The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-05-31

Tsafg-HwvsaA Massavr. -
Fsun - =. Ohsns Essaiss hssuury. s.y y.
he Ia Patria his receivsd eighl days
la.eg Intelligence from Nnraisn ahaa hss
Zen puhlislard ii This city. snd slar sale
menl presenied IN thai paper shows he
ssneri of sIsirs IN thai distracted enanify
u u even mors deplorabie ihan herr.0-
laTs. II appears hist : treaty q peace
had heen lofmed, bal as violated ~ ne
Indians. Who, a. he Flh inst. entered he
soxn of Mani. seemingly Nth paelhe n
,ensions, hus Il twelve e'rlock The sane
dsy raised lie sgriio. and commenced N
intisrriminsle massacre Il The inhshilanis.
during which more thaa tuo hsndred per-
sons weET phi 70 he swondl
The garrison and inhabitants q The
ton n of Iturbide had abandoned the place;
bur on her retreat. bring exposed 20 The
attacks 81 large number Of Indians, hey
lost twenty lhrre killed and eleven woun-
ded. besides one Hundred and siI Rha de-
serled % The Iasd, leaving the eofnmand-
81 with only sixty men. Numerous oiher
lnwns had also been captured By The IN
surgen,s. The commander Of The troops
slalioasd Il The village Of llnFhide, did not
abandon that plaec until alter sig"rons
combat with The Indians, The iucalanese
forces consisting Of only 200 soldiers.
while the army IL The Indians numbered
thousands. The hgh. was maintained Tor
several hours.
The statement made yesterday. that
twenty vessels Of al nations we're engag.
ell IN removing families from the country.
is not correct. The ouly vessels employ
ed in assisting the Ynealacoes. were Span.
ish vessels Of war. The tweniy.fighl
vessels in question. consisted Of twenty.
four small merchant craft of Yuralan.
A letter to the pairia. dated Sisal, May
10Th, states that The Indians are in actual
possession Of an entire extent Of country
from Clan TO Cape CoIoehe. anil from
there 10 Bacalar. Chico. The writer adds
that the whole peninsula will ultimately
fall into their hands. unless foreign nations
come to the aid Of the suffering inhahi-
ianss. In The capital. mol less than 100.
900 souls are collected. and large numbers
Of fugiiises IRON The interior are hourly
swelling the population. The means Of
Transporting them from the country ave
totally insufficient.
The Brinsh Minister in Mexico has nc.
cep,ed. on the part Of his country. the Of.
fer made BY Yucatan some time since.
and has sent lrigaie To take possession
Of the country. The Amigo del Puebla,
Of Campeachy. publishes The following:
The British minister residing in Mex.
leo has replied tn the governor Of the state
touching the offer simultaneously made
by the LATER 10 The United States. England
and spain. Of the dominion and sovereign.
~ of YueaIan. on condition tllat she should
he saved from the ruin and destruction
which threatens her existence as a free
and civilized nation. An English frigaie
nf war, which arrived al The island If Car.
men. brought The official communication
from the Minister, which arrived yesler.
day in this city, having been sent By the
British Vice Consul in that islant. The
letter was sent BY exppss To The Govern.
o. Of The stale; but We know Thai The mi.
mister has determined 10 lay The facts be-
lore his government, explaining The Grill.
cal position Il Yucalan. and The absolute
necessity Of prompt and eifeclnaI assist.
ance. The minister adds thai he does no,
doubt that the English cabine, will lake
Inio consideration The Offer of The posses.
SION and government Of The peninsula, al
The same lime that he will aiforI The ne
eessary succor TO preserve il from The dan.
gers that menace H."
The heads oi The government had with.
dawn from Tecul, and returned 10 The "a.
plial--all efforts 10 secure peace and qui.
e. with The Indians having proved fruit.
less. - W.. -.
Campeachy paper, FL Hiio de Ia Pa.
tria, states that upwards af 1000 inhabi.
ianis, who had been compelled To fy from
The Peninsula, had taken refuge in the
island OF Cozumel. and formed settle.
ment there which is already beginning 10
prosper. .-..s ... -.
The same paper has the following =
]" There are no longer any rancheros re.
naming in the vicinity of yalahan, as the
Indians have burned and destroyed every
thing. On Holy Thursday, there were
some ingliires in small vessel al the Isle
OF Jolbos, on The coast when they were
~ confusion the Indians appeared, and
they had 10 fly, abandoning The vessel.
The Indians took possession and burned
her. -
!. 4 vessel of war belonging 10 her Ca
lhollc Majesty is on that station, render.
ing important services in the cause OF hui
manly"
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