Letter

[Translation.], March 6, 1866.

Author

Tomas Mejia

Date

March 6, 1866

Type

Letter

Language

English

No. 4.

[Translation.]

DEPARTMENT OF STATE, OFFICE OF WAR AND MARINE—SECTION FIRST.

Paso del Norte, March 6, 1866.

The President of the republic has received your communication of the 29th of January last, relating to the organization of a new company, and the opportune aid of the citizens of the State. He is much pleased with this proof of their patriotism, and instructs me to thank you and them for signal services.

He is indignant at the barbarous conduct of the French troops that came from Durango, under Brincourt, to burn the houses in Laguna, and murder many persons, among them two old men and a boy, in revenge for their defeat at San Carlos and San Juan de Guadalupe. Such acts are additional proofs of the negative blessings of intervention, and of the inhuman and sanguinary method the French leaders are adopting to terrify the people of the country since it is impossible to conquer them.

Independence and liberty!

MEJIA.

The Governor and Military Commander of the State of Coahuila de Zaragoza.

Topics

19th Century Diplomacy Reconstruction

Sources

FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session of the Thirty View original source ↗

U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session of the Thirty.