Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-11-23
From the ". O,iean's Bpiieijn IF 12A instant

FROM TEXAS
By the stenm packet Columbia from Galveston, we
are in receipt of the Houston Banner Of tie 3D. and le
lruraph of The Sd Of November. From their columns
we have cleaned number Of items that will be found
entertaining.
A talk had been held by Gsr. Rusk and Col. IIor
ton with Bnwles the Cherokee Chief the result OF which
has been that one half of the Cherokres nin Gen
Rusk in pursuit of fugitive hosies whn recently gave
battle the General nrsr iie SAL Springs, whilst the
rest of the Cherokecs 10 accompany Col Horton tor
the purpose Of running The Boundary Line conormabIy
to The treaty made with tie Cherokee tribe by hlessrs
Houstun. Forbes and Cameron in February, lS3b.
The third regular sCssi"n If the Texan Congress was
TO have commenced Tie oh iis The session, II Is
thought, will he prorac,cd one, and certainly inii Of
interest Subjects at the highest importance 10 The
welfare of the Republic vii! come up for discussion and
settlement, trust, in the two Houses The financial
condition Of the counlryhe present disturbed state OF
our borders-ihe r. organization Of the Army, ana Tue
crf0ii0n of Navy-arc all matters Of deep import that
call for the action Of the combined wisdom, talents and
patriotism Of The National Legislature. The nsta!!a-
ton o: the new President GEN Lamar will also prove
an occasion rpplee with interest TO citizens, and TO
the friends and well wishers, generally, OF The young
Rcpnbic of The West
The troubles the border of Texas have, "e
regret to learn, been revived 1t appears that in cose
Qurnce Of report which reached Nacngdoches OF ,h'
murder Of some white families nj the Sabine Sail
Springs about eighty miles from that town, Gen kuSH,
with force Of goo men, nme diaely started in pursuit
Of the Indians and cncamped for the night within "
! miles of the Springs. On the following morning, al
daylight. he attacked by combined Mexican anG
Indian force Uhe latter consisting OF hickap"os anc
| BGluy:es) 10 the number of between 3 and 400 The
conflict, which may be supposed was not al very
vsrnstc character, and lasted about an h"ui. "heh
the enemy, having sustained loss OF Is killed gu IN
dians and Mpxcas) fled in all directions rendering
pursui, impossible. General Rusk had II men wound.
ed though not dangerously. One of the two hirIIcans
killed is said to be of the family Of Forrs, oi some
/ prominence in Nac0gdoches A Cno>hata Was also
| found arorg the killed We understand that General
Douglas is left in command Of the Volunteers General
Rusk being his way 10 the seat Of Government -
The Rrdandrrs from the prnmptncss aud spirit Will
! which they acquitted themselves on this occasion.
have proved that they are a5uadanty adequate 10 e'
! Uwn protection.
GA ihe Western border. also serious difficulties have
occurred. Col Wells who reached Houston IN The Isl
inst, gives lie following startling particulars OF an al
,pck upon Texan citizens, By party OF Cunanche In
dams l. appears. that tie morning OF the 2Ulh u
ore Of a camp of Surveyors 8 in numbcr about seven
nj es from Bexar greatly alarmed into town, with
intelligence lha, their camp had been attacked by ln
Gi1ns A party o.: four from town mmc Glaeiy vert ~
pu suir, and c"ruin- in eight OF Gvrs:Cc:c32 nuuei
Of indians they thought it advisable TO return TO Bexal
for reinforcement In the mean time however. the
citizens the number of - had sailed Gu, in quest o
t:c Indian enemy, whom, though more numerous than
themselves they about 10 attack, when, by sud
den movement, the Indians got between them and the
town cutting the of IN that quarter At nearly the same
moment much larger party Of the enemy was seen ad
vancing upon them from an opposite direction his lei
the whites alternative but 10 cndcavor 10 cut their way
through the smaller body of Indians in the direction Of the
town They accordngl charged upon them, when they
opened and allowing the whites TO pass through. the Ell
tire body Of Indians ahnut l3O) then bore down upon
them killing about ; Of the pariy-sIghtIy woundIng
wh" however. succeeded in getting into townone only
having escaped uahurt. Those killed were, Capt. Gage
! Ia M'Clung, Mr. Lee Of this city, o Boyle Conrad
! Pickering of Bastlop, King Of do, Green.
On the fliInwinr morning (2ls 30 OF the citizens o
Bcxa started in pursuit Of The Indians, of whom they
saw nothing; but the bodies Of six OF those
Killed the day before and LITTLE further on the bodies
also of two Of The Surveyors (Lampham and Jones
striped and scalped Col Wells also states, that on
the night of the both. Mexican named Ruiz, came III
from a eahboring Rancho, and reported the capture
h: the same Indians, Of three Of his companions, and
the death Of another, who killed in consequence o
| the resistance he made Six MeXicans, in all, were
made prisoners Of whom the Indians instructed Ruiz ~
say they would suffer TO be raRsoned by lhel! friends
after the .5mcicaas had all been disposed ofhat is
killed. Such briely-as gathered from Col Wells
are the particulars Of this Of murderous Indian az
erosion. doubtless instgaed by Mexican agents and
! emIssarIrs
The Galveston Gazette of the Cd, speaks OF the busy
and animated appearance of the port-the continual ar
rival Of vessels with ght and passengers and every
thing acquiring business Of unprecedented life
| and activity.