Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-08-14
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mouth of the San Juan, numbering ,ne inn M"Cns
and carrying off captive the cnlia.su T. cross The
loch's Rangers were al once detained 10 cioSs ~.
DE- Cr.nda "a n,.re all in The saddle IN almost
no time. ,.-.,,.e. w;Il
To my thinking, these Indian disturbances H W.i,
be fruitful OF much trouble. II am NO. Said hu
mistaken, al the great treaty recently me,I ~
Gov Butler and Mai. Lewis, high up on Inc ofd.
EOS il was understood thai the Indians were nv,
10 be moes,ed in any warthey migh DC ensassu
in with Mexico. II might mol have oeeh 30 s.ip,
ulaled in the bond" yet the commissioners ~ vi
then existing stale OF affairs between W. - aa,
States and Mexico were not III SITUATION " aaJ
to The different tribes that they mus Mai ~ a
with country that was then conmo, ,La, ,bsv
That they might and did say 10 ."e'n m"r INV
with the usapes of civilized nations, there can DC
lille doubt; but that they iodthem moi TO approach,
The Mexican frontier. would have been piece oi
absurdily mol TO say stupidity, they were mol Inc
men TO be guilty Of Following Inc nnai ra',hea O.
ton of the treaty, the provisions OF wnicn hase
not yet been published, came zen. iayioip , Iu
cesses al Palo Alto and The Resaca ae Ia rdinla
and the taking of Malamoras alter wnicn On Gu.
tirely new lace appears 10 have been puI upon Inc
nature Of The oneralions This side The Rio Granne.
The conciIia,ory system had nolthen been adopted,
nor were the people promised protection, nor naa
proclama,ions arpeared indirectly calling upon
Inc inhabitants this side the Sierra Maore 70 ihro"
off the oppressive yoke OF Inc central uoSeih-
men. -,
In the mean time, some OF the wild tribes nave
organized their bands, and are now carrying ""
destruction and death upon The iron!ler. ~ Is 'ne
bounden duty OF The. United States, as look upon
the matter 10 afford protection 10 Tue inhd
upon The Eas, bank IT The Rio Gfande oul "
what extent the Indians can be legilmately inter-
ferrd with on This side The river, is another mat
Ter. The result OF all this is now looked for
here with much interest, and the adventures OF
McCulloch's men with the Indians shall be detall-
cd TO you a, the earliest opportunity.
can give you. perhaps The irst steamboat
accident" which has occurred on the Rio Gfande'
The Neva struck a saag yesterday, ABOUT nine
miles below this, and is said 10 be total loss
She had Two companies Of troops on ooard-lne
men losing large potion Of their effects, while
Uncle Sam is also loserIo The extent Of no small
amour! of army stores. IL is singular no Other
accidents have occurred.
The Aid, Captain Hyde, came in yesterday
morning, and the Mercer arrived in the afternoon
with Gen. Worth on board. The town is now
fairly overrun with troops, and move towards
Monterey with portion Of them IS talked OIL
A soldier belonging 10 the 9Th U. S. Infantry
was shot directly through The head yesterday, By
one OF Gillespie's volunteers yet the man IS
still alive and likely 10 live. Cause-liquor, moi
49, 6. w. X.
C.MARso, July %, 1916.
The talk is still OF Indians and Indian outra
ses. Day before yesterday The Camanches at.
lacked rancho between this and Mier, killed
Mexcans, and took of no less than IA women
and children prisoners. Last night, so Iumof
has il, they stole upwards oil twenty horses from
Gillespie's men, while they were encamped near
the house Of an American, living four miles be
low this on the opposite side OF The Rio Grande
besides taking off all the animals belonging 10
The rancho. can hardly credit This; but should
il prove true, il will 60 hard with The Camanches
Capt. Gillespies command is composed princi
pally of Jack HAYS old meH, and they will moi
give up The chase after their horses in hurry.
We have another report 10 the effect that SIX
Americans, while driving in beef cattle from Lo
redo 10 San Antonio were set upon by The Ca
manches and all killed, together with fourteen
Mcxicans who were in company. | still con
tend that the Indians have The right 10 carry or
war on this side the Rio Grande with the Mexi
cans, bulihis thing of numbering Americans upor
the high road in Texas, puts different face en-
tifey upon The matter, and the treacherons sava
ses should be pursued and severely punished a
once They should be told, too that all the in
habilanis on the East bank oil Rio Grande ar,
under our protection, and threatened with war L
determination if they modest single person.
While upon this subject | would mention ont
little circumstance | witnessed yesterday-a cir
cumstance, the like of which has not often occur
red since the creation. Four or five Mexicans
armed with swords and carbines, came riding in
TO The Plaza praying for aid against the Canaan
ches Now here are people, with whom we art
al war; entering one OF our camps with arms II
their hands, and praying one enemy 10 protec
them and theirs against another enemy. sup
pose it is all right as tho man says in The play
when told thar his wife has run off; il merely
looks strange, that's all
learn that the steamer Aid starts with de
tachmenl OF troops tomorrow for Mier, 10 TAXI
possession Of that place. shall 90 up in her if
can gel of. In the mean time Gen. Worth is hun
ting camp for the troops at point higher on
the San Juan, and parties will SOON be thrown for
ward in The direction Of Monterey. Pack mules
for the transportation OF army stores, are beins
collected every day, whilc ALI The men are anxiou:
10 be on the move towards the mountains.
regret TO learn that The Louisiana Regiment:
have been disbanded, but still cannot blame The
men Tor refusing 10 enlist for twelve months.
send this letter down By the Mercer, which
starts Immediately. The Pamela, Exchange anc
other boats are on their way up. G.. w. Il.