The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1849-08-11
Important from Texas,

by the steamea Palmetto, arrived at New
Orleanns on the 24th ult, the Bulletin has
later dates from Texas. the news is very
important. The Corpus Christi Star, of
the 7th ult., says:
A gentleman in this town received let
ter from Laredo on Monday last, which
stated that the news had been received
there that the Indians had attacked trfin
of U. S. wagons between Bexar and Eagle
Pass, and killed thirteen teamsters, taking
all their mules. But one teamster escap
ed. The letter does not state what escort
the wagons had, ifany; or whether the In
dians destroyed the public property, but as
their victory appears to have been COM
plete, no doubt this was done.
writer adds: "a general Indian war
will exist in less than month"
A letter from gentleman in Laredo,
received here day or two since, says
that Paredes has pronounced for Santa
Anna. No particulars are given, but the
writer adds that the greatest excitement
prevails on the opposite side of the Rio
Grande. All the Mexican (regular) troops
have left their station opposite Loredo and
the National Guard and ordered from the
frontier to Victoria. A revolution in the
nothern provinces of Mexico was deemed
inevitable, and proclamation of the Re-
public of the Sierra Madre was daily ex-
pected.
From the same source we learn that the
cholera was raging with great violence in
Monclova.
Lieut.. Walker has returned from his pur-
suit of the Indians who stole Mr.. Loves
horses, having followed them forty miles
above San Antonio without success.
A party of mustangers were recently
attacked within few miles San Patricio
by large party of Indians, who killed two
men and drove off three hundred head
of horses and mules.
The Western Texian, published at San
Antonio. mentions the arrival at that place
on the 29th ult, Of Capt. G. H. Lewis, from
Brownsville, via Corpus Christi, en- route
for Austin; He had left the Salt Lakes
some twenty miles north of Brownsville,
and was on his way to see Gov. Wood, for
the purpose of obtaining an order to raise
a company of Rangers, to be stationed on
the lower Rio Grande, to protect the in
habitants from the incursions of the Indi.
ans.
Capt. Lewis states that as many as three
attacks have been made upon the Salt
Lakes by different parties of the Indians,
and they have been as often repulsed and
prevented from doing any injury, except
driving way all the horses and mules be-
longing to the concern II
lie further reports that the Indians made I
another descent upon one of Col. Kinney's
ranches, the Alacean. They killed his
baquera, Mexican, and drove offupwards :
of sixty head of horses :
The Texian gives an appalling account
Of the atrocities of the Indians, upon the
authority ofCaptain Lewis. which are rep
resented to exceed any thing that has oc- /
CURED in Texas for the last ten years.
The whole country bordering on the east
ern side of the Rio Grande, from Laredo ,
to within Is miles of Brownsvill, is repre-
sented as one general scene of desolation
and ruin-the heart sickens at the descrip- '
lion. c
All the inhabitants have been forced to S
fly from their houses across the Western 6
oank ofthe Rio Grande. Many have swan $
me river with their clothes tied upon their !
heads, while their wives and children have t
'een dragged into captivity by the relent. t
ess foe. a.l q
AN ENGLIsHMAN's OPINION OF AMERICA !,
Mr.. Mackay, in his recent work on this !
country, says ''that America is the only
bower on earth that Great Britain has to !,
Tread" 1t is not the political or military );
,ower Of the United States that the British :
Government has to dread, according to :
Mr.. Mackay, but the "silent and unosten- !
atious operations of nature, and the pro-
,ressive achievements of art on the CONT il
lent Of America" 9''e ltl'1ai t 'a5 Iii