The Columbian fountain., 1846-08-19
LATER FROM. THE ARMY.

LATER FROM. THE ARMY. I
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Dered By Mdians-Reported Mlu-
h Der Of Seueral Aptericnns, 4-c. 1 !
The steamship Alabama, Capt. .Winkle, ar
rived al New Orleans on the 5th inst, from
the Brazos ST. Jago, having left there on the
2n inst
A correspondent Of the Tropic writes from
Matamoras, under date Of the 3ist ulumo, as
follows: tf t4A AA~s A ~
The Isl regiment Of Texas mounted. men
have gone up TO Camargo by land. There
are about 900 men in the regiment All the
regular troops are now at Reynosa and Ca
margo. One company Of regulars left Camar-
90 on Tuesday for Mier, Where ,he Canaan
ches have committed depredatons. They
went up on the the steamer Aid. and will send
| back good account Of themselves. There
are now here Gin Mexico) about. IL 600 troops
enough 10 do all that is wanted to be done.
| / will notify you from time Of the events that
take place, as ! shall go TO Camargo shortly.
Y NIeu. ldfioi VIII So uPt ~ 20 ooAus va 'hS "hi
inst.
By this arrival we are placed in possession
of the Matarmoras American Flag Of the 3lsl
ult., from which we subjoin some items Of in.
terest., The publication Of the ReviIle has
ceased, having been suspendedsas we under
stand, by order Of Gen. Taylor. We regret to
Lsee, by the number of the Flag now before US;
that several lives have been recently sacrificed
in Matarmoros. reeg rsls f3.g @
| 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
were so severe that his life was despaired Of
/ Ii is supposed that he was lying in marke'-
house senseessly drunk at the time the deed
4 was committed, and there can be no doubt the
perpetrator was Mexican, as their custom ID
to strip their victims, the possession Of then
clothing being sufficient inducement to COM
nit murder. Numerous as are those occur
rences, it is matter of wonder that more are
not killed, as Americans can be found lying in
THE street drunk, all over the city, and at all
times Of night, and fall an easy prey to the
poignard Of the Mexican II is surprising
iosuffer themselves to be thus overpowed by
that men canb so regardless Of their safety as
liquor as to fall down in the street like sense
less brutes We trust the mentions OF these
murders, which occur almost every night,
will have the effect TO warn persons of their
danger.
The following we copy from the CONNER
cial Times. ~.
i The schooner Cora, Captain Reed, hence
with cargo of government stores, went
ashore on the North Breaker, on the 29th ut.,
lat O'Clock, p. m. The crew and officers
were saved, but the vessel and cargo are to-
tai loss. She had piloton board. The schoo.
ner Stephen Francis, Of Charleston, went
ashore near the same place on the following
day; her cargo will probably be saved in a da-
mayed condition. but the vessel is a total loss
A large topsail schooner went ashore on the
night Of the 29th ult., quarter Of mile north
Of the bar, name unknown, supposed to be a
total loss. The brig Crusoe, previously re-
ported sunk, will prove an entire loss, together
with cargo. We have another report TO the ef-
feet that six Americans, while driving in beef
cattle from Loredo TO San Antonia, were set
upon by the Camanches and all killed, toge
ther with fourteen 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 Mexicans, but this
thing Of numbering Americans upon the high
road in Texas puts different face upon the
matter, and the treacherous savages should be
pursued and severely punished al once. They
should be told, too, that all the inhabitants on
the east bank Of the Rio Grande are under our
protection, and threatened with war of exter
mination if they molest single person.
A private letter from Point Isabellnforms us
that Gen. Worth has been ordered to lay out
camp for 10000 men at Camargo, and esta-
blish depot go miles from there, on the road
to Monterey. We learn that it was Gen. Tay-
Ior's intention of moving into Camargo in a
day ortwo. s l.