Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-09-21

They however bring in little specie, and the trade con-
ss,s chiefly in the exchange OF horses sugar and hour
for tobacco aud various articles n c52hand!7' AN
munsn rilirs aud i'r OF every description axe
freely xcanged with the Mexican traders by The citizens
of Bsxar The CamanchIes have again broken the iea
~ recently made with The Arxicans, and have wilhin
few weeks past, committed many depredaiions IN The
vicinity of the Preside dc RIO GTande. There Is no
Thing said of the movements Of the Indians in the nrIg-
boriiood of Nacogdoches.-.M D. RuNetin, Sept IL
Further Hems from Ttras.-The Columbia arrived ut
an hour late The evening bc"re last tina, the mail
was not distributed Ill! the next morning. THIS caused
the omission in yesterday. paper: q" many items when
the public will find interesting. The National Banner
speaks in high of the good order observed at the
eIec,ion-therc brawling nor fighting nothing
to offend the the eye. The returns show over
whelmng majores for Mr.. Lamar, the candidate for
ptesdent-h!s success is considered certain
~. d. Bulletin, SfPt.l4.
gentleman recently from the West, states, that H..
tie any doubt is entertained in that quarter, as to the
fate OF Mr.. Brennan member Of The House OF Repre-
e.ntayes from San Patrlco. He had gone out toward
the Nuccps in company with another, Tor The purpose OF
locating lands and about the lime when IN was expected
TO return two bodies found between Corpus Chrls
Ii and San Palrico, one Of which was believed 10 be
that of the unfortunate gentleman in question though
from the manged and DIST Cured condition OF the bodies
il was impossible TO identify them. Surely, says the
Banner the blood of some Of our mGst valuable citizens
thus almost hourly shed by Mexican aud Indian sssas
SINS will BIZ permitted sink into the barren sands
We have long TO settle with the banditu on our
borders and the hour Of rclribuon will be the bIterer
for having been delayed
Ii is stated authority that may be relied on, that
Mruc!r Tone of the Aids of Gen Flisoa) together with
other Mexican officers al this time among the Che'o
kres in the East having accompanied them lhlihe some
weeks since, their return from Corpus Christi, with
large quantity of powder with which they had been
supplied by their Mexican employers. This fact would
clearly account for the recent hostile movement
Of The Mexican settlers and about Nacngdocrs; and
if Gen Rusk content with having put them down for
and nsgalors among them, he will assuredly hut
have scotched the snake. not killed it, Texas eXhl.
bits at this moment The extraordinary spectacle OF ma
ton, who with enemies within aud without 2iS6andS
her army and unanimously throws from her the means
even OF a dittnSlrc war.
The Cumanc must soon become tired Of hoslili.
ties, they have been unsuccessful, and driven like
tmid deer in every skirmish that has recently taken
place with citizens On the lOlh ultimo, party Of
about two hundred warriors made an attack near the
Aronjo Seco. upon a company of twenty n couI-
manded by Colonel karnes But they were completely
defeated and driven from the field. with the loss of
yera of their best warriors, and number o horses
II is believed that lsamani, distinguished chief,
killed in this engagement and another Chief, ma med
CasemrO was dangerousl Y wounded. He was borne oil
by several attendants who obliged 70 ride each
side OF his nrsp aud hold him his saddle Not one of
tie mr. under Col injured; he however received
ssghl wound from rifle bullet which grazed his temple
few ia vs. after this engagement. small party of In.
dams stole about thirty horses from settlement on the
La Baca. They instantly pursued by the citizens
Of the nrig hbnrhood and overtuken trlIng sklrmsh
ensued. ia which two Indians killed and left upon
lhr field The remainder effected their escape. All The
horses retakcn md thirty or forty other horses
were captured with them. About the same time small
party Of Indians discovered Basrop; but they
had hardly made their appearance, when company oil
citizens were embodied and in foil pursuit They, how
ever effected their escape in safety by dispensing in
thicket near the mountains These Indians appear 10
BE- held by the citizens Of The frontier in complete