The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-06-19
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WITH THE INDIANS, NC. &c.
From the New Orleans Picayune, June 10l
by the arrival yesterday, from Galveston, Of the
that city to the 7tb inst.
The sugar and corn crop, on Oyster Greek and tho
Lower Braros are said to be promising in spite Of
Cotton Is quite backward, but with very favorable
weather may produce medium yield. The planters
In that district are generally abandoning cotton for
sugar.
Lieut. Mechlin arrived in San Antonio o, the goth
ult., from ri Paso del Norte, having made the trip
In t~enty -six days The road Is In fine condition -
Major Neg hbors encountered strong opposition to
mission in Santa fe. The New Mexcans have an innate
animosity to Texas Some oonfound Texans with In
dans-others dread retrbuton for their cruelties In
ls4o, and many dislike surrenderng the peonsge sys
TEN. Mr Aubrey's train passed through III PAso
the 9th of April lie Lost forty mules In night by
severe storm the Pecos Mr.. Virgins train from
San Antonio, was met at the Pecos on the l,th ult
The Southwestern .9eriean says that IL IL
that 600 negroes have been added to the agricultural
By the express nom the station on the Leop.. the
Western Tsrsn learns that Captain Merchant Of the
"a Dragons with twelve men left the Port tina 17th
ut In pursuit Of party Of Indians who had dis
covered in the vicinity. On the 10th he In sight
Of the Indians. eight in number, the Rio prio
irvine the bank OF the river where they m sde
astsnd-snd on the approach Of the party, nred. At
the first fire Captain Merchant wounded. On the
receipt Of the intelligence at Leona conveyance
Immediately cent out to bring In Captain NJ, but he
had not yet arrived at the station when the express
LEFT and Is impossible to know at present the extent
Of the injury received by him, but II is thexght be
severe wound. Tho same party Of Indians few days
before, captured, robbed, and whipped two Germans
who were on their way In from Nj Psss They stared
In company with Lieut. Mechlins trsin and had fallen
behind.
[Prom the Corpus Christi Tsxas) Valley, June11
In addition 10 the numerous accounts Of Indian
news which We have published, We are again called
to record another serious conflict between Capt
Fords company Of Rangers, consisting Of twenty
men, besides bmslf ands party ofnineteen Coma
Indians ncludips one squaw. Rogue. the celebrated
guide Of Captain Ford, has Just arrived In town From
q m pna m mentw tha "a ~
ing particulars Of the hght which occurred on last
"Wednesday the 2Ssh ult about thirty miles from
Sorpus Shri.'. Captain Ford had lcft Fort Merrill
for the Rio Grande. and upon the trail leading
In tho direction Of Corpus Christi Amer following
two leagues, they came upon the Indians Capt I'm
peratcly resisting every inch Of ground The Rangers
soon put them TO flight but not without the loss of
killed and another wounded though slightly Two
Indians we're s.ed three wounded aud one taken nri
soner WIN Gillis pie the indivdus who was led IL
cousin Of the Glspie who fell ct the storming OF Mon
terey lie had charged ON an Indisn, aud Instead Of
shooting him With bis revolver, he intended missed
Giliispe at this juncture, being able to restrain
bis own horse rushed the dead horse Just the
Indian vas recovering from his fall. who having his
bow drawn, not him through the heart The Indian,
who has been taken prisoner, captured by Rogue
so the latter informs lie IL younx warrior about
from the prisoner that large force Of Indians num-
herring ESQ, had left their homes the same time his
party did. for the purpose Of making campaign upon
the -ettiements OF Texas during this moon. Captain
ford captured several horses shields bo~s and arrows
together with great variety Of psrsphernsia belong
ing to the Indian dress which trophies We are in.
formed are TO be forwarded TO General Brooke at san
Antonio