American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-08-15

and were all in the saddle IN almost no tlme
To my thinking, these Indian dsturba noes
will be fruitful of much trouble.
CAMARGO, July %.
The talk is still of Indians and Indian outra'
res Dav before Yesterday, the Camanches at
tackled a rancho between this and Mier, kill
ed nine Mexicans, and took off no less than 4
fourteen women and children prisoners Last ]
night, so rumor has it, they stole upwards OF a
twenty horses from Gillespie's men, while they {
were encamped near the house OF an American, :
living four miles below this, on the opposite n
side of the Rio Grande, besides taking OFT all
the animals belonging to the rancho can |
hardly credit this; but should it prove true, it
will 90 hard with the Camanches. Capt. Gilles-
pies command is composed principally OF Jack :
! Hayes old men, and they will not give up the
chase after their horses in 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
Camanches and all killed, together with four
teen Mexicans who were in company. still
contend that the Indians have the right to carry
on war on this side the Rio Grande with the
! Nlexicans, but this thing of numbering Amerl-
cans upon the high road in Texas Pots differ
ent face entirely upon the matter, and the
treacherous savages should be pursued and Sc
verely punished at once. They should be tod,
too, that all the inhabitants on the east bank
of the Rio Grande are under our protection,
and threatened with war to determination II
they modest a single person.
While upon this subject | would mention
one little circumstance | witnessed yesterday
| circumstance, the like of which has not OIL |
ten occurred since the creation. -Four or hVe
t Mexicans, armed with swords and carbInes,
- came riding into the Plaza praying for aid a
a., ire pO-
l pie with whom we are at war, entering one OF
our camps with arms in their hands, and pray
ing one enemy to prorect them and theirs a
: gainst another enemy. suppose 1t is all right,
C as the man says in the play, when told that his
!, wife had run off; it merely looks strange
l. that's all.
e learn that the steamer Aid starts with
n detachment Of troops tomorrow for Mier, to
g take possession of that place. shall 90 up in
o her, if can get off. In the mean time, Gen.
!, Worth is hunting camp for the troops at a
II point higher up on the San Juan, and parties
n will soon be thrown forward i'll the direction OF
e Monterey. Pack mules for the transportation
e of army stores, are being collected every day,
ii while all the men are anxious TO be on the
o. move towards the mountains.
~ IMPORTANT. We copy the following notice
n. from the American Flag, for the benefit of these
as who have occasion to correspond with tht
Dr. troops stationed above MaamOras. 1t is OF the
10 utmost consequence that it should be generally
ed known:
Pau the Postage. 1t would be well for per-
ct sons writing to their friends in the army to pay
ID the postage, as there is no Office above this
,ot place TMatamoras,l and only such letters sent
dc to the encampments higher up as are paid for
- In addressing a letter, as we have said before
,ot the writer should be particular in naming the
ed company and regiment, for without that TIT
int chances of reaching the place of destination arr
,s- very slim. There are a number of letters nov
of living ia the post office here intended for person
IN at the camps on the river above, and our post
No. master has no authority to send them, becaus
,re the postage has not been paid
~, LATER FROM HAvANA-The YeIIo,c Feuer
he The Union publishes the following letter, un
nat der date of Havana, August 5th:
as By the British war steamer Vesuvius, from
by Vera Cruz, and bound to Bermuda for tn
Sc health of her crew, touching here for coal, "
ese are informed that the Raritan had sailed 70
will Pensacola with near 800 sick, from the Amer
an can squadron; the diseases scurvy and yelloN
fever the last of which prevails to great eS
on tent in the city and harbor of Vera Cruz. TIL
VIC feSuVluS lldu lOSJ uOln eIRlHeeIs lIOHl yolo'
fever, and had many Of her crew sick.
the We have been amused here by letter-writln
hey and editorial speculation on the movements {
and a MIR. Murphy (properly Muria) to and
n Mexico. This Mr.. Murfa is Spanard, an
ers- has forgotten the Irish spelling of his ahcestr
name. He is a wealthy money-broker of Mex
'uld co, and the agent of the English bondholder
ave and heretofore has had no political or dlp
re- matte agency. He was protege of Santa An
d in by whose aid and countenance he amassed
eets fortune, in the city Of Mexico, of 100000
such two years; he is known here, and his acquai
duct tances are quite surprised at his new postlo
not if your papers are correct
The By the steamer Charleston, arrived here We
the terday from Charleston, came Mr.. ii. lamar
heir who chartered the steamer for $4,000 to orlr
we him to this port, that he might be ut is su
alta posed) in time to take the British steamer /
Vera Cruz. Mr.. Tamars left England on 7
mes 4th ult, and report attaches importance to
Rio movements, particularly as ne immediate
the called on Santa Ana. The truth, hOwevt
be appears to be that he is man of large tortur
oard and holder of immense tracts OF land IN va
mers fornia, which he is impatient to look alter
have There is nothing new here; heat intense, a
been yellow fever more general than 1t has be
and known for years, but of a comparatively m
rs type. .--
osely ACosr,v IvpIrMrNr OF TRADE. The tro
m TO ell used by Prince Albert in laying the corr
G OF stone for the new Sailors Home in Lverpo
.. is described in the Albion, as being made
ntion silva oo,ted 9TH cold and enciTcled W
gold ornaments. Two drawings on the sui
ms US CO. of Tho instrument reptesented on one
out q bor Ma;as,v,s eteam-uacht Fairu, aud on
stab otbo, a u;eu, oft the mort of LIVERPOOL An
lad to ,,n,noxL,nanHke weanon. trulv,
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