The State guard. [volume] (Wetumpka, Ala.) 1847-18??, 1847-05-11
Latc from rIol.,ercy.

Late from M OLA Scrcy.
The schr Heroine arrived at New Or.
leans on Thursday from the Brazos
The Delta contains letter dated Mon.
terey, April 4, from which We m AXE the
following extracts;
Three days ago the Alcalde and Pries'
OF small town some 20 miles distant
on The road TO China, came in and re.
ported to Gen. Taylor the murder oi
"a Mexcans, at Gualopa, small ranch
about miles from Ramus. The muir
der was committed, they say, by par
~ of Americans numbering about 90
and was done in the night. The nlur.
dered men were first made prisoners,
tied, and aftei wards all shot through
their heads. The murder is said to have
been committed on the 28lh ult., On
that night train of loaded wagons, es.
cortedsby 200 infantry, anil about the
same number Of horse, under the COM
mand of Col. Mitchell, of the 1st Ohio
Regiment encamped at Marin, which is
about Ave miles from the scene of the
murder. The mounted men were COM
posed of U. S. Dragons and Texas
Rangers, under the command of Capt
Graham. of the I'd Dragons. Suspi
cion reefs upon some part of this corps
though no clue has yet been found 10
discover the guilty. The officers il
gentlemen, and rigid dlsci.
plinarians--are using every means in
their power 70 Investigate the matter.
Gen. Tay lor has cot his steam up on
the subject, and is determined TO have
hung every one who, it can be proved
has taken part in The murder. The
town where these were killed is but 8
few miles from the place where the
large train was captured and so many
wagoners massacred on the 22d of Feb
ruary. Some Is or 90 OF the wagoneis
who escaped from that massacre camf
in the last train, ye, there is no evidence
that they were engaged in the Gualops
murder.
passed over the place OF the massa
ere Of the ga February a few days age
and the scene is truly the most horrio
and revolving that have ever Witnessed
The rem aims of the murdered men, We
unbutied, stripped of every particle o.
clothing, 10y upon the plains their fest
devoured by mexican wolves and buz
yards, and thei: bones bleached In The
sun.
The train was veiy large and valu-
able one, and stretched out from three IL
four miles in length. The attack was
made upon the escort, who were in the
advance, by a large body OF Lancers
The escort, 40 men under Lieut. Bar
bour of the Kentucky Legion. were ali
taken prisoners, and are now in the pos
session OF Urea. The Lancers charg-
ed down the train, and lanced without
mercy the wagoners as they ran fol
their lives to The chaparal. More tina,
three fourlhs Of them, 1t is thought, were
killed-and their bodies shockingly nu
tila,ed and disfgured.
Those who passed the scene few
days after say that some had thei
hearts cut out and suspended upon The
bushes, or thrust into their mouths: The
eyes Of others were dug from theiI
sockets, and inserted in the wounds
made 10 other parts Of their bodies; ane
other muiilations were performed tina
would make even a North American
savage blush to look at. Yet these
were committed by Gen. Urrea's men--
the soldiers OF The Mexican army!
Urea, by last accounts, was at LII
mares, expecting reinforcements. 1t is
rumored that he has four pieces Of artil
lery with him. Marin, Cerralvo, Miel
ard China will all be garrisoned by oui
troops, which will render our commu-
n;ca,. ION with Camargo entirely safe
THE troe, rs here are in excellent health
and conditiIn-
The Kentucky Legion leave on Mon
day for Camargo jas an escortto train
These irosos have bu. six weeks &c
serve. and It is Gen. Tayicf's intention
Ilsear to discharge them at N. Orleans
presume they will not return again
The Ohio troops have about eight weeks
to serve--thrir turn will probably come
next. The number of regiments whose
year will expire IN May or June, nov Ir
Gen. TayIor's column is thirteen. Ho"
their places are 10 be filled icannot de
vise--perhaps you can inform US.
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