Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1838-12-01

'''9 w of DISCUSSION ana settlement, we
'fns', IN the two houses. The financial
condition Of the country the present dis
lurbcd state OF our borders-the re-organ. |
!z'tira Of The Army, and the creation ofa
Navy-are all matter of deep import, that
can Tor the action oGthe combred wisdom
talents and patriotism Of the National Le
Iglsa'dre. The installation Of the new
president, Gen. Lamar, VIII also prove
IN OCCASION rcplatc with .nferes, TO our ci.
Fizens, and To The iiicnds ana we'll wishers
generally, OF the young Republic Of Tie
West
| The troubles on the eastern border Of
itXas have, we regret to learn, been re-
FlFej. 1T appears that in consequence If
= report which reached Nacog.!oches of
Phe murder OF some white families st the
Sabine SDlt Springs, about eighty miles
rom that town. Gen. Rust, with a force
proc men, Immediately started i, pur.
suit OF the Indians, ana encampel for the
| hght within twenty mites Of Tie Springs.
Ol the following morHiog, a, DWIGHT
pc was attacked by combined Eiexican
hhd Indian torae (the latter consisting Of
fh'ckapoos AND buluSic-) to the number
Ibi between 3 and 200. The co. nici,
(which, as may be supposed, vas not Of a
Ir'vstamatlc character, aud 'asied about ar
honr, when the enemy, having srs'ained
los of thirteen killed I'll Indians and
II! Mexcans) fed in al! directions, render.
ths pursuit impossible Gen. Risk haG
II men wounded; though not dangerous
~ One of the two hiexicans Killed, is
sid TO be oftbe family of Flores, of some
prominence in Naccg lochcs. A Cooshi-
"a was also found among the killed. We
understand that Gen. Douglas is left IN
Command Of the volunteers, Gen RUS,
being on his way TO the seat of Goycrn.
anenl. The red;an lers, from hes1isynlpl
ness and spirit with which they afqiitet
themselves on this occasion, have proved
that they are abundantly adequate to ihei
own rrotcctior..
GA the 'Vostern border, ais, sariou
difficulties have occurred. Col. Wells
who reached Hors on, on the lst inst
gives the following startling parllcalan
of an attack opon Texan citizens, by
party Of Cnmmenchc indians. 1t appear
shat on the morning Of the Goth ul :, on
Of camp of Surveyors 6 in number
. about 7 miles from Dexar, came great,
alarmed into town, with intelligence tina
heir camp had been attacked by Indians
4 party Of four from town immcdiatel
. went in pursuit, aud coming in sight Of
considerable number Of Indians, the
thought it advisable to return to Bexa
lar reinforcement. IL the mean timr
, howe, err The citizens, to the number Of |
had sallied out in guest Of the Indian cnt
my, whom, though more numerous tina
themselves, they were about to nttncl
when, by a sudden movement, the Endiar
got between them and the town, cutin
them of 10 that quarter. AT nearly III
same moment, a much larger paIy Of III
enemy WAS seen advancing upon the,
, rom the opposite direction. This lie
, the whites to alternative but to endeavt
r to cut iheir way through The SIN Her bod
nf Indians in the direation Of the town.
! They accordingly charged upon then
when they opened, and, allowing III
, whites to pass through, the entire body
I Indians (abou, 1907 thea bore down upo
them. killing eight of the party-sIightl
q wonnling four, who, however, succeede
i. into town--one only having escaped nj
hurt. Those killed were, Capt, y. NJ
n Chung, Mr.. Lee, (of this ciiy,) O'Boyt
a Conrad, Pickering, OF Bls'rop, Knk,
:, do Green.
: On the following morning (l2sO so
i the citizens Of Hex4r started in pursu
j. If the Indians. of whom they saw nothin!
but came across the bodies of six of tho
i killed the day before, and, little furth,
;, on. the bodies, also, Of tNo ofil,e Surve
;. ors Lanpham and James, stripped al
!, srhlpnd. Co. Wells also states, that {
;. the 2)th, Mexican named Rny, cam
" in from npighforipg Rancho, and repo
!, ted the capture, by the same indians,
y thrce # his companioas. ana the dea
:, ofan ,,ner, who was Killed in conseqncn,
> Of the resistance he made Six Mexican
-. in ali were made prisoners Of, whom Il
> Indians instructed Rniz tosly thew won
=. suffer to he ransomed by their friends, {
ter the Americans had all been dis
or-that is killel Sach briefly as get
ercl from Col. Wel's-are the paricn|a
Of this act Of nurdcrous Indian agsressi'
doubtless insligated by Mexican aver
m and ami.saries.
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