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g onta ont@a1TTseds T and just before starting f6f


o""'% ne called unop thero oy3 ~
ted that he WoulA snT" - mem a':l ana sta-
and sell them for heavy s,,e. wsacnes
said they would need the none, Aa 81,
the road, and that it would be Impos-
sible Eoy them 10 dispose of the watch
es after leaving San Miguel ; but on
the. contrary would lose them if the
Mexicans should by chance discover
them about their persons. Farley Tas
an intimate friend of the scoundrel and
gave him his watch with little hesilg@,
tion-Houghtaling did the same. That
scas the last they saI0 Of thesr property !


While at Chihuahua, some FIVE
weeks after this, | saw copy Of La
Luna, small paper published there.
1t contained letter from Armilo to
Garcia Conde, Governor Of Chihua-
hua, in which after stating that he had
been successful in capturing all the
Texans, be goes on TO say sin con-
sideration Of the great services render
ed by Capt. w. p. Lewis, in assisting
nse to capture these Ierans, l have
given him his liberty and his goods,
and earnestly recommend him 10 the
notice Of the Central Government !"
When it is known that all the goods
Lewis had along he could carry in bus
hat, it is more than probable that the.
Governor hired him to claim large
portion of The merehapdiEe, WHICH he
afterwards divided with him, and thus
defrauded the Government to which
he was obliged to render an account Of
all the spoiIs taken. This Armiiq IS
known to have commenced life as a
stealer of sheep. From this he turned
to dealing monte, a Mexican game re-
sembHng faro. After this, being all
ambitious man, he learned TO read and.
write, and a revolution which occurr-
ed few years since in New Mexico
placed him at the head of afalrs-a
position which he has since retained by.
cunning, arti6ce, and by keeping the
people completely under by his over
bearing and tyrannical measures. The
least offence against him is punished.
with instant death, anG in such are the.
inhabitants. kept OF. this modern Nero
that they are afraid to mention even his
name except i'll praise.


OF the two Lewis is the most deser-.
wing of general execration. Armijo
found him a fitting tool to assist in cap
turing his former associates, and so far
as the use he nade of him goes stands
guiItless. But his violated faith, bro.
ken after the most solemn verbal and
written assurances that the lives, prop
erty and arms of the Texans should be
preserved and the latter returned to
them, can never be justified. With
the hope that they will both receive
the full measures Of their deserts, and
with the full belief that such will be the
case, now leave these worthless for
the present.