Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1844-08-01

csmpod abo, four nles cas-, II iha Pinto trace. al
point nearly s,ad,-snt ttom Bexsr q n,ars aud Aus
IN. the guard ssiuHed IN the % watch ont on his
hail. Uncovered sbui ten Indians fa1sing u, aud I'm
medsaely reported the faet 10 HAYS. hey we're seen
apu the same tiine Nv the Indians whe hell back into
some brush nth scattering ti.,bsr incrmised. The
TEXANS saddlsd mp and advanced towards this place Of
coacealBeni hen three ~ fsur indans made their ap
leaance. and. II FOR the FIRST time perceging the
white men, Hrd with great pre- pialion and apparent
larm Hays, hnweyer. was loo cd an "lndian fighter
10 be csught by such traps, aud asde effort ~ pur
sui as eooti as tie Indians saw that his siraiagem
was ONO avail, they out Of the inner and dis
PLAYED Their whole arce in liar, 3 IN numb ef
Gneaiiy superior as heir whole orc, Hays
determined to attack them. Ills men highly dis
clPiined o risd cnurage their horses wei, brqke, and
fhe average number II shots Ia each about egit.-
The face u the oosnlIy in HAT Is broken and
rocky, with growth OF scrubby live oaks and blaca
iaeRs, with -ome underground OF brush. 4 short dis
lance ~ The rear OF the lsdans steep bill. from tie
summit o which stretched prairie pae lis sdss rock
pnd covered with brush wood. ns above desonhed---
The Texans advanced slowly. the Indians falling back,
until they crowned the hlll, where the dsmounted,
formed IN line, and secnre IN the strength Of their position
called TO loysas he approached, "Charge. Change
When tho Texans feached the iosi oil the bill from
the Of the ground they were concealed from the
Nie~ ol the Indians. At that pnt, Hays wheeled his
little band al tnll speed. ~ three hundred
YARDS arannd The base Of the hill assembled il al the same
pacr gained the level ground above and made his appear
direction IN which they lutte expected to see him
They at once leapod their horses. and before they
well prepared 10 receive him he IN their midst
The Indian line gave way when the shock Of the charge
strnc II, but wheeling them each niuk, they char
gcd the Texans with loud yels secne Of their prey
sinto Oh horseback they deem themselves nyinoibo-
hut never bcnre had they encountered any thing like
discipline Back 10 back the Texans received Them
and The close and deadly fire Of their pistols and yagers
empted many saddle. Thus hand 10 hand the f1ht
lasted some fifteen minutes, the Indians using their
spears and the Texans their "repeang" pistols
Scarcely ot the little band that was moi grazed by
spear arrow. their gun stocks, knife handlus ana ss
dlHs perforated IL many pieces. Walker and
Gillespie were speacd through, and several were wouo
deJ
was loo hot 10 last. The Indians fell back closely
pressed hy the whites. Again and again were they raj
He'd by their Chri, whose voice after the first onset was
alone heard, directing the movements only again be
roGled. losing IN each we'll contested conflict some of
their baVesl warriors. Tho pursuit lad now been
their Ia detail hnlng for that purpose whilst
the ohers hung the Of the enemy.
The Indians who had made lhoir last rally reduced
IN numbers To about thirty five, driven back with
great loss when the vuice Of their Chief again rose high
cNhnrtng them 10 turn once more, whilst lac dashed
backN ards aud forwards amongst his 10 bring them
hack 10 theT charge The Texans had exhausted near
y all their shuts. Hays called know which If
the men had loaded gun Gillespie rode forward and
answered that he was charged-"dlsmount and shoot
the ehiei,p WAS the order. At distance Of thirty steps
the ball did its office. Mildly dasbing n low yards the
gallant Indian fell 10 rise more, and IN lid alright al
The loss of her leader The others scattered in every d
rcellon in the brusbwood.