The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-28
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MILITARY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES CROPS
TROUBLE WITH THE INDIANS.
[From the New Orleans Picayune June 19.1
by the arrival here this morning of the steamer
Yacht, from Galveston we have received the CT
piiian and Ga-etts, and the News of that city, Of
the 14th inst.
The expedition to FL Paso del Nore started, we
believe, from San Antonio on the lst of this month
Il will be observed, says the Civilian, from the
following statement of the numerical force of the
expedition, that several ladies' accompany their
husb bands, voluntarily becoming exlles from society
Six companies of the Sd Regiment U. S. Intan-
Company A, Light Infantry, under command OF
Lieut.. Thomas Mason; Company B., Grenadiers,
Lieut.. John Trevitt; Company G, under Captain VIM
B. Johns and Lieut. VIM Fl Wood; Company, E,
ardson and Lieut. L. W. O'Bannot; Company /, under
command of Lieuts. J. G. McFerray and j. N. s.
Whistler; Company X, under command Of Brevet
Major w. s. Henry; fifteen mounted men, under COM
mand Of Lieut.. w. J. Meching; Assistant Surgeons,
P. g. s. Ten Brock and Lyman II. Stone; Lieut. John
D. wilkins, acting Adjutant of the battalion Brevet
Capt. A. w. Bowman, Rcgmental Qusrtcrmaster and
Commissary Subsistence; Brevet Capt. William g.
T e IN !, charge train srsves
Mrs. Major Henry and family, Mrs. McFerr.n and IA
miy. Mrs Whistler and Mrs. Wilkins also acc ompany
the Sd regiment.
Col. s. i. Johnson Lieuts. VIM. E. Smith, Francis
were also proceeding with the command
We regret to learn that the Indians, in large
numbers, continue their depredations upon our al
most defenceless frontier. The inhabitants nave
recently made strong representation to Gov.
Wood Of the evils to which they and their proper
ty are exposed by the incursons of these sayages,
and calling for protection. To show how daring
the Indians have become, we append the following
furnished by the gentleman of whom 1t speaks:-
son the 18th inst, Mr.. J. B. M. Crooks, mer-
chant, of New Orleans, left San Antonio for Port
Lavaca. The Indians having been represented to
be ravagng the country the Civlllo river, about
forty miles from San Antonio, that gentleman was
induced by the passengers In the stage, with whom
he had tai lien IN on the route, to JOIN them
Alter leaving the CivillO about four miles distant,
and coming out on the prairie, the stage was az
tackled by twelve Indians They were SO warmly
received by the travellers with Colts revolvers
No 8, that they beat retreat, only succeeding IN car
Tying of Mr. Crooks horse, which was tied to the
back of the stage. Mr.. Crook states that the
people throughout the country loudly complain of
the ineffclency of the troops now on the frontier,
and say that good troop of the old Tcxanrangers
would be OF more service in acting against the Ca,
manches than all the infantry in the United Staes.'
From the Galveston News. Jane IA
A gentleman who resides In this city, returned
from the Rio Grande on Tuesday evening. He lett
was quite healthy, but the inhabitants were in
great dread of the cholera All business was sus
pended, and The church was daily crowded with
women. 1t was reported IN Montclova, that the
tally, thirty to forty persons dying daily 1t was
also reported, that in all five hundred American
emgrants to California had been killed by the In
dams while travelling through Mexico. The re-
port was generally credited, as the Indians were
known TO be very numerous in that part of Mexico.
The cholera was making sad havoc In many of
the interior towns.
The crops were generally good, and an album
dance of rain had fallen in the valley of the Rio
Grande, but SO great was the danger and dread of
the Indians, that the Mcxlcans generally were
afraid to leave home, except In strong parties well
armed.
The Indians, about twenty in number, had at
tackeda rancho about two miles from Sabnas, in
midday, and killed over hundred Mexicans.
None escaped who did not take refuge in the stone
houses. The Indians carried off all the horses and
mules, but no attempt was made to follow them.
On the east bank OF the Rio Grande, between
the mouth and Roma, it is considered unsafe to
travel, except In strong parties well armed. The
Indians have shown themselves in sight Of the
military stations on the Rio Grande, and drove off
horses and mules.
Harry Love, the daring express rider, made his
appearance at the mouth of the Rio Grande last
Saturday, well and hearty. Mr.. Love accompa-
MED the u. s. Engineers from Preside del Norte
TO San Antonio, and was the first person who made
the trip frem FL Paso to San Antonio by the new
route.
From the San Antonio Texan, June IL
BY The last mail we learn that the cholera has
again appeared IN New Braunfels 1t had ragged
there with considerable violence, but our last
counts from that place reported that II had ceased.
depu,aton of gentlemen from Corpus Christi,
consisting of Col. Kinney Gen. Cazneau, VIM.
Mann, Esq, l.. Ohler, Esq, and several others,
arrived at San Antonio on Tuesday, 9Th inst on a
visit 10 the commander chief OF that post, re-
lative TO the recent depredations committed by the
Indians in that portion of the State between the
Nueces and the Rio Grande. The continued de-
predatons by the Indians with IMMUNITY at Corpus
Christi and It's vicinity, has almost destroyed that
fair portion of the State-depopuating neighbour
hoods and settlements that were Just sprngng into
existence. Near Corpus Christi and San Patrcio,
they have murdered citizens within gun shot OF
those places, and driven away large quantities of
stock, besides destroying other property to con-
siderable amount.
The loss of Col. Kinney alone is several thou
sand dollars; at one rancho belonging to that gen.
tleman, they drove off one hundred and twenty
heads of gentle horses, besides killing and driving
away great many cattle
few raw recruits and scattered fragments Of
companies, and those foot, constitute nearly all
our military force now on our frontier. IL is true
there arc two or three companies OF Dragons, but
how can they protect frontier extending a thou
sand miles, against the most warlIke and treacher-
Gus tribe of Indians on the North American con-
tineni! Our government must do something, or
ments for pfote ction Gen. llarney, from his long
experience in fighting Indians, is the to quiet
the Indian difficulties on our frontier, it our gov
ernment would only give him the right kind Of
troops.
Appointments by the President.
COLLECTORS or THE CUSTOMS.
George w. Charles, Camden North Carolina, vice
William D. Pritchard. removed; John d. Whitford
Newborn, North Car olina vice Thomas 8. Singleton