The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-15

| San Rafel.-On the north side of the bay Of San
Francisco.
Saucsiiio-On the bay of San Francisco, at the
entrance to the harbor.
From Texas and the Rio Grande.
BY the arrival at New Orleans on the 9Th of the
steamship Portland Captain Place, from Brazos on
the Sd instant, the Brownsville Flag Of the Cd has
come TO hand.
The Flag says that the Government at Washing
ton, Immediately on the receipt of the intelligence
of the Indian incursons on the Texas line, promptly
issued the necessary orders for additional and more
available protection being placed there. Some de-
lay IN the execution of the orders referred to was
caused by the express riders being intercepted and
probably murdered. The following, which we take
from the Flag Of the I'd instant, are the orders:
HEAD-QUARrERs, EIGHTH DEPARTMENT,
SAN ANTONIO, June Is, l649.
[Orders No. 36.
In accordance to instructions received from the
headquarters of the army, dated May Is, compa-
MES and Of the Cd Dragons will Immediately
proceed to the Rio Grande and take post the for
mer at Paafes, the latter at Laredo.
By order of Brig. Gen. Harvey:
GEO. IDEAS, assistant .4dj. Gen.
Official: F. ]. DENhAN, A. A. A.G
HEAD-QUARrERs EIGHTH DEPARTMENT.
SAN Antonio, June 30, l849.
| Sir: There is reason to believe that letter adj
dressed to you on the 9th inst has been lost, the
express rider having been murdered by Indians.
In that communication you we're authorized to
purchase horses for the purpose of pursuing In
diaps should they again be heard of in the vicinity
of your post Ii is supposed you may be able to
mount at least fifty men. The commanding gene
raj, therefore, recommends that you will procure
that number of horses and hold your command at
all tunes In readiness TO pursue and punish any
parties Of Indians that make their appearance with
in reach of you
| am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
GEO. IDEAS, Asst. Adj. Gen.
! Official: F. ]. DENMAN, A. A. A. G.
In reference to the overland route to California,
by way Of Texas, Mexico, and Durango, Mr.. F..
A. Waters writes to the Flag, from the latter city,
as follows. Mr.. Waters left Brownsville the 4ih
of June for San Francisco, and dates his letter
July g.:
! | have met these companies, or rather wrecks of
companies, that came by the way of Corpus Christi
and Port Lavaca. They have been from four to
six months the road. One party were thirty
| one days in the mountains. Ii is astonishing how
these men have allowed themselves TO be duped
] know that party can travel from Matamoros TO
Durango with carriages as easy as they could from
Natchez to Nashville. We could have stopped at
ranches nine nights of ten if we had desired TO
do So and We were well treated when we did
stop as we deserved, and sometimes thought
| little better.
One Of the party died Of the cholera His name
was John F. Wymbs. According to his passport
he was forty-four years Of age, though we thought
him older had lived many years in France. He re
ceived every possible attention. The remnant OF
his property, at his request, have taken charge of
to be sent to his wife in Paris
We have sold our mules and engaged a train Of
muleteers TO take US the mountains for fifteen
dollars each distance 300 miles.
Mr.. W. writes that the accounts from California
L.. Il l. A
Of the mint Durango who had Just returned from
the mines Of California, and reports that they are
the richest that have been discovered on the
American contineng he is disposing Of his properly
IN order to return to that ,unry, where he intends
building smelling establishment
We take the subjoined from the Flag Of the Gath
ult
Capt III. Clay Davis, who has Just arrived in our
city from above informs us that Indians, about
eighty in number, were lately seen in the vicinity
Of the "Wells, apparently journeying towards the
lower country. apt DAVIS says that the cruel
ties lately perpe,rated by the Indians are unparal-
Ieled in the history Of this frontier Among other
circumstances he relates having assisted in burying
three Mexican women whom he found while fol-
lowing the trail Of the Indians II appears that their
husbands had been murdered at the rancho, and
these women carried of, Who after being horribly
abused, were also murdered.
instant, says that a considerable quantity Of goods
had been seized at rancho about thirty miles above
the city, on account OF some illsgaty in the for
warding OF said goods.
The Flag, commenting on this, says that il was
high-handed and an unjusthsbe act on the part Of
the Mexican authorities. The goods were perfectly
| within custom-house regulations, and Gen. Avaos
who seems to have exclusively acted in the affair,
guilty Of an act Of gross military despotsm.
SO says the Flag.
We learn that the leaders Of the gang of robbers
that have for some time infested the road Point
Isabel have length fallen into the hands Of JUS
tice. Passengers by the Portland, from Browns
vile, inform US that the day they left that town in
formation received there that the authorities Of
Matamoros had arrested two Of the insurgents
The Mexican authorities have acted in this affair
IN very handsome manner. In consequences Of
there being no provision in the treaty for the
render Of such characters, u was so arranged that
the parties on both sides Of the river could unite
in bringing them to Justice. The robbers first
taken into custody at Matsmoros as Migrants, and
ordered leave the country. They were TO be es-
corted the next day TO the banks Of the river, and
compelled to cross the ferry To Brownsville, where
the sheriff would be IN waiting TO receive them.
J These were formerly attached TO the Ameri-
can army, and are known TO be desperate charsc-
ters, having committed robberIes and murders IN
different parts OF Mexico The citizens OF Browns
vile, spprehensive Of the delays Of the law and
! that justice would probably be evaded, were de-
llberatng upon the propriety Of making her cause
their own and saving the country the expense OF
trial. We deprecate any thing like violence, or
I precpitste action. The laws, when properly In
. voked, are amply sufficient to remedy every evil,
and punish adequately every crime
j TIE steamer Portland was detained at Brszos
, one day over her timc OF sailing, in consequences OF
9 the difhculty Of getting the specie down from
J. Brownsville there being no boat at present run
ming on the Rio Grsnde, and the transit by land u
q dangerous on account Of robbers, Who infest the
y road