The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-11-03


usual and voted. Some few parties pene-
trated as far into the Territory as Lecomp.
ton, and report says, voted at Lawrence and
Franklin as they came back. But the prin-
cipal foreign vote was cast along the river
and near to theState, especially at Wyandot,
Delaware, Leavenworth, Atchisof and Shaw
nee Church" Of course all the votes were
cast for Whitfield, as the other party did not
participate. At Lawrence the mass of the
pro-slavery men did not vote, as they repu-
diate the laws of the bogus Legislature as
strongly as the Free State men do. 1if
Massacre Of Six Americans ON the Amazon.
The Para, Brazil, correspondent Of the New
York Tribune, writing under date Of Sept.
Goth, gives the particulars of late massa-
ere of American citizens, at the Fort of Ia
batinga, on the frontier of Brazil, on the
Amazon River. 1t appears from the Brazil
ian account, which is probably colored and
partial, that six men, whose nationality could
not be wholly distinguished, although all APP
pearances indicated that they were North
Americans, had forced the authorities of Lo-
reto (in Peru) to give them pass, with
which they entered the Territory of Brazil,
robbing and destroying whatever they found,
without any regard to whom it belonged, or
to the directions that had been given them
by the authorities of Peru.
The account goes on!
The authorities of Loreto, from whom
they had extorted the pass, fastened to give
information of the same to the commander
of the fort of Tabatinga, Capt. Garcez, who,
putting himself on the alert, saw the fillibus-
ters coming into port in canoe, and order
ing them to halt, they answered by dis
charge of their guns and passed down the
river. Without loss of time they were pur
sued and they, jumping on shore, proposed
to strengthen themselves, taking for wall
the trunks of trees. behind which they made,
over the top of the canoe, very lively fire,
from which one soldier was killed and Ia
pulo Indian gravely wounded.
In these critical circumstances the COM
mander of the expedition judged it prudent
W lct tAc CduOc Uc tdhcu uONH tuC CuAiSut,
and then making small Decentralization un-
der cover of high bank Of earth, he order
ed that small division to cut away through
the matted undergrewth to the rear'of the
enemy, while he turned to take him in front
and divert his attention, for which end lie
returned up the river, expending some shots
for diversion of the enemy, until the fill
busters, finding themselves surrounded, re-
doubled their energy and exposed themselves
to every thing to which a general subjects
himself when he has no place for retreating
in good order Now throwing into the wa
ter whatever they had brought with them,
they struggled and fought boldly as if they
were sixty; because, having arms of ten bar
rels, the number they represented appeared
thus large; but the low, steady aim of the
Brazilian soldiers succeeded in sending below
and ordering within little time from this
for better world, five of the resistants.-
The sixth, the only one that escaped an ounce
of lead, took to his heels with the nimblest
activity; but encountering lake, and thrust
ing himself into it head foremost to pass it
by in swimming, he was made prey of by
the alligators that called him bait.