The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-05-07
From the Mobile Register and Journal, May !
Late from Monterey.

Late from Monterey.
The schooner Heroine arrived at New Orleans OF
Thursday, from the BTaZos The Delta contains lette
dated Monterey, April a. from which make the fol
lowing extracts
Three days ago the alcalde and priest of small towr
some twenty miles distant, the road TO China came ir
and reported to General Taylor the murder OF "a Mex
cans, at Gualopa small rancho about six miles from
Ramus The murder was committed, they say, by par
ty OF Americans numbering about 90 and was done
the night The murdered first made prisoners
tied and afterwards all shot through their heads. The
murder said to have been committed the % u On
that night train OF loaded wagons escorted by 2OC
infantry and about the number of horse, under the
command of Colonel MITCHELL of the LIST Ohio regiment
encampel at Marin, which about five miles from the
scene OF the murder The mounted men were composed
of the United States dragons and Texas rangers under
the command OF Captain Graham, of the I'd dragons
Suspicion rests upon some part OF this corps though
clue has yet been found to discover the guilty The
officers in command-gentemen and rigid dscipnarians
using every means their power to investigate the
matter.
Gen Taylor has got his steam up on the subject and
is determined to have hung every one who, il can be
Proved has taken part in the murder The town where
these men were killed is but few miles from the place
where the large tram was captured and many wagon
massacred the 22d of February Some or 20 OF
the wagoners who escaped from that up
the last tran yet there evidence that they were
engaged in the Gualopa murder.
passed over the place of the of the 22d of
February few days ago. and the scene is truly the most
horrld and revolving that have ever witnessed The
remains OF the murdered men, yet unburied, stripped of
every particle OF clothing lay upon the plans their flesh
devoured by Mexican wolves and buzzards, and their
bones beached in the sun
The train was very large and valuable one, and
stretched out from three to four miles in length The
attack was made upon the escort, who the ad-
vance, by large body of lancers The escort forty
men, under Lieutenant Barbour of the Kentucky LEGION
were all taken prisoners, and in the possession
OF Urea The lancers charged down the train, and
anced without mercy the wagoners they ran for their
lives to the chappara More than three-ourths of them
it is thought, were kled-and their bodies shockingly
mutlated and disigued
Those who passed the few DAYS after say that
some had their hearts cut out and suspended upon the
bushes or thrust into their mouths The ewes OF others
were dug IRON their sockets and inserted in the wounds
made IN other parts of their bodies and other mutaton
were performed that would make even North American
savage blush TO look at Yet these were committed BY
General Ureas menthe regular soldiers of the Mexican
army
Urrea by last accounts, at Lnares, expecting re-
Inducements Ii is rumored that he has four pieces OF
artillery with him Marin, Cerralvo, Mier and China
will all be garrsoned by troops, which will render
our communication with Camargo entirely safe The
troops here in excellent health and condition
The Kentucky Legion leave Monday for Camargo,
escort TO tram These troops have but six weeks
to serve; and it is General Tayors intention hear to
discharge them at New Orleans presume they will moi
return again The Ohio troops have about eight weeks
to serve Their turn will probably come next The
number OF regiments whose year will expire in MAY or
June, in General Taylors column, thirteen How
their places to be filled cannot devise Perhaps you
can inform