Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1849-06-07
CHARLESTON, Nav 90

The New Orleans Picayune reports the a
rival of the steamship Globe, at that port, frol
Biazos Santiago and Galveston by which III
Brownsville Flag of the 10th, and Gayesto
papers of the 2lst inst, were received.
The Flag states that on Thursday, ,sthe OF
inst, that town was thrown into great excite
ment by the receipt of intelligence from al
Alto that numerous and formidable bands g
Indians had just made descent upon tha
Place, and committed the most savage acts O
barb riy.
The stage from Point Isabel had been inter
rnPt"d on its waI to Palo Alto, aud Mr.
Blngs, the proprietor, and Mr.. Lombardo,
passenger, were taken prisoners.
n tram of transport wagons containing val
uable mcrchan iss, had also been captured be
tween Brownsville and Point Isabel.
Such OF the citizens of Brownsville as were
able to procure horses repaired Immediately
to the scene Of the Indian ouirages but THEN
numbers were too small TO do more than TO.
tect the settlement from mischief. Major
1ay' or, who was in command, considered /,
imrrndent to act upon the offensive the In
dlans at the same time ret,cating.
The commanJant Of Fort Brown also des-
patched some thirty Of the Infantry in wagons,
being all the force he could sTare from his
garrison. Their progress, however, was TOO
slow to be made available against a foe so willy
and well mounted as the Indians. Unfoltu-
na'ely there were no horses at Fort Brown.
whercwIIh 10 mount the men,
Before the Indians retired they had commit.
ted acts Of barbarity, the mention of which
would curiel the blood, and but partial ac-
counts have reached US of the acts Of the saw
age marauders.
We az, az :oweyer that Mr. Doreses Fam
ora, a most rstimabe citizen, was among the
slain Mr.. L. had just decided upon becoming
a citizen II the United States, under the pro-
visions of the treaty with Mexico. A son of
Mr. T. vas also Killed, another wounded, and
his daughter, about / years Of age was car
rcl OF.
~ Rancho San,isgo, two men were killed.
and ono woman, " it'll two children taken cap.
lives.
From Rancho De Los Indos, Mrs. Wi'sey
(wIfo of Capt. WiIscy) with her brother and
sistcr-in law, were taken prisoners.
The aged mother Of Mrs. Wiscy followed
her children some distance, regardless Of saw
age enace, and finally tie Indians seized her,
ted her hands, and pierced her body with their
lances and arrows, leaving herupon the ground
apparently dead but the poor woman recov-
cred herself sufficiently TO alarm the ncirhbor-
ing rancho. She was most shockinely mutt
lated, and was, at last accounts, a maniac.
The destruction Of property along the Rio
Grande is immense as many as seventy hous-
es having been burned
A company Of EN- grants under command of
Mr.. Bangs had fortunately escaped from the
savagcs, but, it is stated, they were reduced TO
mu,inoGs condition. Il
The above, says the Brownsville paper, is
but an outline Of the savage ou,rages reported
to have been committed. Il
ANOTHER nEsPNTcu. Il
NV OaLr,ys, May 81. 4
The steamship Glolo has arrived from Bra.
zos Santiago wiih dates Gom Brownsville to
the 10Th, and from Galveston to the 2lst inst.
he express bctwee Brownsville and Palo
Alto hid been attacked by formidable band
Camanches, and acts OF the mos startling bar
bariiy had been pCrpclrated. The stage at
Point Isabel had Lecn intercepted, and the
proprietor and passengers all taken prisoners. lt
tram Of transport wagons, containing vau-
'ble merchandise, had been captured, there
being no force to oppose the plundercrs, nor
any mounted men at Fort Brown. The de-
''ruclon Of property is immense. 4 number y
II persons were killed and many women and v
'hldren were carried ol'iuio captivity. !.
General 4 Abalos the military commandant at +,
'Iatamoras, had been applied to by the civil .
uthoriies of Brownsville tor the assistance Of n
force Of mounted Dragons. fii, answer Y
'as, that he was ready to furnish all the force =,
his disposal, it it was authorized by the
ommandani of the Texan department 10 pass il
he frontier. The latter refused. The NeYi.lIa
an cavalry, in few hours were well eopinea ,y
nd iacIng the bank Of the riycr, waiting for ibl
anction to cross. III
The whole American population in the val.
y Of the Rio Grando wer5 in state Of the 70
Iost extreme agitation. -
The accounts from San Fernando (Iyestern in
'eKas) state tha, Major Barry's party were
1T to pieces by the Indians. They were
tackled $50 mics beyond the Hacienda O, q
an Juan do Zcndas, and al murdered or taken
isoner~, excepting the Major and com 90
ander from Galveston, with four or five 9th