Washington telegraph., 1848-06-07
FRoNuronlN's kNApsAeK.

Els. Dfitf-l am Hgnm In "aar ac.
kighuR Pdws The Gumuuehes hagc
nude uuolhpr descent aud mudc anolhcr
clean sweep of horses aud mules Don
Manuel y lbafn tolls me he hns losl laOO
head The Indians were only small
party but the Poems, OF rather sefis had
no nrms 10 light them. aud even If they
had, they don't know how 10 use them.
Such Is the policy OF the Mexican Gov.
eminent The mnehofns are a splendid
looking sci ut men, aud when tins conn.
try i mneNcXti. they'll make capital So.
pggs, if led hy American officers, with Il
iew eampanIe, of white men -pituklpd
amongst thcm.
Cap, Aiaus, with msrnmpauy Of TeX.
a. kangtfs, Is hefr, aud tour companies
OF tbcA rgima Reglmcut-all under com.
maudo ol Capt ll1fPrr. one Of the most
gentlemanly officer | lave eyefmet with.
You may believe It when | tell YOU 30.
aud am not inclined 10 daner him. nz
he has wounded me in mozt delicate
point by dHnring all night with lady.
who they saY Is gong To injury me- but
IL doubtful, ros she hasn asked me yet
although II Is leap year.
Tho Virginia Regiment isn splendid
one; no wonder Co. llnmiramrk Is Va
proud OF IT, It's tie best have ever
seen, always excepting The Washington
Regiment La brigade Of which said
regiment tie Mount ZIanites, CO. D. com.
minded hy myself, Was the flower. ~
Lieut. tsl fomUuzfd TO say GiNeMm
my i8tp. Bud hlsz La iof me, At he viii
pamilyau Ask him, too. II he remem.
ber, the lny b. swaF In d be d--1 lihc d
lel me 20 over The RIO Gnnla TO Mula.
moros. and nlso how | bamcycd him out
Of 1t, by taking Testament oui OF luy
pocket and reading Inn a ycr,e. Tn
Testament WIS given M by tho Rov. Af.
thur Mnisirf british Chaplin at BIa Ja.
neiro. when | WAS fgsg.ia sick in iha
hospital ibrfe. II fhis should mecl hiz
eyes. wish him to aeevpi the thaub- ui
ono 10 whom he Wa very kind when The
object ol hi- kindness Was very poor
aud fTicullezs But if ! talk sentiment.
youli put It down for the emblem OF
Geman hlemnre. VIZ big butcher
hiubbering over the ralf be has Jusi killed
Tho verse read 10 Col. fomn, Wus from
q letter written hy Il gentleman named
Paul To q gossgy,i called Tim something.
H. n the l,i Epistlc, 9th Chapter, 2ld
Verse, and runs thus. Drink no long.
er water bur Use liiilc wine Tor lUy
stomach, sake and thine often inhrmi.
tics" The Colonel then told me to 20 TO
the realm, reIgncd over by Luciicr but
tobc back lor the evening parade. didn' 7,
20 To the place directed, but was back
tor the parade.
Writing ul Paul put me IN mind Of q
dispute between TWO sailors, when scry.
cd ON board hlc war schooner "ln,mrI.
llr. Ouu OF them said Paul was SAINT:
the other asserted that he was not The
matter was referred TO the hoat,wain, Un
old Englishmau from the Hdn IN Ports
mouth Ne decided that Plul was mot "a
regular commissioned SAINT hat that lac
had q iJa1rH yuyc, warrant.
Two of ,ua NTgiuian- haze just como
in, oul upiuio uusage,meal by the MoNl-
cans. They had bton missing some days,
and ~ they were known TO be excellent
mcn aud moi drscrler-, a search was made
ioflhcmani Capt lIarpcrhm.cllbmught
IN their bodies, beautifully mauglcd with
knives. They had been buried a day or
two.
had narrow escape here from an in
ebrialcd Virgin heilcr bought from Don
Manuel. Licut. McGowan, Of the Var.
gInians, and myself, wefe watching the
operation OF tying her down, and when
the Tachcr0S had fixed her so that she
couldn't move, she got up and made a tilt
at us, we both ran at quarter.horse speed,
and | had only time to close the door OF
the cOyrai, or yard, when she came butt
on TO il, within AN inch of Mes postcrl-
ties. How do you feel, Me-" said l.
That showed some presence of mind in
you, come down to Campos and take a
drink, said he. When we returned, /
shot the lady.
An express has come in stating that
Capt. Adams, of the Rangers, has had II
brush with the Camanches, and had 7 Of
his men killed, and that he killed . Of
them. | don't know how true it is, but
if we learn any thing more before the
mail closes, shall let youknow, Them
carnate fcnds actually came IA fresh band)
within one league of us but r1m0@d the
yanch when they learned that we were
here. Capt, Adams, and all the Virginia
officers who could obtain leave, started
after them. could not 90, but loaned
all my horses, except one, to the Virgin
in officers, and my double-barrel TO Lieut.
Garnet. Ihopo none Of thommo among
the killed, or | shall be minus my run aud
horses; aud I'd rather lend my wita han
my horse--that is if had a wife. lwon-
der how I'd look, walking down Chartres
ay, NV arti1 and "A