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LATEA FROM TEXAS AND MEXICO.

LA / Ia fhODl IEAAS AND MEAtCO.
intelligence was received about week
since, Of The murder OF parry df frontier
American clIIEens by the kancherOs OF
Mexico, a sort OF bandItu, who are very
nume rous, aud who have been received,
to a considerable extent into the Mexican
army. The details were somewhat conlu-
sed aud vague; late intelligence, howev-
er, seems TO render il almost cer!ain that
such buIchery did occur; although il is
surprising THAI 80 small party should at
tempt to pass through district when il
was known to he infested by banditi,
and Occupied 10 some extent, uI that time,
by hostile army. The following are the
particulars now given:
The most distressing news Is the murder
of a party OF fifteen Americans, including
Two women and chlld, between Point Is
abel and Corpus Christi, by a party OF Mex
Jeans, exceeding m cOIduo0ded cruelty "a
nv OF the previous atrocities Of these saw
ages. 1t appears that parry Of fifteen, of
whom Mr.. Rogers, spoken OF above, was
one, lett Corpus Christi for Point Isabel on
the 2nd or 81 INST They arrived at the
Little Colorado just pyevIon- to the battle
oi the 8lh ull., whore they were surprised
bv company of Ranchero-, aud being O.
verpOwerrd by numbers, were induced by
Mexican promises to Osurrenierds prisoners
OF war. No sooner had those blood thirsty
dogs Obtained possession of their arms than
they stripped aud robbed thrr victims,
bound them beyond tae power of resis-
tance, aud having TayshPd the women
telore Their faces, cut all their throaLs,
one feCd performing the horrible butchery
Rogers saw his father and nrolher butch
cred before hun N this terrible ma Iher,
before his own turn came, and his Owa eS-
cape was owing TO the Iact that while the
wound upon his throat was not fatal, he
had the presence Of mlAd TO ieign himself
dead, aud was accordingly, with all the
balance thrown into the Colorado, where
he managed to escape unseen, and swan
10 the other side OF the river. Thence he
subsequently, made his way 10 the Rio
Grande, was taken prisoner, sent to the
hospital al Mutamoras, and, after the bat
lie exchanged. 1t is stated that letter
was written from Corpus Christi Two days
before the departure OF this company, CIV
ING information to the MeXicans Of their
march, and OF the amount of their money.
Il was not, we learn, without much relnc-
tante, and some threats from an American
officer, that the Mexican officer consented
to exchange Mr.. Rogers.
Intelligence from Mexico a few days la
ter that tnat given IN our last, represents
the Mexican Government as making eve
~ effort 10 obtain means to prosecute the
war, but with little prospect OF success,
owing to the impoverished condition OF
the people, the serious revolution at Ava
res and other points, and d consciousness
ol the difficulty OF wlthstandng the Ell
fpctive forces at the command Of this coun-
try. A forced loan OF more than TWO NIL
lions of dollars had been levied on the
clergy, part OF which only they would be
nbIe to raise, although they express their
desire 10 cO-opperate with the Govern
mpnt Gin war in which are at stake (as
the, saw the Two precious objects oi Mex
trans. us Independence and Its rrhgioR' y
This corroaorates the views we nave al
ready advanced as to the position OF the
Catholic Clergy OF the Catholic Govern
men, of Mexico. Gen. AImOnle is at
Havana with Santa Auna, having resign
Cd his mission TO France, and resented hit
t.rIy the imprisonment OF his Secretary by
p,rede., 1t is still thought that decided
movement will he made soon IN Mexico
in lavor of Santa Anna, who Is supposed
10 favor restoration OF peace with this
country. An official account OF the battle
of the 8th on the Rio Grande, had reached
Mexico, and they had also heard OF the
rute of the 9Th, but not officially:
They claim positively thot the number
of the killed and wounded on the part Of
the Americans was more considerable than
that of the MpXcans. Gen. AIista SETS
.l,wn the force of thu MeXlcans in the ac-
tlon OF the 9th, at 5000 men and twelve
pieces of artillery; our numbers are stated
10 have been 5000 men, more or less,
with great superiority OF artillery. The
destruction by our artillery is represented
81 have been severe. Over 5000 shots
are said to have been fired at the MeXIcans
hv our artillery, between 2 o'clock P. M.
a I'd seven in the evening, when the battle
closed. The Mexcans in the same time
discharged $50 shots from their artillery.
The Mxican loss on the 9th is set down at
342 killed, wounded and missng-nnd
they claim to have retained possession of
.:,e battle field.
We have not the description Of the ac-
t;on Of the 9th by Gen. Arstu, as "" sup
posed IN our haste, but we have journal
friendly to him. HIS position is represent
ed to have been gall&ntly forced, nOtwlth-
standing the repeated charges of the Mex
lean cavalry, the last of " which was headed
by Arista in person, and during which
they actually ''cut 10 pleres Two entire
companies ot the Americans" The loss
at the Americans are still represented as
superior to lha. of the Mrxlcans.
The papers make very Patriotic appeals
20 all good citizens to come up 10 the res
cue of the country. Even Ell Republican,
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