Arkansas intelligencer., 1844-08-10


During the presentation, the County Banner
was exhibited, and it is the determination of tine
Democracy of St. Lawrence to obtain the next bv
larger majority than they gnve in 1912.
INDIAN FIGHT IN TEXAS.
We had not room yesterday for all our extracts
from late Texas papers. A letter dated Wash.
Ington. 23d June, published in the Houston Star
gives an account Of one Of the most desper con.
tl'cls we ever read. The Indians numbered abou,
70, the Texans under Cnpt. Hays -. We ex.
tract the most Interesting of the details.
Greatly superior as was their force, Hays de.
termned TO attack them. His men were highly
disciplined, OF tried courage, their horses we'll
broke, and the average number of shots 10 inch
man. about eight. The face of The country in
that section is broken and rocky, with n growth
OF scrubby live oaks and black Jacks, with som,
underground Of brush. A short distance in the
rear OF the Indians was steep hill from the sum.
mt OF which stretched prairie plain, its sides
rocky and covered with brushwood, as above de.
scribed. The Texans advanced SLOWLY. the In.
dams falling back. until they crowned the hill.
where thcy dismounted, formed in line, and secure
IN the s'renlh Of their position, called to Hays az
he approached, .' Charge, Charge"
Whom the Texans reached the foot of the hi,.
from The nature of the ground they were conceal.
ed from the view Of the Indians. A, that po;n,
lays wheeled his little band at full speed, soms
two or three hundred yards, around the base of
the hill, ascended il at the same pace, gained the
level of the ground above, and made his appear
nnce at full charge, on tho flank of tho Indians.
IN The direction in which they little expected 10
see him. They at once leaped on thoir horses.
and before they were well prepared to receive him
he was in their midst. The Indian line On va vnv
when the shock of the charge struck it, but wberi.
ing them on each flank, they charged on the Tex.
ians with loud yells, secure of their prey, since
on horseback they deem themselves inyipcibe.-
But never before had they encountered ANYTHING
like discipline. Back 10 back the Texans recei,
ed them, and the close and deadly fire of their
pistols and yaugers empted many a saddle. Thus
hand to hand the fight lasted some fifteen mipu,c.
the Indians using their spears and arrows: tbe
Texans their repeating" pistols. Scarccly a
man OF the little band that was not grazcd by
spear or arrow their gun.stocks, knife handles.
ana saddles wore perforated in many places
Walker and Gillespie were speared through and
through, and several wounded.
1t was too hot to last. The Indians fell back
closely pressed by the whites. Again and apain
were they rallied by their chief, whose voice nc
ter the first onset, alona heard directing tbc,
movements, only again to be routed, losing in
each we'll contested conflict some of their braye,t
warriors. The pursuit had now been pressed Sor
nearly two miles. The Texans had loaded their
''''S ~ '''"''s sop'S tllat DurDOSe
whilst the others hung the rear of the enemy
The Indians had made their last rally, reducod in
numbers to about 35, were driven back with crea,
loss, when the voice of tho Chief again rose hjob.
eXhorting them to return once more wh;ist he
dashed backwards and forwards among bis mon
to bring them back to the charge. The Texian.
had exhausted nearly all their Shots Hays cali.
ed out to know which Of the men had n loaded
gun. Gillespie rode forward and answered TIM,
he was cbnrged-" dismoupi and shoe, the Cb;ef.,'
was the order. AT distance of thirty wards tho
ball did its office. madly doshiug forward the gal
Ian, Indian fel,o rise no more, and ~ wild afrgh,
at the loss Of their leader, the eors scattered in
| every direction in tho brpsdwood.
Thus ended n figbh unparalleled iusi-. mssory
of this country er the gaan;rys.-Payedo o" both
sides its close and endlp-tugs.es end the trium.
III, :, access of gallant partzan Capt. Of fls-
iaest n, ,I~nead Of his brave followers. tlnys
or;.,.s The pleasing Intelligence that the wounded
men are all doing wels and 7fust recovering l..
computes the loss Of The Indians Mt ono half their
number killed and wounded. Twenty .thrce were
counted dead on the field. No shot wus frsd as
a distance Of more than cigle or ten PAGES. except
tho last, and no mo re than one hundred and fftv
fred in all. 4 IL