Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-12-01
From the New York Star
Late and Important from TEXAS.

From the New York Star
Late and Important from TEXAS.
We take the following from the New Orean
Bee of the l2.h:
Texas is involved in hostile connections wit
the bands of fierce and intractabe Indians, tina
hover on her frontiers. The Houston Telegraph
of Nov Sd, states that 10 Americans have latcl,
been killed within three miles of Bexar, and 81
: Mexicans captured almost in the precincts of tina
. city, by large body Of COMMUNICATES. Tnes
t Indians made their appearance near Bexar on IN
Goth ult. Being discovered al distance, and im
mediate notice being given, party Ut thirteei
} went out to reconnoitre. Having proceeded few
miles, several Cnmmanches were discov cred
Gen. Dunlap proposed to retire TO the timber ane
: fight under cover; but Col. Cage, who had beer
wounded by the Indians few weeks previous
was anxious to engage there at whatever disad
vantage. The party was soon attacked IN the
open prairie by more than a hundred Indians AT
attempt was made to charge through the savage:
this succeeded, the Indians making way 70,
them; but as soon as they had passed, the enemy
closed in behind them, and killed eight of tho Is
with volley of arrows and spears. -Four out o
the remaining FIVE were wounded, and reached
Bexar with great difficulty. The next day, the
bodies of the eight Americans, well as those OF
two who had been killed out of party of five,
attacked by the Indians the day before, were dis
GOV ered brought into Bexar and decentiy inferred
! We furthermore learn that the Commanches
remain in the vicinity Of Bexar, and are resolved
to exterminata the Texans and spare the Mexi-
cans, who unquestionably have excited this pow
erful tribe to these outrages. The Houston Tel
egraph says:
The present is most opportune season to car
rv on an expedition into the Commanche country
the buffalo are returning from the north-the
air is mild and bracing, and the Musquit grass Of
iers incxhanstibe supply of pasturage.
The Lepaus, Conkewas, and Tonkewas
r.
cans. Castro, the chief of the Lepaus, is now at
ST. Marks, with the main body of his tribe, and
has recently made several visits to Bexar, to OBJ
tain small force of the citizens to accompany
letter from Gen RSsF dated a san 1Ggus
tine, Oct. 23d, gives the particulars of recent
engagement with the Indians, near Fort Houston,
which was announced some days since. He states
that he arrived at the Fort Oct. Ii, and immedl-
atelv set out, accompanied by MAJOR Mabbnt, with
about 200 men to the enemy's camp at the Kick
apoo town, which he reached the 18th. About 10
at night the Indians attempted to fire the woods,
which failed, and the next day they made spir-
tied attack. Gen Risk SAYS at this point OF his
letter, what will sound strange to many ears, and
seem to infer that the organization and tactics OF
these remote tribes, are even more European man
that of the rough Anglo-Saxon conquerors OF lex
as themselves-thc hunters of the West.
"The enemy's cavalry were stationed on hill,
ont of gun-sbot, evidently with an intention to
fall upon US, if attempted to retreat.
ga very brisk fire kept up on both sides for
about fifteen minutes, when ordered portion o:
the force to remain and protect the camp, and with
the remainded charged the enemy, who precpl
lately fled, leaving eleven dead On the ground--
rhey bad | have no doubt. during the action, car
rieL off a number of their dead, (Which is their
custom) and all their wounded. From the blood
upon the ground they must have suffered severely
The charge was continued for about three quar-
,.., nile when formed the force, and
ched them back to the camp"
The force of the enemy occupied near bali
mile in length. The Texans had eleven men
severely wounded, and % TO 30 horses badly shot
We learn from another paragraph to what tribes
The Indians belonged.
.Amongst the epemy's dead were found Cad
los, Cooshat,ies, Boloxies. one Cherokee and two
Mexicans. They dropped on their flight, guns,
blankets, c!oaks, Sc"
Since this engagement the alarm in Houston
las nearly subsidized. The Indians are retiring
,or,hwardIv. Gen. Rusk, says the Telegraph,
las lust raised new corps of mounted men al
San Augustine, and will proceed immediately to .
e-ioin the troops Fort Houston, with the lnten-
ion of pursuing the retreating savages to their
,illaces Gen Felix Houston is also on his way
o join Gen. Rusk.
4 gentleman from Nacogdoches, brings infor- c
nation that COL Potter was killed few weeks G
ince near the boundary of the Arkansas.
A stalk had been held by Gen. Rusk and Col. G
Horton, with Bowles, the Cherokee Chief, the c
esul, of which has been, that one half of the a
-herokees are to join Gen. Rusk, IN pursuit of
fugitive hostiles who recently gave battle 10 the
General near the Salt Springs. while the rest of
he Cherokees are to accompany Col. Horton for
he purpose Of running the Boundary Line con- /.
ormablv to the treaty made with the Cherokee
ribe. bv Messrs Houston, Forbes, and Cameron.
a Feb. 1886.
The Texan Congress were to meet the 18th =
Instant. :
The persons killed near Bexar, in the conflict Il
With the Commanches, were-Col. Cage, DR..
i'Clung Mr.. Lee, (of Houston,) O'Boyle. Conrad. c
Pickering, of Bastrop, King, of do, Green, and 0
,iessrs Lamphan and Jones, Surveyors.
GANBL1NG-When this passion once gets firm
y engrafied in the human breast, it is like the
ANGER, not to be extirpated whilst there remain n
fe and strength feed it, for though some peg Il
ons have fancied a reformed gamester, they have "
,ncied what history has never produced.
StLouis Gaz.
The Supreme and District Courts of the Z.
,ates have been in session in this city. during
,e present week-Judges M'Lean and Holman /
, attendance. The Supreme Court of Indiana d
its session on Monday next.
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