New-York daily tribune., 1844-06-28

FRONTIER WAR IN IEXAs-A gentleman WIZ
came passenger in the Neptune on her last IMP
gives us the following as one oi the many ac's
Of cruelty attendant on the border warfare now
waucd between lawess bands OF Texans ana
Mcxicans -.
In the early part of last month, three men tdc-
,oched from band of wv :lye eit their encampmcnl
IN the Nueces. near Corpus Christi and proceeded
10 the Acug Dulce, stream some sixteen milcs
,j;stont t0r The purpose OF stealing the horses Dl
party of Mexican traders encampcd on mat
stream. After reaching their dcstlnaton, they
found instead of traders, three ale1icah soldiers
Grazing their horses on the prairie, who yielded up
ihc;r arms without any resistance whatever HE
cnptain of li,e Texans wished TO Kill them imme-
d;n,eIy but was dissuuded for moment by Young
mau who protested against The perpetriition Oh 80
horrd deed. Determined, however, on The de.
slruc;ion Of two of thcm the lender started oil Inc
young man in the direction oi the camp with one
nr;son.r-,he elder oithe lhIee-tcllng him To ride
On slowly and he would cvertake hin with the others
in few minutes. Scarcely Ind he crossed the
stream. when the Two soldiers left with The cupian
were savagev butchcrcd with hunting k!'lt, tl'ir
bodies stripped, and their horses taken possession
of and driven off towards tie bandits camp. liz
truiI of The Young man who hu started OIL before
h. tragedy was enacted WAS closely followed, niG
turning round the great ChaParai lhcket that bof-
lers the strenir, the captain found nm, mol on
horseback with the prisoner, but on Tie ground
breathing his last, having been shot through tAe
body with three balls by party OF hleAicans be
longing 10 the same company with those whom h"
had few minutes before killed. Al Light the Tex
ans assembled every uan and started III pursuit oI
the Mcxicans, with the avowcd determination OF
killing every enc they met or losing their own lives
in the effort, y. .. Bee. June Is.
MissoUgI.-The greatest enthusiasm seems to
pcrvade the VIII. party III every section OF our
country. The papers teom with accounts OF
mass meetings. There was an Immense gather
ing in the lown of jackson, Cape Girardcau Go.
Missouri, on the Sd instant, at which Judge ED.
WARD BRouCmroN presided. Resolutions plcdg
ng lhe support Of the meeting to CLAY and
tRELINGHUysES, and setting ioflh the great car
dlnal principles of the Wing party, were adopted
By accamation. Speeches were made through
out the day by distinguished friends of the cause,
aud an dlourncd meeting was held on the lolio".
ing day, which was numeronSly attended
Baltimore American.
SntPwReCK.-The schooner McDonough, Capt.
Tucker from New York bound 10 .Icrem-. 81. Do
mnso with cargo of beef pork rice. lard, butter.
,Sc. went ashore on Thursday at last week, about
- miles north of Nas4 Head. We learn that shr
,pruug Il leak in The Gulf Stream, and with great
dilficuy the captain and were euriled TO riiI
ner ON shore The cargo was all snv-d, hut ~
Greatly damaged condiuun. f. Cit. Old State
The RlvER-rhr Vich>burg Constirutounlisto o'
Wednesday week says AT this poiut The water ir
sill rising high above it is falling The Arkansas
has done lis deed, and it is now returning TO IT.
channel. Many planters have left ther homes, with
all their slaves, and much OF their stock as they
could save, and seeking place OF rest on th-
hills of Mississippi. The extent OF damage is un-
known.