from tbe jt o. Tropic, 30th uH.
ixponM4Tiow or thr oaptorb or
MATAMOHAS. ,
V.
Sj. qdr Ordered I Pensaeota Pre
! rr mm atiacK Kfn vara win
Steamer Galveston, Capt. Wright, has just ar
rived, having left Point Isabel on Wednesday,
the 27th ult., the newt brought by her it con
firmatory of th capture ol Matamorat ! Mexi
'rant were encamped about SO miles up the riv
er ; both the Americana and Mexicans were
waiting for reinforcements, when another battle
wat expected the Mexicans left a large amove
of ammunition in Matamoras, which is a valua
ble acquisition to General Taylor's supplies
the Mexicans, however, previously destroyed
large quantities by rilling up the wells in the
city, and throwing shot into the river.
Gen. Taylor, like true American officer, gave
orders to his army not to take tha slightest arti
vle without paying or its actual value. The cit
izens of Matamoras were, permitted to go on
with their business as usual, with the exception
of selling liquors. Commodore Conner will
leave with the squadron, and go to Pensacola, to
recruit and reinforce for making an attack on
Vera Crux. Capt. Hatt and El I more' Compa
ny Volunteers, for safety, landed at Poii.t Isa
bel, on the 26th inst.
The James L. Day, Capt. Griffin, hat arrived,
but bring! nothing later; part of Col. Twiggs
Regiment of Dragoons, under the commnnd of
Captains May, Arnold and Kerr, arrived at Point
Isabel on the 95th inst., to recruit their hortet.
The Mexican Army had retreated to Carmago ;
the Bulletin lays a passenger on board the Gal
veston has furnished us with some interesting
details connected with intelligence received by
accounts of the 17th inst. ; a large portion of
Gen. Taylor's army moved up the river fur the
purpose of crossing ; Gen. remained at the fort i
cations with about 300 men ; a the army .were
xeen by the Mexicans on the opposite side of the
rived to leave the encampment, they approached
the Fort.
Arista sent a flag of truce to Gen. Taylor, re
questing an armistice of six weeks, giving at a
reason for his request that he wanted to com
municate with his government. On. Taylor
answered that he would give him until 8 o'clock
next morning to evacuate the City of Matamo
ras, and would permit him to take the public
property under his charge; then returned. On
the next day, the 2Slh, the army crossed on flats
of their own construction, and bodies of wagons
tuulked. The passage we made abou: 4 miles
above Fort Brown.
On arriving at tha City, it was discovered
that Arista had departed with bis forces, leav
ing only the mounted battery; all the mortars,
and such of the military apparatus as could not
be removed in their haste to escape, were
thrown into the wells. A prt7 ttaat our army
went out to reconnoitre immediately after the
entrance into Matamoras, and overtook a portion
of the Mexicans, who were retreating, 32 of
whom were made prisoners. It is understood
that Arista's head-quarters are at P. San Fernan
do, about 00 miles from Matamoras.
On the passage of the Galveston to the Brasos,
a man, named Mitchell, of tbs McElry Gnards,
on board, stabbed one of bis comrades, giving
him a mortal wound. Ha died on Monday morn
ing. '
The New Orleans Picayune, of the 30th, con
tains a letter from Point Isabel, dated the 3Cth
ult. It gives some interesting items. The wri
ter says that Fort Polk is now a complete muse,
um, filled with Mexican prisoners, mules, la
dies' saddles, curiously wrought leather pack
saddles, huge saddle-bags, muskets, drums, ord
nance, copper cannon balls, grape shot, letters,
and all kinds of documents, picked up on the
ground where Ampudia was encamped. One of
the officers who was in the two engagements of
the 8th and 9th, says that the supper which the
Mexicans, in their confidence, had prepared for I
themselves, and which they were obliged so sud
denly to abandon, afforded a rich repast to our
tired and hungry officers and men, who pronoun
ced their liquors, chocolate, soup, roast beef, tic.,
to have been first-rate.
It is announced that Ampudia'a plate, which
was valuable, was promptly returned to bira.
tar . . . . . .
mosi oi me wounded bad been taken to Cor
pus Christi.
