The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1853-10-20
Mexican Affairs.


ters burst for the mountains which. sur
round the town of Mixeoac, and the river
overfowed. The waters burst forth with
such force that they bore houses, trees,
orchards, and everything that could be
moved, along in their furious current,
Many of the inhabitants persisted, and
the rest are reduced to miserable con-
dition. -.-....... -. ,-.sf
The President has declared the Indi-
ans exempt from military service. This,
of course, does not mean the savages, for
they will be warriors despite the President;
but the native Mexicans, the pure desoen
dants of the ancient Aztecs, unmixed
with the Spanish blood. This is but just,
as they are a poor ignorant class, and do
not enjoy the same political and civil rights
as their Iberian conquerors do, or those
that have crossed with them. q aaltiH aasa
The most distressing accounts continue
to reach Mexico Of the depredations of
the Indians upon the States of the north
frontier. The counts of their savage cru
elites call up the recollection of the thous-
and horrible scenes that marked the san
culinary warfare they waged against the
pioneers of our own country in its early
settlement. But the Mexicans are worse
| treated than our back wood men. They
cannot fight them, and fly, panic-stricken
at their approach. staHe13 400 5s
From the Texan border we have re-
ports less warlike than usual The
Brownsville papers say there had been
no augmentation of Mexican troops, nor
had any Mexican been ordered out OF
Texas. There never existed more friend
| ~ relations on both sides of the Rio
Grande
Gen. Smith arrived at Brownsville, On
the 18th, with an escort of cavalry. He
was expected at Point Isabel on the 10th.
The rumor Of Major Arnold, of the U.
S. Dragons, having been killed, is con-
frmed He was shot in duel by the
army surgeon at Fort Graham.
The American consul at Ell Paso is OF
opinion that Gen. Garland will meet with
no resistance if he attacks the People Of
Mesilla Valley. z''.''. .'' - '''7' .
A desperate battle had taken place be-
tween about two hundred Apaches and a
party of Americans, in the mountains
near El Paso, in which eleven Americans
were killed and several wounded. The
enemy also suffered considerable loss
The dragons were too few to render as,
sistance. ast.s eH Ba3 a63 sa Iroi
/. Affairs at the capital are strongly reyo.
lutionaryain character Santa Anna is
menaced with formidable conspiracies or
all sides, and some of the most prominen
men of the nation are identified with
them.
Recently it was disclosed that Robes
late Minister of the Treasury, and ono
Rosa, late Minister at Washington, were
engaged in arranging revolt, were ar
rested and ordered to leave the country
but the decree created such excitemen
that it was temporarily suspended. SooI
after this a more formidable conspiracy
was announced to have been discovered
having ramifcations all over the Repub
! lie, and counting any number of person
among its members. FuRLoNG, the pres
ent Governor of Pueblas and MUGIcA
\ the late Governor, were, arrested as bein!
!. concerned in the plot, and arraigned be
: fore a military tribunal, Itwas though
: they would be executed, j but, as. hey hav
been sent to Vera Cruz, the probability
; they will be exiled IT N G(ia. Eng, cord, ~
. 2a H-Asignin in Ann street, Boston. reads
5 kLoayersI taken an Weg guess .here is n
deception about the "single,'' oaataf q b
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