The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-17
LATER FROM THE ARMY.

| lCANs SC 90.
! The steamship Alabama, Captain Wndle, arrived
at New Orleans on the 9Th instant, from the Brazos
o' Iago, having LETT there on the 2d instant. She
brought up General Dayis's staff and $50 men Of
the fourth regiment of Louisiana. volunteers, be-
sides the following officers: Captain MeAlisler Of
me OH regiment, Captain Grce Of the ID Captains
Downer and Staples Of the 5th, and Lieutenanls
Kirkland, joiner, and Hatch, of the United States
army. A correspondent of the Tropic writes from
halamoras, under date of the 3lst ultimo, as fol-
lows
Inc Isl regiment Of Texas mounted men have
gone up 10 Camargo by land. There about 800
men IN The regiment. All the regular troops are
now at Reynosa and Camargo. One company Of
/ regulars left Camargo on Tuesday for Mer where
the Cumanches have committed dspredations. They
went up on the steamer Aid, and will send back a
good account Of themselves. There are now here
I'm MexIco) about 1900 troops--enough to do all
mat Is wanted TO be done. | will notify you from
time to time of some Of the events that take place.
as shall 60 TO Camargo shortly. General Taylor
will 90 up, il is said, ON the 5th.
The following we copy from the Commercial
Times:
| The schooner Cora, Captain Reed, hence with a
cargo OF government stores, went ashore the
North Breaker the 18th ult., at o'clock, p. m
The crew and officers were saved but the vessel and
cargo are total loss She had a pilot on board
The schooner Stephen Fsanois, OF Charleston, went
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her cargo will probably be saved in damaged con-
dition, but the vessel is a total loss. A large top
sail schooner went ashore on the night Of the 29lh
| ult, quarter Of mile north Of the bar name I'M
known, supposed to be total loss. The brig Cru
soc, previously reported sunk, will prove an entire
loss, together with the cargo.
BY this arrival we are placed in possession Of the
Matamoras American Flag Of the 3lst ult., from
| which we subJoin some items Of interest. The
publication of the Reyeile has ceased, having been
suspended we understand by order Of General
| Taylor. We regret 10 see, by the number Of the
Flag now before Us, that several lives have been re-
Gently sacrificed in Malamoras.
An American was found in the market square
on wednesday night, stripped naked, and stabbed
in several places. He was not dead when found
but the nature of his wounds that his
life was despaired of. IL is supposed that he was
lying IN the market house senseessy drunk at the
time the deed was committed and there be no
doubt the perpetrator was Mexican, as their
tom Is TO strip their victims, the possession OF
their clothing being sufficient inducement to COM
init u murder. Numerous as are these occurrences,
II natter of wonder that more are not killed as
Americans can be found lying in the streets drunk
oil over the city, and at all times ofnght and fall
easy prey TO the pognard Of the Mexican. IL is
surprising that men can be so regardless Of their
safety to suffer themselves to be so overpowered
by liquor to fall down in the like senseless
brutes. We trust the mentios Of these murders,
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| TO warn persons Of their danger.
We heard yesterday Of one or two additional
cases Of murder, but could not gather the particu-
lars.
Numbers Of the men came ashore to see the place
and take "big drink" The latter they repeated
so often that the boat off and eft them and,
consequently, they went on a big spree, got into
big row, and were dispersed by the bayonets of the
guard.
We are truly sorry that these men should have
so far lost sight OF propriety as to have thus be-
hayed themselves IN our town, and regret that the
bayonet should have TO be used in order TO que dis
turbances In the streets amongst Americans, but the
| necessity of such recourse apparent to all
Such conduct is certainly deserving of censure and
will not rebound much TO their credit at home. The
sacrifice OF some two or three lives during the day
and night was the consequence Of their spree, which,
for the honor of Americans, we hope will be the last
that will occur In Matamoras.
gentleman arrived in town on Wednesday by
| steamboat from the mouth of the Rio Grande men
tons having seen aoaiing in the river below the
body of man, judged to be a soldier and supposed
TO have fallen overheard from one Of the over
| crowded steamers engaged in removing the volun-
teers We have heard of several instances in which
life has been sacrificed by the unnecessary stowage
OF 600 and 500 men upoa one Of these small steam
ers. Several boats have passed down so closely
packed that it was barely possible for them to turn
round without endangcrng the life Of some one on
board.
We learn that it was Gen. Taylor's intention of
moving up to Camargo in day or two.
A private letter from Point Isabel informs us that
Gen. Worth has been ordered to lay out camp for
10000 men at Camargo, and establish depot 60
miles from there, on the road Monterey
We here make some interesting extracts from the
letters of the Picayune'
CAMAneo, July 81.
To break the dull monotony Of camp life we had
another Indian alarm yesterday morning The al
cade came in great haste and trepidaon to the COM
handing officer of the troops here, stating that the
Cumanches were laying waste the ranches on the
other side of the river above the mouth of the San
JUAN numbering the inhabitants and carrying off
captive the children. McCulloch's rangers were at
once detailed to cross the Rio Grande, and were all
in the saddle in almost time. ..
To my thinking, these Indian disturbances will
be fruitful of much trouble.
CAMARoo, July %.
The talk is still of Indians and Indian outrages
Day before yesterday the Cumanches attacked a
rancho between this and Mier, killed nine Mexicans
and took off no less than fourteen women and chill.
dren prisoners. Last night, SO rumor has it, they
stole upwards of twenty horses from Gillespe's men,
while they were encamped near the house of an
American, living four Mules below this, on the oppo-
site side of the Rio Grande, besides taking off all the
animals belonging to the rancho. can hardly credit
this; but should it prove true, 1t will 60 hard with
the Cumanchcs. Capt GILES pie g command is com.
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will not give up the chase after their horses in a
hurry.
We have another report to the effect that six
Americans, while driving in beef cattle from Loredo
to San Antonio, were set upon by the Cumanches
and all killed, together with fourteen Mexcans who
were in company l still contend that the Indians
have the right to carry on this side the Rio
Grande with the Mexicans, hut this thing Of muir
dering Americans upon the high road in Texas puts
different face entirely upon the matter, and the
treacherous savages should be pursued and severely
punished at once, They should be told, too, that
all the inhabitants on the east bank Of the Rio
Gronde under our protection, and threatened
with war to determination If they modest a single
person,
While upon this subject, would mention one lit
tie circumstance | witnessed yesterdays circum-
stance, the like of which has not often occurred since
the creation. -Four or. five Mexicans, armed with
swords and carbines, riding into the Plaza
praying for aid against the Cumanches. Now here
are people with whom we are at war, entering one
of our camps with in their hands, and pray wing
one enemy to protect them and theirs against an
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