The New York herald., 1850-06-26
Interesting from Mexico and the Rio Grande.
Prom tho New Orleans Picayune, June III

lhrom Tao new orleans Picayune, Juno IL
THR CHoLERA-INDIAN DRPRRDAross.
BY the arrival Of the steamship Globe, Brow wnsville
Natamoras) papers to the 18th inst. have been rs-
ceved Tho only Intelligence Of interest in relation
to the depredatons Of tho Indians The BrownsviIls
Sentinel OF the Ith, says BY almost every arrival
ffom the Upper Rio Grands We are informed of some
fresh outrage BY the savages, who are continually
lowering round and attacking where they find an op-
portunity We are told by gentleman just returned
place have been forced to abandon their farms and
noeks and seek security for their lives in the proteo
they have been for number Of years before The
diton Of the farms the rivor betweeu Rio arande
City and Laredo rcpressnted to be deplorabe In the
extreme while on this side Of Rio Grande City, largo
fields Of corr may be thriving In the greatest
urisEce and abundance, beyond that place hardly .
blade Of cultivated field meets the eye Of tho
traveller, but deserted houses and scattered aocks
running wild for Of tenders every where
the owners having either been murdered COM
PEELED TO seek safety for themselves and families In
ether parts Belleville new and promising settle
ment opposite the Me xicsn Of Guerrero said to
have been taken by the Indians, but have been
able to learn the extent Of the damage
The following s an extract from letter dated Rama
May 9Th -Mr James Roberts has just arrived from
Ouerrero and reports that the 22d inst the indians
attacked the rancho Rivanio few miles above Guer-
rero on the Texas side of the river where sharp
met epsued, and three Nexicans badly wounded
The Indians then came down to the rancho CspitAna
MIA, and drove OF all the horses In tho rancho They
then went down rs Las Lajas and there
on large number Of anmalr, snd made good their
retreat The Mexcans II is said fought very gallant
rancho Rivano, an dtwo Indians said TO have
A letter dated Durango, Mexico, May 7, furnishes
some information relative to . regularly organised
through Mexico. IL ssys:-There many Indians
on the road between Sslo and this place They have
committed great many deprcdations lately on small
Psiues OF CAnornians, and also upon tho Mexicsns
living on the road, but unmolestod by them
sthough We saw several strong bands but short dis
tsnce from us, all mounted and apparently ready to
attack There Is large party of robbers betveen
this place and Mazatlsn-the same one that the Go
v.rnor Of Durango hired some six or weeks ago
GHhf h. India atxAf r.. -
with hne horses, arms, ammunition, Sc The first
thing they did was TO rob the government OF large
csbaado OF ses loaded with different kinds of pro-
duoe and some specie. which was Intended 20 pay OF
the Mexican army. After this robbery they took to
.hs mountains vhere they have been murduring and
robbng the travellers passing bstw.ap M.~-ti.s aud
this plsce. About six days ago they murdered two
Americans, and took from them over forty thousand
dollars In gold Some OF the party who robbed
escaped and arrived at this place three days since
Two OF the robbers were arrested In this place and
sow In prison awaiting their trial This band Of rob
bers, learn Texans and originally thirty two
strong, bat have since recruited TO the number OF
seventy nve more. Tho Governor says they are
better mounted and equipped than any who have
passed through Mexico lie hiss eighteen hundred
soldiers at his command and Ia afraid 10 send them in
the mountains after the robbers for he says that from
the position they occupy they could Kill cvery Of
his soldiers without their efiecting anything
The seniino Of the 18th, furnishes the following In
formation from Mexco:-our dates from the city OF
Mexico reach TO the 25th rltimo. The cholera had
u,soe 's sppe,Isnee In ihs city causing much alarm
among the Inhabitants The people, says the Trait
q. .Jn'en, are imploring prstcction Of the Deity,
through their priests in the different churches Tho
general government has donated $4,000 for the relief
OF the poorer classes who attacked with the cpl
demc and sum of So 600 has been given by private
individual TO the same laudable purpose The iegislA
ture OF the state OF Sonora has passed law decreeing
that any citizen 81 that state who Leaves without
passport forfeits all right TO citizenship This extra
ordinary law has been passed In consequence OF tho
immense emigration from Sonora to California IL s
.aid that during the present year five thousaud eight
hundred and ninety three persons have removed to
California from that State. disturbance recently
had rue with the troops of that place In
9usnee OF the non acceptance OF the resignation Of
Gov. Msgics BY the Mexican Congress order has
teen restored, however and the dsanected troops re-
moved.