Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-04-21

verlck ESQ.,, very respectable citizen and
member Of the bar at San Antonio de
Bexar, in conjunction with private letters
we received, we have learned the follow.
ing particulars of another Comanche and
Indian treaehery. We place the account
In our editorial columns, nearly in Mr. Ma
verick's own words.
THE EXPECTED COMANCHE
TREATY TURNED INTOA
FIGHT.
Mr.. Nave rick, just from San Antonio,
states that on the 10Th inst. sixty five Co.
manches came into San Antonio with
Miss Lockhart, whom they had stolen
from the Gaudaloup year and a half
since. About four hours after their EN-.
try, some ten or twelve of their chiefs met
in council our acting Secretary Of War,
Col. Vim. G.. Cooke, Col. Fisher, 1Iai.
Mcleod, and the other officers at the
head of the forces now stationed near San
Antonio. The Comanches said they were
come to make treaty Of peace, our com
missioners asked them why they had not
brought in all of the american children as
they had promised repeatedly ofIate, TO
this inquiry the Indians replied, that they
had not been well paid for Putnam's son
and would now see how we would pay for
the young woman, miss Lockhart,) and
if they were well paid they would bring
the others in, otherwise they would not.
The cool, calculating villainy Of this posi-
| ton, added to the abuse visable on the per
son of Miss Lockhart, could not fail to a.
rouse the Indignation of every Texan pre-
sent. Upon this the chiefs were informed
that they might consider themselves pris-
oners and would be released on the deliv-
cry Of the Is captives now In their hands.
about this time the company under Capt.
Redd was brought up and stationed at the
doors Of the council house, ard a young
Indian man who was outside with the wo-
men, entered and told the chiefs that they
were about to be betrayed, but that those
outside would give every assistance and
advised them TO cut their way out; and
upon the instant they all arose, with knives
bows and arrows and guns in their hands
which they now held in extended arms
Several citizens were either killed or sc.
verely wounded at The first onsent' The
| fight became general, but in a very short
time all the Indians, with the exception Of
one woman, (supposed to have escaped }
were either killed or taken into the Gala.
bose. The men were all killed except 2
Old fellows, and there were s squaws who
from their attire and warlike skill we re ia
ken for men. Never was juster execution
done to indicators than on this occasion.
No man who had seen Miss Lockhart, her
scars, her burns, her bruises, every hair
torn by the roots from her head, would
hesitate to concur with this decision.-
Twenty-Five Indians were taken prison.
ers,
On the morning after the fight, q gen.
eral caring out Of the Indians took place.
The interpreter, by order of the commits
soners, explained TO the prisoners how
their chiefs refused to be detained as pris-
oners, how they resisted with arms, and
that, though it was not our intention to
kill them we we're forced to do it by their
own treacherous fears. They were invi
ted to send out one of their number to the
general encampment on the Llano river
a smart old squaw was chosen, who imme
diately set off promising to return with all
Of the Texan captives to be exchanges
for the Comanche prisoners who are, in
the interim, to be kept by Col Fisher at
San Jose, A miles below San antonio,
whether the captives will be brought in is
Of course uncertain it is the opinion of
Miss Lockhart, [who has learned their
character in a severe school, and who is a
very intelligent young lady,l that through
feeling for the prisoners in our hands they
will bring the caDtives in, but she owns
that it has ever been their rule to kill all
captives belonging to Comanches, who are
killed or die in any way whatever. Let
the Comanches take what course they will
they cannot do our frontier settlements
more injury than they have been hereto.
fore doing. But we do auger the most ben
eficial results from the firm course taken
by our commissioners who acted under or
ders sealed until the opening of the coun-
eli. These orders came from Austin.
1t is painful 10 be obliged to couple with
this gratifying intelligence, the announce
ment of the death of any of our citizens,
but this. we must do; Judge Henry Thomp
son. Of this city was killed with AN arrow
Mr. Joseph L. Hood, sheriff of Bexar coun
ty, was killed with knife, Lieut.. Dun.
ning;on, gallant young man, after killing
a chief, was shot down by the same chief
squaw, two soldiers in brayely attempting
to dislodge some Indians from the rooms
back Of the court house, were shot with
rife balls one Of them was named Whit
ney, an amiable young man. Geo. Wash
ington Cayce, (son of Mr. Thomas Cay
ce,) was killed by cross fire from our
side. The Indians acted with great cour-
age and desperation, but they were all ca
SLY despatched. One old Comanche who
had received some wounds, was he as get
ting offthree or four hundred yards above
town, was despatched by Mexican with
no more formidable weapon than hoe
with which he had been working. Beside
the 6 Americans there was one Mexican
killed, name not remembered.
The Indians dealt blows with great skill
on all they passed, so that some seven OF
eight of our citizens are now lying under
severe wounds amongst these we mus
, begin with Captain Howard, whose yalol
led him to be almost cut in pieces by the
knives Of the Comanches, but better hope;
are entertained of his recovery than thai
of Lieut.. Thompson. who exposed himself
in some manner. Capt. Caldwell Of Con
zales, also distinguished himself by the