Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-11-29
From the Nc,o Orleans Bee Nor -.
IMPORTANT FROM 'rE,XS

Texas ~ involved in hostile commo,ions
with The bands OF fierce and intractablc
Indians, tibet hover on her frontiers. The
Houston Telegraph of Nov. Sd, states rha,
ten Americans have lately been killed with
IN thee miles of BrXar, and six Nexicans
captured almost in the precincts of that city.
hy large body of Culnmanches. These
Indians made their appearance near Bexar
on The Goth ult. Being discovered mt :;
distance and Immediate notice heinz given
party OF thirteen went out To rcconnuitrc.
Having proceeded few miles. several
Cumnanches we've discovered. Gen.
Dunlap proposed to retire to the timhr.
and fight under cover. OUT Col. Cage, " no
had been wounded by the Indians II few
weeks previous was anxious 10 engage
there at whatever disadvantages. The
party was soon attacked in the open prai-
ric by more than a hundred iudians. An
snvagcs-this succeeded. the 1htf9nns ma
KING way for them; bur as soon as they
had passed, The enemy closed in behind
them, and killed eight out of the thirteen
with vollcv of arrows and spears. -Four
out of The remaining five were wounded.
ana reached BcXnr with great diffculiy.-
The next day. the bodies of The eight 4 :
mcricans. rs well as those of two survivors
who had been killed out ola party of five,
attacked by the Indians the day before
were discovered, brought into Bexar and
dccently inferred.
The Cunlmanches were still in the vi
clnltv of Bexar-'hcv had expressed their
determination to cXIcr,,inale the whi.c
citizens, but tn spar" all the Mexicans un
less they resisted them. The Teleprnpb
calls loudly omtlir government for rronn,.
decisive and energetic efforts, to crush these
mcrcilcSs savaaes- lie SAYS:
"lhe present is most opporlune sea-
son to carry on an expedition in,o the
Cumnanche coun'ry-thc buffalo are re-
turning from The norih-ihe air il mild
and bracing, and the Musqur grass offers
an inexhaustablr supply Of pasturanr.-
The MeAicanS. who have undoul.trdly in.
s!ighi"d them tO this measure, can afford
no aI.i, as they are compelled to couccu.
tra:r all their disposa6le force on Vera
Cruz and the sra coast 10 prevent the ex-
pecicd ariack of the French. small,
force "tmoumfcd men could, therefore. nj
ihlS time, easily penetrate into the very
heart at the Cummanche country, and ex-
tort from them peace that would be prooC
even against Indian ,r, achcrv."
The Cunmanches are nearly tie only
tribe of amy magnitude which cXhibi, sucb
direct hostility I" The Texans. The L.-
pnu>. Cronk"was, and Tonkcw,s arc
nevertheless enemies of the Mrxic,,.
whom they attack aud massacre On a,l oc.
casiOns.
A letter from Gen. Rusk, dated San.
Augustine. October 2:},i. 1885. ddrcsscd
To MIR Parker gives Il detail of n rec.n,
engagement with the Indians, near Eort
Houston. We suhjoin the folIowiuo cx.
tract:
"on the l4,h, Iarrivcd al Fort Houston.
having been Joined by Ma or Nlabbit and
several men having fallen in on the WV
and ht Fort Houston. my force amounted
to about two hundred men. imn.rdi,te.
~ took up the line oI march for the eneuv,s
camp. hy the way the Abudacho viIlnre
anh about snndown on the 18th. arrived
az The kirkapoo town. here .ncamucJ
i"n'hc night. About 10 O'Clock ,be enemy
attempted TO fire The woods orounJ ne. Inn,
tailed. During the night, two of ,h.;r
spies were fired upon by The sen,incIs. and
one horse taken from Them: and nt break
"' aay 'hc next morning (thr l6th.) syiri
'eh aitack was made upon three sides of
o" camp The en"my's cavalry were
stationed on hill, on gun sI,ot evident.
~ WIN an intention To fall upon rs. if we
attempted TO retreat.
a very brisk fire was kept mn on hath
sides for about fifteen min,i,cs. uh.n / mr..
hrrcd portion ofthc force n r.n,n;, omd
pr"'cc' me camp. and with the remainder
charged th" enemy. who precipaley fed.
ica''"g e'eVen dead on The ground. They