The Mississippi lynx. (Panola, Miss.) 1846-18??, 1846-06-13

from Galveston.-The only news from
the army she brings we find in The
Galveston papers, communicated by the
sloop Ton Jack, Capt. Parker, which
arrived on Thursday from Corpus
Christi. She left Arkansas Pas on the
25th ult., at which place The steamship
Sea had just arrived from Point Isabel.
On board the Sea were Mr.. EcClester,
supposed to nave been killed in Capt.
Walkers scouting party, Lieut., Hum
phreys and Mr.. Rogers. McCleister
was severely wounded and supposed
by the Mexicans 10 be dead. He was
subsequently, loundiin the chapporal and
taken to Matamoras, where he was well
treated and recovered from his wounds.
The wounded men had been remov-
ed from Point Isabel TO ST, Joseph's Is
land and were all doing we'll.
A party Of our dragroons, as pre-
viousIy stated, had pursued the retreat
ing Mexicans from Matamoras, over
taking party Of them, taking thirty
prisoners, besides killing a number in
The skirmish. 1t is said that Gen. Tay
Ior's army are encamped a mile from
the city, and that the soldiers are not
permitted TO enter the town.
The most distressing news is the
murder or a party ofifleen Americans,
including two women and a child, be.
tween Point Isabel and Carpus Christi,
by party Of Mexicans, exceeding in
cold blood cruelty any of the previous
atrocities OF these savages. 1t appears
that party Of fifteen, of whom Mr..
! Rogers spoken of above was one, left
Corpus Christi for Point Isabel on the
End or Sd inst. They arrived at the
little Colorado just previous 10 the bat
tie O. the 9Th ult., where they were sur
prised by a company Of Rancheros, and
being overpowered by numbers, were
induced by Mexican promises to surren-
der as prisoners Of war. No sooner
had those bloodthirsty dogs obtained
possession Of their arms than they
stripped and robbed their victims, bound
them beyond the power of resistance
and having banished the women be-
I fore their faces, cut all their throats
one fend performing the horrible
butchery. Rogers saw his father and
brother butchered before him in this
terrible manner before his own turn
came, and his own escape was owing &c
the fact that while the wound upon his
throat was not fatal, he had the pres
ence of mind to leign himself dead, and
was accordingly, with all the balance
thrown into the Colorado, where he
managed to escape unseen, and swan
TO the other side of the river. Thence
he subsequently made his way to thu
Rio Grande, was taken prisoner, sen
to the hospital at Matamoras, and, at
ter the battle exchanged. It's sla!et
that letter was written from Corpu
Christi two days before the departure
of this company, giving Information tt
the Mexicans of their march, and o
The amount of their money. 1t wa
not, we learn, without much reluctan ce
and some threats from an American
officer, that The Mexican officer con
sented to exchange Mr.. Rogers.
The Galveston civilian Gazette say:
that treaty was concluded at Tor
rey's trading house on The 10 uIt., will
such Indian chiefs as were in attend
ance, including some half dozen oc tn,
Camanches, though all that tribe wa'
not represented, and the Wacoes
Reaches, and Toweauies had no re
preventative present.