The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-14
Items f. cm the Rio Grande,


The steamship Yacht Captain Thompson arrived
yesterday bfir eng dates om Brownsville to the 26tn
uIt and from Galveston TO the % inst The Brownsville
f9Gg rays that the aVess horde q dcsperadoes which
bods possession II the country above Brownsville the
Rio Grsnde still at work. Two tboats which left
Brownsville time since teir return Guerrero
Mexico have been attacked Of the killed and
the boae pundtred ly the party whose nurderous
acts have been % often recorded Two of the men who
tho boats had returned to prownsviie having
made thei, AID report that while the rancho
Rosaro they fired upon and driven from the boats
They report having killed; but having
ceeded IN escaping Gfer the attack they are unable
20 say how many of their companions massacred
before the boats were taken They say that after the
boats wete taken of They conveyed to the
Mexican bank Of the river, and red Of their contents
The R'o BTaeo saws that the party who robbed tbeso
boat were bead by the notorious Pedro Viaresl who
holds scoD,mssion from Gen. hvalos The same paper
says these loai, touched the Mexican side Of
the river curing The trip
The fologiDg from the Rio B9oro gives some insight
into the movements tf tt mixed bands Of Indians and
Mexicans who have bee committing the recent murders
and robberie- on the Rio Grande:--
The Aica9e OF Reynoa alarmed ana indignant at the
acts Of Pedro Fief al and willing to preserve the 10.
hsbtHuts Of biz juI.sdciOn from repfisas wrote two
otcial note 20 Gen Aralo complaining and requesting
that PEDRO Niarea and BIZ Indian chief with the BAR
ties acting under their orders BE- ordered out Of his urs-
dicton Gen Ayaios degneo not to reply 70 either Of his
letters but the sIca0c hearing Of The outrage
upon the citizens of Guerrero aud The robbery and
truCiiOI Of their beats advanced upon the rancho Rosa.
rio with about sew niy citizens ami 70 the log fort
erected ~ the Inoisns.
TYSON being ordered by him to dizper.c he was de6ed
and insued tbe Indians having much superior force
Outside q the fort The notorious Capt Tierna with
company The Aicadc ordcrd HIM 60 dispense. but he
refused threatening c sustain the Indians Tiiefna and
the lnoan wrote 10 Gen AyBlOs foI reinforcement and
company Of Dragons sent b. him to THEN assis
tenc" IRE Aculte seeing the collection OF Lar re
force oiaced all thc citizens Of his Jurisdiction under
sfns 70. me pwpose 81 defending their rights and
tanhe ne lsWr % The country; tut through the med
a'ph VI w CtNa, q the MEXICAN army who happened
10 BE- passing A. the time collision of the people with the
troop ana iudans was prevented the colonel promising
u zee Gen Ayslos aud 70 fi influence 10 nreyenf
further Dtrgues SO the question os civil war rests ~
the laet advice. ~ =" ' ~
Two ccpnIGncs q volunteers have i,s., ,a,a, 4,
Brownsville in order 70 be prepared for am, ,a,na,,o
thai may arise W W. Dunlap Eco has tee,, afoctaa3
major 81 the battalion end Porter and i n ~,
Lane were elected captains II he two companies "
The RE ~ go fays that Dir Nadlel the United St.,
Consul ~ MatemoTas had determined 10 interfere T. ~
execution Of the two Americans recently shot bv Con
Ays0s Of Datamoas that If the to shoot them
bad been gwen IL must be done throuch the Afuerican
fsg Knowing the feet Avalos stated as n reason
for changing the hour Of execution from ten to Eve in the
morning. that lie did rot wish Obliged to ehoot tho
American Consul &c said that though from the Known
pusar unity Of Tie American government and officials
he had little &c fear from any direct interference sin he
thought best put X beyond their posx 10 do so and
that therefore The order fora change IN te hour had
been given.
The BIc,o gives the following account Of the two Anne
ricans hot "Ge0Ige vi Williams the young man who
vac tho; ly Cen hyalDs native Of Pughkeepsio,
New lo'k ag y years III 1888 he cni ted IN the Sc
como dnfoens auc ~ Point Isabel IN iS4G
teTtd ~ Ggn Taylor e. tLo third nfsDtry lie was at
The baiIes ~ Ieio alto. Res0oa d. Ia Palma and Mon.
tercy Ills father. tdwtra Williams was one Of the
santa " prsaner wbo shot Ia Mexico Thus father