The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-12-11
FROM ooRPus oHRIsrL

We are indebted to a gentleman who arrived last
night from Corpus Christi, for file of that inter-
estng paper, the Corpus Christi STAR to the 2Sth ult
The gentleman informs us that business was quite
brisk al that place at the time of his departure 29th
ult. Mexican merchants were arriving from the
interior.
The persons engaged in boring the Aitesiau wells
in the neighborhood of Corpus Christi felt very
sanguine of complete success
We make the following extracts from the Star Of
the 2Sih:
AND STILL THEY CoME.-Another party of
traders is hourly expected in from Guerrero.
They bring wool, hides and specie, to exchange
for goods
Col Kinney and Mr. Fitzgerald left for San An.
tonic on Sunday last. They doubtless arrived
there last evening. From this it will be perceived
that San Antonio, by the new route, has been
brought quite close to US.
FATAL AFFRAY.-We learn from the Western
Texan of the 18th inst, that an afffay took place
in that town on the 18TH between three soldiers of
the U. 5. Infantry, encamped on the Salado and
Lieut.. John j. Glanion, of Capt. HIPS Company of
Texas Rangers, in which one of the soldiers was
mortally wounded, by pistol shot fireds by Lieut.
Glanton. The soldier died shortly afterwards, and
Lieut. @. Immediately surrendered himself to the
authorities
The RANGING CoMPANIEs.-We are sorry TO
learn from Lieut. Goodali who arrived here yester-
day, that before he left Capt Sutton's camp Col
Bell had received orders from Gen. Twiggs to dis
band all the Ranging Companies row in service
Il was proposed to substitute four companies of
Dragons.
New WHARF.-Mr. Mann's new wharf is rap
idly approaching completion, and in day or two
the railroad car will be placed upon the track and
goods can be conveyed directly from the vessels to
his new brick store. The wharf will be 10 wards
long, and will run into eight feet water
HIGH Notwithstanding to all accounts. the
section of country east of this have been WIS.,
tied with very heavy rains. The Guadalupe and
Victoria rivers have overlooked their banks and it
was with extreme difficulty that the mail rider was
able to cross them. Last week he found it impossi-
Bile, and this was the cause of the failure of the
mail The country about San Antonio, according
to the Texian, was completely under water, and
the rains were heavier than had ever been known
before, according to the testimony of g the Oldest
inhabitant"
ANOTHER INDIAN SKIRMIsH-By the following
from the San Antonio Western Texian of the nth
inst, il will be seen that the Indians are becoming
more daring in their thieving incursions
BY letter which we have been permitted to
peruse, from Capt. HI. Warfeld, who is At present
stationed on the Arroyo Saco, to Col p H. Bell.
we learn that on the morning of the 18th inst Lieut.
Knox, with twelve men, was directed to go into
the passes most frequented by the Indians The
same evening the party eneamped for the night in
the Canon Pass, where Indian sign was discovered,
and as a night attack was apprehended, precau-
tionary measures were taken to prevent the same.
About five O'Clock next morning, however, the
guard was fired upon, and most daring charge
made on the camp by party of some ten or twelve
Indians, and an attempt made to STAMPEDE -
the horses, which was not effectuaI. A skirnish
ensued, but the firing lasted only short time, the
Indians breaking Immediately to the mountains.
which Were near at hand, and being on foot evaded
oil raVrp rafk H..
was private Wesley Deer, one of the guard killed,
and private John Saddler wounded, but not seri-
ously, by an arrow. The Indians lost one killed,
whom they left on the ground, and two or three
supposed to be badly wounded The Indians were
supposed to be party coming down on foot for the
purpose of stealing horses, but to what tribe they
belonged is not known. 1t is conjeetured they are
Lpans.