Lynchburg Virginian

Americans in Spain.—The New Orleans American states that some of our countrymen have lately fallen into the power of the brigands of Don Carlos, and experienced sundry tender mercies at their hands.

Mr. Townsend, an attache of our Embassy in Spain, while on his way to Andalusia, fell among the Carlists, nor could he get out of their band, without paying a ransom of seventeen hundred dollars. He had moreover, the mortification of seeing the banditti commit to the flames a journal of six hundred pages, which he had kept during his stay in the country, besides some very valuable Spanish manuscripts, containing information regarding the discovery of America, which he had purchased at a high price.

Mr. Howard, another American, was at the same time robbed of every thing he possessed: on expressing regret at the loss of his watch, the gift of a deceased brother, the chief returned it to him, pompously assuring him—“Somos Caballeros, Senor”— we are gentlemen. Sir! Mr. Shillal has made a year's travel in Spain exceedingly agreeable. Wonder if Messrs. Howard and Townsend will imitate his example.