Capt. Page, whose under jaw had been shot
away, it in a fuir way of recovery.
Capt. Hooe was walking about with tbe stump
of bis right arm dangling by bis side, and appear
ed to be in excellent humer.
Col. Mcintosh, who was badly wounded, was
stretched out yesterday morning in a Mexican
wagon, trying to read. He was stabbed in the
throat, or rather down tbe throat in tha neck, and
other parts of bis body, and was repeatedly
knocked down in the fight. .
Cpt. McClay, who was wounded in the action
of 0tu,:sbere, wih aawfully bad chin, which
a Mexican giape shot passed, shaving a little
closer than vM safe, as it arrtd with it soma
of the bones ant ilnews.
The Pieayuae s.ei tnt,t the amount of money
found in the Mexici,rnl,T CBest, after the bat.
tie of the 9th, was 1,Va in gold.
The commanding Generu t,derd that rtre
Rio Grande ahatl be consider a closed in re
gard to all vessels bringing Vrgoe for mer
chants in Matamoras, except sue. M contain
munition of war.
Naval. Arrival at Pematth. Tbe t.
frigate Cumberland, Commodore Conner,
the frigate Potomac, Captain Anlick, sailed from
Hrasoa Santiago, ou the 3mb ult , and arrived at
Pensacola on the 30th. Left tha U. 8. brig
Lawrence at anchor off the Rio Grande,
Tbe sloop of war John Adams, Capt. McCul
ney, also arrived at Pensacola tbe same day from
ltrasos Santiago.
The U. S. cutter Forward, Capt. Nones, arriv
ed below Charleston on the 4th inst. She was
lu proceed up the rity to complete her comple
ment of men preparatory to sailing for tbe Gulf
uf Mexico.
I .V ... !i lltl-IUJ -HL1IS llll Ut.IL J J.
From the New Orleans Delta, 31st ult.
LATR A NO IMFORTAftTritOn MEXICO.
Vera Cmt MochaM The , Power A me
titan Omnul Annulled All American
(h-ilrml lo the Interior of the Country
Effort of the Mexican Government to sua
tain the War.
By the barque Thealus, Capt, Murrell, from
Vera Cms, arrived here last evening, we recei
ved papers by her from the city of Mexico, to
the 13th, and from Vera Crux to the time of her
departure. She sailed on the 20th inst. We
learn verbally from Capt. M. that the U. S.
steam frigate Missistippi arrived at Vera Cruz
on the 19th, with the news of the battles of the
8th and 0th intt. Care was taken to keep it
from the Mexicans, though it is thought the fact
of their defeat might have leaked out and did
leak ont. The Missistippi and Falmouth had
blockaded the port of Vera Crux. Orders had
been received from the city of Mexico, direct
ing all Americana to leave Vera Crux by the
21th inst. ,
Mr Diamond, the Coutul, wat preparing to
go on board of one of the IT. S. vessels of War.
It was generally thought that the American ves
sels left in port, the barque Louisiana and the
brig Helen McLeod, would be seized by the
Mexicans. Tbe contractor of supplies for the
American squadron had been forbidden by the
Vera Cruz authorities to furnish them with
more.
The barque Thealus was boarded offthe harbor
of Vera Crux by the U. 8. sloop Falmouth and
took a letter bag from her. The biig St. Pe
tersburg sailed the 10th for New York.
We have been permitted to make the follow,
ing extracts from a letter received by a highly
respectable Mexicsn house in thit city :
Vbba Cart, May 10. 18l.
A circular has been issued by the Government,
stating that all the American Consult cease im
mediately from being recognized, and ordering
all American citizen to embark; or retire into
the interior within eight days. The United
States steamship Mississippi yesterday ordered
off a vessel from the port, but she came in during
the night, thus proving the port to be blockaded,
at least to National . vessels, a step which has
materially compromised the .American vessels
in the harbor, and we are very much afraid that
we shall not be allowed to detpauh the Thea
lus. ' '
The government is making every effort to car
ry out the war with success, ami has replenish
ed the treatnry by carrying through tome very
strong measures.
