Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-09-28

cred the Indians on our trail to t.lt
Last: about 800 yards distant, and /
iootman about - yards ahead OF IL,
main body. with lis head to the ground
TRACKING. Tie G, OF Indians wa.
giver, and al iianis 10 arms. We dis
mounted. aid both saddle and pacl
horses we're made East to The trees. 4.
soon as they found NC had discovered
them. they gave ti]e war vhoop. halt.
led and commenced SRI Pris.,. RI para
tory TO action.
Il few mounted Indians were recon.
noitering the ground; amongst then,
we discovered a few Ca,ido Indians. by
the cut of their hair, who had always
previously been friendly to the Amer.
leans.
Their numbers being so far greater
than ours, [Ist toIl] it was agreed
that Rain Z. Bowie should be sent
out to talk with them, and endeavor TO
compromise rather than attempt to
fight. He accordingly started with
David Buchanan in company, and
walked about forty yards to where
they had hailed, and requested them
in their own tongue, to send forward
their chief as he wanted to talk with
them. Their answer was-'.How do
do? how de do" in English, ard a dis
charge Of twelve shot at Us, one of
which broke Buchanan's leg. Bowie
returned their salutation with the con-
tents Of double barrcl.ed gun and
pistol. lie then took Buchanan on his
and started back to the en-
campment. They then opened hea-
Wy fire upon US, which wounded Bac-
hanan in two more places slightly, and
piercing Bowie's hunting shirt in sew
eral places, without doin. him any in
jury. When they found their shot fail
ed to bring Bowie down, eight Indians
on foot took after him with their to,.1a-
hawks, and when close upon him,
were discovered by his party, who
rushed out with their rifles and bro'tI
down four Of them--the other remain
ing four retreating back to the main
body. We then returned to our posi-
ton, and all was still for about five min
',tps
We then discovered hill to the
northeast, at the distance of sixty
yards, red with Indians, who opened al
heavy fire on US with loud yells. Their
chief Oh horseback, urging them in a
oud audible voice TO the charge, walk
ing his horse perfectly composed
When we first discovered him our guns
were all empty, with the exception of
Mr. Hamm's. James Bowie cried out,
who is loaded? Mr. Hamm observed
/ am He then was told to shoot that
Indian on horseback. lie did SO, and
broke his leg and killed his horse.
We now discovered hi=a hopping
'ound his horse Oh one leg, with his
hield on his arm to keep OF the balls.
BY this time four Of our party being
-eioaded, fired at the same instant, and
ak the balls took effect through the
shield. He fell; and was Immediately
by six or eight OF his tribe,
who picked him up and bore him off.
Several Of these were shot down by
,ur party. The whole body then re-
reated back to the till, out of our
sight; with the exception OF a few In
Hans, who were running about from
rec to tree, oat Of gun slot. /
The; now covered tie a..l for tie
econd time, bringing up their bow
nen. who had no: been in action be-
ore. and commenced heavy fire with
,aIls and arrows, which We returned
~ we'll directed FIRE with oar rifles.
1t this instant another chief appeared
IN horseback, near the spot where the /
asst one fell.
The same question ofwho was load
d, wasaasked; the answer was nobody 81
vhen little Charles the Mullatto SER
ant came running up with Buchan-
n 5 rifle, which had not been dischar-
ed since he was wounded, and hand !!
d it to James Bowie. who instantly /
red and brought him down from his
'orse. He was surrounded by six or
light Of his tribe, as was the last, and
'ore off under our fire.
During the time we were engaged
n defending ourselves from the In
ians on the hill, some fifteen or twe;a-
V OF the Caddo tribe has succeeded in
,etting under the bank of the creek IN.
ar rear at about fifty yards distance,
nd opened FIRE upon Us. which woun-
led Matthew DOYLE. the bail entering
n the ;ctt breast aad ca. OF the back.