Reported fight between a party of Mex


leans and Texans.
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The St. Louis Era contains an ac-
cQunt,-upon the authority of gentle
men arrived from the Big Arkansas-of
battle between 100 Texan adventurers
under the command of Snively and an
equal number of Mexicans--in which
25 or so Of the latter were killed, a mum
Der wounded, and the rest taken prison
sro.' "Capt. Cooke in. command Of the
.. S. Dragons, as he approached the
Arkansas, came upon 100 armed men be.
longing to Snively's force, on7Americdn
territory engaged in hunti6g.. He forth
with charged upon them and took the
whole number prisoners-deprived them
of their arms, except ten pieces, which
were left with them for the purpose Of
killing game 10 subsisr upoH-and siIBu
released them, granting them the privi-
lege Of coming to the U. S. under escort,
or of taking any route across the prai-
rie TO Texas. They chose the latter al
ternaiive. 1t is supposed, that they
would attempt TO rejoin the party in
waiting for the traders at the Semirone,
60 miles beyond the Arkansas-and cu'
them off at that place, before an union
could be effected with the Governors
forces. Mem. Eng.