The Castle or San Juan de Ulloa and the rity
are in a brilliant state of defence, and w ould re
quire a very strong force to be sent if an attack
were meditated.' ' ' 1
Tbe Ktpubltrano, of the city of Mexico, con
tains an article against the Government, in which
it animadverts upon the actual state of the coun
try, attacked as it is by a strong enemy, and with
prospect of a local revolution.' That paper a
vera that, in case of any revolution, Ibe troops
now engaged in repelling the enemy would be
ordered to act in support of either one party or
the -other claiming a , local supremacy. Asa
proof of the discipline and manner in which the
Mexican troops are treated by their officers, we
will mention the case of a soldier named Vahlo
Garcia, who, for some dereliction of duty, wss
most cruelly whipped and then sent to a dungeon
under ground, where, from the nature of his
wounds, gangrene ensued in the absence of med
ical care, and he died . in six days alterwards.
His body was in such a mangled state that he di
ed on his knees, not being able to lie down.
Don Jose Marie Goyen has been named Gov
ernor of Chihuahua, in the department of Sono
ra. The A pacha Indians have attacked the town
of Oputo, where they killed 32 Mexicans, the
Indians stealing every thing they could lay their
hands upon. These Apachas are uniformed in
a blue cloth frock coat, with red facings, and
pantaloons of the same stuff, with caps, and they
are armed with rides. The whole department
was in a dreadful state of misery and consterna
tion. Several robberies, on a large scale, have
lately been committed iuthe City of Mexico and
its -neighborhood.
In speaking of tha American army, a despatch
from the Mexican commandant of the engineers
at Matamoras says that the American army i
not mora than four thousand strong, and is in a
atate of demoralization; there is no uniou a
mong them. Without any desire for glory, its
officers are good, but then there are many of
them who have come to fight against their will.
If we have no local revolution, this American
army will either capitulate or be entirely defeat
ted in twenty days.
The exports from Vera Cruz in the month of
April amounted to $441,350, of which $lu.1,l37
was in specie.
TheRepubl icano of the 13th says that the in
tention of the government was to send their war
steamships, the Guadeloupe and Montezuma, to
the Havana, to be told at auction on arriving at
the latter port. The steamers were to leave,
hoist the Mexican flag, and fire a salute. The
Mexican sailors refused ' to sail in them under
these conditions, and the steamers were to leave
tbe river Alvarado, where they bad been laid up
inordinary under the British flag romnMnded by
British officer.
Nothing positive was known of Ibis arrange,
ment, but the Diario, (official) neither endorsed
nor contradicted the report on the 15lh.
As we before stated, our dates from tbe capi
"are tha Diario of tbe 15th inst. The Diario
of uih and 10th, bints that tbe lamented
-oi. Cr.,
Mexican
ss came te bis death by tbe hands of a
Here the rip,UB eoted from wba,
we know not )
A letter from M, Buchanan, says the N. Y.
Tribune, is said to U -m htt (h,
Oregon matter is virlnah, Ut ,b-
aVtails will he made pubiie tw.
nweg re -Jijau-gs- n i in i i
THE AXtlBXlXCAN.
Saturday t June 19, 1846.
r. b. r.itHKH, r m neat
Imt mnd Charf IMKce, earner of 3d and Chrenmt
Street ey Philadelphia, U matmrnrlted ta met ma
Agent, mud receipt far . mil mtanlet due thit
atlee, far enbteription or advertiilng,
K7" We refer our readers to another letter
from the editor, dated at Washington, containing
a slight sketch of matters and things in the me
tropolis. His absence will account for the want
of the uttial amount of editorial matter.
C7"Ai;i Cksar ai.'t mini,. The Union Timet
of last week tayt, "We do not wish to be classed
with the Sunbnry American."
You are modest and retiring, John. Your phi
losophy teaches you that it it preferable to be a
"Triton among the winnows," than least among
greater fith. We are pleased to tee your discre
lion, in retiring fiom the claM of respectable pa.
pert before you are essentially expelled by pub
lie opinion.
