The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-12

the command OF Captain Early, had started ron
Washington county for the Rio Grandei another
company was to follow in few days.
The legislature, just before Its adjournment
passed joint resolution recommending that Com.
modore Moore should be reinstated in q command
10 the United States navy, Of the same grade that
he held in the late navy Of Texas.
The Houston Star says: ave learn that Mr.
Crump when required by vote Of the House, 10
declare Col. A. c. Horton duly elected lieutenant
governor, declined upon the ground that he had
already complied with the provisions OF the constr
tutIon by declaring Gen. Darnell duly elected TO
this Office. lie subsequently, resigned, and Mr.
Bourland was elected speaker, and after performing
this ceremony he resigned, and Mr.. Perkins, OF
Brazoria elected speaker Of the House; this
was the sixth election for speaker that has teen
held during the late session.
On the 18TH about three hundred Cumanches,
including, as delegates from the different bands,
Buffalo Hump, Santa Ana, Mopochocope, and yell
low Wolf principal chiefs, arrived at the Indian
treaty ground, Tory's trading house, having with
them several white and Mexican prisoners. They
expressed friendly feelings wards the whites Az
the tribes were not represented treaty was con-
cluded with such as were present The Wacsos,
keaches and Towaccanies were not represented,
Mr.. Augustus Fischer, who arrived at Austin Oh
the 10th, gave the following information about
Pahayuca's band:
Colonel Len. Williams, with nine others, started
SotlO y Ddnu, LOT INC purpose OF
bringing his party TO the treaty. Shortly after their
arrival, the Indians held a council, in which they
determined TO kill the strangers among them, when
F. interfered in their behalf and told his people that
the strangers had come among them by his invita-.
ton, and expressed his determination TO protect
| them. Mexican, one of the ten, overheard the
consultation, and made his escape the next day, but
was pursued by a number Of warriors for three
days and three nights. Some time after, he reach.
ed the treaty ground since then further inteli-
gence has been received from the band, or any OF
the whites among them, and but faint hopes are en-
tertained Of their safety Forty days and upwards
have elapsed since they expected TO return with the
! Indians.
A party Of FIVE rangers arrived at San Antonio
on the evening Of the l7h instant On their return
| from the pursuit of party Of eleven Towoccanies,
who had stolen some horses and mules from them
a few days previous. The Indians were overtaken
and surprised about thirty miles from San Antonio
on the Medina; three Of them were killed, and the
| remainder escaped. The horses and mules were
recovered, and some other plumber retaken and the
scalp Of an American found among il.
Col. Harney ISSUED a proclamation at San Anto-
MO, notifying all persons owing allegiance to Mexi-
co to leave the place Immediately A few traders
from the west leh in consequence, but none Of the
| inhabitants OF the place.
The German colonists are proceeding to the Pic
dernales in large numbers and the road from In
dian Point to that place is crowded with them, their
wagons, etc.
Ii will be remembered that, in our last accounts
| from Brazos Santiago, the steamship Sea re-
ported to have been to Aransas and back. The an
| nexed items from the Galveston papers, will prob.
ably be new and interesting to our readers
'On board the Sea, were Mr.. MeCliester, Lieut.
! Humphries, and Mr.. Rogers, all of whom were
supposed to have been killed. The former, indeed
was severely wounded and supposed TO be dead by
the Mexlcans, as reported. To this circumstance
he owed his escape. He was, however, subse-
quenty found in the chappare, and taken prisoner
| to Matamoras, where he was well treated and re-
| covered OF his wounds. Mr.. Rogers, in a company
OF ID men, two women and child, had started
from Corpus Christi for Point Isabel on the Cd and
"a inst they arrived at the Little Colorado day
or two before the battle Of the 8h where they were
| surprised by company of Rancheros and being
overPowered by numbers, they were induced to sur
render on promise Of being treated as prisoners Of
war As soon, however, as they had delivered up
their arms, they weretied four together stripped Of
their clothing, and robbed of all their money, of
which they had a considerable amount Having
been closely confined beyond the power of resist
ance, their threats were then cut with large knife
by person appointed for the purpose, the women
having previously suffered dshonor In this mas
sacre, Rogers saw his father and brother butchered
before his own turn came; and his own escape was
owing to the fact, that while the wound upon his
throat was not fatal he had the presence Of mind to
"hSeH ueau, anu was accordingly, with all the
balance thrown into the Colorado, where he man.
aged to escape unseen, and swan to the other side
OF the river; Thence he subsequently made his
way to the Rio Grande taken prisoner, sent 10
the hospital IN Matamoras and, after the battle ex-
changed. Ii is stated that letter was written from
Corpus Christi two days before the departure of this
company, giving information to the Mexicans Of
their march, and Of the amount of their money. Fu-
ure developments may detect the author of this cold
blooded act of treason. 1t was not, we learn, with
out much reluctance and some threats from an
American officer, that the Mexican officer consented
to exchange Mr.. Rogers.