The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-07-17
RICHMOND SATURDAY MORNING JULY II 1852
FROM THE RIO GRarDE

-.lSE ONE CENT
FROM THE RIO GRArnF :.
We have been permitted "a -. -
ing exfsacf from privaie letter wr;ttsn IS .
gentleman 10 Brownsvills 10 it;eod !. -
CRY. II confirms the account ws prhl;.s 81 }.
from the Brownsville papers as 10 The ce,p.es-
aance given to the robbers BY the Mexican -.
thorities- The letter is dated Il Browu.v;Il1
on the 18th nit :-Picayxse.
:. 1 nave the satisfaction to inform you that he
Mexican and Indian robbers wers srressed ~
other day by party of Mexican citizens from
heynosa, commanded by Triuidad Fiores.
nov chief alcaide of that place, and do not
.1Iuk VIII surprise you any TO Iearu that
'ae ieader OF the robbers had iull AUTHORITY fnr
al .ne depredations he has recently commsssed
on tnis frontier, from Gen. Avalos. The com.
,,nanoefin-chIef ,s Of the Mexican forces on M.
when the robbers wese 6r., .vr..,.s, 49,
pretended that they wers NOT - o.~.s:.y :.sy
1"oy at All, had no commander. a. S.rc-
flores told them that he intended = !. y. 49,.
| an prisoners anyhow and have thsm hscs s !. s. s
up ior examination At Reynosa. and -hs, ~.
leader, Pedro viliaTeal, saw thai ,hs sI..S.s IA.
| vas serious, ne at once let the cat ous AZ a.
~ . sno s'a,ed tnat ne had authority for IN IS
ileve him, he handed him letter. ssy;n. -
nere, ear, are my written instructions 3rom
General Ayalos, with his own s;vnyt,,,. 80
taehed." The alcalde read The ie,,e, 49,
that II was indeed the hand writing Of General
Avalos, and took copy Of the instrrctions-
ne mas promised Mr.. Waddell, the American
1onsoi a. matamoros. copy Of this docn-
ment: by the way, Mr.. Waddell has been %
L ha u~I - -
ton from the Mexicans living on both s;Se-
to satisfy him that the Mexican military an
thoritIes have been at the bottom of All rhe
rascality perpetrated BY the murderons sconn.
drels for the last three months Mr.. Waddell
will start for Washington iu few days. armed
with documents to prove all this.
| The story about the Mexicans firing upon
| the steamer Camanche in retaliation for the
killing of a COW is base fabrication. n fiashe
| custom here for steamers to kill cattle slghp
the river banks whenever they need meat. buf
| they always pay at the first landing place.
This has been the custom for years, and own.
| ers OF the cattle have never made a single
| complaint. The officers of the Camanch. are
| gentlemen, who are incapable OF wronging
any man out of a cent. The outrages were
| committed by this same organized band OF
robbers and murderers, and understand that
| the owners OF the steamer have very properly
L
| claim for damages. Yours. &c.
For THE LADIEs.-Pommade de Seville
This is simple but efficaeious preparation.
much in request among the Spanish ladies', for
| removing from the face the effects of the sun.
The following is the recipe:
Take equal parts of lemon Juice and whito
Of eggs. Beat the whole together in var.
nished earthen pipkin, and set on a slow fire.
Stir the fluid with wooden spoon till il has
acquired the consistence of soft pomatum.-
Perfume it with some sweet essence and be
fore you apply it, carefully wash the face with
rice water. a
MURDERED BY A MAsIAc.-A correspondent
of the Detroit Tribune, writes from Aimont
July I'd, as follows:-One of the most outra- +
geous scenes occurred here To- day. eser wit.
messed. A man by the name Of Wesley HUI.
bert, who for some time has been labosine un.
der slight mental arrangement, and who was
imprisoned of late in the county jail for an as
sault upon one Of his neighbors, had bat justye-
turned, when he again commenced his alfacks
by threatening to shoot several of bis nsfeh.
b0rs. Awarrant was procured Tor his arrest
when the constable with posse ofmen sepair-
ed to bis residence. On arriving there and de-
manding him to surrender, he prepared To de-
fend himself by taking one or two pistols end
musket, repaired to the chamber Of vacant
log house, located one milo enst ofthis village,
where he formerly resided, and Immediately
shot one of the men dead on the spot, from the
chamber window, by the name Of Jacob Mills.
As soon as the news reached the vilIsge, the
citizens hastered to the scene, fred the house,
and when he made his appearance shot him
DOWN. He had not expired when i leh tho
scene; but the wounds were mortal. He had
fred several shots at the citizens before the
flames drove him from his hiding piace. Il was
truly one of the most affecting sights that
could be imagined-witnessed'' by nearly Two
hundred inhabitants. The body Of MilIsconId
not be obtained till he was secured. - rho
to approach to teke it. away, and cousequently
remained till il was very much burned before
| Hubert could be secufed. 41illsleaves large
| fami ly to mourn his loss, aud Hulber's TO -.
gret the unfortunate circumstances that ended
| his career.
MANUEL PEREiRA's CAsE.-Our article Of
yesterday was based upon the supposition,
that Pereira was still in Jail. We are now in
formed that he accepted his discharge, and has
been gone from Charleston more than month
ago. So that all the Indignation which the
Commons may expend in favor Of this martyr
to liberty. will be SO much water split upon the
sand Charleston Standard.
Alison, the SCOTS, historian, has been
knighted by Queen Victoria.
A daughter of the duke Wurtemburgh arriv.
ed 10 81 Louis few days since.
H.v. A. Tappan, ESQ., ofAlton, Ill, was
drowned in Wood river, on the 1st inst.
Dr.. Wm. H. Selby, formerly fSnow Hill,
Nd, died on the I'd inst, at Woodville, Miss.
II il said that there is not person at sgd.
uey, Australia, capable of assaying gold.
AIhon; and marry are still NJ West p0;uf-
from which in a few days they proceed to Sara
t0ga.
Although the peach crop has entirely failed
in Kentucky. there will be most abundant
crop ofappIes.
A man was 6ned $50 and costs, at ST. Louis,
lest week for, insulting . lady in the stSsst.-
Served him right.
The Boston Firemen are paid. ThereAss
513 men in the department, and the semi.aanu-
81 payroll amounts TO 4l2,568 95