New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-28

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from the vicinity of Princes Creek informed us
That his entire crop had been destroyed, that it
had been 60 completely eaten up that he had
abandoned it altogether The rice birds in
I some, sections have rescued the planters from
1.-The ravages of these unwelcome visitants.
Flattering news reaches us daily in reference to
| the corn crop and the crop of pecans. both Civ
| ing promise Of o heavier yield than We have
ever had before. ..,.. ~ .a,...
The Huntsville Item says the no retail license
law has gone Incorporation in our town; though
it appears 20 us more liquor has been drunk
since than before. -.,. ,5-.
In this town, during the election on Monday
last, the respectable sum Of $40 was received as
contribution to the Washington Monument
Gonzales Inquirer. .sya ~ -.
The Nueces Valley says the Indians have
again been on the Nueces near Fort Merrill.
A KISSING AFFAIR. The BRENNAN Enquirer
contains three columns Of interesting dialogue,
developing all the particulars of an assault by
kissing, charged to have been committed by
Rev. J..F. Walsh, upon the "a fair forehead of an
innocent love- at the residence of her mother,
near Chappell Hill The following is the testi-
mony Of the aggrieved fair one, given before
Justice W. H. Sherman
"When mother left the room, Mr. Walsh ask
ed me to take a chair and sit down by him, or
near him. told him would rather sit where
was. He said no, come and sit there he had
something to talk to me about. I then went
and sat in chair, about one yard from him.
die then mentioned q certain young an'ssname,
q i he trnE mot 10 r
told him no. He then asked if he had eourted
me- l answered no. He then asked me who
did love3 | told him / did not love any body.
He then asked me if i did not love him 4 said
/ like you we'll enough, sir. He then took nv
hand in his and kissed it, He then placed his
hand upon my bosom, and kissed me upon my
forehead; and then placed his arm around my
waist, and called me his sssweet sister," then
went to the kitchen, to my MOTHER fs ...
A brother of the aggrieved lady had chas
tised the reverend gentleman Immediately after
the offence had been committed.
The GAINESVILLE standard states that the whole
Of northern Texas was suffering from want Of
rain, and that the corn crop was past remedy
MURDEE.--We learn that on Monday, 31st
ult., Nat Smith shot 81 man named Provost. at
grocery store two miles this side of Helenas
1t appears from rumor that Provost had been
living in Smiths family. and that after leaving
had made some remarks about Mrs Smith
For this Smith followed and shot him down.
without giving him any warning. At the time
he shot, Smith was shaking hands with O Mr..
Dodson, and shot with his right hand. lodging
twenty one bucksbot in the stomach of Provost,
who lived till Wednesday afternoon Con-
siderable excitement prevailed in and around
Helena, in consequence Of this cold blooded
murder. Smith was not taken at the last &C.
counts, notwithstanding he had. declared his
intention to kill two more men before he would
be taken. [San Antonio Ledger.
We find the following interesting news in re-
gard toqthe progress Of the dissatisfaction in
Northern Mexico, in the Brownsville Flag of
the 10Th inst.i
tightly important News from Mexieo
TA@AdL1PAs IN ARMs--TERBfBIE BATTLE NEAR
MATAMoRAs
As we stated in our last issue, the Goals of civil
war in Mexico has at last been famed into q
CONSUMING flame, which ID sHeepings every
thing before it, The State of Tamaulipas is
now almost wholly in possession of the msur
gent forces. Victoria has been for weeks held
by them and popular government formed I'M
der the gubernatorial direction of ST. Juan j.
de la CARA. He has been Joined by the towns
of Tula, Jimenes, San Fernando, Sofa de Ia Ma
rina, ETC., in the Southern portion of the State,
and the probability is that by this date the
cities Of Matamoros and Tampico alone hold
out faithful for the Santa Anna Administration,
the former of which is even now being menaced
by a large and enthusiastic insurgent force, rem
dered confident of success from the result of a
signal victory gained over their enemies near
the gates Of the city. The State of Guerrero.
Notwithstanding the busily circulated rumors
Of the death Of Gen. Alvarez, is now in the ex-
elusive possession of that intrepid chieftain and
every arrival brings fresh intelligence of other
outbreaks. ..5 -l.j-. 80 p. ~
With those of our neghbors Immediately con
tiguous to us, the aspect of affairs are ASSUMING
quite an interesting shape. On the morning Of
the 18th instant a furious and bloody battle was
fought between the insurgents and aportion of
the Government troops of Matamoros, at a dis
tanoe SO short from the city that the sound of
the cannons could be distinctly heard from the
plaza. The insurgent force was about 44O
strong, composed of undiseiplined recruits,
picked up from the pillow and from mechanical
tradesmen of all Glasses-fresh from their pnr-
suits, imperfectly armed and wholly unskilled
III the subtle art Of war. They were attacked
by a force of $50 men, of the regular troops of
Mexico, led by Col. Cruz, a chieftain renowned
for his skill and courage in battle, and he was
backed by at least one piece (some say tw9) of
artillery, while the half armed citizens had
none. But the result clearly demonstrated the
heroic courage, confidence and enthusiasm which
the sacredness of their cause had inspired -
They met their veteran enemies and completely
routed them, with loss of five of their officers
efof whom was left dead on the field of battle,
two others have since died, and the remaining
two badly wounded. The number of soldiers
killed and wounded in this engagement is not
yetdefnitely known. IT has been yariously es-
timated at from three to forty-eight-more
probably the latter number will be found to be
the nearest correct. The insurgents lost not a
man, killed, and had only one wounded.
This fight, as we are credibly informed, was
wholly unsolicited on the part of the insurgents.
Their plans were not to modest the force'garri-
soning Matamoros for the present-but to pos
sess themselves of the arms and munitions DIN
tanned in the government arsenals at the towns
of Reynosa and Camargo; which being done,
they would then have felt themselves equal to
the contest with the valorous General VOL, of
Texas memory, and his horde ofhireling despots.
even within the, walls of NTatamoros Gen.
Vol has decreed it otherwise, however. Count
ing on the easy butohery of these patriots,
which he, and even some on this bank of the
Bravo, (where the public expression of senti-
ment is rightly as unrestrained as the balmy
wind that fans the cheeks of the & liberals
political praters) is pleased to designate as an
g unorganized piratical rabble r! he dispatched
a force for the slaughter. Col Cruz, the officer
sent in command, sounded no parley-offered
no terms to the insurgents, other than those
,phinb dastioad 20, 4l,an, r,,o,s, IL.