Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-06-23
Latest from the BraZOS.

By the arrival Of the steamship Globe, C0p plain
Eiiery, from Brazos Santiago, we yesterday re-
ceved copies of the Brownsville American Flag
OF the 24Ih and 30th ult., and % inst, from which
copy the following intelligence of destructive
storm at The Brazos, attended with loss of life and
property. and further accounts OF the Indians in
the Rio Gfande Valley. Be-.
A violent sIcTm occurred u; Brazos Santiago.
commencing about 3 O'Clock on the morning of The
2SIh ult.
The steamer Herrera IS wreck. She may be
repaired, but do not think it will be attempted.
The steamer Monmouth was driven ashore on
the bar. but has been gotten of; the damage sup
posed to be but slight.
Some two or three slightly bull: wooden houses
were blown down at Point Isabel.
The Indiaps.-In the paper of the 24th ult., we
find the following feeling and truly melancholy
details of lndian ravages: ..-
The accounts that reach US stale that the Indians
have swept, lempes:-Iike, towards their own homes.
They bear with them many capiives. and thousands
of horses and mules. laden with Plunder. They
have left broad track of desoatiou; what were
once popuious villages are now deserted. or are
the seats of mourning.
This army when last heard from was moving
along without opposition. gathering prisoners and
taking of property. By the arrival of s,eamb boats
from towns above, we learn that families were
seen along the whole line of the river. hurrying
river being once crossed they are safe. Their
ranches may be burned. their crops destroyed,
their property piilaged. Their valuable stock driven
off, but their wives, themselves and their children
are safe from these terrible savages. The accounts
that have reached as Of their treatment of women
and children are hear.-sickeuing.
The Flag adds: .....
Human life has been sacrificed. The progress
of affairs in this valley, and lis prosperity and ad
haya heau er0 rir N tln
capacity of our Government 10 protect its citizens
is entirely lost, and cannot be restored until sui-
cent protection is made evident.
The Flag of the ID inst. has the following, rela-
live 10 the late party who lef, Brownsville in pur-
suit OF marauding gang of savag ges -,
The party of men which left this place in pur-
suit of The Indians have just returned. We learn
from Capt. E. Willsey--for the recovery of whose
family, It viii be recoilected, the party was or
ganized-that the Indians have made good their
retreat with most of their cnptives and plunder.
This party has been absent over twenty days,
having followed the Indans 10 Laredo. About
twenty-five miles rom Laredo they came suddenly
upon small party Of savages and retook mum.
! Der of mules and horses. Captain w. informs US
that the Indians have extended their depredatons
far above Laredo, and had driven off thousands of
horses and mules.
( The Flag of the ID inst. also has the following
/ intelligence from the Upper Rio Grande, brought
/ by Dir. Simon L. Jones
The cholera is raging with violence IN the vIcI-
nifty of Laredo and in the State OF Coahuiia. 1 ne
inhobita nts Of Moncova and the uelghborng towns
are said TO be dying at the fate of twenty and
thirty daily. Mr.. Jones thinks that the remedy
there used is more faa than the disease. Persons
when seized With the malady are at once taken to
the river and there made to undergo frequent
bathing in the cold stream, which IN nine cases
out of ten prove fatal
| II will be gratifying to many of our readers te
learn that there is strong reason 10 suppose thai
Harry Love, the wel-known and daring express
rider, is not dead. as stated bv rumor short time
since. We are informed that in Monclova, where
he was said to have been murdered, nothlng was
/ heard of any such occurrence
i the Indians said TO be still on the river io
hundreds of miles, and in unusually large numbers
The day before Mr.. Jones left Roma man wa
chased almost into tho very town by party oi
them.