The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-21


We have received the Corpus Ch,isn Star Of ths
9Th nit in which We are informed that busins's
Chants we're arriying from the interior.
The persons engaged in boring the Artessn wells in
the Dsghborhood Of Corpus Christi felt very ssngune
We make the following extracts from the Star Of the
2sth,
Guerrero They bring WOOL hides, and specie, to ex-
Coz kinney and Mr. Fitzgerald left for San Antonio
on Sunday last They doubtless arrived there last
evening. From this 1t will be perceived that San An
tonic, by the new route has been brought quite close
We learn from the Western Trian of the II tn inst
that aft sy took place in that n the 18th,
between three soldiers Of the Infantry, encamped
on III. Sssdo and Liest John j. Glanton of Captain
HIPS Company Of Texas Rangers. In witch OF the
soldiers mortally wounded by pistol shot fired by
Lieut.. Glsnton. The soldier died shortly afterwards,
and Lieut. G. mme diately sure ndered himself to the
authorities.
W. are sorry to learn from Lieut.. Goodail who
rived here yesterday that before he left Capt Sutons
camp Gel Bell had received orders from Gen. rwiggs
to disbsnd all the ranging ompanies now in service
1t wss proposed to substitute four companies OF dra
goons.
MIR. Manns wharf is rapidly approaching COM
peton, and in day two the railroad csr VIII De
placed upon the track and goods be conveyed di
rectly from the vessels to his new brick store Inc
wbsrf will be ITO yards long, snd Will run into egne
feet water.
east of tbis must have visited with very heavy
rains The Guadalupe and Victoria rivers have over
IS,
that the IL ail able to cross them Last week
he found &c impossible, and this the cause of the
failure of the mail The country about San Antonio,
according TO the Terar, was comp etey under water,
and the rains heavier than bad been known
before according TO the testimony Of the oldest in
abitant."
BY the following from the San Antonio Western
Tsaian Of the 18th inst it will be that the In
ans are becoming more daring in their thieving in
ursiobs -
BY hitter Which we have been permitted to peruse,
rom Capt II Warfeld, who is at present stationed on
he Arroyo Saco, TO Col p ii Bell learn that on
he morning of the 18th inst Lieut. Knox with twelve
directed TO go into the passes most freq
the Indians. The evening the party en-
camped for the night in the Canon Pass where India a
igns were discovered and as night attack appre
ended precautionary measures were taken to prevent
the same. About five o'clock next morning, however
the guard was fred upon. and most daring charge
made on the camp by party of some ten twelve
Indians and an attempt made to stampede the
horses, which not efectual A skirmsh ensued
but the fiipg lasted only short time the India nj
breaking imme dately to the mountains which wer'
near at hand, and, being foot evaded all pursuit
The loss on the side Of the Rangers was private Yves
ley Deer, Of the guard, killed. and private Johr
Ssddler wounded but not seriously, by arrow Tn
Indians lost killed whom they left the groupd
| and two three supposed to be badly wounded Tn
Indians were supposed to he party coming down o,
foot for the purpose Of stealing horses, bat to wha
9Iibe they belonged is not kaown. IL ia conjecture
they are Lipans.