Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-08-29

well regulated place we have yet seen in this
part D Mexico. 1t is built on hill overlook.
ing clear ,rnninC stream Of the same name.
three miles fram the Rio Grandr, and is said to
contain 6000 inhabitants although do not know
wl~re they stow them ALL You may we'll re-
collect ihst i, was in the place that the Texans
under Col. Fisher were compelled to surrender.
after they had killed twice their number o,
Mexicans. The houses occupied by tho Tex.
ans daring the battle were pnintcd out, and still
bear the marks of the desperate conflict.
To show the inpuience OF the Camanches
and the great contempt in which they hold their
MEXICAN enemies, will relate one little Incl
deut-mc farce, if I may SO caliit, of their pro.
ductoa. The day before the Americans took
possession OF the placc--ihis was told by one
who saw the whole proceedings small party
Of Camanchcs appeared on the opposite bank Of
the river, and within three hundred ya.ds Of the
town One Of the Indians had not rag upon
him save green Mexican uniform coat faced
with red and trimmed with yellow, aud was
armed with nothing save Mexican bugle or
trumpet This he held 10 his mouth and sound.
ed to the full strength OF his lungs. Up and
down thrriver bank he blew and blasted away
upon This instrument, regardless Of tune but
anxious TO make all the noise he could in that
part ofthe world situated Immediately opposite
Mier TIE cry of "hs ka.lios' was raised, the
women and children scampcred, while the men
rode furiously up and down the streets out Of
reach Of balls and arrows, and signed papers and
swore that they would DO great things, besides
dying in defence Of the town. II is said they
completely broke dow n their horses in parading
and dashiug about, and were not ready to start
after the Indians until they saw and knew that
the Indians had their fun out and were complete.
ly out Of reach. .......
There is no mistake that large force of Ca.
manches is on this side the Rio Grande, com.
mitting pepredations and numbering the in.
appeared a, Guerrero, a city some thirty miles
above Mier, have stolen a great many horses
and mules, and have killed several of the princi.
pal citizens, among them one OF the town coun-
Gil. The authorities of the place have sent in
their submission TO the officer in command Of
the United States troops here, and would doubt.
less be delighted to see an American force in the
Plaza. You may ask, why do not the Mexicans
turn out in force-ontnumbering, as they do the
Indians, ten to one-givc them sound drubbing,
and drive them out of the country f? 1t is because
they are too lazy in the first place, and too tim.
id in the second So far as can see, the men
here spend one third of the day in sleeping, one
third in bathing, and the other third in doing
nothng-not very profitable employment Of
time they would say away "Down East"
G. w k
LSrER FROM THE ARMY.-Lieut. Lee, Of the
sth Infantry, who arrived at Charleston on Fri.
day afternoon, direct from the Army, states that
Gen. Worth, with his brigade. was on his way
TO town called China, sixty miles beyond Car
margo. This town is Az important depot, it being
military post OF the enemy. There is no doubt
that long before this it is in the possession of the
American forces.
All of the regular troops, with the exception
Of Captain Nays dragons and Rdgelys batta
lion, numbering from three to four thousand mer
were at Carmargo.
General Taylor has arrived at Carmargo, and
it is supposed that he will proceed to Moniery
with about six thousand men, and the genera
impression is that the enemy will attack him al
the defle between Monterey and Saltillo
The Charleston papers say I'VE have beer
requested to state that there has been no meet
ing between the Camanches and the Texar
rangers, as given in the Matamoras paper Of ths
Sth inst"
IMPORTANT MovE or THoars. The E,lIow-