The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-05-28
From tie Picnynne. May 81.
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Later from the BrazOs.


Later the Brazos.
The schooner Highlander Capt Baker arrived yesterday
evening from BraZos Santiago, whence she sailed on the
l4h inst We have copy OF the Nlatamoras Flag OF
the 9TH but no letters by this arrival
Gen. Gushing is doing very we'll II was his right leg
which was broken, not his left. The Flag thinks he
will shortly be able TO attend to his various duties. He
treats his injury very slight The general was TO have
celebration in honorAo the victories OF the slh and Gun
May His accident prevented the celebration.
A clerk in the employment of Capt Sinclair was dan
gerousy stabbed on the tn inst by Massachusetts vol
unieer for refusing the latter glass of The Flag
says there has been difficulty in the Massachusetts
regiment growing out of the endeavors of the officers to
put an end to lnemperanCe among the men, but all was
quiet on the 18th
Reports are in circulation Nlatamoras that in
hueniia Mexcans at Victoria engaged in project 10
proclaim the State OF Tamaupas Independent of the Mex
lean Confederacy A leading Mexican is said TO have
arrived in Maamoras with q view 10 learn what coop
Grafton he could obtain from the commandant of that post
He requires men, money and arms The Flag thinks his
oyertures will not be listened TO-
The Flag says that considerable parties of Indians have
been at different times within the last few days, only
few miles from Maiamoras. The editors had been in,
formed that three Mexicans and American who had
been collecting together some mules on the Texas side OF
the river opposite Matamoras found killed with ar
rows. party went out to bury the bodies. gentle
man who down the river the III on the steamer
Warren reported that Meyicans were deserving their ran
chos the river, and at several places where the boat
stopped to wood the Indians had been depredang upon
stances had committed murders The road between
Point Isabel and Fort Brown is considered unsafe. and
The editors of the Flag caution persons travelling II 10 be
on their guard
The Rio Grande is so low that boats of the ghtest
draught cannot get TO Camago No vessels have lately
been above the depot and but two or three high
up Reynosa is about as far boats ascend with
any success and the Flag says there is design of esab
fishing depot there.
The Flag learns from the Tamaupas Deensor that one
hundred and fifty of our infantry, with one field piece,
were living off the town of Soto Ia Marina the cath
ult and that one hundred cavalry, with l2pounder,
reached the town OF Magiscatzin on the 18th ut but
had received orders to countemarch to Tampico
The Registro O6cia, published in Durango, repels the
charge that the inhabitants Of that State friendly dis
posed towards the Yankees, but speaks respectful
terms of the sovereign Congress, which, 1T says, with
holds their arms and leaves them exposed to the ravages
of the Indians 'The sovereign Congress- further adds
The same paper "axes without number the Duranguenos
e pamper the corruption and vices Of the Cybares who
caumnate' them
The editor of the Defensor de Tamaulpas thinks the
analogy between the two States very striking that he
publishes the article above alluded TO.
a Mexican woman who washing at the lake in
Maamoras was lately accidentally killed by Massachu
| seis Volunteer who was at the time shooting fowl.
The woman was fully four hundred yards distant from