The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-09
LATER FROM The BRAz0S.
Movements on the Rio Grande, at Monterey
and SaltillO.
MURDER OF MEXICANS.
&c. sc. &c.

The schooner Heroine Captain Shaw arrived at New
BRACES The bringing few
Pioneer of April 5th contains the following
Col A. NJ. MITCHELL Lieut.. Col. John B. Wellen, Sur,
Ohio Regiment arrived here In company with the
mand Of Major Giddings. They are all apparently in
good health and spirits They brought with them large
number Of letters papers which, though two months
old, were very gladly accepted
tachments Of the Louisville Legion and the LIST Regi
of Ohio Volunteers arrived here the 29th ut
from Camargo, bringing with 1t heavy train This is
The LIST Regiment of Indiana Volunteers is encamped
at the Springs near Monterey on the old camp OF Gen.
Several companies of the Texan Rangers have arrived
are the kind Of men to deal with the train robbers
A train left this place Monday last for Camargo
under the escort of detachment of Mssissippans
NEWS FROM MONTERREY.
From the New Orleans Delta, April %.
MONTEREY Mexico April 4, ls47.
Since the arrival of Gen. Taylor here, all has re-
NAMED quiet For four weeks prior had at least one
stampede in every twentyfour hours: All the troops
and every thing Of value removed into the Citadel
Fort strong picket guards constantly posted and the
Fort put in complete state Of defence There seems
to be something in the of the old hero that In
spires with the belief that harm can come
where he is about With Nays squad of Dragoons and
old ground at Walnut Springs, apparently ii a. much
Ohio Regiment is at the Citadel Fort and the LIST
lucky the town. The citizens returning to their
u
deserted, affords quite q variety Of Mexican edibles
Three days ago. the Alcalde and Priest of small town
twenty miles distant the road to China came in
and reported to Gen Taylor the murder of24 Mexcan at
Gualopa, small ranch about six miles from Ramus.
The murder committed they say, by party Of
Americans numbering about 90 and was done in the
night. The murdered men were first made prisoners,
tied and afterwards all shot through their heads The
murder said to have been committed the 2sth ult
On that night train Of loaded wagons escorted by 200
infantry and about the number of horse under the
command of Col Mitchell, Of the LIST Ohio Regiment,
hfav;v okp,t
scene Of the murder The mounted men COM
posed of U. s. Dragons and Texas Rangers under
Suspicion rests upon part Of this corps though
clue has yet been found to discover the guilty The
officers in command-gentlemen, and rigid discipline
ransare using every in their power to invest
gate the matter General Taylor has got his steam up
the subject and determined to have hung every
Who be proved has taken part In the murder
The town where these were killed is but few
miles from the place where the large train captured
and 90 many wagoners were massacred on the 22d of
February Some fifteen twenty Of the wagoners who
escaped from that massacre came up in the last train
yet there is evidence that they were engaged in the
Gualopa murder.
passed over the place of the massacre Of the 22d
February few days ago. and the scene is truly the
most horrid and revolving that have Witnessed
The remains Of the murdered men, vet unbured stripped
of every particle Of clothing lay upon the plains their
flesh devoured by Mexican wolves and buzxards and
their bones bleaching in the SUM- The train very
large and valuable and stretched out from three to
four miles in length. The attack made upon the
Lancers The escort, 40 men under Lieutenant Bar
bour of the Kentucky Legion, all taken prisoners,
and in the possession Of Urea. The Lancers
charged down the train and anccd without mercy the
wagoners they for their lives to the chaparral
More than threefourhs of them, 1t Is thought were
killed and their bodies shockingly mutlated and dis
figured Those who passed the few days after,
say that had their hearts cut out and suspended
upon the bushes thrust into their mouths the
of others dug from their sockets and inserted in
wounds made In other parts Of their bodies and other
mutlations were performed that would make even a
North American savage blush toook at Yet these acts
committed by Gen Urreas men-the regular SOL
diers of the Mexican army
Urea by last accounts at Linares, expecting
Inducements 1t s rumored that he has four pieces OF
artillery with him. Marin, Cerra.vo, Mier, and China
will all be garrisoned by troops, which will rem
der our communication with Camargo entirely safe
Troops here are in excellent health and condition.
The Kentucky Legion leave on Monday for Camargo
as an train These troops have but six weeks
serve, and it is Gen Taylors intention hear, to
discharge them at New Orleans presume they will not
return again The Ohio troops have about eight weeks
serve-their turn will probably next. The num-
Der of regiments whose year will expire in May June
in Gen. Taylors column, is thirteen. How their
inform
We looking with great anxiety for news from Gen
Scott Nothing Of interest from Saltlo Aqua Nueva
The surgeon reports wounded doing REMARKABLY well
OF the whole number wounded in the LIST Mississippi
giment only amputation required. The wounds
generally from muskets balls and Of course slight
compared to those made by grape and canister
the battle fought here The position of troops Mt
the battle of Buena Vista rendered the artillery Of the
enemy almost entirely Intellectual not than eight
of our were injured by cannon shot.