The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-07-06
VARIOUS MATTERSo
LATEST FROM TEXAS.
From the Galuestonian of the 1911

From the GatveStonia'1 Of the 18Th.
The Steamship Cuba is total wreck,
on the middle ground Of the East Pass into
Galveston bay. She appeared in the Of
fling yesterday about two o'clock, and soon
after was discovered TO be aground. She |
made The signal Of union down, and fired |
several guns, when the steamers Columbia |
Emblem, and Rufus Putnam, went down
to her assistance. The fury of the waves,
however, rendered it too perious for boats
Of light draught to run along side of her;
and her position was inaccessible TO the
| Columbia, which, however, came to anchor,
and sent her boat for the Cuba's passen-
gers. The Putnam and Emblem returned
into port last evening, unable TO render any
assistance TO the sufferers. The Columbia
came in this morning with the Cuba's pas
sengers, most of whom were without their
baggage, owing TO the almost impossibility
of taking it into the small boats in so heavy
a sea. About one hundred passengers were
probably on board, bat the passenger list is
lost.
According to the Houston Telegraph Of
the 54h ;rr~t. e" "A suvere battle was fought
on the Goth ult. between company of mill
Tia consisting Of about thIrty-iive men, un-
der the command Of Captain Bird, and
large body of Indians. The engagement
took place on Little River, about thirteen
miles above Fort Smith. On the afternoon
of that day several Indians were discovered
by the scouts, and were Immediately pur-
sued by the whole company. The Indians
at length disappeared in a lhicket, and the
company, on approaching it, found it was
literally filed with Indians, who opened
upon them destructive fire. Nothing
daunted, however, they fearlessly charged
upon the enemy, and in few minutes COM
petey routed them, and gained possession
OF the ground which they had occupied
The Indians soon after, rallied again, and
made repeated attacks upon them--but in
vain. They were repeatedly repulsed with
:, great loss. This heroic band sustained
:, their ground for more than two hours against
. four times their number of enemy. To-
. wards sunset, the Indian chief, apparently
enraged to be thus held at bav by force as
= greatly inferior to his own, collected all hi.
warriors, and made one desperate charge
but when he had arrived within about thir
ty steps, he fell at the head of his men
% and the remainder Of the enemy seein!
him fall, raised hideous yell and fled, leav
ing him and forty Of their companions dea,
. upon the field"
- Predatory bands of Mexicans and Indi
% ans have committed many murders in til
- neighborhoOd of San Antonio. The ex
element was great in that section. Fou
or FIVE companies of Texan troops wer
concentrating on the Colorado, in the neigh
- bolhood of Bastrop and Austin, there
oo wait for marching orders.
They experienced severe gale atHousto
on the Sd. A large frame building recent
- erected on Main street. was blown dowr
20 Three workmen were sleeping in it at ii
. time, who were " buried in the Tuins."-
u Two were slightly injured; the other wi
dangerously hurt, but is fast recovering.
rcncountre took place on the 25th ult
between VIM. II. Butler and Z. S. Kirb
in which the latter was killed with a Boy
or lie knife. Butler surrendered himself
ige the civil authorities.
The The Redlander says: "An express h
on arrived in this place, from Major B. {
er- Waters, containing the unpleasant intel
me genee, that the Cherokee Indians have en-
so bodied near the Sabine, in Nacogdoch
Die county, and are determined 10 make W
ou- upon any troops who may attempt, in accc
mn dance with the orders of the Secretary
CO. War, TO build fort at that place. A pre-
=, sing call is made upon our citizens, by NJ
ole Jor Waters. for immediate aid to carry in
,I1a effect this order, in which attempt, lg
W.T. with these lndians is inevitable. We ur
iieF' that the patriotic Redlanders will respo
ing to this call, with lha; characteristic proml
Of ness which has ever marked their cour
aed when their country required.