Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-06-17

MURDER OF FOURTEEN AMERICANS BY
THE MExICANs.-The steamship New York
arrived yesterday about l O'clock, in thirty
hours from Galveston. The only news
from the army she brings, we find i'll the
Galveston papers, communicated by the
sIoop Tom Jack, Capt. Parker, which ar
rived on Thursday from Corpus Christi
She left Arkansas Pass on the goth ut, at
which place the Steamship Sea had just
arrived from Point Isabel. On board the
Sea were Mr.. McCleister, supposed to
have been killed in Captain Walkers scout
ing party, Lieut.. Humphreys, and Mr.. Ro
gers. McCleister was severely wounded,
and supposed by the Mexicans to be dead.
He was subsequently found in the chappa-
raj, and taken to Matamoras, whore he
was well treated and recovered from his
wounds.
The wounded men had been removed
from Point Isabel to St. Joseph's Island,
and all were doing well.
A party of our dragons as previously
stated, had pursued the retreatlng MeXl-
! cans from MatamOras oVertaking a party
Of them, taken thirty prisoners, besides
killing a number in the skirmish. 1t is
said that General Taylor's army are en-
camped mile from the city, and that the
soldiers are not permitted to enter the
! town.
The most distressing news is the murder
of party OF fifteen Americans, including
two women and child, between Point Is
abel and Corpus Christi, by a party OF
MeXicanS, exceeding in cold bIooded cru
city any of the previous atrocities Of those
savages. 1t appears that a party of IF
teen, of whom Mr.. Rogers, spoken OF
above, was one, left Corpus Christi, for
Point Isabel on the ID or Sd instant
They arrived at Little Colorado Just pre-
vious to the battle of the Sth ult., where
they were surprised by a company of Ran.
cheros, and being overpowered by mum
bers, were induced by MEXICAN promises
TO surrender as prisoners of war. Nc
sooner had those bIood-thirsty dogs obtain.
ed possession of their arms than they strip
ped and robbed their victims, bound then
beyond the power of resistance, and hav
ing ravished the women before their faces
cut all their throats, one fend performing
the horrible butchery. Rogers saw hi;
father and brother bulchered before hin
in this terrible manner before his own turn
came, and his own escape was owing tC
the fact that while the wound upon hi;
throat was not fatal, he had the presenc.
of mind to feign himself dead, and Wa
accordingly, with all the balance. thrown
into the Colorado, where he managed t
escape unseen and swan to the other side
of the river. Thence he subsequently
made his way to the Rio Grande, was ia
, ken prisoner, and sent to the hospital il
Matamoras, and, after the battle, eXchang
ed. 1t is stated that letter written from
Corpus Christi two days before the depar
: ture of this company, giving information
to the MeXlcans of their march, and 0
the amount OF their, money. 1t was not
: we learn, without much reluctance, and
; some threats from an American officer, tina
the Mexican officer consented to exchang
r Mr.. Rogers.
, The Galveston Civilian Gazette say
: that treaty was concluded at Torrey'
trading house on the 18Th ult. with sue
Indian Chiefs as were in attendance, in
Guiding some half dozen of the Comman
Ches though all that tribe was not repre-
5 scented, and the Wacoes, Reaches, and tn
Towcanies had no repr esentaiyes presen