The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-16
LAGUNA, March "a, 184S.

LAGUNA, March "a, 1S4S.
Dreadful State of Afars- Co,oardice of the
Whites, &c, &c.
A merchant Of this place has kindly communi
Gated to US letter, dated Campeche, the 10Th
instant, the writer of which, native of that
place, seems to be pretty we'll Informed on the
subject of the Indian war. The follow g is al
extract of the letter.
fer it will have bsen be,eged BY the Indisns and afe
losing gil hops of Obtaining assistance fom otis,
in ;aot not Tn w % &c 70, n:
Such viii b, the case before long, as may be essil,
By looking at the consumm.te want of energy
and courage ehown by the white aud eoored population,
Even now the Indians require no more powder; the,
nave discovered new erm one that 10 easily welded
.od s . nS eens Of Yuatan 0n T 1 S'
when cur troops h.ve to pass through some parts Of
,h- country occupied by the Indians and with any
obstruction in the road the nasre sound Of the
~hoop Ia sunioent TO mako them them throw away Their
m uskets and try the comparative - swiftness Of
heir .xs There has not only been instance tb
Kind but unfortunately, there have been several tn
sst ons took plsos on the i4;h instant, while Col
Leon was svacuating Vsadolid. do not know II th,,
sad news has already reached your plsce hut will Civ.
IN account Of it, according to letters received from La
nal at xhich city rome Of the "evacuadores" bai
Iivsd col Leon had orders not, under any pretex
whatever, to from Vallsdolid. notwithstanding
this ho commenced hi, retreat rom that city on tn
cord enter the head Of any and muoh less that
military man. divide his forces evacuation OF
place surrounded by about IL 900 hostile ndianp ats
sustaining . lorg riegs. IL appears, however, thai
Col Leon. commanding the garrison Of Vsiladolin
amounting to 1900 men ordered 800 Of them to TAX,
up their naavch in the direction OF Izsmai, With
seven pieces of artillery large qusntity OF ordnsnc,
and baggage wagons and all the famiIies that up &
that time had reInsiued in Vaadoid; while he, Col
Leon With tbs aiming 700 proceeded In another
direction towards Fisimin taking with him neither
artillery wagons sny thing else that might havo I'm
ped,d his march. The division which marched towards
IzsmsI arrived without accident at Popoa, one league
from Valadolid. Ia starting from that place, they
found the road completely obstructed, and lined With
ambuscsdss on either side. Trey" in a ames
hred from within the thcbet, and the troops took to
fight only anxious to their skins The
pieces Of artillery, all tie munitions and baggage
sons remained ia pos tssion OF the Indians besides
d,stressnsly large number Of fsmes who reent.
lee. ly tutchered. Would to God thst Of those
doieul tslt or the whereabouts Of Col Leon and hi
u 0 men, no thing IL - yet known"
The foregoing. which gives q true picture OF
the condition OF Yucatan at the present moment,
"a submltsd to you for publication. Unless the
United States extend a protecting hand, all the
whites and the mixed breeds of this unfortunate
country must soon be ann Inflated.
p. s -Inteligence has just arrived, that thou
sands of the terrified inhabitants have fled from
their homes, and are now on the beach, In a
condition great suffering. The u. s. schooner
Falcon, the only available vessel at this port, ut
the present mo Te mt, 1.-THE steamer Iris IA now un-
dergoing repairs) has been ordered up, TO render
all the assistance possible.
The Iris will follow as soon az she is in con-
dition to get up steam.