The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1846-06-13
From Me Mew Orleans Picaytue.
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MURDER OF IA AMERICANS BY THE MExIcANs!
The steamship New York arrived yesterday
about ! o'clock, in 80 hours from Galveston
The only news from the army she brings we
hnd in the Galveston papers, communicated by
the sloop Tom Jack, Capt. Parker, which arriv-
ed on Thursday from Corpus Christi She left
ATansas Pass on the Goth ults at which place
the steamship Sea had just arrived from Point
Isabel. On board the Sea were Mr.. McCleister
supposed to have been killed in Capt. Wal
ker's scouting party, Lieut.. Humphreys and
Mr.. Rodgers, McCleister was severely woun-
ded and supposed by the Mexicqns to be dead.
He was subsequently found in the chopporal
and taken to Matamoras, where he was well
treated and recovered from his wounds.
The wounded men had been removed from
Point Isabel to St. Joseph's Island and were all
doing we'll.
A POrty Of our dragons, as previously stit-
ed, had pursued the retrcating Mexcians from
Matamoros, Overtuking a party of them, taken
thirty prisoners, besides killing a number in the
skitmish. 1t is said that Gen. Taylor'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 OIL
a PARTY of fifteen Americans, including two
women and child, between Point Isabel anG
Corpus Christi, by a party of Mexicans, ex.
ceeding in cold-blooded cruelty any of the
previous atrocities Of these savages. 1t ap
pears that q party of fifteen, of whom MIRO
gers spoken Of above was one, left Corpu,
Christi for Point Isabel on the Cd or Sd inst
They arrived at the little Colorado just previ
Gus to the battle Of the 9th ult., where the,
were surprised by a company of Rancheros
and being overpowered by numbers, were in,
duced by MeTicaH promises to surrender as pri
soners of war. No sooner had those blood.
thirsty dogs obtained possession Of their arms
thun they stripped and robbed their victims
bound them beyond the power of resistance.
and having ravished the women before their
faces, cut all their throats, one fend perform.
ing the horrible butchery. Rogers saw his fa-
Their and brother butchered before him in this
terrible manner before his own turn came, and
bis own escape Was owing to the fact that while
the wound upon his throat was not fatal, he
had the presence Of mind to feign himself
dead, and was accordingly, with all the bal.
anca, thrown into the Colorado, where he ma
ungedto escape unseen, and swan to the other
side of the river. Thence he subsequently,
made his way to the Rio Grande, was taken
prisoner, sent to the hospital in Matamoros,
and, after the battle exchanged. It is stated
that a letter was written from Corpus Christi
two days before the departure of this company,
giving information to the Mexicans Of their
march, and of the amount of their money. Il
was not, we learn, without much reluctance,
and some threats from an American officer,
that the Mexican officer consented to exchange
Mr.. Rogers.
The Galveston Civilian Gazette says that a
treaty was concluded at Torrey's~ clearinghouse
on thell9th ult, with such Indian chiefs as
were IN attendances including some half dozen
Of the Camanchos, though all that tribe was
not represented, and the Wacoes, Reaches and
Towcanies had no representative present.
still I.ater.-The steamer Mary Kingsland
arrived yesterday afternoon from the Brazos
Santiago, whence she sailed on the evening Of
the 9Th ult. By her we have received a few
additional items Of intelligence. On the Goth
about 400 mounted Texan Rangers and 200
Infantry -dmong the latter a company Of so
German n%asmeD, omigrants to Layacca-arriv.
cd by the way Of Padre Island. They are. a
fine body Of men. The party Of Dragons
and Rangers that went npursuiI Of the Moxi-