The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1840-06-13
All Graces though they be.
Thou mortal ART; and wiselie Keep
From syren bower and stream.
He vanished, then / awokefron sleep.
And los 'twas all asdreani.
Miscellaneous.

EVENTS OF THE CAMANCHE TREATY
The fight growing out of the late at
tempt to have talk with the Camanches
at San Antonio, was very unexpected on
both sides; the Indians depended upon
that species of duplicity which had al
ways been SO successful in their transac-
tions with the Mexicans, and. our people
did not think they would attempt SO bold
Ian adventure-the Americans were many
of them unarmed and found themselves in
the centre of severely contested fight in
very awkward condition.
Among the number was Capt. Matthew
Caldwell, 1st. regt. infantry, ian old
frontier man.) He stepped inte house
near by to see if he could not get some
kind of weapon. Finding none there'
he passed through the house into back
ward, where he was confronted by a gi-
gantic Indian warrior armed with a rife,
tomahawk, and scalping knife. The yard
was surrounded by high stone wall, and
there was no chance for either to retreat.
The Indian raised, his rife to shoot Capt.
fCaldwell, but he. in the meantime was
not idIe-the ground was covered with
-stones-lhe only defence in reach of the
Captain. He seized one and let fly at the
Indian and struck him so centrely in the
forehead that the Indian came very near
'being knocked down, the Captain again
armed himself with the same weapon, and
as often as the Indian attempted TO Shoot
let fly such a shower of stones about his
head that he had no time for taking sight.
At this juncture, Jno' D. Morris, Esq,
was passing the door, and discovered the
critical condition Of Capt. G. and imme.
diately came to his assistance. The only
weapon he had was small three inch bar
rel pistol. As he stepped into the. yard,
Capt. C.; remarKer: "d-n that 1eIIow'
Morris, if you don't shoot him believe
he'll kill me-" any arms are light said
Mr.. Morris, "Give him the dornicks while
l advance to within shooting distance, and
II think we can manage him." Caldwell
kept a constant stream Of stones about
him, while Morris advanced to within four
feet of the Indian, and placing his little
pistol almost az gainst his breast shot him
through the heart. They then both armed
themselves with the fallen Indians wea-
Epons, ard sailed forth to Join the general
melee. }iu',
| Mr.. Morgan of San Antonio Zone Of
the old deaf Smiths men, was attacked
lin yard surrounded by high stone wall.
He was not armed, and the three Indians
Icharged upon him with their bows and
spears. He seized stone and dealt the
foremost one such ablow on the head, that
it fractured his skull. After this he re-
treated into a small room fronting upon
the enclosure, where he found an axe.
One of the Indians attempted to rush in
after him; and received blow on the
head which deprived him Of Hfe-the
other one followed and was, served in The
same way, and Mr.. Morgan had the en-
closure to himself
A phrenologist who was present, after
the battle, discovered such extraordinary.
bumps upon one of the heads of one In.
dian, that he cut it off aud boiled it for
scientific examination; but ON removing
the flesh, he found the skull bone in al
most twenty pieces, and he pronounced it
the organ of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS."
Capt. Geo. T. Howard of the 1st. regi-
ment Of infantry was stationed at the door
of the council room when the ight broke
out. One Of the chiefs sprung upon him
and inflicted severe wound in his breast
with knife. He had no arms but his
sword which was too long to use in so
close an engagement; he seized the hand
holding the knife, but wounded as be was'
he was not able to disarm him, and ne
called n the sentinel. who was stationed