Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-06-05
Important from the Rio Grande,

Eirc men Killed by Mercans and Adians
Steamer Camanche fired into again-Gou.
eminent officer wounded.
BY the arrival at this port last evening of the
steamship Yacht, from BrnZos Santiago, we
have received dates from Brownsville to the
Goth nit. The news is of the most exciting
character.
The Flag of the 18th ult. states that on the
evening OF the 10th ult. "A gang of about forty
men, consisting of Mexicans and Indians, at
tackled a party of seven Americans, who were
eucamped at lake called CAmpucuas; five of
those at the camp are sad to have been muir
deted, and al their property taken to Mexico.
Two Of the men, fortunately, were on he mar
gin Of the lake shooting ducks at the time, and
succeeded in making their escape. These rob
bers and mnrderers are SAID to have crossed the
river some forty miles above Brownsville, or
Friday, the It'll nit, and u detachment of them
| openly recrossed it again soon after p]erpetra.
ting the murder, bearing with them the right
| hand of each of their slaughtered victims.
| while the remainder Of the >avages cool V en-
camped on the ground where the massacre oc-
cured, expecting no doubt another feast of
blood from those whom they deemed absent
from the camp, and would probably return un-
suspicious OF danger.
The population Of the neighborhood was
not only too sparse for resistance, but afraid
to venture out to bury the dead, after the muir.
dcrs were gone. The Flag contains a letter
from Warren Adams, which says that it is un-
derstood that these Mexicans and Indians were
instructed 10y the authorities in Mexico to Kill
and plumber all American citizens near the from
tier, and that acting, as they did, under the in
structions of the aforesaid authorities, they
mutiIated the bodies of the murdered men,
taking the right hand of each to testify that
they were entitled to the reward of thirty or
forty doIlers offered by Mexico for each Ameri-
can they murder on the frontier.
The Rio Bfavo Of the ooh says, that the
steamer Camanche was again fired into last
week, and a custom house officer residing at
Rio Grande City, Mr.. Brashear, was danger
ou>ly wounded. His little son was also woun-
ded; and a lady PASSENGER, Mrs. Rogers, the
wife of the murdered man spoken Of below,
who was on her Way up to join her husband,
very narrowly escaped d similar fate.
On the evening Of the l4th inst, Mr.. Philip
Rogers, a merchant of Rio Grlnde City, viii G
standing behind his counter, was stabbed to |
the heart and killed by a Mexican who had.
came in 10 purchase goods. The
oUJecL OF TIE fellow was 10 doubt, to rob the |
house, as Mr.. Rogers was not known TO have
an enemy in the world. Another Mexican was
upon watch outside Of the house, but both
in making their escape to the chap
paral. They were discovered almost in the
act, and one of the fellows, in coming out OF
the house brushed against a gentleman who,
hearing the cry of Mr.. Rogers, hsstiIy run 10
his assistance. All efforts to discover and ar
the a~ssassins have so far proved abortiye.
As strange as it may seem abroad says the
Rio Bravo, this is the tenth murder which has
taken place within the las; three weeks. For
The last two months the average has been three
killed per week. No mans life is safe from
.hese Mexican a~ssassins for a single hour. 1t
has become a grave question, what is to be
lone IN this state of tI'ingSe If it should con-
inue: there will not be an American on the riy-
sr in six months.
DIR. q. n. Clark, who recently arrived Il,
from New Orleans. was found
lead in old Fort Brown, on the 10th inst. and
t was evident from shot and other wounds
hat he had been murdered. The coroner's
ury returned a verdict--"that the deceased
anne to his death by shots fired from gun or
'lstoI, by som person or persons unknown"
Picayune.