228 Ten Years of my Life. 



not like generals and prisoners of war, but like convicts, 

 marching between an escort 'oC cavalry by two and two, my 

 husband and old General Castilio arnvin-arm at their head. 

 Their miserable condition affected me so much that I v/ept 

 aloud. 



All the precautions taken by the authorities had not been 

 able to prevent many ladies from collecting at the railway sta- 

 tion to say farewell to them. As I could not accompany tne 

 prisoners on their march, and moreover as my presence in 

 Mexico was necessary in the interest of my husband, I took 

 leave of him also, hoping to see him soon released, and to de- 

 part with him to Europe from Vera Cruz. 



In Tehuacan, tlie head-quarters of Porfirio Diaz, my husband 

 was very amiably received by General Baz, chief of the staff, 

 who told him that he had been strongly recommended to the 

 Commanding General from Mexico. Porfirio Diaz treated him 

 indeed very kindly. My husband was allowed to go about in 

 the town as he pleased, and dined with the General and his 

 flimily. When he left after two days of rest Porfirio Diaz gave 

 him letters of recommendation to two generals in Vera Cruz, 

 for he had received permission to go there instead of to 

 Oaxaca. 



In Vera Cruz my husband, with the other Generals, was de- 

 tained in the casemates of the Fort San Juan d'UUoa, situate 

 on an island near that city. 



In my task to work for his release I was kindly assisted by 

 all the Americans from the North and the South living in 

 Mexico, and I have especially to thank Mr. A. P. Perry, the 

 correspondent of the ' New York Herald ; ' Dr. Skelton ; and 

 above all the new Charge d'Affaires of the United States in 

 Mexico, Mr. Plumb, who was instructed by Mr. Seward, wlio 

 knew my husband very well, to intercede for him with the 

 Mexican Government. President Johnson caused Mr. Seward 

 to write a private letter to Mr. Juarez in reference to the Prince, 

 and told me later, when I saw him in Washington, that it was 

 done in consequence of my several letters to him. 



Admiral Tegethoff had also interested himself for the Prince 

 and in the middle of November he sent me a card of con- 

 gratulation, as Minister Lerdo, with whom he had dined, had 

 informed him that the President had just signed the release oi 

 my husband. 



