Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-02-03

"''a."r a,i nr snr-when the sailors ran, and had
+ no, bcca for Tic artillery, they would nave ;,usr
70 peces all the officers were wounded; VI, ~. rs,nn
was killed. The steamboats, ChalIeSInl, u" w,i,inG
and lanes Eoalwright, at st. johns par "1.s
t- favorable weather 10 proceed TO llHiah ti'e'' ~
tbev were urLeredhy Gen. Jesup ao>
(Fr0m Ike Tallahassee FtOTiaian, Jah ~
MoGE lSpiAS DErGEDArIoSs I'm rFuay " 49, bs
,:, nhou shutdown, party Of Indians, supposed to De
ah,u, thirty in number attacked the houses ct Hr ar
cIolh and Mr. Thompson, On the 81. Marx Ftrei,
about IL miles from this place. drove inc lnihh!'S ''u
the dwellings, gel fire 10 them a"d careu ' I
,nndcr they could obtain. Aer dars they attaGNTu
The dwelling Of Mr.. Sealcy, about ) miles from coi ~
CANDLES NJ. Sealey was badly wounded tut h" ,:
his escape with NEST Of the family ch'iu was N''.'
pboul n quarter Of mile from the house. MI i"o',P
en-, rccsiyrd ball in his lrg.A woman rcslu!ns d. W.
Fairc!ois was severely wounded, thai fpf IlIe IS o
,.a,reJ Of A small party Immediately ORGANIZED,
and followed the trail 10 the OSca, where tue Ih
had crossed and dispersed in small parties. ie e"p
IN the Governor arrived in early On wednesday,
who Immediately orders 10 Capt Brady coti'anu
q. San Pedro, go in pursuit OF the lndinns aH a"o
In small force stationed on the OsciIsa ne oe''ei"
county troops learn had also orders to 20 IN quest
Of The maraudeTs
r,,,cct or letter from an officer # tc S Army at
t;,ri Byooke FI0ridn, under date If jan. Is, 1915
81 have s returned from tour Ut duty on the gu
wanner and Wythacoochrc, aud have Just eara OF Tue
,,,, affair of the 18th Of Dec. al Jkcechubbee Lake
.CoI Tbunpaon was wounded in three places before
bo eli either of which would have proved fatal. The
first bail passed through the u!'men to the lett The Sc
crnd in the right breast; md the las, through The c'ih
aud neck; evidently shot from tree lie ith III ST.
ting posillon and died instantly
.yan Swcarngcn was shot IN advance o' HIS I'''i"
nv in the lover part OF his neck retired to The rear.
raised both hands above his head and fell Hat on Ills lace
gave one groan, and was M more. .
brooke shot through the hcar ana o'eu WI" q
smile on lis face.
"EESTEE shot through the heau; ito 'tee; "'N
died Instantly.
col. GLSrRY, of Missouri, shot through The
body the same ball passed through him anu through ms
sons arm and then into tree. II muSket ball.
"A these officers showed The greatest gaantry IN Inc
iighl AaDREws severc y wounded and WALLER,
OF the 9Th literally sho, tn pieces lnnF paIS passed
through him. and several others grazed him. lie is last
recovering however and is manly under lis severe
wounds as lie was brave in receiving them. lie Is a
promising officer.
g. have thus been particular in naming all these facts,
| know they will be interesting to YOU II seems hard
that many brave spirits should ail III sue" III hso''
warfare.
"The lives of all the Indians would not be sufficient
10 re yengr of thcsr officers.
(From tic .yt~ Orir'ns Bn!!e!ia Of Jun. 2G)
TEXAS.
We are Indebted to The polilcncss Of Capt Wright, OF
the steam parh.t Cnlulbin from Texas 22i January,
for files Of the Houston Telegraph 10 the l}Ih instant,
the most important items Of which are *ubjoincd
The L. S Sloop Of war Na.chrz, WAS ut anchor oil
Galveston Day, when tie {. left.
We have bccn informed by Maj w Thompson, who
rrccny with cyv comrades penetrated 10 the late Rio
Gardr near Rhnosn that The party Of McE:cans, which
I..cIy visited San Iatrcio consisted of FIVE hundred
soldiers from Mctanoras, with field pieces and enc
hundred "l.ancheros He learned this from two Mex.
leans whom he captured. about twtnty.sercn miles
West Of the Nueces. They also ni'rned him That
those troops had left San Paitcio few days before,
and driven towards hsamoras about 1000 cattle, which
they collected near the Nuecps. They had also eight
or len prisoners captured San Pa;icio, one OF them
bv the of ka1ns they treated IN very crnr! man
n.r: when they were last seen they dragging HIM
along upon n cannon to which lie had been tied Tins
sllenrrt is confirmed By letter just received from
Cnl Wells who writes that Of his spies was lately
capurcd about twenty five miles above San Pa;rico, by
parlv OF s;onc hundred McXicans. This party he ('e
spy) saws had Two pieces Of artillery with them 1hey
sent him down to San farcio 10 another party where
h, was severely logged; light lie made his escape.
Col Wells also writes that another spy, who has lately
visited Meaioras, ona only eighteen hundred soldiers
there Col Cos was then At Alcr with one hundred and
iy men, aud there were only hundred soldiers at
phinnsa These popr preparations for an invasion
The repairs board the brig Lately purchased io The
Nary are nearly computed. The Secretary OF The Navy
las made great cxerons 10 prepare Tor cruise and has
lately visited Galveston in order that he might person.
ally supcr;n;cnd The work. Where Gu7 cabinet officers
furnish sucl proofs that they forget the dignity
of their stations as even subject themselves 10 the
drudgery Of az Office, they will have reason to COM
,;ain that we do not sustain the Administration
(Fro,n the ". Orleans S0uthcrncr, same datc)
Tie brig Comet, Dickinson, from rampco 18th Jan
vary arrived last evening, reports every thing qu;et al
Tarpico when slr LETT political news from the in
terror excepting that the Mexican journals were filled
with discussions for and against change OF the Federal
Government A cCnducia with large amount al mo-.
new was daily expected al Santa Ana de famauIipas,
potion Of which will be shipped to this City