The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-05-09

FURTHER ACCOUNTS ERoM THE ISpIANs:-
On Saturday last, 18th inst, quits aar excite.
n1ent was createdSin our town by The arrival OF
an express from Palo Alto, about eleven miles
distant, (the famous battle.feld,) with accounts
that the Mexicans were arriving there IN mum
bers for security and protection against bands OF
marauding Indians, who are prowling about the
Mexican ranches, robbing, numbering and bur.
ming. Immediately on the arrival OF this In.
telIigence, party of our fellow citizens, well
mounted, started in search OF these marauders.
About eight miles from here the party met with
three Mexicans coming in for protection, hav.
ing been robbed of all they possessed. They
brought in shield and other articles, which
convinced US that these were Camanches, Dur
party remained at Palo Alto during the night of
the l4th, it raining heavily. Early next morn
ing they set out, and found about IL miles o's.
tant from Palo Alto, Mexican Camp that had
been robbed After examining the premises
our party took the Indian trail and followed It
some twelve miles further, when they met an
other party Of Mexicans and Americans also in
pursuit. Four miles farther on. our party met
Mexican who had escaped from The Indians,
having been their prisoner-he had been sore.
ly whipped, and barely escaped with life. He
stated that the party Of Indians that had taken
him had thirty. odd fresh scalps, and large
number of horses and mules. Our party here
learned that the Indians were SO far in advance
with the advantage Of the fresh horses which
they had stolen, that they considered further
pursuit would be useless, and returned. Col.
Morris, commandant, on the receipt OF the in.
tellgcnce from Palo Alto, dispatched fifteen
soldiers, under command of Lieut.. Underwood,
for the protection Of that place; the day was
extremely stormy. and raining heavily. New.
erhelcss, they marched to Palo Alto in quick
time, and would unquestionably have done good
service, had they been able 10 meet the In
dians.
We have been favored with the following ex.
tract from private letter from highly respec-
table gentleman, dated at Rio Grande City,
April 8:
ave are somewhat troubled by Indians at
present. They have killed one family of Mexi.
cans, the family consisting Of five persons. that
were on their way to San Antonio. We had
little fight with them a few days since, and un.
saddled two Of the gentleman. Our post Camp
Ringgold) is not worth one cent for protection.
The Indians have been within two hundred
yards Of the camp, and took off mules and hor.
ses. 1t is hoped that they will stampede the
whole camp, and, take the commandant with
them. In which event the Government will
send something besides infantry TO protect this
frontier"
A PIRATE.-It is mentioned as current ru'
NOR at San Francisco, in letter from that
place. published in the New York Courier and
Inquirer, that the crew of Chilian brig or
schooner trading in the South Pacific, heard of
the discoveries in the gold region, and the rush
OF emigration (. ON the East, mutinsed and con-
verted The vessel into prate-'he object be:
ing to lie in wait for merchant vessels freighted
with gold, and capture them. The effect Of
this rumor among the residents and gold ex.
porters' at San Francisco was to occasion the
greater rejoicing that they rendered Commo
dorc Jones The compliment Of a dinner
When our FLAG was unfurled from its staff in
Tampico, an aged Spaniard was heard inveghing,
with lugubrious earnestness, against the pertlna-
city with which that flag had pursued his fortunes
In broken English he exclaimed, Il was de Spanish
council in de Louisiana, when dat flag he was
raise, and 60 to Pensacola, but soon dat flag he
was over me dere. I live then in de Texas, but
dat flag follow me dere. Says |, so where dat
flag never come. come to Tampico, but here is
dat flag again. believe if 60 TO the devil dat
flag will follow me dere.'
ACCIDENT AT ST. LoUrs-Three Brick Houses
Tumbled Do,cn-The ST. Louis Union of the 18th
ult, says that three unfinished brick houses on
Second-s,ree', between Olive and Locust-street,
fell down, on the morning Of the 18th Inst Ihere
were some twenty persons at work on the build
ings at the time, one Of whom instantly Killed,
and another person, whose name is not mentioned,
was so badly injured that his life was despaIred OF.
DocroR's FEES IN CAL1roRNIA.-A letter from
young Jersey boy in California, written January
6, says:
81 worked about eleven days, averaging $lO4
per day; was then taken sick with the fever, and
had very severe time Of it. received four visits
from the nearest doctor, which was sixty miles OIL
and paid him to the tune Of S6OO-$l50 per visit;
leaving me with about sixty dollars in pocket,
after paying for my provisions which are high IN
proportion"
THREATENED ASSASSINATION OF VlcToR1A.-
The magistrates of Windsor, Eng land, have mad
under investigation the case of man who has on
several occasions threatened the life of the Queen
He is twenty-three years old, Of rather diotic aP-
pearance He was employed some time back in
colery at West Bromwich. In January, lS4o, he
wrote letter to the Queen, declaring that she
should die by his hands, unless he had his 'rights
INCREASE OF PoPULATIoN-Mrs. Miller, resd-
ing near Harrisburg, on Monday last gave birth to
five boys, all o. which are alive and doing we'll
What makes the case singular is, that at her hrst
confinement she gave birth to ttoo, and at her sec
ond 10 three and at thz, her third, to five, making
in all ten children in four years, and all living.
The NATIONAL MONUMENT, to the Father OF his
country at Washington, had its foundation com.
ple,ed on Friday last 18th ult., and the laying OF
the ma-bIeo of the stupendous column has already
commenced. According to the Int ;lgencer, the
mighty structure has most substantial and work.
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