The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1847-04-23
The Picayune has the following about the

INC flcdyuhe mas the Ioiowlng about the
movements of the troops,&c
Eight companies of the Massachusetts regiment
were stationed at Camargo on the Both ult. The
other two were shortly expected. Col Gushing
arrived at the BraZos on the 4th inst
The Flag records several deeds of violence not
very credtable to American prowess. One oc-
cured at Monterey, where Mexican merchant
was killed.
A Mr.. Gayse, one of the clerks of Lloyd Til.
gilman, whose goods were stolen by Urrea's mar.
auders, al the attack the wagon train near Ger
ralvo, discovered quantity of those goods expo
sed for sale in the store OF the Mexican Incen-
sed beyond all power of forbearance, Mr.. G. af-
ter notifying his friends of his intentions went
to the store of the Mexican and told him if he
did not quit the city in twenty-four hours he
would kill him. The Mexican disregarded the
warning. Mr. G. waited till the expiration Of the
time, walked up with pistol in each hand prot
fered the Mexican one, and shot him dead The
commanding officer ordered Mr.. G. to be manac-
led. placed in wagon and started off in the d.
recton of that American Botany Bay, New-Or-
leans. Three miles from the city the mules at
tached to the wagon took fright, most probably at
the enormity OF shooting sainted Mexican, and
ran such distance SO very roughly, as actually
to shake the irons off and-offended Justice lis
ten the mdlefactor escaped Mr.. G. is now
tarrylng short time in our city where he would
De nanpy 10 meet ms trends.
We give as much OF another story from the
Flag, as we have room for
CAPTURE AND DEATH OF A MEXICAN FAM
ArIc.-Whe at Camargo that gallant Texan
officer, Col. Cook, first heard OF the inhuman mas
sacre near Ceralvo He started in Immediate
pursuit OF the Inurderers, TO rain down retribu-
tive justice upon their heads for their dastardly
conduct. He succeeded in capturing one of
Urrea's officers, whose fanticism no doubt nsiea-
ted the atrocities, too revolving to decency and
humanityfto be described He was identified as
murderer of Burns, and was seen to mangle
most horribly, with his own hants, the dead
bodies OF the American transfers. Moved by
the spirit OF demon, he attempted, and would
have murdered the grief-disracted daughter of
the unfortunate Burns but for the interference OF
brother officer in the same division. Alter he
was taken and bound by thongs around the:wrst
he sprang, seized pistol which Colonel Cook
had laid down, and fired at and wounded him in
in the knee. Enraged for an instant he drew
his sword, but his anger melted away at the sight
of the cords which confined his arms, and he de-
sisted from his hasty purpose. He was then
placed in wagon, with sick soldier guarded
by file of men. and was thus conveyed until
they reached the spot where the massacre had
taken place. A halt was ordered until the rites
Of burial could be performed. One of the com
pany, who had lost brother 10 the fight, stole,
with his rifle unperceived, to the distance OF one
hundred and fifty yards from The wagon, where he
secreted himself behind bush and waited
until his comrades lett him an open space between
him and the butcher OF his brother, when he fred
and drove ball through his bosom. The des-
perate man, feeling that the thread which bound
him to lite was cut snatched the gun of the sick
soldier and made an almost superhuman effort TO
shoot one of the guards, which he came within
hairs breadth of accomplishing.