North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-05-06
FROM TEXAS.
HoRRIBE MAssAcRE.

4 he steam packet New York arrived =,
New Orleans on The 7th instant t,o"
Galveston. We do not find any ,b,n.
particularly interesting, save an aeco"a,
OF what will be looked upon by The well
as a heartless massacre, unless some IA
ent version is given 10 the affair. IN.
accounts, however, appear in The TtYss
papers, and may be regarded on an,hrr,.
1t appears that on the 10th March. a boGy
OF the .Cumanche Indians cane TO 3, A.
tonic, bringing with them little Win.
girl, prisoner, for whom they expected II
receive a ransom, and Tor the puruoss ~
holding council with the agents of n.
Texan Government. They also proposed
TO bring in all the prisoners they had @,
the purpose OF being ransomed. The ,e,.
ling secretary OF war, w. G.. Cooke. who
was present, conceived il proper TO ,sks
hostages for the safe return of The ptson
ers, and accordingly disposed two GONNA.
MES of soldiers, so as TO make prisoners Of
the whole party ofehefs. After this dis.
position OF the troops was made, The az.
nunciailon was made 10 the Indians thai
they were all prisoners until their white
prisoners were given up. Then came
scene Of coniusion--the Indians finding
they Were betrayed, made rush to escape,
and fight commenced, which resulted in
the death OF thirty-Gve warriors, principal,
y chiefs, two women and three children
seven Of the whites were killed, viz. L.
w. nj. Huntington pfivates Kammssi
and Whitney Judge Thomson. If
Houston Judge Hood, OF Bcxar; M.
Cayce, OF Matagorda, and Mexican.
Wounded-Capt. G. Il. Howard, Isl lnf
Captain Matthew Caldwell, Is, do; Ii.
T.. A. Thompson, private Kelly ;compsny
1; Judge Robinson, Mr.. Hiegnbotian,
Mr.. Morgan and Mr. Carson. Total Of
wounded. s,-Howard, Thompson and
Kelly, very severely. those OF the war.
rinrs who were not killed, were detained
as prisoners, and a squaw sent of TO The
main tribe with an offer 10 release them,
provided the prisoners in their possession
were given up. Orders were Immediately
given 10 raise troops for operations
against the Cumanches, as il was supposed
they would seek dreadful revenge. Sun.
e se CANADA.
We have seen letter from RirT du
Loap, dated 18th April, which asIes
that the damage done by the Ebouemens
at Maskinoag6, has been greater Than
was at first reported. The waller Of The
Maskinonge river, about the place where
it was damned up by the falling in ollhe
earth on the west bank, rose TO within
FIVE feet oltthe highest bank thai It bad
made channel to the south Of the Original
channel, and: had fallen abou. two anda
haffeet. The present depth Of wa'e"
Mr.. poihier's stone griss mill, was thirty,
five feet. The wooden buildings and
bridge have capsized and remain on Ae
surlace,rof The water. A collection hp
ibeen mnde In aid Of the poor sVflslsn.
Great apprehensions are entertained o.
iurlher damage, should the river oIn'
new channel Sufficient TO drain The lake
formed atthe mils. Quebec Gassflt.
y9nl moeB ,sg. s,a T-s
d DR.. Rolph, writing 10 o friend 70 10,
ronto,I says that, the Highland Soeeyo
Scotland have resolved TO promote Ln'
,grationsto Upper Canada, and to no O'na
Colany.ls The Rev., DIR. M'Leod Oa =
jtabhshed a Gsllc periodical for lhe PIOIO,
,lioni of Emigration, from the hlghlana''
and the young Lord Of Lorn IS so enll1@
asiia about, The. matter that he puIPor
settling, an entire Township, 10 be Ila'
ouehly Gmiic, in language, habits ands'
toms. Montreal Transcript.
4-t fsa-if $780, s.f =,
= By a aetter from DR.. Rolph, dated fsg
raary %, we learn that Colonel WV!
ham, successor Of the Earl Of EgTene.1
is dcsirous Of purchasing block Of W.
in an eligible situation in Upper Csps,r ,
for settlement, periodically and sySf n1'J
ically, for which, il, approved, hs -,
pay cash down. He also states .hS
Ireland spirit Of emigration pFesals 90 -
vast numbers from Clare and oIha r.
are making ready for Canada. feu .i ~
have been chartered in Glasgow
making preparations 10 siaI' % '"'
possible.--Ibid. ISL.
The Judieatuye OrdinGncs. i p e. ~ =
bers Of the Quebec Bar asseh-D ~st,
Tuesday 10 consider this suoject,
committee was named, consHIcr :r,
Messrs. VanfeIson, Sem, Blseh, rss
Huot, AyIwiD, MORN and Ross D..Jw
Instructed to report the obleeuons f,5
marks Of the Bar upon the pFoP0'''
nance.-Que5ee GSsstte.