The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-31
Affairs I'm chihuahua, &c.

Affairs In Chthuahua, &C.
From the New Orleans Crescent, Oct 81
We received yesterday, files of the american Flag
up TO the 9Th inst from which we make the following
The Flag of the 9th gays =" Mr.. Henry Love- we'll
known having proved himself good and faithful
SOLDIER, and fearless express rider arrived at Fort
Brown on the Attn inst from chihuahua which place
he lett OF the 9TH ult. Our troops (or New Mexico
ard California; left on the same day the 7th Colonel
Washington, with Bragg's battery and company II Cd
dragons, for Santa Fe. Major Graham, with four
companies Of dragons, took the northern route pass
ing the copper mines through the State of Sonora to
California The troops were all in good health aud
fine spirits and were getting along well Corn through
the entire route is very scarce selling at IS the
Janega, being at least four times the usual price
Horfes, mules. and cattle scarce-occasioned by
the ravages ofthe Apache Indians who are continual
ly committing depredatons and making inroads upon
the settlements The ranches and haciendas through
that country have been absndoned-the inhabitants
copgregatipg in the larger towns for safety.
ms side of Parras, MIR. Love detained for TWEEN
ty four hours rancho, being surrounded by band
OF Camant he who after stealing lot Of horses
and mules, and woundipg several Mexicans, finally
tirtd He. also, in company with MIR. Sherman, came
party of Apache Indians in the desert known
rs tie II areSiE, at about O'Clock a dark night.
They hailed these Indians supposing them TO be Mex
ics ne, and in turn saluted with shower of
They returned the fire and retrented on the
same road short distances then, by taking to the
mountains they avoided the Indians during the next
day; but on returning to the road the Indians took
their trail and followed them to arroyo, ravine
swelled by recent rains and Of difficult passage. Here
they made stand. and when the Indians arrived
within reach of their rifles, fired on them killing their
chief whom they fall they then dashed the
arroyo In crossing. MIR Shermsn's horse, which had
been woun ded by the Indians the night before and
being too weak from loss blood the current
instantly swept from under him, and was dashed
over fall of about 20 feet Mr. Love threw his iarfe
over MIR. s and brought him safely to the shore.
Mr.. Love, who has made several excursions on this
route also others states that he has uniformly met
with hind and hospitabe treatment from the higher
classes OF the inhabitants.
Col Washington gave splendid review at Chihus.
hua, before marching for Santa Fee 1t wss attended
by an mmense concourse-the review ground was sur
rounded by carriages filled with ladies. Gov. Trias,
in return. gave dinner to Col Washington and all
the merican officers. Much good feeling was ex-
hihited, and the utmost harmony prevailed There
.re eight hundred Mexican regular troops in
A letter from Parras mentioned in the Herald Of
Sal,no, fays that gang Of thirteen robbers under
cDiy of Aguacbila the inhabitants of that place
and that three OF the band were killed and several
wounded.
Don Francisco Parrss, y lieutenant in the old
company of Bejsr, who was murdered at rancho
Guilots by man who occupied a house in that ram
cho, and who had been friend and comrade Of the
victim. The Herald says the authorities were dill
gently pushing the trial of the murderers and adds,
dered in the neighborkood, had been carried to that
place.
A meeting of delegates from the neighboring towns
las be- recently held in Monco to devise Efficient
of defence against the Indians and also to
ny against them, in their stronghods aggressive
war, which alone, 1t Is deemed, will put end to
their hostile ncursons. The government ef Coshuils
has appropriated $4,000 for the purpose but that
funds 10 be collected from contributors. The
gs nzstion Of a force, TO consist of 800 men, well
mounted and armed, is contemplated.
We observe the card Of Rice Garland ex-Judge Of
the Supr Court Iof Louisiana, in the Flag, in
which he offers his services TO the citizens of Cameron
and ad joining counties In The State Of Texas, as an
attorney and counsellor at law. Office atoresent n
Freeport, opposite Matamoros
Opinions of the Americans of the Sentence
OH Smith O'Brien.
From the Philadelphia Ledger. Oct. 20
Seine
at the conviction and sentence of this Irish patrl-
OF We are not With all Its atrocities, the case
is perfectly characteristic Of English rule, not only
in Ireland but everywhere, and therefore precisely
what expected. Among the atrocities OF this
case, the greatest is the employment of SPIES 10
entrap men INTO declarations adverse TO the 90
vernment, and then TO prosecute and convict them
upon the testimony of such hired mscreants. The
yllesi among the late governments OF Europe, even
that OF Metternieh, did not go quite so lar this.
To creaie preexts for hanging, banshlng or lmpri-
sonlng persons whose talents and virtues render
them odious To tyrannical and corrupt govern
ment ~ species of baseness 10 which the Eng
IIsh aris,ocracy have resorted more than once
Ihey employ SPIES to propose schemes OF rebellion
as jealous patriots. Among the numerous portion
oi the English people who are disconnected with
the present system, some are always ready TO en-
terrain almost any proposition, however visionary,
which promises relief The spies select such per-
sons for victims, lead them, 10y various fasehoods
and false promises, into some declaration or act IN
violation If law-and modern ENGLAND has laws 10
unsh,anylhIng at the pleasure OF The government
and then berray them. They are then indicted,
'snd anything is ndctable IN modern England.'
tned by bench resolved on their destruction, and
by packed jury Of men resolved to enforce the
tyraDnical designs OF the government, and coma
Ncted upon the testimony OF the spies. Can ~
pravlty sInk lowell Can any honorable mind for~
bear 10 execrate such enormiuesl Yet such things
are no novelties IN modern England, and through
such scEeme has Smith O'Brien been condemned
10 death
10 Napoleon's time, the English aristocracy ac-
cuetd him OF employing spies TO detect political
enemies, end they affected holy horror at the
practice. Napoleon did no such ting. for it was
totally Inconsistent with all his habits Of thought