07 Gkk. Tavi.ox hat taken pottettion of Ma
tamorat without opposition. Tbe Mexicant were
confident of victory, and having b en thus sud
denly defeated by an army numbering hardly one
third at much at their own, they will not readily
teek another engagement with Gen. Taylor, af
ter having augmented hit forcet. The impret
tion is pretty general that the war ineaily over,
though there are many who think that this is but
the beginning of the er.d. Some of the most dis
tinguished Mexicans acknowledged previous to
the war, that they were to be aided by other
powers. That the F.nglith are anxious for their
success, there can he no doubt i but that they will
venture to assist them to carry on the War, is ra
ther too perilous an undertaking in the present
excited state of affairs of Kurope.
07". Ili'.m.t Imiortajt raoM Wamhuijtom.
The Prvsiilent has sent to the Senate the propo
sal of Great Britain to settle tbe Oregon question,
whirh is the whole of Vancouver's Island, and
the free navigation of the Columbia by the Hud
son Bay company only until the expiration of
their charter, the British fearing that they might
otherwise be compelled to pay that company
too large an indemnity. The free navigation of
the Straits of Fuca, and the free use of the bays
and inlets of Vancouver's Island, to be allowed
the United States for the same period, and some
other privileges not heretofore expected by the
forty-nine men. The President askt the advise
of the Senate. ',.;
07" Tnn wax with Mkxh-o. The Mexicans
are making strenuous exertions to carry on the
war. The Churches have been called upon to
furnish subsidies amounting to about t JOO.OOO per
month, and Pa redes himself talks of taking the
head of the army.
GT"The Mormon Temple at Nsuvoo lias been
disposed of by the Mormons, and purchased by a
Methodist association for the sum of $150,000;
for what particular object we hava not yet
learned.
Gr.i. Gaiixs RaMnvrn from thi Commakd of
tux WrsTsa Division. Gen. Gaines, in his
zeal to serve his country, has laid bis conduct o
peu to censure. The Senate has had a discussion
upon the matter, and the General has been sum
moned to Washington City.
- The Washington Union says that Gen. Gaines's
ceurse, in calling out 12,000 volunteers, hat
been altogether unauthorixed and illegal. Gen.
Taylor was authorized to call for State troops,
if necessary, and Gen. Gaines was informed that
Gen, Taylor's command was entirely independent
of him, and that the Govemment did not con
ceive that there could be thereafter any occasion
to send into Texas State troops, unlet on Gen.
Tayhir't nttHJicutum. lite orders of Gen. Gaines
have all been countermanded, and the Govern
ment has been compelled to decline the services
of the troops called out by Gen.' G.'s requisition.
Many of these persons left their homes and busi
ness at great sacrifices , expenses have been in
curred by themselves, or on their account, and it
is sincerely hoped that Congress will make pro
vision for these expenses. Without such' a pro.
vision they cannot be paid. "In consequence of
this irregular action, Gen. Gaines hat been remo
ved from the command of the Western Division.
In announcing this fact, the Union pays the fol
lowing compliment to the former services of
General Gaines : . :,:,
ien. GsiiM s is an old soldier, who has door,
iq former years, good service ; it is very desira
ble lie sluuild repoe in quietness upon his Inu.
rcls. ; lowev-r unregulated hit conduct, lew,
very tuw am disposed lo question his ii.trntioos,
or lo deny liiin the merit uf patriot io motives.
Uoverninriil here has beuu and still U strongly
inclined to givu the mmt favorable interpreta
tion to his conduct that tha circumstaneoa will
permit but in view . of the difficulties of ret
training hie irregular action by orders at so
great a distance, the embarrasinente his course
has already produced, and, if continued in hit
present position, will be likely to produce, it
has been constrained, from high considerations
of duty, and a sacred regard to the public inter
eat, to remove him from the command of the
Weatern Division, and lo order bim to repair
forthwith lo Washington. Considering his ex.
inordinary course, and the miathief it has al
ready produced, hie beet friend will, we trust,
be convinced that po milder course could have
bcea pursued toward biW , , n
. Lfttrr from tbe Editor.
