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fol tAlS psttefs uidH q year Anu was q very harmless man. Three or four moro for

 eigners we're III the kitchen when he was

 shot. but none had any arms. One of them

 gave the soldiers all the money he had

 about hii; they then pfoceete to tifG front front

 room where myself and wife were. went

 on the balcony; by this time the firing had ceased. saw General Arfago, a French man, looking up; he asked me why 1 did not open my door, told him there were

 soldiers firing inside. He then despatched

 an officer 10 the back part of the house. By this time the soldiers were ill our room pointing their carbines at me; I told them

 to take what they could find and not to hurt us;. they said do not be afraid; just as they had said SC tie officer came behind them

 and beat them with his sword. and drove

 them out of the house! then opened the

 front door and the officer told me to move

 out of the house, as there were more troops

 coming up; so 1 took my wife over to d

 house on the opposite side of the street;

 they saw Us go across, and when they

 came up an officer asked who it was that

 went into the house; he with some soldiers

 came ins beat us with his sword, and drove

 us into the ranks. We were then marched

 uP. as prisoners to the public square, insult

 ed and abused by the soldiers. spoke

 to an officer who gave my wife liberty to

 return. On going to our house she was

 insalted. and on entering 1t found soldiers and their wives plundering us of every thing

 we possessed; they run at her to kill her, she made her escape by the back door and

 was met by party of soldiers and their wives, that had been plondering. They tore all her clothes off, beat her in the head, and abused her like brutes. After a while 1 got my liberty and came to the house. 1 found my wife n 1t with nothing on but her under dress, and the house robbed of every

 thing that was moveable. Lam left with

 out shirt to shift, or bed 10 sleep on or l a tool to work with; we had about $500 worth of furniture that would have been fin 1 Iished ii eight days-the greater portion Of which was carried away or torn 10 pieces. 1 made representation of my case to St.

 Ana, but he said he had nothing to do with such affairs, 10 apply to the eommandant

 General. ! did so-kis answer was, if 1 knew tie persons he would bring them to justice If they we're in the Stale. Last

 mail sent a representation to Mir. Paken-

 ham, oer Minister in Mexico ofmy case.

 Three or four English houses have suffer-

 ed the same as nines and have all made

 represantations to the Minister; if he does not do any thing about this affair, a Minis

 ter Is of no use. Our loss Is about $5000. A few Americans have suffered losses and

 have also made representations.