New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-06-02
From the Rio csrande.

MORE INDIAN AND MEXICAN MuRpERs.-By the arrival
Of the steamship Yacht yesterday have received files
of the Brownsville Tex Flag to the 22d ut from which
we take the following items:
MORE DErREDATI9Ns-Fire Killed By a aotly gang of
Indians and MerrdnsIt again becomes duty to re-
cord the report of the preparation Of another scene Of
bloodshed and plumber which if information true
would more resemble the work Of fends incarpate than
human men, We are informed by gentleman lust ar
rived in town, that the evening Of the 10th inst
gang Of about 40 men consisting Of Mexcans and Indians
attacked party of seven Americans who encamped
at Lake called Campacuas five of those at the camp
are said to have been murdered and all their property
taken into Mexico Two of the men, fortunately were on
the margin of the lake shooting ducks at the time and
they succeeded in making their escape These robbers
and murderers are said to have the river
forty miles above this place. Friday the Tth inst and
detachment Of them openly re-crossed it again soon
after perpetating their heh deed bearing with them
trophies the right hand of each Of their
victims while the remainder Of the savages cooly en-
camped the ground where the massacre occurred
pectng doubt another feast of blood from those whom
they deemed absent from the camp and would probably
return unsuspcious of danger.
An effort has been made we learn to raise sufficient
CONSERVATION prevails among the thny scattered settle
ments, that be induced to move beyond the
precincts Of his habitatonand even there he il in
hourly expectation of being murdered plundered and
have govornont troops here of nature to pursue
these endsthough VIC had they would have recrossed
the line and be under the protection Of Mexico long be-
fore the best mounted troops could reach the place of
carnage. There we have no law to reach them What
will government do for us! 1t does seem to us an
men to take measures of protection OF least until
can be had from the general government An exposed
and bleeding frontier calls loudly for aid Shall have it.
Since writing the above have received the following
communication in relation to the natter
Brownsville, May 18TH 1852
Mr.. EDIToR-Dear Sir 1t becomes my painful duty to
request of you to give publicity in the American FLAG of
one of the greatest most brutal outages perpetrated
in a civilized country.
On last Monday evening the camp of seven Americans
lake called Campacuas in this county attacked by
about forty Mexicans ans Indians residing in Mexico
longing to the Carankaway and Campacuas tribes and be-
ing as is said by them instructed by the authorities in
Mexico to kill and plumber all American citizens near this
frontierucceeded in numbering five out the seven
and taking away considerable amount of property,
greater portion of which belongs the undersigned Also
acting they under the instructions the aforesaid
authorities they mutated the bodies of the murdered
men, taking the right hand Of each to testify that they
entitled to the reward of thirty forty dollars offered
by Mexico for each American they on this frontier
Now. sir, the above needs comments have stated
facts they and although it has been five DAYS since
the murder and robbery have not been able get peo
pie enough together who willing to go only eight or
nine miles from the rycf to bury the dead the dread of
the desperadoes and indians from Mexico being 50 great
that the few Americans and Mexcans in that vicinity do
not dare to leave their ranches and families unprotected
WARREN ADAMS.
CouRr MAnrrAL.-The Court Martial at Ringgold Bar
racks is still progressing, though with what result we
the higher officers of this the Sh Military Department
present at the session. and that business Of mpor
lance is engaging its deliberations
MYSTERIOUS MuRDER-Last Sunday morning tho body
Mr. Clark was found on the bank Of the river within
the enclosure of Fort Brown pierced with several ball
hoes thereby showing unquesonable proof that he had
been most foully dealt with coroners jury was imme
diately summoned, during the session of which the fol-
lowing items ELECTED understand: that Mr.
G. N Clark had recently arrived here from NewOrleans
with produce for sale that left with Mr.
Bloon on Levee street, at whose house Mr. G. was also
stopping that on the Sunday morning previous Mr.
Bloom had given him 500 and that he seen the same
morning within the military enclosure the bank of the
river as It was thought preparing to bathence which
time nothing more of him, until his body was
found above. No clue has been found as to the pcrp
traitors of this dark deed
KoMAN CATHoLIcs.-We have just learned that the
members Of this enterprsng church have recently COM
pleted arrangements for its permanent establishment in
this city and scale that not only promises its rapid
increase as church, but from the heraity of the ar
promises much for the rapid development Of
brownsville we learn that Bishop of the above
church arrived in New Orleans from Europe e, route for
brownsville This Rev. Bishop it is said brings with him
number OF priests and nuns and that he comes pre-
pared with the means for the erection Of church on
larger scale than the present one also the establish
ment OF convent and college, for educational purposes
Ii this be true as informed Brownsville will soon
again commence her march of Improvement with colossal
strides AL that we desire is peacelet but have tn s.
both with ourselves and neghbors the natural advantages
SIRE
MEXICAN TARIFF AGAIs.-Dame Rumor has been busy
for the past few days to the effect that the old tariff
regime as regards neghborng city of Matamoros is
be again SO far modified to allow the introduction OF
provisions How far this is true are unable to saw
though we think it highly probable.