The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-07-08
from the RIO Grande.

Important from the RIO Grande.
BORDER STRIFEs-More DPredatioas.-
From the papers received by the steamship
Yacht, I'VE learn that more murders and rob-
berries have recently been committed on the
American side Of the Rio Grande, by mix
ed band of MeXicans and Indians. The
FLAG OF the 9Th inst, states that intelligence
was received in Brownsville, the day preyi-
oue. that an American named Remington,
had been murdered and thrown into the
river by their band After the murder, the
rufIians rode boldly up to the ranks-one Of
the party wearing the clothes of their VIC
tim--and boasted to an American there, Mr..
Rhodes, that they had just, killed one of his
brothers, and warned him that he would
Share the same fate if he did not guard well
the nature of his Intercourse with the Amer
leans. 1t was also said that seven other
men had been killed by the same party, and
their bodies thrown into lake near by.
This news caused most intense excite
ment in Brownsville, and public meeting
of the citizens was held, at which resolutions
were passed, requesting the Governor of the
State to give that protection to the frontier
which the General Government withholds.
1t was also resolved to send out party of
men to recover and bury the bodies of the
dead and gather such information as to the
perpetrators as they could. .|
A party of ten persons accordingly started
out, under the command Of Capt. A. G. POr-
ter, and proceeded to the Rancho Rosario,
near which Mr.. Remington had been killed,
where he was Informed of the truth of his
murder, and was urged to return, receiving
the assurances both at this place and others,
at which he had stopped, that he would sure
| ly be attacked and his small force cut to
pieces by superior numbers, ifhe persisted
in proceeding to Aqua Negra, the place at
which the other murders was said to have
been committed. From these representa-
tons, and other suspicious circumstances,
Mr., p and party thought it prudent to re-
turn, and did so, taking with them from the
Rancho an American, by the name of Mr..
! II. Rhodes, and Mexican woman. On
their return they were three several times
fired upon by a party supposed to number
near hundred persons, from the Mexican
bank of the river, and one of the command
severely wounded.
Shortly afterwards a letterwas received in
Brownsville from Mr.. Ncale, whose farm is
short distance above that place, stating
that. camp Of seventy MeXicans had set
themselves down in front ofhis house. Mr..
Neale was under the greatest alarm for him
self and property.
An extra of the Flag, Of the l4th instant,
says that great excitementeXistedin Browns
\ vile in consequence Of shooting two Amer
leans, by the authorities of Matamoras, the
day previous They had been taken priso-
ners during the attack oil that city by Cur
vaial Every effort was made by the for
eign consuls at Matamoras to save these un-
fortunate men, and the citizens and ladies' Of
Brownsville and Matamoras joined in petit
ton to the authorities, but in vain. The
prisoners were four in number, two MeXi-
cans and two Americans. The names of
the former were not ascertaned, but the
Americans we're called Robert Mcdonald
and George Williams
The Flag says that these executions have
created deep feeling among all classes in
Brownsville, who look upon their summary
death as wholly unnecessary; the more 50 us
the disturbances in which they were engaged
have been entirely suppressed, aid no ne
cessity could have existed for such an eX-
ample. A deep feeling Of revenge now
rcigns where course ofmercy would have
planted those Of gratitude.
Gen. Avalos was shota and burned in eff
gy, on the American bank Of the riyerin full
view OF the gorita OF Matamoras. .-he1O Or
leans Picayane
LoCoroco GRoANs. s.--Thc Locofoco Organs
are out Of tame, their notes that were wont
to be those Of harmony, are discordant, and