The New York herald., 1844-11-19


His conception Of the Solitude of the Prairie''
is grand, and after the orchestrian accompany
ment has had the benefit OF one or two more re-
hearsals, the effect will be sublime. But "Niaga-
ra" IS the theme, which will ever after connect his
Yours, AMELIA.
LATER FROM Mexico. had an arrival yes
terday from Tamplco, bringing dates to the 10Th
ult. We regret that files exceedingly meagre-
e us to
the Mexcans and the Camanche and Tahuacanos Indians
The latter M would appsa, to have made an incIrsion
and children We have not the particulars Ct this
fight unfortunately, but have been very severe
we have list of the names Of torysix Mexicans killed
upon the field. and twenty.tw wounded. This fight
Cured some time prior to the 9th Of October, tho
de los Moros the district precinct Of Reynoss
Contemporary With this, at the rancho Of Los Moros,
twenty-five were shot or burned In the house attached
to the rancho and many women and children carried OF
captives.
There according to Mexican accounts upwards OF
four hundred Indians engaged in this. The affair lasted
two hours, lively re being kept up all the while
The Indians then abandoned the field, giving up the fifty
viousy carried off capves quantity Of fire arms, and
horses which they had stolen. Twenty Of the In
believed to have been carriedo in the fight according
to Indian ussge both dead and wounded On the side OF
the Mexicans nine were killed and hrty wounded
Immediate steps taken by the sub-Prsfect OF Rey
raise sufficient force 10 cut of the retreat Of the
savages who retired by the way Of the North The Mex
can editors pretend that upon several Of the Indians Kill
led in the fight found medals Of silver, with the
bust Of Mr. Van Buren, upon them and the reverse the
arms Of the United States. This they imagine be
gn OF tie utmost significance Of the hostile designs OF
this country upon their own. How idle the superstition
need not say.
We regret again our intelligence in regard to these
unfortunate Disturbances should be djoned from the
imperfection Of files The main facts, do not
doubt, however, may be relied upon and however,
lamentsble in themselves, they would indicate how
perfectly prepared Mexico to carry into formidable
ecuton any designs Of hostile nvssion-N OPioayunc
Nsp. 10.
THR JOHN N. GossLRR.-It was stated some days
since that the ship John N. Gossler, Of Phiadel-
phia bound to Montevdeo, with cargo provisions
had and detained on the aist q August By ths
was subsequently, released The following particulars Of
that affair, letter from Montevideo publahed in the
repubished in the Boston Mercantile Journal
The John Gossler fell In with, Oh Montevideo the
Argentine sloop Of war Twenty Fifth Of May, and was
seized and brought TO anchsr outside the port under
that she had broken the blockade The super
cargo the vessel anchored, went board
which vessel officer on board Of the Twenty Fifth
OF May to inquire the cause Of such detention. The
hs ship had The
Of the Boston having received this answer got under
way and anchored close to the Twenty Fifth Of May,
and again sent lieutenant board of the blockading
vessel and repeated the former question: and received the
bsore The lieutenant then said that his
commander did not recognize such right and demanded
that order be issued for the vessels release The
blockader refused give such order Another
subsequently sent by the American commander. say
ing that II such order not semitic the vessel he
himself would give it, The blocksder again declared
that he would not give such order Upon h: the Bos-
ton again got under way passed by the detained ship,
and ordered her weigh anchor md follow in her wake
which she Immediately did, and both vessels entered the
word the blockading forces that he would
sent that American vessel should be detained mpeded
the blockade existed only paper and therefore not
to be recognised"