New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-25

Progr~s. and Prospects Of the Inaisn War.
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Thoczh much has been SAID. yet htte IS dshn-
.tey kacs-n % .he actus' STATE o! s1sirs ~ iaca
~. s.uce she c,mneucemtut OF the war q races
- thst co-nt-y. Arec-al CONVERSATION WIKI Lieut.
Clement, returned vl.lLtaar ia re lcafsn ser
vi-e with which be has been associated iOr some
'w0 ears has furnished IS vith a variety oi a.
res.ins aslRis, which MAJ al or readers q get
Gear u0rC4 u tie sctlL sta-o 81 thlngs az TIE
pres 20 tlI-e iu llcai11.
Lieut.. Clement states tina, he nominal number
oi soldiers Vh.ch tie Nacstan Government a;
present have ia the Gsll !. about L. Oo1. who are
curtluRly sNIrmishiug al lighting with the g. u
civilized euem es = "a scarcCv Say nd % sus
tam themselves. Dem. Oh u0st cases obliged q
haas 0g corn about the country. Every white IN.
habitaat s IS lav Obliged % o. a soldier or nay
-hs subsistence q. one. The In,,scs. notwi;hstand.
.a- their ATE rcverses, sta occupy more than hsf
OF tre country sad much the best par. q it and
ur' IS the whites are Substantially ssssted by
Aexn,, thsy vii De unable % bod but smal
portion 0f the peninsula, howev-- many battles
,hsr INV -.ain over tns Indians IN the open he.d
Mex.,o mss IS vet. sen, .er only two hundred
tr-cus commanded BY Gen. IOrenc. but some hve
au.-ed more were daily expected g. ass sccounts
Bacaiar the chief fortified town OF ne scat II
hosrlities. is ~ present commanded By Gen he-
tina sad e wei prepared % resist any siege. II
was captured from the indis1s on the 2d OF JAY,
ls19 hv q fore o. SEQ men. consisting m part OF
Amar~an volunteers, u the expense OF many lives,
Ia consequence OF the large number OF Indians m
the town. .s3me eco or 1000 thoUs 81 The majority
Of them were uusrmrd shortly after the taxing
Of Ba-alsr a Y1catsn officer was captured. who
bad deserted 70 the Indians He was parioned
ordered into service again. and Was dispatched
wiki a party Of men % reconnoter TIE seacoSt-
Instead OF that. however. De proceeded O. Sn Ed
gish village near Belize. Honduras. murdered
some II the inhabitants. and panderei tho place
The English Governor OF Belize immediately sent
word 10 the Commander az Bscslar Of this affair,
who caused the offender, uamed Pacheco 10 be
sent .or bv large force and he shot on his ar
rival 10 presence Of the English messenger. IL Is
feared that THIS seton Will cause bad results. Tie
soldiers az Bacaa- Obliged 70 scout the country
,Jr com 20 support themselves There - also there
= COMPANY Of American W Inteers, which was
formerly unde, the command Of Capt Robert J
Kelley. Of New Orleans. who died on tho ID of
Juy asst, OF wound in the head received At the
se,e { the town. Tho company u row under
tie command OF Cap, Jacobs. formerly Lieutenant
II the company When Il entered Yucatsn. IL was
81 strong but now num5ers only abou, 40
The Volunteer K gimert OF Americans number
ed wnen it entered Yucstsp. about 700. Their
i-st battle was on the 23rh ut December. lsi- IN
der the command Of Col George White. on the
{ .lumpich Road. about half mile from rchosuco
the headquarters Of the regiment Ia this battle,
the Ind AIS numbered about 5000 manyo them
however, being but poorly armed. Their manner
cd lighting much resemble, ma, OF tho Mexcans
fney are QUITE bold at distance firing Oh their
ylns ind sc~iminass but upon The hrst charge take
~ their heels. Ia tlis way The volunteers drove
them upon the road for three miles, losing, them
selves. from IS 20 90 killed and as May wounded
The loss 81 the Indians vas probably larger bat
could not be ascertalned their custom IS. a' soon
AZ one Is killed 70 bear the b dy immediately nom
he h-d
In the month Of August. ,srse body Of Indiana
seven " e'gh' Thousand ia rumher-sttacked ! e.
