Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-07-17
STATE OF THE RIO GRANDE FRONTIER
PROM rHE RIO BRAVO OF JUNE l6.

FROM THE RIO BRAVO OF JUNE 10.
We publish to-day the memorial of the citizens of
Brownsville to the Governor Of Texas, calling for two
companies of Texas rangers to defend the frontier from
the ravages of Indians and Mexican hordes, which
devastating and ravagng the whole country and murder
ing the inhabitants wherever met with
The memorial forth, in strong forcible and true
light the acts committed by these barbarians is also
supported by the adavts of number of citizens, well
known in this vicinity good and true men, The afda
Wits OF several more citizens who reside at distance will
also be taken upon other points, which will prove conclu
svey by their admissions that the bandt acting
directly under orders of the military commandant at Ma
amoros and that the poils Of their orays divided
with him. 1t will also appear that q reward is promised
for the right hand of every American produced at head
quarters From the great length of these papers
precluded from making many remarks we had intended
upon these extraordinary events The documents how
ever, sufficiently explain themselves
CoSsuIs AT MArAMoRos-The disinterested and noble
conduct of the American English and Spanish cansus
Matanoros connected with the late official assassna-
ton in that city, is deserving OF all praise Every measure
that feelings OF humanity could suggest was resored to
by these gentlemen to the lives of our murdered
countrymen The American Consul, Mr. Waddell, at his
post in the hour Of need noby discharged his duty and
demanded in the Of his country, that their lives
should be spared This gentleman the agent of our Gov
ernment at Matamoros for his pains was personally in
suited and his demands treated with nsolence and
tempt Mr. Uhde, the English Consul called upon Gen.
Avaos, in the name Of humanity and religion, to spare
our countrymen and when he found this military tyrant
and uneeing murderer bent upon his foul purpose he
did not hesitate openly in the quarters and to the face
Of General Avaos, to pronounce this eacherous and un
principed villain AN The other Consuls Of this
place lent their influence Consus Waddel and Uhde
but without avail Our countrymen basely and bar
barously shot, without legal trial before the proper
tribunals of the country, allowed Defence in time of
profound peace and Government, its flag, and rep
resentative, insulted and treated with contempt When
will the language, " am American citzen," protect
us in foreign land
THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY or CAMERoS.-On this
10th day of the month Of June, A. d. 1882 before
Francis F. Latham clerk Of the county court in and for
the county of Cameron State aforesaid and by the laws
of said State fully authorized to administer oaths per-
sonaly came and appeared Andrew G. Porter Israel b.
Bigelow p r. Byrne James E. Hanson, Thomas Richards,
John o. b. Dunning Henry Weaver and William Burton,
all residents Of the county Of Cameron in the State of
Texas, to me personally known and who, being by
sworn according to law declare OATH and say that at
public meeting held in the town of Brownsville, the
9th day of june 1852, by the citizens Of said town, in
consequence of report that several Americans had re-
Gently been murdered in Cameron county, rancho
called Rosario it was resolved that committee oftwenty
FIVE persons should proceed to said rancho Rosario
ascertain the facts in relation said reports and if true
bury the bodies Of said persons and that in accordance
with the aforesaid resolution of said meeting the afore-
said atlantis proceeded the 9th day of june A. ID.
1852 from the Of brownsville to the rancho called
Rosario in said Cameron county for the purpose Of max
ing the necessary inquiries in relation to said reports
that the 7th day Of June, A. ID. 1852 these atlantis
arrived at said rancho Of Rosario, in said county and
that after making the necessary inquiries ut about
o'clock p. NJ of the day, said atlantis commenced
returning to their homes in said town Of Brownsville,
and that while proceeding quietly their way to said
place, down the left bank Of the Rio Grande they
fired upon from the right Mexican side Of said Rio
Grande by large body Of persons whereby of our
party dangerously wounded by ball shot through
his neck and the horse Of Of these atlantis so crippled
TO be unable to proceed and whereby all the lives OF
these atlantis seriously endangered as these atlantis
state and verify believe that from hundred and fifty
to two hundred shots fired by said persons upon
the Mexican side of the Rio Grande upon these aant
upon the American side of said river Mt distance Of from
hundred and fifty to two hundred yards, and that
without the least provocation Of any character
from these atlantis, said atlantis having proceeded from
the said town Of Brownsville said rancho Of Rosario for
the aforesaid object and for other and having strictly
confined themselves to said object
A. G. PORTER,
ISRAEL b. BIGEL0W
p. r. BYRNE,
]. Il. HANSON,
THOMAS RICHARDS,
JOHN O. Il. DUNNING,
HENRY WEAVER,
WILLIAM BURTON
Sworn to and subscribed before me- witness my hand
H. and the seal Of the county court Of the county Of
Cameron the day and date above written.
r. w. LATHAM, Clerk C. C. C. G.
BY b. II. FRY, Deputy.
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