The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1846-09-01
Vol. 4.--No. AZ.

been friendly disposed towards Americans
and have permitted them to reside in the
town and to travel to and from Corpus
Christi at their pleasure, before and sincs
the commencement of hostlllnes.
From the papers it would appear that
the camp at Matomoras continues very
healthy, but otherwise we learn that
much sickness prevails at the Brasos
Island, on account Of bad water, where
the hospitals are crowded with inmates.
We learn from some of the officers that
the Texas infantry regiment is about be-
ing disbanded, and at the men composing
il are organizing themselves into mounted
companies, whose services as such will
be accepted, together with the mounted
regiments already at Camargo. These
troops are believed to be absolutely nec-
essary to Gen. Taylor, in order to nova
forward to Monterey.
FROM THE MATAMoRAs AMERICAN FLAG"
DEPRTURE OF GENERAL TAYLOR
Yesterday morning early "Old Rough and
Ready" left Matamoras for Camargo in
the steamer Whiteville, accompanied by
about one-half of the Texan regiment of
infantry and few regulars. There was
no announcement Of his departure, no
firing Of guns, nothing to Indicate that so
conspicuous parsonage as the comman-
der of the American forces was about to
! leave place he had taken to assume the
individual direction of his forces at anosh-
er point. He left while half the city was
wrapped in slumber, and, ere the sluggard
! had Quilted his couch, was many miles
upon his journey. This is characteristic
of the brave old veteran, for he would
rather face an enemy double in Numbers
than hear the booming of the cannon and
the shouts of men paying homage to his
well deserved tame. If we understand
Gen. Taylor rightly he is a man who
would travel twenty miles out of his way
rather than encounter a host OF friends
and admirers who had assembled to hon
or him by public demonstration.
General Taylor, since the occupation
of this city by the Americans, has created
many warm and ardent friends, and his
! departure will be much regretted. Ho
has endeared himself to the people by his
many acts of kindness, snd first impress
sions are hard to be erased or superseded
FROM CAMARGo.-The steamer Big
Hatchee arrived from above night before
last, in remarkably short time, bringing
some further particulars of the depreda-
tions committed by the Indians, and an
: account of skirmish between them and
) the rangers. There are a number of re-
ports in circulation relative to the sklr-
mish, from among which we will state
; that the Indians, after collecting number
of horses, destroying several ranches,
started off with their booty, taking some
of the women with them as prisoners
A portion of McCullough's and Giles
PIES companies united, straed In pur-
: suit, and overhauled the spoils-incumber-
ed'' savages. A fight ensued, In which
the Indians lost some twenty men and
the rangers two, the latter bringing about
$50 horses. The Indians numbered some
900, and The rangers 75 or so. We have
selected this as the most probable account,
although it is doubted by many.
MuRDER.-Y esterday morning, about
, o'clock, Jack Haynes was instantly
killed by a man named McCanan, ran
ger benlonging to Tom Greene's compa-
: ny, from Lafayette, Texas.
> ANoTHER.-On the 30th ultimo, al
Burita, a member of Capt. McIntosh's
! company Of Louisiana volunteers, named
: VIM. Overton, stabbed another Of the
company named King, who died immedi-
ately Overton made his escape.
CAUTIoN.-Passengers who came up
from Burta yesterday on the steamer En-
/ terprse report having seen several dead
bodies floating in the river. Deeds OF
blood are being perpetrated nightly some
: where, and the victims cast into the river
to wash out all trace Of the murderers.
! We will again caution persons to beware
of getting drunk and exposing themselves
/ to the knife of the assassin. More men
| will fall by the assassin's knife in Mexico
2 than will ever be killed In battle.