WAtuinoTON, June 4, 1816,
The foliage, shrubbery and flowers, as well as
the beautiful walks and fountains in the enclo
sure which surrounds the eapitol, never present
ted a more beautiful appearance than at present.
The eapitol and grounds cost about two millions,
and is the most magnificent structure in the
country although viewed at a distance, its vast
proportions are not apparent at first sight. The
eapitol itself, including the causeway and flights
of steps, occupies one and three-quarter acres of
ground. The enclosure covert an area of about
forty acres, and is thickly studded with shade
trees, Shrubbery and flowets,of all kinds. Twelve
men are constantly employed in keeping these
grounds, as well as those at the President's house,
in order. The Post Office department is a most
splendid building of white marble. The Treasu
ry buildings and the Patent Office are also noble
strictures of free stone. The latter has an ex
tensive hot house on itt grounds, containing an
txtensive collection of rare plants, brought home
by the exploring expedition. The upper story
of the Patent Office is a perfect museum, con
taining a vast collection ef animals, birds, rep
tiles, plants,' minerals and other curiosities
brought home by the' same expedition. A few
days maybe most profitably and agreeably spent,
in visiting these places.
Congress is not, I think, likely to adjnnrn until
August, although many of the members are anx
ious to return home. The measures connected
with Ihe war with Mexico, is now the all-absor
bing topic. To a Stranger visiting Washington,
the proceedings of the House afford but very lit
tle inteiest, as the noiee and confusion constantly
going on renders it impossible for any one to
hrar half what is said, from the galleries. The
ftnmewhat notorious member from Alabama, Fe
lix Grundy McConiielt, I readily recognised with
out his being pointed out, by his bloated, loafer
like and reckless appearance.' He nsually Wears
a scarlet vest. . His position generally is with
his legs on his denk, his feet pointing to the spea
ker. It was in this position I first saw him.
He, however, soop after changed hit position,
sitting on the top of his derk with his legs hang
ing down over the side, The speaker, I think,
should not allow conduct of this kind, as it is
ceitninly degrading the character of the House.
The Senate chamber is the greatent object of at
traction, as well on account of its distinguished
members as from the decorum always preserved
amongst them. ' Mr. Crittenden, of Kenturkv, is
probably the most eloquent and effective speaker
in that body, although his plain and homely ap
pearance would hardly indicate anything of the
kind. Mr. Benton and Mr. Cass have had consi
derable sparring of late The 6i 40 men are ra
ther in the bark ground. Mr. Simmons, ef Rhode
Island, made an able speech in favor of reducing
the postage on all letters to one uniform rate of
Scents, for all distances; a measure which he
proved by statistic from the department, would
be profitable in the end, as well as beneficial to
the country. . Our present member, Mr. Pollock,
will not be a candidate for re-election. He has
been a faithful and efficient member, and has
generally voted with the Pennsylvania demo
crats, in nearly all the important measures of
the party, givii:g general satisfaction to the mo
derate of both parties. .
Steam Poat Attivai.. We were gratified,
on Sunday last, aaya the lizerne Democrat, to
witness the arrival in W:lktibarrr, of a full si
zed Canal Steam Bot named "perMeteranre,"
Capt. G. Cokerkk. We are informed that thin
noble Steam Roat has been introduced on the
North Branch Canal by Jno. L Dutler & Co.,
and Capt. C. who is Ihe proprietor and project. I
or ot the concern for Ihe purpose of towing
Coal Boat bet w en Pittston and Danvilh. A
Strain Boat plyii-g upon the North Brsrcli Ca
nal is a something, which ifpredicted some ten
year ago, would not have bven accredtti-d. It
is but a beginning of nhat the march ef etiriin-1
provement will exhibit a toon a her energies
shall have been developed.
