The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-10-13

| interesting dispatches, under date of September
. Fort Defiance, N. NJ, from Agent yest, giving
details OF severe engagement which took place
between Capt. McLean's command and body OF
Navajo Indians, at Bear Spring, on the 10Th Of
August. Capt. McLean's farce consisted of twelve
men. At Curero be was Joined BY Capt. Bia Luce
ros and his company Of fifty Mexicans.
| On arriving at Bear Spring. a large numser Of
Navajoes we're discovered Capt. Mclean, from
certain Information he had received and from tie
fact that no express had been dispatched from Fort
Defiance after the ten days allowed for the surren.
der of the murderer of Major Brooks negro had
expired, deemed it his duty to Immediately punish
the indiana. Four Of his men and twenty Next
| cans were detailed for the attack.
Bear Spring is approached from the road by q
valley some 200 yards wide, either side, and in
front OF which high hills covered with timber.
As the party approached, the Indians delivered a
| voiey OF arrows. gave the warwoop, and invited an
| engagement. As the fight became more general,
Capt. Mclean ordered four Of his men to dismount
| and, with himself at the head. led them to the
| attack, Telling the Indians at distance of 400
| yards with great accuracy.
The Indians then made for the timber. From
this shelter shot was fired, which wounded Capt
Mclean very severely but not fatal. The fight
| lasted some ten or fifteen minutes. The Me1icaps
| fought we'll. One Navajo Indian, 25 ponies, and
several blankets were taken. 1t is not known
| how many Indians were killed-probablyS or TO-
Capt McLean's party then pushed on and took him
| to Fort Defarce.
Agent Yost is satisfied that the Navajoes will not
give up the murderer of Major Brooks negro, and
that they determi ned to persevere in hostili-
ties. Col. Miller arrived at Fort Defiance on the
9th, aud had resolved on commencing operations
| against the Indians Immediately. 1t was thought
| that protracted contest would follow.
| CRIME AND ITS PUNISHMENT IN EGYPT.-A letter
| from Alexandria, Of the 3D. says:-A small Greek
trading vessel arrived in this port about fortnight
ago with two boys on board, who reported that ON
| the previous day Capt. Constandi and kis son and
| daughter were murdered in the most brutal and
cold-booded manner that has been heard of in mo-
dern times. 1t appears that the Eftihia left Can.
| dia, bound for Alexandria, having on board
| general cargo and eight persons, Including the
| captain, his son and daughter, two sailor bows,
| and three Turks, who were passengers. From
| the evidence of the boys, everything went on
satisfactorily until they were about fifteen miles
| from this place, when the Turks ascertained from
| the captain the position they were in. No sooner
was this information acquired by them than they
| murdered the captain aud bis son, violated the
daughter, aud then she also was doomed to the
same fate which she 50 lately witnessed her father
aud brother suffer. The boys, who were eyewit
nesses to these cruel deeds, fed through fright to
hide themselve amongst the cargo in the hold
| The Turks, who had 80 far finished their phuman
work. I'D not taking the trouble to search for the
two boys In order that there might be no one left
to tell he tale, thought that it would answer their
purpose as well to fAsten the matches of the hold
and after gathering all the valuable articles that
they coud nd set fire to the vessel and put off to
| the shore in her boat.
| Luckily the fire did not do much injury, and the
boys, after an hours exer.iou, succeeded in ex-
Treating themselves by trap door In al, proba.
| bilty the murderers wouli have made their es
| cape but for the strict quarantine regulations
which are at present in force here; and in attempt
iug to land they were taken into custody by some
| officials who stationed up tue coast In the
meantime the vessel arrived, and thus helped to
| carry cut the ends Of Justice. The three murder.
ers were quickly brought down here, and, without
much trial or delay, were as quickly condemned to
die. The scene which followed took place at six
O'Clock on the morning of the 2Sth of August and
although no one can doubt its business it have
been as horrible spectacle have ever heard or
read of.
| The three culprits were led forth at the same
time to three of the most public places in the
! town. The first was strung M in the market
| place, on hook at a butchers shop; the second
suffered similar fate In front of one of the prp
cipal mosques, and the third hung in the gate
| of the custom house. in sight of the ships ip the
! harbcr. After hanging for four hours, with a
large plaeard suspended from the neck of each, ia
| Arabic characters, stating the nature of their
crime, az warning to others TO deter then, from,
| committing such barbarities, they we're cut down
and buried in the ground allotted to murderers-
Thus euded the dreadful drama, which is the sub
| ject Of this letter.
