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political, having no other aim than the civilization of the people 

 and the welfare of humanity. He was sentenced to be shot. 

 From that moment he was very quiet, and the Mexican priest 

 was very much surprised to find in him an eloquent Christian, 

 speaking of religion with the profound respect that only true 

 faith imparts. He came to comfort him, but the words expired 

 on his lips, dominated by a great emotion. It was Mr. de 

 Raousset who comforted the priest. He spoke of the vanities 

 of the earth with the accent of the soul, free from delusion, and 

 when speaking of the other world, he did so in such brilliant 

 expressions of hope, blessedness, and divine misericord, that 

 the good ecclesiastic listened to him in estacy, and after the 

 last kiss, he went out from the chapel, exclaiming, '' This man 

 is a Saint.'' 



Mr. de Raousset went to the place of execution without 

 showing any emotion. On the way he took his hat to protect 

 his head from the sun, and when he arrived at the fatal spot, 

 he indicated his heart to the soldiers, and placing his hands 

 behind him he looked upwards and fell .... 



The noble character of General Yanez appeared again 

 after the battle of the 13th of July. It was due to his 

 magnanimity that the lives of all the prisoners were safe. 

 Yanez followed the impulse of his heart to the cost of his 

 interests. He was relieved of his functions, and brought up 

 for trial by Santa Anna in consequence of his generosity. 

 Part of the rebels were sent to Mexico, and from there directed 

 to Vera-Cruz and embarked for France. The name of Yanez 

 will always be recorded by them as one of the best of men. 

 Before leaving Mexico, officers and soldiers sent him farewell 

 letters, in which they expressed their most eager feelings of 

 gratitude for his admirable conduct towards them. 



The idea of Count Raousset Boulbon was to conquer the 

 Upper Sonora, to declare its independence, and place himself 

 at the head of the Government of that Republic. 



For a while, it seemed as if this audacious plan of his 

 would succeed and probably it would have come to that, if 

 money had been coming in, and if the population had helped 

 him ; but unfortunately for him, it did not, hence the drama ! 



It is a great pity that such an active and able bodied man, 

 did not content himself with being a subordinate of the 

 Mexican Government. I have no doubt, that if he had 

 accepted a command from the Mexicans he could have 

 achieved great renown in the war against the wild and 

 ferocious Indians of Sonora. 