. 11 ob a Itkm or Mrxicas Ihtilmob.its
The Diario of ihe 9th and lOih hints that the
lamented Col. Croaa cam to hi death by the
It nd of a Mexican laborer. It avera that ihe
Colonel wss in the habit of visiting Ihe labo
rer's hut, where lie pais! very significant atten
tion to ihe latier'a wife. The latter found it
necessary, adda the Diario, to ; throw the Colo,
nel into Ihe river with a weight attached, o a
to make him aink to tbe bottom. , The Mexican
then crossed the river with hia wife, and look
the watch, arms, and oilier trinketa belonging
to the . Colonel. We give thi for what it i
worth, without placing Ihe slightest reliance on
it veracity., ,. f-, ,
, The Mexicans were in high glee at Ihe vs.
rioua gasconading despatches received from Ihe
csi p of Mats mors?, which spoke with utmost
ent'iusissni ef Ihe brilliant condition of Iheir sr.
my, ami predicted the mt magnificent tri
uinphs over Ihe American force. . The cap
ture of Col. Thornton' command was duly pa.
raded in the column of .' Diario Official a
"a great triumph uf the Mexicau aru.e," and
the particular of the capture of the party who
had "entrenched theinelvc in the corral,
they were pfqased lo term the riding of ourdra
goon into tho farmer's , enclosure where the y
were surrounded by such an overwhelming
force; and the name of the officer acd men all
placed in the column. . .
. The attack upon Capt, Walker's little com
maud by tha Mexican under Don Rafatl Quin
tero, wa spoken of as another gloriooa triumph,
in which eigbt Texan were killed and four ta
ken prisoner. Quintero wa the only man
wovndnJ, sy the despatch, and be waa shot
with a rifle hall in Ibe tell arm. . The despatch
eajg nothing abou the number ef Mexicans ii'f
ki nth actios. .
-J J. L 1 . UJ......J BU.tU
DEPLORABLE MASSACRES IN TEXAS.
Wa copy the following from the New Or
leans Courier: ,
A letter from San Antonio de Bexar, gives
deplorable accounts of murders and robberies
Committed upon the people inhabiting ihe wes
tern frontier of Texas, by the Camancttpe and
Lipans. Moit of the able bodied men of the
colonies of New Brainfol, Castroville and Lake
Qusni having joined tho army under Gen. Tiy
lor, the aavagea profiting by their atasnce,
threw themselves upon the old men, women
nd children, burnt houses, the crops of corn,
mutilated the dead bodies, violated the women,
end carried off a number of children into slave-
The Commercial Association of German
Princes who undertook to colonize the moun
tains of the San Saba, have not been tuccess'ul
in their plan.. They directed convoy ef one
hundred wagons on the route toward the colo
ny, which wa attacked by the ssvsgos. , The
German emigrants, after fighting desperately,
were overwhelmed by numbers snd obliged to
retreat, leaving behind them a great number of
killed and wounded in Ihe hand of Ihe savages.
The wagons contained the whole fortunes of
the emigrant.
The people say that two companies ought to
be detpttched without delsy in pursuit ol these
savages, if the exigencies of the service will
permit the absence of such a force Irom the
main army. When, the troopj make their ap
pearance, Ihe eavsges will fly before them but
will afterwards return and commit new rava
ges. A strong body of soldier should be per
nsmenlly atatinned near the settlements to re
strain these Indian.
The improvidence ot the leader of these col
onics ha become prjverbiul. They are gener
ally land speculators, who, since the slave trade
is abolished, have made m commerce in the
whites. ;
Gent rally, the emigrant are brought over in
bad ships, and made to pay a high price for their
pnssage they have no medical treatment when
sick, snd on board ship many of them die, and
when they laud they are again cheated in Ihe
transportation of their bapgsge.
We trust the government will lake these tin.
lortunate emigrant under their protection, as
they were the firtt lo fly toarmt ihe call of
uicir a.iopteu country, it is to be hoped tost
some meuioa win oe uevisea oi arresting itic
oppressive conduct of tl.o speculating Itadvr
of the colonies.
From the Austin (Texas) Democrat.
Indian Re wa !ttla Parker and oilier Cap
tlves..
