The Arkansas banner., 1849-08-14
Late From rexns,

T'rdders f0 Chihuahua -- The Corpus Christi Star e the 2lst nt mentions the departure of train oi lilly wagons auh nearly hundred men, from that point for Chihuahua. under Gen. Gazneau on d ira- , ding expedition. A large amount of merchandise was taken, and hopes are entertained of civerting saass et lhe Mexican Trade that has usually plnd is way through St Loals to t'iis ronie. Among tho. e who went ih the expedition, the Star mentions Cap. sutton, Dr.Csmar Col. Snively, Capt. Skerrett, Mf. Frank Hughes, Mir. Davis, Mr. Reed, Mf Addison, Mir. CoIqahoan. Capt. A. F. 1adier, and Mir. Me- Nish.
 Iadians On hs Rio Grande.--The Star, ofthe 2Is,, says that the post rider between Rio Grande city snd Corpus Christi was pursued by Indians on hs last trip, and narrowly escaped; also that party of traders irom Guerrero, five in number. on their way 10 Corpus Christi, with number of pack mules, were attackedby the Indians place called the Presenos, about sixty nies itnn Corpus Christi and one ai ihe party killed, another mortay wounded, and the whole uf theiT cabaiaFa takfu. f he wpnn- ded man died before be could be brought, n A party of Indians was near The Atazan on the g 18th tIlt., bv some of the Alexcans employed on Col. Kinney's ranehe. Tksy were supposed to be down there for the purpo5e of stealing horses and cattle.
 Rains tn 7sras.--The Houston Telegraph of the 26lt says Tbe streams in this section have all hsen swollen 10 unusual height by the heavy Taifs. The pTaries last week for several days were completely flooded with water Buffalo Bsvon rose about twenty feet on the iih alt, and Bfay's Bayou rose over its beEks and carried away one or iwo bridges below the oid Richmond road. We have seldom known the streams 10 be swollen so much, even in the rainy season of winter Tine water IS rapidly sabslbing and tbe roads are again brconiny passable Ii is somewhat singular hal these heavy rains, which have prevailed nearly month have not extended in'o the interior Very little rain has fallen m the rolling country above Washington, and We are Iasorpied that setne sections in the upper FfS f,f h.aIR n with thought"
 THs Lipaas. .--The Houston Telegraph, of last Thursdsy, eildeayors To determine what tribe or .trihes oi Indians have committed ihe ate depreda- tions on he Rio Grande. II says.
 "itappears 10 be aseertained, beyond donbi. that the L'Pais were engaged wi'hihe Savages who coin- mitted the depredalions oa the Rio Graade a few weeks since. These Indians can scateely master one hundred and hfly warriors, and according to the accounts from tIe Rio Gtande and Cofpns Christi. lheIe must have been iiore than five hun dred lndlans engaged in The ioray Tae question then aiises what tribes were associated with the Lipans. ltis well known That the western bands ci AEananehes have long been associs,ed with the I.'pans. and havG been louhd united with iA.,a in their iYdges. The '.oukewss also went westward among the Nananches, just before hs ioafy was made. We think there is scarcely a douA that it vas the combHed tubes Of The Iipsns,- 'fonkewss and some oi the western bands oi ihr Ca,nanches tnat eemhblleu tNe utptedaliohs. Mfs. helisi"N, ffe wife o Capt. Wellesley. who was captured on the Rio Ggasde dnriag this ioFay and who made her escape and entered the settlements on tle MediHs, Il is said, declares that her eapiarers were Lipals The only Indians hs, have been stoned 10 range betweea the Mrdibs and Nneees. for many years. see ihs Lapa1s. ihe Tonkewas and Cammanehes The Trail made by he Indians aH theit return ail led to the Camanche country. Yet these lsdians proisss 10 be frirpdiys and several Of their chies have iaiely ysiied the military posts on our frontier above Aus,in.--N c. Crescent.