The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-09-18
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nando, Col. HIS regiment had twelve horses
stolen from them by q Mexican servant, who
waited on Col. Walkers mess. Notwith-
standing lie had eight or ten hours advance
Of them, some troopers, mounted on the
feetest animals of the command, managed
10 overtake him, and bring him back, with
some of the stolen horses. The thief vas
Immediately tried, and summarily sentenced
TO be soundy logged. He received one
hundred lashes; but it appears, from cOniec>
lures pretty well founded that they did not
save his life. On being set at liberty, he
was supposed to have been Waylaid and shot,
| by one Of those whom be had deprived Of
| his horse. A simil4r event occurred at China,
| During the stay there, of the Rangers
three horses were carried off, but persuit
having taken place, the thief was caught
and Immediately shot. In his terror, the
poor wretch denounced his master, citizen
Of China, and a man Of substance, as having
set him on, and vengeance will no doubt fall
on the Don, as the Rangers are determined
: to cure the MexIcans Of their a1eGkness as
horse fanciers. Col, Hays regiment re-
mainej, at last accounts, encamped on the
Rio San Juan, in advance, waiting orders
from Gen. Taylor On the 9th ult il was
stated at Camargo, that the whole Of the
Texan volunteers were on the point of being
disbanded, as they were six months mems
Col Hays and his Rangers were, it is sup.
posed, to be retained three months longer.
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melancholy affair, little eredtable TO the
. discipline, order, and character for ciVilzs-
/ alton, which, in spite Of alltha has occurred
during the present campaign, we are proud
y to say are the attributes, of the volunteers,
j, occurred near Barita, Rio Grande, 31st ult.
0 On that day steamboat took on board at
Barta, FIVE companies one of The Georgia
regiments. A good deal of luminosity had
previously been exhibited by two Of these
companies, one against another; one OF the
rivals was an IIish company. From some
. circumstances or other, not explained "a row
broke out in the evening between them
S close proximity, we presume producing hos
4 tile collision and FIRE arms, and bayoHet5
and swords were v'Iy freely used. The
- Colonel of the Georgia regiment did all he
s. could TO put an end to this disgraceful aifray
q but so fercs was the conflict between the
! contending parties that all was unavailing,
although it is stated he SHOT one man and
wounded two more with his own hand
g, While the battle was raging between these
m nce n eates on tie deck of The ste6mboVte
ne Col Baker, 18th Illinois regiment 0rdeEd,
out companies A. and @. commanded by
cas -GAeY.tassss48aal1e and Jones' tO assist in
ss putting an end To il He then went forward
~ at the head Of twenty men and urged the
ne rioters 10 desist, but on his attempting TO
., ascend the ladder Of the steamboat he was
6eTcely attacked by those on board, and
9; after desperate fight, in WHICH he was shot
u, through the neck the ball entering behind
2 and passing though bis cheek, Frustrating
10 him at unce. His small party was obliged
to retreat, having 10 ammunition with them
81 carrying off Col. Baker senseless. COmmisr
rs sary Post, serge ant Oglesby and six mer
Of the Illinois regiment were wounded twC
as MORALLY Captain Roberts, company A
at then attempted 10 be ard the boat, but, afte
desperate conflict, he and his men Werr
th beaten off. Capt. B. received a we're bay
q onet wound through into the back, tire,
n inches in length,
The affair having now assumed a YER
b, serious aspect, Mai. Harris brought out tn
he. whole remaining force of the 4th IlhEoi
n regiment, provided with ball cartridge. A
sss sight of this, the rioters ceased their distu1
OF bance, when the Georgians were disarmet
lse and Put under strong guard. Col. Bs
ker, who received his wound while fghtin
,th hard to hand with the Captain Of the Iris
Ors company Of the Georgia battalion (also Sc
Of yerely hurt1 will recover, it is said as wi
also Capt. Rogers. There were thirty lynn
The wounded on the boat and on shore, on th
Rio morning of the 1st inst. Those who WEI
the killed outright, some eight oil len were sal
I'M to have been thrown overheard. An inqu
hes ~ was to have been Immediately institutes
at to ascertain the causes of this sad affai
the Next arrival will gite rs more details.
any EXPLOSION OF THE STEAMBOAT ESTFl
BILE, PRIzE.-We are exceedingly panied at 4
tiers intelligence received Of this catastrophe. {
eri- the 2lst ult:, at daylight, while the Eate
1ew prise was about IS miles above ReyDos
by where she had been moored TO the bank
ON the night, at the moment of her starting, 4
bout paddles having Just made three revolution
9 by tie boilres burst with tremendous expl
had sion. The crew and passengers were,
oYa, all 15O, the havoc amongst whom was dFes
ads fal. The whole of that portion Of the b,
no lying between the whPcl aud chime
or was blown into fragments. The hull 4
parts toward the stern do not seem to hs
des- suffered much; but the forward works, q
made parts lying contiguous 70 che boilers, w
gers sDlit into pieces. There were is men wi
res . sleep between the chimneys, who all n
/ beiOr less experienced the sad effects Of
4 his unexpected occurrence. Many wefe s