Capt. Rice arrived from the Council Ground
on Thursday last to him we are indebted for
the annexed items of Indian news. ,
, Col. Leonard H. Williams, with a party often
others, wat detpatched to Pehauce'a camp on the
False Washita; on the tOth April, he sent a
runner to Gov. Butler, informing him of having
found Miss Parker, and a yellow girl in the
Camanche camp. The former was acquainted
with Col. Williams in Ihe early and happy days
of her existence ; duting his stay she contiued to
weep incessantly. Twelve mules and two mule
loads of merchandise were offered for her; but
refused by the Indians, who say they will die
rather than give her up. No situation can be de
picted to onr minds replete with halfthe horrors
of that unlortunat young lady's.
Our Government ' should claim her with a
strong hand, the sword should be made to avenge
and to liberate. It is useless to talk of treating
with those barbarians, until they are first hum
bled by chstisement.
The appearance of Col. Williams created con
siderable excitement among the Camanrhes.
The young warriors laid a plan to murder him
and his companions, which was ov? rhesrd by a
Mexican boy, (one of the many prisoners of that
nation among the Indians,) who gave timely no
tiee to Cl. W. and be immendiatety claimed
the protection of Pehaura. Thit chief with dif
ficulty succeeded in pacifying and restraining
his men.
Buffalo Humparknowledges thst his party kil
led several Germans near San Antonio, (we sup
pose at Castroville,) he is consequently afraid to
trust himself among the 'pale faces,' and refuse
toeome in. Jack Harry, a Delaware; purchased
a German boy about nine or ten years of age,
from his band.
' They have t we American lads prisoners, which
they refute to bring in or sell ; one is about 11
or 19, and the other la or 11 years ol age. i ,
i There are about three hundred Indians at the
Conncil ground, . representing the Cherokees
Shawnees, Delaware, lonies, Anadaeoes, hticka
poos, Tonkahuas, Lipans, ' Keechies and Wa
coes. ,.,
, Tahauca, with an Amparico Chief, wa look
ed for on the day of Capt. Uiee's departure, May
3d. Mopeeocbupec, with a tmsll party, it alro
expected in. ,
The Camanches, Amparieoe and lCioWst, tay
Ihey once met the Americans It Wlchitaw moon
tain, and are willing to meet them there again
when the -buffaloes bellow,' which is in July.
The villsge of the Waeoes and Wichitaw moun
tains, hat been burned by Ihe Pawnee-Mohawa.
The residue Of the twd first tribe are near WaN
ren'a trading house en the Red River, and prom
ise,' If the American Will suffer them to remain
there, never te molest lb whites again in any
-. J .
DtATn or TMB Hois. Jonas RakdaLL. - On
Monday morning last at fifteen tninete past nine
o'clock, Ihe Hon. Archibald J. Randall, Judge
of tbe United 6tatee District Court, breathed
hi last. Hit diteu wa gastric apoplexy, with
which b ha bad several serious snd sudden at
tacks within Ibe last two year, and en Thurs
day last h was again attacked and was compel
led to adjourn tbs Court in consequence of its
resurrerKt
Orsgoa atttl Cnllrormla BxpsdltlaM.
SlOUX AND PAWNBC InDIAIS TB MoiU
MOSS, &C , , .
A correspondent of the Missouri Repotonrarr
writing from Weston, Mty 17, gives an an
coursging account of the progress snd propects
of the Oregon snd California emigrant.
The wctther his been favorable as could bo
expected at this season ot the year, and the
grass on the prairiea has been good for two
weeks past. They commenced leaving about
tho first of the month, and continued passing
the Iowa Agency daily until about the 10h,
when the last of the main body left thai pi fee
All hsve left, and are at least seven or etgtr4
days' journey from the frontier, except forty
wagons which were to have been at St Joseph
last night; I saw three of them, who fcrltf-iM
they were nne day in advance ef thirty other
with whom they slatted from Iowa and the
eoontry I!ast of it and had been delayed by bad
mads.. There were seven others' in the neigh
berhnotf waiting for enough to form a com pa
ny. Thi, I think, will form the rear, a I coult
hear of no other. -
On hundred and seventy-four wagons havi
passed the agency, and there are forty still t
cross. . This will give two hundred and fifty-si:
wagons, exclusive of any which may have cror
srd at the Bluffi; all that have passed thei
gency were ox-teams, with generally four yok
of oxen to each team, and the emigration frot
the upper country consist principally of fainilie
and many of them large; allowing Ave fo a wi
g on and all with whom I converged thong!
