Arkansas intelligencer., 1848-01-08
IudiauS in Nfyir0.


Oar latest aGvices from SatiIlo told cf a con-
fcl between the Texan Rangers and band of
Camanches. Upon looking over some late pa.
pers from the city of Mexico find several
letters from San Luis Polos describing actions
be tween the Indians and Mexican troops. The
savages had boldly app: oached within seventeen
leagues Of the city of San Luis. In
gagement the Mexicans had fifty infantry and
thirty Dragons engaged. The party COM
petely cut to pieces, eight of the dragons escap-
ing with their lives and FIVE of these being woun-
ded. Another engagement took place between
the Indians and one hundred dragons of the 9TH
Regiment of cavalry, which were marching from
MatehuaIa TO Join Sen. Avalos. The fight
CURED at ,Mingoe, and the dragons were CON-
pletley routed, seventy being killed, among whom
were Col Labastida and several other officers.
The survivors of this fight at last joined Avalos.
In letter from this general, we have report of
an engagement in which the Mexican arms were
more successful. With force of about 400
cavalry he writes on the 18th of Novembe that
he that morning attacked body of from $40 to
37O Indians in the hacienda of San Juan del Sa-
lado. The action began at 3 in the morning and
terminated al in the afternoon, tthe date of the
generals le,ter) Only thirty or forty Indians
were then left IN the interior of the hacienda,
whom he says it will be necessary to destroy, as
thev refuse surrender, and defend them
selves savagelv. All the rest, he says, persisted.
I
impossible on account of the difficulty of ,he coun-
trv the bills, &c. The Mexicans recovered two
thousand horses, and set al liberty oyer two hun
dred women and children who had been captured
/ The loss of the Mexicans SMALL though seve-
! raj officers were wounded and Gen. Avaos had
his horse shot under him. . 90
1t is calculated that in their lucursIons INTO the
State cf San Luis four hundred Mexlcans
have been killed, great number oi CaptIves
made, and numberIess atrocities have been COM
mitted.-N. o. Picayune.
A beggar applied at the house of country
friend Of his. somewhere about Christmas time,
for something to eat According to the hosPta
bic custom of the neighborhood, he was invited
into the kitchen and pie placed before him.
Just as the good lady of the house was about to
cut the pie the fellow looked up at her with most
provoking assurance in the world and said, IN an
nouisitive tone. Is il mince ?'' Upon the lady s
informing him that it not, he Indignantly
rose. and said he did not any thing about eat
| ing ii. if 1T 1casnI mince! b!
| The proceeding reminds us OF an Fncldent
! which came within our cwn observation, some
ve,rs since when.a ladv in Philadelphia gave n
poor woman pair oil chicKens ior O"''S''"'s
dinner but the latter declined them. because IL
was customary 10 have turky for Christmas
! ~ O. Bulletin.
= Imipration to the U. States. during The pre-
cent year. has been immense beyond on all for-
,oer years. The returns from the lst January
IN The 3Otb September, for New York, BOSTON,
PHILADELPHIA. Baltimore and New Orearns' snow
on ayyreoate of 233, ,79S, arrived this year.
ISL 662 at the same points for the previous year
1t is computed when full returns are receNou
from points the aggregate during the shoI' PoioJ
E of nine months will amount 10 Two Hundred ono
, FIFTY Thousand - Truth Ietler'