Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-07-16

| DotNGS AT MATAMoRAS.-We cut the following pa
ragraphs from the Matamoras Flag Of the 9TH inst
EscArED.--The Massachusetts, volunteer, who some
week or two ago. stabbed To DEATH with bayone, The
partner of Mr. Sinclair of city, because he refused
TO give him, what he had not, glass OF intoxicating
fluid escaped from the guard house few nights since
1t is thought the sennels duty ut the time permit
ted him to escape To subserve the purposes OF JUS
tice it strikes that trials for offences OF this nature
should be ordered Immediately after the commission
of the crime, or the criminal guarded by persons who's
regard for Justice would insure faithful performance
| OF their duties
| ANOTHER MANLY AcT.-On Tuesday evening last
after nighall, several Massachusetts volunteers en-
tered the dwelling ola Mexican near the Upper flaza
remarked that she kept nothing but beer After some
rcmonstrancc one of the gentlemen drew bayonct
which he wore in his belt, and stabbed he woman to
the heart W1ndeI now may y more , %fT crs arc
but few Don't pretend to advise or dictate, but can
help thinking that title extra endeavors on the part
of authorities and officers would lead to the discovery
of the woman slayer, and the proper creathns crdL
| tafion, which he so Justly merits.
We have but very faint knowledge of the material
of which the Massachusetts Regiment was composed
but TO Judge OF them from the accounts of their
poits which have reached us since their arrival at
Matamoras, we are convinced that the regiment con-
tanned very large infusion OF worthless matter. We
have more reports OF bad conduct respecting this
regiment than from any which have gone to the wars,
with the exception OF the maraders under Col Price,
at Santa Fc. We aware that few men, Of bad
habits. can bring disgrace upon whole regiment, and
We far from believing that the majority Of the rcg-
mcnt are ot the character described. But drunken
riots have been of frequent occurrence, and nsubord
nation to The commands OF superior officers has in one
or two instances, occurred. Major Abbott has been
burnt in ciligy, and one volunteer had been marched
through the OF Ma,amoras, encascd in a whis-
key cask with the word" drunkard written thereon
Two cold-blooded murders have been committed bv
them three men deserted, two OF whom were killed
by the Indians, and one captured in state of in
sanity Several OF the men have been publicly whip-
ped
The New buryport Herald takes different view of
the conduct of the regiment, and thinks that, after
taking all things into consideration it has behaved re-
markaby well. But two have died of sickness since
butes to the foresight of Col Cushing in advancing
money to equip them with good comfortable clothing.
We learn from the Herald that the volunteer who
murdered the partner of Mr.. Sinclair, and whose
cape from prison we record above, belonged TO COM
pany g., and his name was Wayland.
The regiment has undoubtedly suffered from the alb
scnce, OF many OF its officers. We believe that about
onchaIi OF the plains have returned the States, for
the purpose OF recruiting their health, Col Wright has
been absent from Matamoras for several weeks on
visit to the camp of General Taylor at Monterey, and
Col. Gushing has been confined TO his room with
broken ance. a large share of the d iy and rcspon-
sblity has necessarily fallen upon Major Abbott, who
OF all the officers, it would seem has been the most
tive, and we yet to learn that he has not proved
himself the most competent officer attached 10 the
cglnent--certainy he has had more that his share OF
duty to perform.
The Flag says that another brutal outrage was per-
petracd at Matamoras on the I'd ins under the fol-
lowing circumstances:
4" Some time since gentleman tpcrhnps an officer
Of the lst Indiana regiment, left walking cane with
Mr.. Slip, sversmitl, ngcd Frencnan, for the pur
pose OF having it capped with gold On the passage
down the river of this regiment, on the day before
mentioned OF its privatcs, belonging to a company
raised in Indianapolis, caledupon Mr. Slip and repre-
scented himself having been for the cane. Mr.
Slip told himi might all be very true, but that he did
not feel himself justified in making the delivery without
order from the owner. The demand tor the
repeated, and Mr. Slip again refused compliance,
when the brutal savage seized stick, knocked the old
man down, and with n brick dislocatcd his jaw, and
otherwise horribly mang led his face Tetanus ensued,
and the unfortunate has lain in the state OF insen-
siby since. Physicians pronounce his recovery
hopeless Would that could stop here and say that
the injury had extended no farther Not so, however
The shock communicated to the hial tenderness OF
the old mans daughter bereft her OF reason, and she
is now raving maniac
1t must be dreadful state Of society where such out
RACES are permitted md the persons who commit
/ them are allowed to escape unpublished.
The Rio Grande is strcwed with the dead carcasscs
of animals The excessive drought that prevails, has
con IRE atcl the suffering creatures the margins OF
the river for the purpose Of finding water Intent only
on shaking their thirst they rush TO the waters edge
and the rcaChcrous sand refuses TO sustain their
wcght--cy sink and are unable 10 eXtrlcaic them
selves. Dead and dying bodies, says the Flag, meet
theieye at every turn OF the river.