this a fair estimate about 1303 souls ha
eft these points, exclusive of the number fro
Independence and the Bluff, from winch lalti
plf.ee, I have no doubt, from all I can learn, i
least from ten to twenty wnj-ons have gon
They sre sll ss well provided as tho nature
the journey will admit of; the quantity of loo
stock is very grent probably double the numb
in Ihe teams; including work-oxen, at let
5, COO head have gone out.
I learn from good authority, that nine hun
rP,i lodges of the Sioux Indians are on thi
, way to wrfin ,he p.wnees, who are p
p,rin;, Iherrl ; f 0) ,,py wji mt.tt ,he
I .rltll(( Bli we frnr the next new we hear fn
j hf,m wiI) lm ,h,t the niymrui have warder
j an(J rbbed some of them, strunj out they i
( ipnn roaj for ,w0 hundrr.1 miles.
Of the one hundred and seventy-four wagr
which pnesed the Agency, twelve were sup;
sed to b! Mormons, with a Urge lot of h
stock, which it was believed they inten led
herd on the prairie and fatten, until the m
body came up; this, however, is only conj
ture.
The Sac and fowa Indiana stole four hesd
work oxen and a horse from a party whilst tl
were near their villages. Major McClin'r
being absent,' four head from the governm
farm were given in their place, and their vs
charged to secount ol the Indians. The hi
wa recovered.
I should think that 800 able bodied and r
lute men were leaving or had left this front
within Ihe lost three weeks, for the Pc
including those that had loft Independence.
Capt. Rt'ssBij. write the Republican ir
ference to the California Emigrant folio
Foin miles Wrmt os Kansas Rivbb.
120 miles West of Independence, I9ih Ma)
Col. A. B. Chamber We crossed Ihe I
sas yestcrdsy, snd the two or three lsst pre
ing day being excessively warm, and our
mats a good deal jsded, I considered it pr
to halt to day, which afford me another or
tnnity, and perhaps the last one for some I
of giving you an imperfect account ef our
vel.
You have been informed, I suppose, thai
eompany, by a large majority, were imli
enough In select me a their command'
justify which fluttering distinction aa far
could, I have imposed on myself incessat
bars by dsy and by night, and if blessed
health, I shall net intermit my watchfulnri
lit we reach the point ef our destination.
Nothing at all of interest has transpired
my Inst letter. " Our jonrneyings sre re
but very slow not averaging more than (I
miles a dsy. I considered it propef tin f
day, to divide the eompany, in ennsequer
the great numbers of wagons snd the an
uf slock, I retain with me ninety-eight
cient men, forty woman, flfty-seveti chil
three hundred sud twenty oXen, fifty-six
T
on, a company quite large enough of itse
I have my other divisions always within
venient reach, so ss to enable nre to eotiriei
in a few hours, at any time, though I ha
fears thst such an emergency will eve
pen.
Our perigrihatiofii though pfovokingly
j .ono,l(s M far aa driving oxen and form
sis are concerned, is yet occasionally m
with a good deal of excitement, and rac
We are attracted almost every hour by nt
ot the prairie denizens, most gtudly d
mounted on the wild, outlandish ponies, f.
and repassing our column, bantering ttr
for BwspsV-
'' It i a great mistake iff eopposing th
Indian is devoid of curiosity. 1 think v
chiefly indebted to thst quality of moth
for their frequent visits; As yet, I da no
they have stolen anything from list but p
we bar been saved by tha vigilance
gnardj
Our party, without a alrigis exception,
and gentlemen, continue to enjoy most
health, aa is proved by sppe tiles that wo
justice to a subject of a menagerie. , If w
across buffalo, the poor slaughtered
s