suIcIDB.-Thomas j. Avery, whS went.to New
Bedford, from Virginia, to ship for q whaling
voyage, committed suicide at his boarding bouso
| in New Bedford on Thursday night The Standard
says:
"A vial containing small quantity OF laudapum
was found in the room. 1t is probable, therefore
| that on retiring last night, he drank what he
| thought wouid cause death. but was mistaken II
appears that this morning he rose, dsrkened the
window with coat, and Inflicted severe cut upop
one of bis wrists. He proceeded with great cool.
ness, as a wash basin was placed on the floor over
! which}he held his hand to catch the blood This
wound did not, however, produce death, when the
razor was applied to the neck and ths suicide ac.
cUmplished his wishes"
| A MARRIAGE Party DsAppoIsrED.-In Williams
! burg, \. Y, they are in state Of cor siderable
| excitement in consequence of a case of love and
desertion. It is alleged that a wealthy merchant
| who has brauch establishment in England lately
seduced beautiful young lady of William sburg
under promise of marriage, and on being threat
ened by her brothers with death if he failed TO
| fulfil his promise appointed Friday evening for
| the marriage. The bride, her brothers and their
frields al assembled accordingly. The clergyman
| WAS there, but the bridegroom was missing and it
is now supposed has sailed for Europe. IIei about
| forty years of age, widower, and the father of
| five children. The young lady is an orphan She
belongs to of the first families in WILLIAMSBURG
| and was in every way most eligible match In
addition to her personal attractions she ia said to
be a most accomplished lady, and the heiress to a
| considerable fortune. She ia the junior of the
| gentleman TO whom she was to be united, by some
| fifteen years.
PoRK A Chemical Vle,o Of H--Dr Wienland OF
Cambridge, just before sailing in the Vanderbilt,
on visit to,his native country, Wurtemburg left
pamphlet in which he has undertaken an erpose OF
the terrible dangers which attend the use Of pork
as diet. The note of warning, indeed, has often
been raised, and still thousand of pounds OF n.easly
pork are eaten weekly. The immense quantity of
FORK, most fouly fed, which is received from the
West. is especially sub ect to easles tapewor;
and the allied troops in the Crmea suffered greatly
In consequence Of the article which was supplied
to them. The measles in pork are "pothing but
the ldrras of the common Tuenin soliom," which,
Rhen taken iuto the human stomach, deyelope into
the full grown tape worm, and reach sometimes a
leugth of twenty feet AS these larede seldom lose
vitality In the cooking of pork, they eaton
consciously in large Quantities Butchers. says DR..
Weinland sell measiy pork with full cogni7spce
OF its condition, aud shuud bs restrained from do
ing 30 hy legal euactments.
A MErHop.sr MINISTER SHoT-The Rev. p. f.
| Green, the minister in charge Of the Warren coun
ty Crcnit, Miss was shot ut Mon!abou, last Tues
day morntng,by a man named Fisher The wound
Is said to bo mortal Fisher has hed. The ycks.
burr Whig says the cause of the shooting was.
that Fisher's wife had Joined the church lately
ard Fisher meeting Mr.. O., abused him terribly,
| and finally pulled out pistol and shot him.
Nor TO ns UuYG.--The sentence pronounced on
Fannie, ct noteteprt (Va.( Circuit Court, for an
attempt TO poison her master, John W. Jones, has
been commuted by the Governor. She will, it is
believed DO placed upon some Of the public works
of the State.
GRrsr SAIE or 1--we SrccE.-Mr. Hibler, the prin.
cipal mule suctioneer, reports from 1900 TO 1900
bead of mules offered on Monday. They sold at
fair prices. YearliDg mules cold at from $72 10
800 80; two yesr olds at from $97 to $115--Iaris
{Ky) Eag.
BALrMosy RAuEs-Herriug Run Course, Monday,
first day, sweepstake for 81 So for year old colts
mile heats won BY Calvin Green's ch. flly, over
r. ii. Dickinson's ch colt, which was distsnced-
Second race Was for $500, mile heats won 10 three
straight heats, by X. ii. Dckiusons Don Juan
over Calvin Green's Goasatese Time, l;55-l:54L