Arkansas intelligencer. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1842-1859, 1844-01-06

ful IN her movements; this one, on her denortpro
Presented.my friend Mr.. J. M. Stanley her riding
whip with as much grace as one would wish to
see. The Comanche women have the reputation
OF being very virtuous Ind true to their ords they
proved themselves so at the council.
Ihe Comanches remained from the 9TH TO the
III" december when after having eat at least
one pound OF beef to every word spoken. thew
left well pleased, for their homes on the Glen
Fork of the Brazos
Poo-chan- nsquah-he stated in Counci.,, that be
had been sent in by Pa-ha-eu.ka, and that he had
spoken to him thus: at has pleased the Great spi.
rlt to visit me with sorrow and trouble-I mourn
tho loss OF my only boy, who met his death in the
war path. must cry and mourn till green grass
grows; have burnt my lodges, killed NV mules
ano norses' and scattered ashes on my head. |
can 10 nothing during tho season of my grief
but you, my Chief, addressing oo,chan.ni.ouab.
he) send you afar of to meet in Council tho Can.
tam from tho White Nations of the East. Yon
must make peace with all Nations and Tribes
Tor am sick of hearing the cry of INV peonls
mourning the loss of some relative killed in b,t.
lie. Should you meet any Captain from Texas.
toll him that we have heard that the peopIe Of
eSas believe that we still hold many prisoners
taken from their country, but such is not the case
there is but one, and he young man. has been
raised among us from his infancy and is now alb.
sent on war party against the Spaniards If
'ney believe not this statement, they have permits
sion to come among us and examine for them.
selves, and they shall como and 90 freely. smelly
and unmoested. We have waned. waned. and
waned beyond the memory of our grandsires.
we now desire to beat peace with all mankind
we want PERMISSION to travel among the White
settlements in the East 20 learn the white mans
method OF planting corn, and also to seek for
some of our people whom we have lost. l wan,
The Chiefs and Headmen of all Nations and
Tribes to hear my talk and know that it is good
one. ! want you, my Chief, to make peace with
all Nations, peace that will continue so long as
there is ground for US to walk upon
After reclting, as it were, the instructions , nd
words of his Chief Pooc han-ni quaIi.he made n
few brief observations of his own and finished
"laiS" to Pa-ha-eu-ka was then read and pre-.
scented to Poo han-ni-quail-ho for conveyance to
him.
we learned from the runners that Pa. ha .cu.ka's
son. young man of % or % years of age, had re-
Gently been killed in fight with the Mexicans. md
'hat 1t IS the habit and custom of tho Comancbes
70 10 no business whist thoy mourn for the loss
OF relative, which in Pa-ha- ka's case would
continue TIL tho coming OF spring. We fu r,her
learned that no had burned fvo of his six Iarao
magnificent lodges, killed mos. /! of his horses and
mules, and Town aside all his ornaments and an
Parel' keeping himself always closely enyeoped
in his robe.
>on the 1lth Of December some few hours pre-
V'ous to the departure of the Comnnches, arrived
A'ka'quash or Red Tail Waco Chief; Keech.
ka''rack or the man who was named by tho Great
Splrlt-the Chief Of the Tywockonies and Head
Chef OF the conlederated bands of Texas Ka.
tec'au'tIck Chief Of the Keechios, and Ah-de.bab
or The Tail Man Chief Of tho Caddoes, with Sc.
veral others Of their respective Tribes.
A-ka-quash recognized Gov. Butler. appeared
oVerJoyed to sec him, and embraced him again
and again. This was tho Chief who excited 50
much interest at the Waco Village in March, and
at Byrd's Fort last August. He is the son of
la-ee-nash-ano or the War Eugle ono of the sign.
ers OF tho Treaty Of tho 9th of August 1885,
with the Comanches and Witchetaws.
On the 18th, all the parties, with the execution
OF one which had been sont out, returned without
having made the least discoveries, and Gov. But
Ter seeing the object of the mission being in n
great measure frustrated by the non arrival of the
Texan Commissioners, concluded to await no lon.
ger their coming, but to confer and advise with
the Chiefs in attendance
These Chiefs, as also did the Conancbes. bov.
ing asserted that they were at peace with the Uni
ted States, having treated in 1885, which treaty
they professed to have kept in good faith and in,
violate, the Commissioner could' only speak to
Thorn kindly, renew old friendship, and smoke the
pipe of peace. Presents were mado them. and
the council dissolved. .a
The party referred to as not having ye, re.
turned, was composed of Cherokee, Delaware
and white man, and had been despatched on the
morning of the 9TH December, with instructions
h ride three days up the North size of Red River,
e Which would, as was supposed, bring them to