The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-07-03

day with . detachment Of the 18th REGIMENT
from Indiana, destined Tor General Tsyior's col
/ umn.
MEAs-Es.-We under.tand that the measles
have broken out among the troops recently ar
rived at Brazos, and q considerable number are
afflicted with 1t.
AnMY MovExKxrs.-The a6 Mississippi regi-
ment have moved forward from Monterey tojoin
Gen. w ooi, and the Virginia and North Caro-
| lima troops are TO leave as soon the Massachu-
setts regiment, who left here on Sunday last
| shall hnye taken their place. General Gushing
left this place for Gen. Taylor shead4 quarters on
Friday last. Portions of the 10th infantry un-
der Lieut.. Col. Fay, of the 3rd Dragons, under
Major Cass, and Of the 18th infantry still re-
| main encamped in our vicinity.
YELLOW fEyER.-We regret TO learn that
this terrible disease il continuing its ravages
among our troops and citizens dOmici lied in Vera
Cruz. When the Massachusetts, left. it re-
ported that there wero from fifteen 10 twenty
deaths day occurring therfron.
We have no news from Gen. Scott, and We
learn that up to the departure Of this steamship,
no commu nica,ion had been received from either
Jsapa or Puebs; since last advices received here.
We are now sixteen days without intelligence
from the latter city. the last being dated the 3ls'
ultmo
PAssESGKks.-Mr. Harrod, DIR. Tender and on.
hundred and ff:y-Gve sick and discharged SOL
diers, body of Major Bosworth, Paymuster u. :.
Army, who died recently at Vera Cruz, Of the
Black Vomit.-N. o. Times, l7th.
The following items from the seat If war, re-
ceived from the steamship Day, we find in the
New Orlcsns Bulletin
The report existed at Vera Cruz, on the de.
parture Of the Day, that Gen. Scott was at Rio
rro, negotiating With the new government, OF
which Herrera was the head, but our informant
stated that not much dependence was placed up
on the rumor Another version Of the report l.,
that Herrera declined entering into any negoiia-
ton until the new government was more settled
ana firm in power
by a gentleman of this city, from Matamoros.
who embarked In the Day at Brazos, We learn
that there was little no business doing. The
whole amount of duties collected under the tariff
| 1t Maiameros, Brazos, and the mouth Of the riv-
| err, was short OF 100000. No revivel Of trade
was espectei until that tariff was very materially
modified.
Fem the Plains.
The ST. Louis papers Of tn. 22d inst bring sad
news from the Plains. The Reveille was inform
d by person on the previous evening from
Westport, that Just before he left that place o
Delaware Indian arrived from the Plains, Civ
ing an account Of a wholesale murder Of team
'ters, by combined force of Arrapahoes, Ca
manches and Puwnees. whose numbers he sets
Town At two hundred fires, which would make
the total number Of the force about one thOus-
md men. Near place called Walnut creek, he
| states, this formidable party met and sttachei L
train of thirty wagons, drawn by mule teams,
md accompanied only by the drivers and eight
or ten horsemen. The Indians surrounded them
and charging suddenly drove the ,eamstcrs from
| their saddles. and masslcreed every man of the
party. The wagons were loaded with govern
| nent stores, which, with the mules, tie Indians
appropriated to their own
When the Reveie's informant left Westport,
Major John Dougherty, vino recently starte,.
for Santa Re with 2i) head Of cattle, was
there for the purpose Of employing more men.
| Near Council Grove his herd made stampede,
lni one hundred and fifty escaped.