ho,lc1 The attack WAS IN ihe morning, Just be-
lore day ight 70 beiis vary iog<y. They hsd sf-
vaucfc tY i, .thia one sIlsre of the powder maga
zine when their cour5e was arrested ie" 81 the
Yu-atccos were killed b1, the ln1ians were KEEP
l heck unit. assistance arrived from the surround
log country when they were, IN ther tafn' AZ
"a aed driven back and forced 20 retreat with sucn
precipitation As % Leave their dead upon the hed-
q thing OF very uncommon occurrence with thcin
even under the most pressing circumstances Al
tor this that part Of the country was rsed rom In
dian lnCursOus, and no general engagemant OF I'M
por.snce has since taken place. Snce the DEAN
II JacLlto Pat who was killed FOR attempting u
svy tax upon his people. NenAncio Pee has been
their chief The first part Of last month this cbiei
sent messengers 10 three different paris OF the
STATE demanding an amnesty tor four months but
the Yucatan authorities thinking that the Indians
only wanted 10 gain time 10 procure ammunition
AMI provisions refused 70 grant H. Since that time
he English authorities At Belize have attempted
10 negotiate n treaty Of peace, but have aiied The
Iniians demanding undisplted sway IN the best
part oil the country. The Indian chiefs were, how
ever. 10 come TO b oEo iLis month 70 make treaty
10. peace
IL has been stated recently on the authority Of a
le'ter from Campo cby. that mn Indian Chief was
ca ptured .n December. v Cd 300 DO money ana
larse qgautty Of ammunition, and that this might
have a favorable bcar,ng upon treaty oil peace
The Indian Chief here alluded 70 was probably the
one capt Ired by Mijor Gonzalez. He was taken
about ten leagues from Bacsisr. as he wos going
mo the Interior WIN money provisions anu AN
munitio0 Tor the Indians. They tad captured also
q 'eg days previously number % Indian cnP-
tsins H. the month Of November Gen Letina,
while on his wa from Bscaiar a. Sisa, captured
near the Bay o. Ascension, a iarge quantity OF
cad powder and soap, m canoe Tbs was also
on is way u the Indians But nevertheless
since 81 these captures the Indians have refused
% treat except upon certain terms
The Indians hack, msngle and murder their male
prisoners Their female prisoners they carry oh
Daring the war there have been some dreadful
scenes Of massacre and pillago but iatSery these
excuses have ceased
The Inian population Of tie countyiar outnum
oers the whites and whatever may be their fortune
Ia the battle field in the iOsests they defy their
enemies. The Iucatan Government cannotsoppiy
the means for such a war as ours was in Florida,
either as regards expense Or soldiers. Already,
the country sinks from exhaustion. and Mexico
does not seem disposed, has not the ability, Ell
fsctualy 10 assist them. When the war iirst broke
ont and the Ind aus Hlshed with victory carried
every thing before them, until Campeachy itseli
was threatened filed as il was with fugitive whites
who had abandoned everything 10 hy 10 the wslled
towns Tor safety-they would have made peace
upon any terms Now. however that the tide has
partially turned, the Yacstecos seem 70 desire 70
hing m. Door Indian together with the coantry
which be claims as MS own, again, under their al
thority What the result viii be remains 20 be
seer bat sad will be the fate OF the aoorignes Of
Yaca.an. If they again sink INTO hewers Of wood
s8d drawers OF wste, or tho incident white men
Eho nov claim the gpveraance Of that country.
OF the men az the hest Of afair among The
Yaeatecos but LILLE can be tod Barbschino IS
said 70 be good man. surrounded by 0nprAciPled
advisers. who have stood ia toe way Of peace
which might have been made months ago