The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-08-23


The following u. s. vessels and officers are stationed
at Laguna Island Of Carmen, Yucatan
u. 3. bomb brig Vesuvius, Geo. A. Magruder, Esq,
commander; Henry p Robertson, lieutenant; p Ben
son De Lany assistant surgeon; Francis Key Murray,
passed mdshipmsn and acting master; Charles Dyer,
Jr, and John Madigan, jr, passed mdshipmen John s.
lsaacs captains clerk Francis Dawson acting gunner
U. s. schooner Mahonese sylvanus w. Godon lieu
tenant commanding; John H. Brown, passed midship
man, acting master; Henry s. Newcomb Joseph 8. Day
passed midshipmen.
ST.. LOUIS, August Is, ls47.
yesterday received letter from one Of the volun-
teers of Col Eastons command giving full account of
the late massacre of eight men, on the Arkansas, Of
which wrote you few days since. The particulars
are about these As is usual in all newly raised corps
Of volunteers but little discipline had tho
command of Col Easton. The soldiers would wander
of from camp, and frequently unarmed On the north
side of the Arkansas along the wagon route there
very little timber and camping it became necessary
to send to the south side for fuel The men, though fire.
quenty reprmanded for doing, in the habit Of
crossing in disorder, and often unarmed.
On the morning of the2ist of July, about twenty
crossed in this manner and scattered from the
river bank of several hundred yards Sud
denly host Of savagesmy correspondent says
than five hundred-rose up from the grass armed with
spears and commenced among the volunteers inds-
crimnate slaughter Such Of the men us were armed
fought best they might, against such Odds but most
OF them rushed ut for the river One was chased
into the stream by an Indian, and there killed Ano-
Their was severely wounded on the bank
As the firing heard in camp, a number of
the companions of the unfortunate rushed to the
fed leaving on the field oght dead and four wounded
The names Of those who fell follows:-Of Cart
Barnes company, killed-Henry Barlow, Valentine
Regg William Duncan, Francis Turcott, Ludwick Tan
and Jacob Johnson; scaped and otherwise severely
wounded-Benjamin Frost OF Capt Paul's company,
killed-Philander Porter and Charles Fuss wounded
Amizi Stanley, Michael Mcbride and William Warner;
the first slightly the two latter severely Frost
seen to fight desperately with his dubbed rifle but on
searching the ground that evening the slain and
wounded, he could not be found Next day about noon
he observed the south bank Of the river whittier
he had crawled He stated that he had known nothing
after he fell, until next morning, when he aroused
by firing in camp He scalped in shocking man
was still alive and hopes we're entertained for his re-
covery The rest of the wounded 1t thought would
also recover OF the killed. four were scalped. The
enemy, it Is supposed lost killed and ut least
one wounded Several were borne from the field The
ssvages were Camsnches, and had white man. armed
heard to say, Come on ifyou will fghtH
most shocking instance Of barbarity to slave
come public Last week hs Coroner was called to hold
inquest on The body Of coored female child nine
years OF age the property OF person by the Of
Cordell who lives few miles out Of town The child
had been hired to family by the of Tanner re-
siding in this city and is alleged that authority had
child at will few days since the little girl was sent
home to Mr. Cerdell in dying condition, and almost
nayed alive. She fingered short time, and died The
Of inquest fonud examining the corpse that the
BODY had been deeply excoriated from the of the
head downward, apparently with raw hide. There
several deep cuts through the scalp, laying the
scu bare and around the neck and parts of
the txtremities traces Of cord The child doubt
had been bound and strangled to prevent her cries
She insane when brought to her masters house
and begged necessarily for bread showing that among
the horrd crueties practiced by her tormentes
vation had not been overlooked. Horrid these
circumstances no arrest has yet been made in
ton with them! Yours ARGUS
The YALE COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT
class OF 1877 held their first class meeting since
their graduation, Tuesday. Twelve out of the
twenty -four surviving members present. and only
thirteen out OF the thirty who graduated had
truly remarkable two-thirds of the whole number be-
ing alive after separation Of half century, while no
other class within fourteen years of It, presents so rare
sprinklng Of stars the triennia catalogue Among
the deceased Of this class the Hon Henry Bald.
win, LID, OF Pittsburgh late Judge in the Supreme
Cheshire. late Governor Of Connecticut; Gen Jrah
Isham of New London; Rev. Timothy Field of Wind
Lyman, of Clinton, N. Y. or the thirty.seven mem
beers OF the class, sixteen made law their profess
tanned the degree of LID; thirteen became Con.
gregational and Presby terian clergymen, and two
clergymen in the Protestant Episcopal church or
the clergymen three have been honored With the
degree Of ID d. About three ourths of all the members
OF the class are, or have been communicates ortho
dox churches, and most of them officers in those
were the Rev Lyman Beecher, D. D.. President Of Lane
Seminary ut Cincinnati Ohio Joseph Billings Esq of
Hatfield Mass Rev Israel Brainerd, of Vernon, New
York. Rev Dodate Brockway, of Ellington. Hon Ben
nett Bronson, OF Waterbury Asahel Clarke, Esq
OF Columbia, Conn. Rev Sylvester Dana, of Concord
". H.; Hon. Thomas Day L. l. D., late Secretary Of
state, Hartford, Conn Rev Charles Goodrich OF Ia
wanna Chemung county New York. Hen. sylvester
Maxwell, OF Charlemont, Mass. Rev. James NUT.
dock ID. d., of New York City The meeting was OF
Intense interest to those present and Win UNANIMOUS
CONSENT II agreed meet again, II life should DC
spared the end Of three years and that the otner
survivors Of the class who not a TINS meeting DC
solicited attend and both share and increase the
luxury Of such fraternal embrace In the evening OF
life -N,w Haven Herald, Aug. IL
INTREPID CoNpucT OF A LITTLE GIRL.-We |
learn from the Boston ADVERTISER that, on Mon |
dav afternoon as the children Of Col Thompson and |
Captain Alden Clifford were playing on the banks Of the
canal In Woburn Centre, little daughter OF Colonel
Thompson, six years old fell into the canal when lisa |
bella the daughter Of Capt Clifford Immediately jumped
In TO save her little playmate She seized her but Mt
the moment both got into deep water and their stua
on became extremely perilous yet the courageous lisa
above water Both would probably have been drowned
had the outcries Of Capt Chords son GEORGE six
wears age brought TO their assistance Mr. Atheron
who working in shop not far distant. The little |
boy shouting to his sister to her companion
Both children were nearly exhausted when taken out,
and Isabella was nearly speechless for some time.
The State Central Committee Of Connecticut have |
sailed state convention to meet the 22d September
20 nominate candidates for governor and other state
,cers as well as to appoint two delegates to represent
he state at large 10 the next national convention for
candidates for President and Vice President
" tho United States and will maze an Expression
In Aela