Washington telegraph., 1849-09-26
From the Picayuqe.
FROM MEXICO

On the lUtn OF July TWO America
named George Cook and F. Fink wal au'
assassinated in the neighborhood of s ,t
farm of Los Hornos, in the State of g.. ,a'
hula. The murderers were arrested "a
at latest dates were awaiting their trial
The wild Indians lately made ,n
ruption into the State of Coahuila -, "'
advanced within eight leagues of SalGn"o o
robbing and numbering as they went alonS
The Governor of the State bitterly cnrss'
planned of the inspector of the milit,-
colonies for his apathy, while the lat,.g.
threw the blame on the Government g
leaving him without arms and men, r.
the meanwhile the habitants are obI;c.s
to suffer. and the Indians encouraged ba
impunlty, riot in plumber and MASSACRE
The cholera is ravaging Durango ana
has appeared in Zacatecas, but had d.
appeared from New Leon and Coabnis
Ell Globo published in the capital sar.
that this terrible scourge is visiting San
Bias, where it had been introduced bv,
steamer California. in going from Panam.
to San Francisco. SeveraI persons had
died OF cholera on board that vessel AMI
their bodies had been thrown into the sas
On the 18th of July iumult occurrsJ
at Mazatlan The chief municipal off
Ger OF that city was endeavor,np 70
pacify an American, who pistol in banI
had put the whole population in commo
tion. Not succeeding, he was Obliged u
have recourse to force, and he called ssr
eral soldiers to carry him off to prison
But the American refused to surrende,
when one OF the soldiers with the SOL
object of intimidating, leveled his musko
at him. On this the former discharosa
his pistol, killing the Mexican on the sno,
The inhabitants wished to take vepUeanoo
on the murderer, who took refuge in
house, but the alcalde succeeded in with
drawing him from popular vengeance and
taking him to prison. The excitemer,
Gained for moment soon broke On,
afresh to the cry a thousand times 70.
peated, of Death to the Yankees The
Americans who were in considerable force
In the town armed and prepared to sally
forth from their dwellings, but the an.
thorities by the exercise of good deal of
energy. managed to soothe the irritation
and restore tranquility.
10 show the daring of the banditti IN
Mexico, the Trait d Union of the Sth ult
states that on the 9th, at 2 o'clock on the
afternoon, three stage coaches coming
from Toluca and Moreia were stopped
inside the walls of tie capital on the pub
lie promenade called GEL pasco nuevo,"
and would have been robbed had the mas.
sengers not been succored by the soldiers
at guard-house few steps off. The
robbers were nine in all, six of whom
we're on horseback They all made of
at the appearance of the soldiers.
In the middle of the city OF Mexico, at
noon, lately, man carrying a bag of dol.
lars on his shoulders was attacked by two
robbers on horseback, who coolly eased
him of his money and then rode Off.
There seems actually to be no police
there.
Coils. Arrayo and Corona, of the artil,
lery, have gone Oh mission to Paris, to
examine and report on the firearms to be
fabricated there for Mexico; also to in-
qnire into the capability of a new machine
recommended by the French artizans for
the rapid manufacture of muskets.
The Trait d Union asserts with conf.
dence that England has offered her medi.
alton to Mexico, in the war now waging
in Yucatan between the whites and In.
dian insurgents. Provided certain con-
cessions be made by the Mexican Gov.
ernment in favor of the Indlans-for ex-
ample, the possession Of portion OF ter
ritory on which they may devote them
selves to agriculture, and some other stip,
ulations be agreed to, England will engage
to secure the cessation of hostilities and
the restoration Of amicable relations be-
tween the two races.
Gen. Minon has quilted the capital TO
relieve Gen. Bustamente in the command
OF the army operating against the insur-
gents in the Sierra Gorda.