Democratic banner., 1849-02-12

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| From lie y: O. Picgyuns Of ia, 25ik. tyHy1,
LATE FROM YUCATAN.Snf
hattie between Tie Americas YoIun..
teers and the Indiaais2 eIdt Gio1i
The brig Machigonne, Capt. Chamber
fiains arrived At this port yesterday 2sDm
Sisal, ha. ing sailed, thence on tthe 18th
inst. IweDty-tyo Americans who had Yol-
unteered 10 the Yacatan service and be-
tonged to- Capt. Dorsey's Cc6Eapanyii Teetdfffh--
ed in. The bsig.no Fha f6lo~ih8n0fiesf + sTl
mongst others, also came over: sbGapss., hJs
]. Gaines, ion ~furloagh, Briggs, EdmOmdi
son., and Solise, and Lieuts. T.; c.. Hieksi
A. Bleakley, and Brown. Il nod Fue ,,s313
We have no papers by this arrival, but
learn verbally that there have been sever,
al actions between the American yotun-
teers and the Indians, and that the latter
are in such ore,powering force as Il, make
success over them alwaym6stiy andiloftent
doubtful. On the 24th Of December q de-
tachment Of Americans, about 300 strong,
under Lieut.. Col. Besancon, had an en-
.gagement, with a,large body Of the Indians
at T~iLosuco-we also find It spelled ,Tea7i
suca. The Indians were here estimated az
from six to eight thousand. In. this action
Capt. Kelly and Lieut.. Campbell we're
wounded, it is supposed mortsliy5 snGlP
vate Bradley (Uf CuPt.4G siass's eohspAsyH
was killed. The nex morning (Ghri<tinaE
day the action was resumed, Cob! White
now being in command. The Indians. were,
steadily falling back; but.before, night, the.
Americans, who had pursued them for sew,
sral miles through a constant rain, got,
quite out Of ammunition and returned To
fihosuco. This day the Americans lost
in killed and wounded sLieuggi
John H. Gallagher, (of this ciiy;0 bel0bgsr
ing to Capt. Malioy's company, was kihea;i
also, Sergts. Lang and ConvtY ~, of Cspt.r
Briggs company, and Corpl lMorse,csf
Capt, Freeland's company Of rangers.
There were about 500 Americans engaged;
this day, and nearly l0, 1000 Indians.
ed the offensive, and marched for Tefa, aH'
Town six leagues distant. As On the
25th Ineians made a desperate resistance
with every advantage of position and
numbers. The road was .barricadedl JIM
sixty places with roek. and steiner
piled up across it, with looPholes for mus,
kerry. They were driven from one to, an,
other of these successfully, till after .
weary days work and much hard fighting
the Anerica ans reached Tela,i and burnt it,
They lost this day eight men in killedqsna
wounded The following aay'a portion of.
the Americansifeturned To- Tihnslco; and
detachment moved On to a hacienda
Of Col, Zetina, occupied BY the. Indians
and drove them from it. The Americans,
subsequently, returned TO Tihosuco.
On the 9th inst, Col. White took up lis
line of march from Tihosnco for BacaIa,ts
seaport on the Bay Of Honduras, just north
of the English settlements Here the, En-
dians are represented as in grea at force, and
this is the port by which they have. all Ar
long received their supplies of munitions,
Sc. Pat, their most celebrated chief, is in
command here, and a severe engagement
anticipated, which may be decisive Of
the whole war. 1"' 2F-' "''~ H. ii'''
In the various actions spoken Of above,,s
the Indians taught bravely, though theyc 81
voided as much as possible, a general en-
gagement. They treated all their American
captiYes barbarously, mutilating their per-:
son sin the most horrible manner. There sp-,
pears to be many in their ranks who speak
f~luen,iy. By these every induce
nent was held put to the Americans to de-
'ert. "Booty and beauty' were promised
hem in any quantity. 1t is impossible afori
rs to obtain an opinion as to the probable
or issue of the war. From what
Ias been said to us, it woald seem that en-
impression is begipring to peryade the vol
that The Indians are in the right in
The controversy. -. a;-ai-Du
Co.'s PoErRY we admire greatly, partica
llarly when il ,conyeysa sound motsk Tbs,
GLOWING is a perfect gem in it, way; OpE,
will doubtless appreciate it;,iq m
'Thc y that dotlino paper taks. last
Gradging two dollars ONCE q yesrao nil
VIII hever a good husband make
Because his wife can never know what
is going on in the world, and his children
will very ignorant appesr.a'oo 9ai q siH'n'
The last line is rather too long fds good
but the moral is sublime..6 dH
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