The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1846-08-15

90, having left here on Saturday evening last
She brought up Gen. Davis's staff and one hun
bred and fifty men ofthe 4th Regiment Of Lou
isiana vol auteers, bssidesth The following officers,
McAllisier Of the 9th Regiment, Capt
Grice of the Cd. Capts. Downer and Staples Of
the 9Th, and Lieutenants Kirkland, Joiner and
Hatch Of the u. S. Army.
The ship Norfolk sailed from Brazos ST. logo
un4he 28th ult,, the barks Parthiun and E. H
Chaplin on the Sotb, ship Massachusetts IN the
3lst, ships Charles Carroll, Burmah and Gov
Davis on the list inst, and the ship Mi2dlesey
on the Cd, all bound to this port with vOlun-
teers. The schooner Cora, Capt. Reed, hence
with a cargo Of Governments stores, went ashore
on the North Breaker on the 29th nit, at 4
O'Clock, P, M. The crew and officers were saw
ed, but the vessel and cargo are a total loss.
She had apilot on board. The schooner Ste
phen Francis Of Charleston, went ashore near
the same place on the following day, her cargo
will probably be saved in damaged condition,
but the vessel is total loss. A large top sail
schooner went ashore on the night Of the Both
Fult. a quarter Of a mile north of the Bar, name
unknown, supposed to be a total loss. The
brig Crusoe, previously reported sunk, will
provea an entire loss, together with the catgo. 4
BY this arrival we are placed in possession
Of the Matamoras American Flag Of tie Slst.
ult., from which we subjoin some items OF in
terest. The publication Of the Reveille has
ceased, having been suspended, as we under
stand, by order ,of Gen. Taylor. We regret to
see by the number Of the Flag now before us,
that several lives have been recently sacrificed
in Matamoras.
An American was found on the Market
Squareeon Wednesday night, stripped naked
and stabbed in several places. He was NOT
dead when found, but the nature ofhis wounds
were SO severe that his life was despaired Of.
1t is is supposed he was lying in the market
house senselessly drunk, at the time the deed
was committed, and there can be M doubt the
perpetroyor was a Mexican, as their custom Is
to strip their victims, the possession OF their
clothing, being a sufficient inducement to COM
nit a murder. Numerous as are these occur
rences, it is matter Of wonder that more are not
killed, as Americans can be found lying in the
streets drunk, all over the city, and at all times
Of night, and fall an easy prey to the p%oniard
Of the Mexican. ltiis surprising hat men can
be SO regardless Of their safety as to suffer
themselves to be SO overpowered BY liquor as
to fall down in the streets like senssless
brutes. We trust the mention of these muir
ders, which occur almost every night will have
the effect to warn persons of their danger.
We heard yesterday of one or two additions.
cases Of murder, but could not gather the par.
~ticulars.
The steamers Warren and J.E, Roberts, ar.
rived on Wednesday, from the encampment O
Buena Vista, bringing down the Montezuma
regiment and several companies Of Dakin's Reg
imeht, being the last of the Louisiana volun
teers who were stationed above this place.
3 Numbers Of the men came ashore to see tn,
Z place, and take a"big drink The latter the,
repeated SO often that the boat went off ard lef
! them, and, consequently they went on a BIZ
d spree, got into a big row, and were dispersed b,
the b%ayonets Of the guard.
We are only sorry that these men shout
e have SO far lost sight Of propriety as to hay
e thus behaved themselves in our town and re
6 gret that thebayonet should have to be used il
q order to quell disturbances in the streets a
9 mongst Americans, but the necessity Of sue
: a recourse was apparent to all, Such conduC
g is certainly deserving Of c%ensure, and will no
7 rebound much to their credit at home. Tn
! sacrifice Of some two or three lives during III
day and night was the consequence of the:
spree, which for the honor of Americans, W
hope will be the last that will ]occurin Matamc
y ras.
y A gentlemen arrived in town on Wednesda
by steamboat, from the mouth Of the Ri
N Grande, mentions having seen floating in II
81 river below, the body of a man judged to be
soldier, and supposed to have fallen overboal
from some one Of the over crowded steanie
y engaged in removing the volunteers. We ha1
e. heard Of several instances in which life hi
y been sacrificed by the unnecessary stowage
sixand eight hundred men upon one Of the
e, small steamers. Several boats have pass,
Y down SO closely packed that it was barely pc
pc sible for them to turn round without endangt
ing the life of some one on board.
nd We learn that it was Gen, Taylor's int
er ton of moving up to Camargo in a day or tvs
it A private letter from Point Isabel informs
on that Gen. Worth has been ordered to lay GU
camp for 10000 men at Camargo, and estubli
a depot sixty miles from there on the road
y Monterey. !.
~ We have been favored with the follok
letter from an oficerin the army, whosS mes
o Conformation are such, that we are most h,
y. Ply to number him amongst our contributors