Arkansas intelligencer., 1848-02-19

-,,.- and While in their search they were at
WI bv shout hundred Mexicans with stones
md knives. They succeeded in Keeping
novicans at bay until all The shots were fired
he revoIver, when they were compelled to
Il FI,. IN effort TO reach camp. While the row
a"o ,,;r, on in the field, Col. Burnham.. of the
y Regiment, happening TO pass road in the
r;a;,r. and observing that there was somthing
F-.a,,s af1at. Immediately went TO sec what il
.ban he found one of the men eIo6eng to
4 - H.. ef the Isl PENNSYLVANIA Volunteers.
knFF gro-u wounds inflicted with, a&knife. and
- Two others slightly hurt He then sent to
- for assis,ance. Upon tue arrival of tne
1 "dnoer. "f some of the Texan Rangers. who
: sIreadv mounted, Immediately set out al
\ = mn for the scene of the disturbance, and ar
/ i before the main body of the assassins had
l !. "a escape. s'fhe revoIvers of the Rangers
I" sef,ed the difficulty. II is useless to say
!. ~ formal ceremonies were gone through
r. IN nchestisiRg the Mexicans for their ,lnpro-
tad ,ssut. Gen Cushing reports four Mexi-
= tiIIed. One of the Rangers told me he
= between 80 and 10 - dead creeters.''
&yos,erdav, smaIf. party of Col. c. F. Smiths
L. GaarG Of the city fred on by band
j ,obaers OF guerrillas occupying house in the
|,srbs of the city. Not deeming their force
lSSIult Lit lteN LOOK position
,voud prevent their escape, and sent for
/ Eoforeenlsnt. Tho doors were then forced,
4 all its inmates captured except one, who
[,oed out cf window, mounteda a horse, and
EbeI off at full speed. As he started off, he
[,v pisol and fired Il back into the crowd
bout. however. inJuring any one. There was
i of Jack Hays Rangers standing close by.
sparentIy silent spectator 10 the whole affair
4 rs soon assthc Mexc fired his pistol he lei
reIv drew his revolver. remarking, All, ha,
Iarker that's a game that two can play OF -
4 at the crack of the pistol, down came the
kvicau, The Texan then mounted his own horse, |
aller running four or five hundred yards. las
the horse and retuEnsd with him, saying to
1 officer present: :iNVeII, Captain, as knock
The centre cut of that fellow. ls'pose I'm en-
ed to his pony" The officer replied in the af
NATIVE, and The Texan rode off as cool as
bush it was an everyday bussines with him
II Mexicans who were taken in the house were
\, of to the guard house, and will DC tried by
Military commission.
Padre Jarauta, the guerrilla priest. paid visit
1 hacienda about l2Inles from the city night
{brc Ias and took a number of horses there-
5n. After TIC had possession of all the horses
eould find, he directed the Oversecr of the haci
Ia 20 inform the proprietor the horses were ve-
Il inferior, nd that he must keep better oncs-
4 he (lho pricst) was IN the habit of riding
ees worth $500. Jack Hays has his attention
kcied towards this guerrilla captain. and " if
ltoes not keep his eyes open, the first thing he
bps, ha won't know any thing" I'm told a
I would fit his neck remarkably well.
The North American of this morning has n
kr from gentlemen in Col. WIthers' COM
b, now at Pachuca- 1t gives the incidents of
march thence, and an amusing anecdo:e
Eng from the humble IDEAS the people of the
rior at first entertain towards the IS barbaIans
the N0rtis;" as they are wont 10 call us
MUSTANG.