The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-09-09
From The Neu OrilgHs Pic7yuzs, lag. "a.
LATER FROM THE RIO GRANDE.


LATER FROM THE RIO GRANDE.
Since our last there have been several
arrivals from the Bfozos, by which we have
the Ma,amor0s F4g Of the ll.h, l4Ih aud
18th instant.
Much the most nPortanl intelligence by
this arrival is contained 10 the following
from the Flag OF tho 18Th.
Another Massacre la,clli gence wa:
received on Saturday last, confirmed since
BY letters from Cerralyo 10 tie On INST,
that a scouting par'y q twenty seven Tex
ans, commanded Is Capt BlyIor, ordered
OF, Col. Abbott, clnmandaut al Cerralyo,
10 scour the county between that pos, and
Monterey, had fallen in with large body
Of Mexicans and all been killed but three
Our letters inform us lha! Capt Baylor
left Ceua.yo on the 6h INST. aud following
gu! bis lastFucuors. visited several ranches
10 the nsiLhboihooI Of where tho receE,
attacks had been made upon the trans. At
Two Of these ranches goods aud property
captured from the trains were found Sc
erected 10 the houses, and the guilt Of a
participation 70 these robberies Geia: clear.
ly proven asaHs, the Mexican residents,
the property was retakcn, the dwellings, o:
the guilty bgrnad ami several known des.
parale characters killed. WAh three pri
soners which be had captured, Capt. Bay.
l0t was returning 70 The main road, when
he found himself surrounded by large
force of Mexicaas, stated at three hundred,
undoubtedly The same force which had at.
tscked the trans previously. lie was
completely hennei 10 AID the Mexicans
charged upon BIS small baud, killing many
Of them the frs! discharging Of fire arms.
Three Of the party effected their escape by
crawling into Tie chaparral, anI got into
Csfralyo dread.I.y !accraleI with lhorus
When they las, saw Capt. Baylor he va.
wounded aad endorsed, but still fighting
and oaly three Of his neu were n thel
saddles. They think il Impossible that anj
more couI have escaped, and DO not be
licre that the Magcans made any prison
efs. Two days had elapsed since they 90
back 10 Csrf1lyo, and nothing had beer
heard Of aay Of he res, Of the party. IL
the dwelling Of ole Of the Nlcxcans made
prisoner by Capt. Baylor 50 the men who
escaped rcpou,) we're found Two letter.
from the chef alcade c! Cerralyo 10 Ca.
males, informing hlm III whose possession
be bad placed certain goods captured from
tae trains, which he tCauales) had cmpow
cred hin 10 dispose Of 10 Cerralvo, aud also
giving hin 10 understand that 1t he s'oo.
IL need OF arms, horses or mpu, he had bu
10 make bis wishes known aad they would
be attended 10. These letters were II
Capt. BIS possession when attacked, and
have been recovered Jy the McScaus. Ia
consequence Of the report made to Col
Abbott, he has had the a.calle and seYcra
other Influential Mex.clus arrested.
Aaer Confirming the lJoye, an officer II
the Massachusetts regiment writes IRON
CerfalVo to fficad 20 tins city, under d4!C
Of the -.h Of August:
The two Jas, trains UP we're attacked
and thirty or .Dr,y pac,, mules cut OF .rou
each. A tram .eil yesterday for Monte
rey, and We have positive Information tia
400 meyicans are lylaI On the road 70 Gu
them oH Tbugs at this post are 10 rattle
q state Of excitement; hardly day passe
without some person being murdered on Ii
road, md NC lie here, knowing that ia
euemy Is IN large force 10 our lmnedl4l
vicinity, without the means Of acting ca
cep, on the defensive. We ha,e 10 mount
. ed force Ut the post, nor the means {
mounting Stage man ot our own, shout
an extreme case %. necessity reqgJre II.
IS much 10 be desired that the Gg,cfumel
vail soon soc clearly the great folly Of pa
eng troops along this line. with Their hand
tied, 70 be made tA9 laughing stock Of b
an ensmy SO contemplate as the Mcx,csui
DO not know when ~ shall move On, b.
if at all, think solusa here about tAe /.
Of Sept"
TIE Flag has bicanc satisfied tha, d
intentions OF az adgnuce towards ssu La
by the Column Of Gen Taylor have bee
Abandoned. / be Fias condemns lh,s cours
considering II an e,spu'ill step on our pa
TO occupy Sau LIa Ps,os, and open cou
m9acailons lrom ma cry 10 Mexico.
ten. Marsha! and MAJOR Church,
passed Up tho RIO GIanis on the l7,h lns,
ca ,hetr way 70 JON Gen. Taylor.
The steamer Mir Brown, which il VI
Lo rscr objected u.cyadel Tue ia, Gsallo u