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THE MASSACRE IN TEXAS.
CoSrsPonaeaes If ths Baiiinsr, Ps,,ief.

Nav oR,Esrs, April Q, 8, A. M.
The steamship New York came 10 yesterday
after passage Of forty -six hours from Calves
ton, Texas. She brings new. ofrsthsr an in
Portant character. From the following you
will perceive ths, the residents Of San Antonio
have had a serious quarrel 9Th thu cuma ache
Indians, in which thirty-lhres Of their number
we're slain. No person Of unprejudieed mind
can read the statement without feeling his blood
chill The affair earnot be called any thing but
an unprovoked murder. and jn,i 80 many hu-
msn lives sacrificed, without any provicsiioa. -
II the high spirit Of the ssysgesdo not lead the
on 10 seek aud obtain reYsrgs Of the darkest
hue. then may the Texans think themselves
Fortunate.
From Hs Texas SenfiA<l Of .Nseh2i.
On the 18th Of March, body OF sixty
five Indians arrived at ST. Antonio. bring
ing Miss Lockbart, a little girl, taken by
them q year and q half sirce from the
Guadalupe. for the purposs.of holding .
council with the agents Of our Govern
ment. They said they wished TO see If
they could ge, high price for her; aud IL
so they would bring ell the other prison.
ere. one att time. Miss Lockhat stated
that she had seen all the other prisoners
at their camp a few days before she LEFT.
Col. w. g. Cooke. acting Secretary OF
War. ordered the safe return Of the pTi.
sonerS. aud Col. Fisher wss ordered 10
march two companies aud place them in
the immediate vicinity Of the council
room.
Afler some parleyirg 10 relation to the
prisoners one company was ordered 10
march into the room, and the other 10 the
rear Of the building. where the warriors
were assembled, The chiefs were then
lcld that they were prisoners. aud would
not be liberated until they restored their
white prisoners. One sprang TO the back
door and attempted TO pass the sentinel,
Who presented his musket. when the In.
dian DIRE bis knife and stabbed him. A
general rush was then made for The doors
Capt. How ard caught one by the collar,
and received q severe stab. He then or
dered the sentinel 10 shoot The Indian.
which ives instantly done. They ell then
drew their knives aud bows for battle.
aud the whole twelve chiefs were imme.
diaiely shot.
In the meantime Capt Reeds compa-
ny was attacked by the warriors in the
rear Of the yard, who fought wilE despe.
ration. The Indians wero driven into
the stone houses, from which they kept
CALLING FIRE With their bows and rifles.
Whenever al arrow struck il was with
such force that il penetrated 10 the fea-
Their. A small number succeeded 10
gaining the opposite side o! The river. but
Col Wells pursued them with party Of
mounted men, and killed all Giih the
exception Of one renegade Mexican.
A single warrior took refuge in = stone
house refusing every offer Of life seat
him through the SquaWS, and af;er killing
ard wounding several Of our men, the
building was fred at uight. and be was
shot as he passed the door.
The whole number Of warriors, except.
ing the Mexicabs. amounting to thirty
i've. were killed, besides two women and
three children. Our loss was seven kill.
ed. viz: Lieutenant w. VI. Dunningion,
PnSaies ksmmiski and Whitney, Judge
Thompson Of Houston, Judge Hood oil
Bexhr, Mr. cAyce Of Malagords. snd 81
Mexiesn.
Wounded: Csplsin C. T. Howard. LEI
Infantry, Capt. Mauhew Caldwell Isi do,
Lieut.. y. A. Thompson, private Kelly,
Company !, Mr.. Iliggiabo,hsm, Aft
Morgan and MF. Carson. Total Of wound.
ed, 8. Howard, Thompson, and Kelly,
very severely
AZ the request Of the prisonersa squaw
was liberated and we'll mounted, 70 90 10
the main tribe snd Tecossl en- exchange
Of pTisoaers--sho promised 10 Fstors 10
four days with our captive fissds, sad
Co.'s. Cock and M'Lsod will wait until
their Tslurn.