Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-06-19


The Pieayvls hss lsser alvices fron the Brs.
sos. Col Dssis, with his regiment. arrived II
New Orleans on the s,h instant, together with
the remains Of Coils. Mckee and Clay, and Capt
Lincoln. n ~ ~ n
The parting scene, says the Picayuns, between
the Mississippi regiment and General Taylor,
we are told. was affecting in the extreme. As
the -msn marched BY him to return to their
homes. evsrpowsred with . recollection Of the
high deeds which bad endeared them to him, and
Win theis demonstrations Of respeet and aflec.
tion. he attempted in vain to address them -
With tears stframing down his furtowed cheeks,
all he eonl. say. was Go on, beys--eo on-I
can't speak" s-, I,..-.t,..- .t..i. Is,
Al the election Of officers ia the Massachusetts
regiment. Lieut.. Col. Wright was chosen Colo
nrl; Major Abbott, Liea:. Colonel; and Capt
Webster chosen Major
It Col. Abbott, with four companies Massa.
chus.tts volunteers, had leN Matau.oras for Ger.
raive, leaving behind Merricks. Buffers and
Hagan's companies.
| Jack Hays Texas Rangers were at Pa'o Alto.
Special Correspondence Of the Picayone.
I SALriLLo, Mkxrco. May II, lsa7.
I Lieut.. Cot Mitchell; and q portion Of the ad.
vance Of Col. Doniphans command arrived here
Yesterday morning from Parras, having arrived
at camp the day before This morning, before
breakfast, a number Of meA came in and announ.
eed that on Friday last detachment Of Col DO.
niphsn's regiment, under command Of Capt
Reed. consisting Of IS men and accompanied by
Don Manuel Ibarra. q very wealthy citizen Of
Parrss, who owns IN extensive vineyard, set
out for the Rancho del POGO, about thirty miles
from Parras, after the Indians.
He furnished them all with fresh horses and
they made rapid march for del POGO At the
rancho they were joined bya party Of some 20
men. an advance Of Col Doniphan's main com.
mand, and before long the Indians came up. The
conflict was quite desperate, for the Indians
the chin and shoulder by arrows, and several
borses were killed.
On the side of the Indians the slaughter vas
more deadly. The ali.powerful rifle caused
serenfssn bold warriors TO 'hite the dust" and
the rest fed. I-aving mos, Of their plundcr and
the greater portion If their women and ehildren
We also captured about 1000 head ofhorses snt
mu,es which they had stolen Mos, OF these Indi
.ns were Lippsns and not Camanehes, il is said
The whole OF Colonel Duniphan's command
will be here in lew days; and, after remoi
ming awhile TO recruit their men aud horses
will proceed dawn towsrds the mouth Of the ri
yer. They have now been in the service eie
ven months. and when they reach here vii
have marched too ihousand eight hmndre'
mi,s from Fort Lesvenworth. Mo, their plac
/. o. rendezvous.
They have been constantly on the march "a
7 eight months. and have been without tcnts sine
}. last fall. nor have they drawn a single dollar I
pay since they have been in the service. w
d oil look forward here to the prospect Of speed
# movement upon San Luis with confidence, an
daily expect the arrival Of fresh troops from b
2 low.
!. Il ie thought that the Parras route will b. n
n lec,ed. end it 10 represented 10 me - most d.
6 iighstul one. A train 10 about starting on. On
!. have M, time to write more. II 10 the 2d
!. hio regiment that goes to-day. They are no
. entering the town.
T. FrarWKR DkrAILs OF MEXICAN tsrELLioEScI.-
i: The New Orleans papers Of the 9Th inst. hri'
ID further detsis brought by the arrival Of the ste
u mer New ORLEANS. but no later dates. The j
ID telligence is very contradictory.
y Capt. Laumsn. Of the Pennsyivsnia Volunteer
'e Informs the Piesyune that the fortiheations
Rio Frio were rapidly progressing. and that
y, English courier who arrived at Vera Cruz Il
~ night before the steamer lsft. stated positive
that twenty thousand Mexiesns were engaged
~ the works. Another account reduces the nut
n0 La Id IA AuralxA .honsanA