The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-05-10

by the arrival Of the steamship Yacht, Can't
Thompson, from the Brazos, we have received tn,
Rio Grande Sentinel of the Sd inst. The follow
ing is the list of passengers:
Mr.. Pets and Lady, Lieut. =, I, yiele, Messrs. JOIN
McFaddn and servant, v. Bayon. Bondeak.
The Yacht brought $21 800 in specie, consigned
as follows: o. Klemm, $4,000; Clason & Vles
$1100; VIM. Judson, $1,000; Cramer & Co.
$4,000; TIP White, $1,000; B. P. Phelps, 5000;
r. D. BIossman, 500.
4 The Yacht, we understand, is aground at the
English Turn.
From the Sentinel we learn that the Indians on
the Upper Rio Grande are daily gaining strength,
and are becoming more daring in their depreda-
lions. The Sentinel says:
| Lieut. Hudson, that brave young officer who was
wounded, as we announced a short time since
while CALAMITY charging the enemy with party Of
Mounted Infantry, has since died OF his wounds
Lieut. Hudson fought the Indians calamity and
bravey, but from the nature the troops his eats
OF daring and bravery instead OF being effective
cost him his life. Receiving a severe wound at
the commencement OF the engagement which rem
dered 1t impossible to manage his horse, he dis
mounted and courageously engaged the enemy on
loot, supported only by non-commissoned officer
and four privates, the others having taken fright
and fled He succeeded ultimately in putting
the Indians to flight after himself being too Sc
verely wounded 10 leave the field without assist
ance. He conveyed in an ambulance to La
redo, where, as above stated, he has died of his
wounds.
We are rejoeed to find that some little assistance
IN addition to the present vastly inadequate force
has been extended to the settlers. Capt Ford
with company OF Rangers, has taken position at a
post known "The Wells" between Rio Grande
City and Laredo. This force, though by far too
snlajl WILL we coniinently predict, go farther to-
wards he dat Al
looted savages than all the Infantry stations on the
river. few such companies placed at the most
exposed points would, we doubt not, check their
incursions altogether.
A robbery was committed on the Both ult on
the road from this place to Point Isabel, on the
person of Mr.. Oris G. Rice. Mr.. Rice was riding |
in company with Mexican by the name of Juan |
Flores, an acquaintance when near Palo Alto the |
Mexican suddenly dealt him blow from behind |
with heavy club, which felled him to the ground
senseless While in this position the villain rob- |
bed him OF his money, clothing, horse saddle and |
covering from the effect of the blow, made the best
OF his way back to town, where he made applica- |
ton for warrant, but the request was refused
The steamer Troy sunk on the 29th ult |
above Freeport. She was on her way to Roma,
with full cargo Of merchandise. The Troy was |
afterwards got up and resumed her trip.
The question whether OF not it was practicable |
Tor sailing vessels TO enter at the mouth of the Rio
5rande has been answered, says the Sentinel, by
he fact that the schooner Visitor, with a cargo
,f 70 tons of ice, is now lying alongside our wharf
iischarging, and we are fully convinced that there
at all times sufficiency Of water on the bar TO
tdmlt vessels of 20 or 80 tons burthen, and fire.
luently more. Capt. Wilson, we understand, de-
lgns placing more vessels in the line, and we ven
ure the prediction that, in few months, much of |
he freight that has heretofore reached Brownsville
y way of Brazos Santiago and Point Isabel-a te-
nous and annoying busness-will come TO us d. |
ectly from the vendor by way of the mouth of the
liver"
The Sheriff of the county left there on the 9th
lit, in charge of two convicts, sentenced at the
ate District Court to the Penitentiary of the State
t Huntsville. One of the convicts was a Mexican
nd the other an American. This is the first in.
lance of similar punishment upon the banks of
he Rio Grande, under American laws.