character. It is difficult to get a quorum hut we regret to add that with his deprfure
Sentember. 1825 upon the
most frivolous pretence, by Mexican authori
ty. ' I ' ' ; . ' '- :'."';-.''-1 ' f' ' ; '
J, W. Lachane, of New Orleans, hadArec
vessels illegally captured and condemned in the
year 1 822-,24-,25, one of which was wanton
ly destroyed by Mexican authority.
Henry Doli ver had his vessel seized by
Mexican authorities m 1 829, utider iUegal
and as & rotated circumstances. He com
plains of the loss of all of his property.
Illegal duties ware exacte'd from th
Fi M. Dimond, late consul of the United
at the breakfast table, and of those who take the desire for another " comfortable carouse"
their seats, but few feel like proceeding to bus- began to manifest itself. .
in ess ; except, perhaps, two or three who have 44 Onlv one more Bill." said the eldest, 'ust
been on the sea before, and are t?ure of their bv way of a wake for the old fellow he de-
i U u t . .- .1 --:-. , l i. I.:, mamnnr 4DQ
States, was expelled from the Mexican coun
try illegally, and sustained heavy damages. ;
G. W, Staroreus had his property seized
and confiscated at Vera Cruz, in 1840.
Franklin and Ann Chase, were expelled
from Tampico, in violation of treaty shpula-
uons, oy wuica aci m violence mey sustained It a. good thin to resolve, as ever novice
damages. does, not to give up, but it is mighty irardto
John Parrott, late consul of the United keep the resolution.! Thef hate fo ebnre fo
States, although in possession of passports and if aa Jack says, " it's agin natur ftr hold orit.tt
mt . : .t . . r .t j. . i .- a ;u.. z
we
e steam- certiricates from proper officars, was compelled k The-resignation o;
tht sea siekyth Utter U-
Toe iasx niuo rf the
2MfW-S from,lief,rmer.pt
BtOt ef their ieadbeBr.
LOVB AND TKUTH.
There is infinite truth in the foliowin? re
mark, by Dr. Nevin Whit
they corfrey tosome of A. itlei
objargatory relormers oi io. I'Jm
d the cause of um verau' Vf"" .u
pamcieoi juj !,--- ,
ui t)ie siricereity of such . -
mwd.StrM weaterjmore MVtoH;
uow oon they woo leei ueiu. w v
to tte to eye t rWi waf, fibtt CM
fhcTtnnnorni win uo u uui . wvm.
for the' sake of sound doctrine, that th Irttt"
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