Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-04-25
From the Galveston Civilian Ex.ra, ArIQ ,,n
IMPORTANT NEWS

The Texas Sentinel, Extra. Of MAJ. a,
gives the official account Of a recep, b,1. ~
the Comanches at San Antonio.
On the l9Jh March, a body Of GIL
arrived nj that place bringing Miss LoE,'+'
little glr, taken by them year and NM
from the GuadaIoupe, for the purpose Of ~.
a council with the agents of our goyeDn,,,
They said they wished to see if they could o.,
high price for her; and # so that they womb -.
all the other prisoners, one at time. M,,t..S
hart stated that she had seen al the o,bs, 0,i.a.
ers at her camp a few days before she IN r.,
W. G. Cooke, acting Secretary Of VA, hon.,
present, thought It proper TO take hosIag, "a, A.
sate-reurn OF the prisoners, and Col Fisher ",
ordered TO march two companies and place ts,r
in the immediate vicinity of the council room
After some parleying in relation to the pr,o,.,
one company was ordered to march into A,
room, and the other TO the rear of the bula,,
where the warriors were assembled The CHI;
were then told that they were prisoners and uogt
not be liberated until they restored those VIA,
prisoners. One sprang to the back door and Il.
tempted 10 pass the sentinel, who presented /,
musket when the Indian drew his knife and ,i,,
bed him. A general rush was then made for b.
doors. Captain Howard caught one by the 90.
lar and received a severe stab. He Then order
ed the sentinel to shoot the Indian which VIZ
instantly done. They all then drew their knives
and bows tor battle, and the whole twelve Ch,h
we're Immediately shot.
In The mean time Capt. Reeds company VIZ
attacked by the warriors in the rear of The wt
who fought with desparlion. The Indians v.r
driven into the stone houses from which they kg
up CALLING fire with their bows and rifles
! Wherever their arrows struck 1t was with @l
force that they penetrated to the feather.
small number succeeded in gaining The oppOst
side Of the river, but Col. Wells pursued then
with party Of mounted men, killed all with ap
exception of renegade Mexican,
A single warrior took refuge in a stone hou't
refusing every offer of life sent him through 6
squaws, and after killing and wouudng several q
our men, the building was fired at night and
was shot as he passed the door.
n. The whole number Of warriors, excepting b
IyMexlcans, amounting to 80, were killed BESIDE
4 two women and three children. Our loss was
\ killed, VIZ Lieut.. W. NJ. DunnlnglIon, PrTat
Kammiskl and Whitney Judge Thompson,
Houston, Judge Hood of Bcxar, Mr. Cayc'
Matagorda, and Mexican.
! Wounded capt. G. I. Howard, let hd
try, Capt Matthew Caldwell, lst Infantry, Lie
F. A. Thompson, privTe Kelly, company
Judge Robinson, Mr.. lligginbothom, Mr. N
gan and Mr.. Carson; total wounded, S; Ilow
Thompson and Kelly, very severely.
At the request of the prisoners, a squaW '
liberated and well mounted, to 60 to the man til
and request an exchange of prisoners; she pr
ised to return in four days, with our capI
friends md Coils. Cook and M'Leod will val
til her return.
We learn from Mr.. Durkee, who Arrived t
: Austin this evening, that Col. Burleson has b
called upon to organize an expedition forth
to operate against the Comanches. He wl'U
one company on the Colorado, and at Austin
take with him he company which left HOui
= a short time since under Capt Pierce, and ab
OF Tonkwa Indians.