Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-08-23

for the army on furlongh and invade Mexico.
Ten thousand men can be raised for that pur-
pose inthirty days hereinT Texas, and suppose,
half that number in the States. The hostile
lIllans have retreated before our men. who
are prosecuting the war with vigor, into re-
motest villages, where they will either have 10
give in or hight.
Huston intends issuing his proclamation
against duel:ing Shortly. The corn crop is
tremendous and cotton very fne.. All other
crops accordingly. =. :.
Correspondence of the n. Orleans Commercial
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MArAMoRAs, July 21st, 1887.
To The Editoeof the Bullsiiiaa.E -
DEaR SlR-The magnamipity shewn by'
by the Texian government in releasing al. the
MEXICAN prisoners in. Texas has been poorly
reclprocatedon the part of this government in :
their treatment. of the Texan prisoners now
conilned III the quarters of this CITY. Arnono
the number ofprisoners taken on board the
Texian armed schooner independence is the
hon VIM. II. Warton, whose situation is truly
laeplorabe, and it would appear as if this Gov
.ernment had particularly singled him out to
Wreah their 'vengence upon. Since his arr;
var IN Matamoras, he has been Confined IN
very small room, bristlng with the hayone.s ~ =
Fhi: guard, without possibility the i;ab,
of heaven, except through iron gates-denieas. nj a
the privilegeofwriting or commune ating with
any one except his guard, dependant upon his
o WI resources for his daily food, not hay;nos
even been offered this last by this government
halfdevoured by the fleas,- half safiocated ~
the heat continually plundefed by the p;,ard
dened. eyenmedical aid when sick, his tean.i
lar rest entirely destroyed at night By the bor.s
rofc Screams of the sentinolswithin a few feat,
of his bed, render his situation miserable in ie
.extreme. : - 50;
about three weeks. ago there arrived here a
thirteen Cherokee Indians under the command
Of a Mexican by. the name Of Corina, who has
resided for some time amongstthemt and fur
ther holds a colnel's commission in the Mex;::
can Service. They come here to offer ire
services of their tribe to this government to %:
against the Texans. 1t, ,isthe third time that
theyhave come upon the same errand, within;
the last nine months. tits generally supposed
that this government viii employ them. sifso.
trust that the u. s. will be on the lookout
for them, and the Texians themselves cannot
be too much on their guard, for resi- assured.
there Is something dark and deep going on at
present between the Cherekees and the Mexi.;
can government, and measures ought to be tas.
ken by the Texans to Sift the matter ou. and
if.possible prevent any thing ofthe kind taking
place:
Since writing the above, an extraordinary
has arrived from General Cos TO the comman.s
der in Chief saying that-the .Comanche Indis.:
ans had killek Col Cortina and siS Of the Cher
okees about three leagues distant from hence.
This is official from Cos and can be. relied;
upon. -
General Cos is pursuing the Cumanchess
with about six hundred infantry under his CON-.
mand, and complains bitterly that he cannot
get shot at them. If be. catches Indians
with Mexican infantry soldiers, he win be much
smarter than ever knew him to.be.
:. They tried. hard TO mount the. cavaky, but
could not make it'out and were obliged to give
it up.
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