The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-12-26

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/ sama,sussai.an over ne gnaiuFe % ~, ap.
re..sa - 10 asan 0f ttt lsth of August lei5
hssass sThs Csmanchss,r ~hish attempts TO give
"a saraas u ~ Abstraction u Linnsille, Texas
-. the tsl,ssd.iiins committed w the Cumanchs
las,.ps. whieh ~ss feup~ed ~ he battle Of Plum
esssk snJ NJ dsfsai ~ ihe indtans, 18Th August
o. wriaf - ,hs ssttls gfsrra 10 derived hia
I i,i.agsas'pn isem ens ~bo katS noilfng, OF bn'
i.idf ~ tisi hnps,Faui ard dseiaed engagement van
a. ipdsans whsh fssuissd b. giving security ic
ia, rs,,i "a a. isoaHi fysf sa,s
~ Sfhsi kas dars great islggiiee 90 he gallant
Z rsntFatsa Nka had a. .hussf ~ command un that
y. sstsa. nnd ifsusifurd H 10 anUihef who dad MOI
saina,shd NJ dsssB u o. g,tr honor 10 thost 70
,kn., hos,rf ~ dts AIS ahnW that those Indians
ass aot 81 ~ ~ rafsd ths fOutief o. - Iorml-
aasls e. spisstrnasd BY many
s,uf stttsrftsT Saa % 1sxas al The tune refer
red a., uhsn he Cuns0ehs indisps, aided 10y some
Ckersiksss, kskspeos, abd heNicans, inteded Tex
as and bgaisssa Ntcinfts and destroyed Lfnnsile'
Oh he fth ~ Asgsss, 1870, express arrived ai
the place whsrs ! ~ss reiougniag Sth nay fr:snds
. Tea DAYS On NE Nsyidad, 20 jackson county, and
informed me thst the sGmanehrs aud MeSica1s had
surfoundsd NiaiefA, Ahd vefc laying the whole
country sRsss thu, I had been sent Zoe 20 AID IN
dsst.ing Ilao 81 operation. S'ih other hs'l.nns
olsersaions 10 my experiences ~ ihs army 81 the
Tinted States aud my kao~'sdge Of The Indian
| character and mode ~ warfare wlih thetn3 and a
would give eon6hsnOe 90 the people Of the country
IL would extend my aid ] replied TO the express,
o. messenger, and some fe~ gentlemen who had
assembled, that would give my feeble AID
II they would consent TO obey my ruggesiiou,
Being agreed TO, despatched an espress 20
Major General Felix Huston, the commander
of ,he militia II Texas at that time, who was at
Austin, some i20 miles distant, aud % Ten. Ed'
ward Bureson who resided on the route 10 Austin
Coll AL hem M
of the ndans and suggesting the Importance OF CALI
Ing out al the forces possible and Join the troops nj
Segnin, or some point ON the route from Aus
tin and ST. Antonio; aud suggested to those with me
that il would be improper 10 spend our force IN fol-
lowing the Indians; that they would not fight on
their retreat without an advantage that We would
collect all the forces possible march TO Segun, on
the Guadaloupe and watch their return; 20 which
point we pressed night and day. collecting all the AID
possible On the morning ofthe 10Th an express ar
rived and advised us that The Indians return
ing on their downward trail, hnraascd hy the cili-
zens below, commanded by Col. &. L. Owo1s,
Cant. Xumalt, aud others. Ga receipt OF this IN
telligence, the little command Of 81 tnen, under Old
Paint, allas Capt. Caldwell, (of which was one }
put Of for the St Marks, near which we found the
downward trail Of the Indians We pursued the
downward trail until about I O'Clock, q. nj then
halted and lay on our arms until daylight, and
found ourselves near Clouds, settlement BtOCkaded,
in equal distance between Austn and Gonzales here
expresses again were despatched after otll Iiuslon
and to Bastrop for Gen, Burleson. We received
adyices several times by express, that the Indians
were pressing forward. la the evening. some time
before sunset, Gen. Felix Huston arrived, with NJ il
Bell aud ono OF two Other persons. ] gave the
general all the information had received
who despatched AN express To General Burlc-
son. Cwho had advised US Of his approach,
by express, with about eighty mon,) directing
him to halt few miles north OF Gouds and watch
an old pass General Huston assumed the COM
mand OF three small companies that had assembled
TO wit, Captain Wards, from Jackson, Captain
Caldwcs, from Gonzales, and Captain McCo-
lough's, from Gonzales--leaving me- with six men,
to watch the movements OF the Indians and nd wise
him and General BurlesoD on which route they APP
preached. At sunrise the sries stationed the
lower or downward trail advised me the Indians
were returning below. despatched one of the
spies to General +. Huston, who was at Plumb
creek with about eighty. five men, that the enemy
was approaching on the trail he was guarding, within
few miles, and at the time despatched an
express for General Burleson and his command
who arrived in short time with about eighty men,
He was joined by the few left with me at Goud's
and we proceeded to the pass where we found Cen
eral f. Huston ready with his command TO meet
the enemy. After short consultation, it was de-
termined by General +. Huston to permit the In
dams, with their booty toget fairly into the pru
RE before we made the charge from the woods,
where we had retired, leaving all baggage but our
arms and ammunition. The General said we would
give them fair fight, and could whip them any
how. After ordering the command to form in three
angles Of hollow square, the Indians passed of
the woodland, and the charge was ordered, which
was conducted in good order and in full charge for
two miles, when the Indians formed and commenced
the action. General Huston ordered the command
TO dismount and in few moments his COM
mand was surrounded by the Indians--just
what we desired. The rhemen picked them
off their horses at every fire. The Indians soon
discovered That it was giving us the advantage;
and ordered the formation again in our front so
soon as Gen Huston discovered this manGuvre, he
ordered his command to mount and charge the In
dams on horseback The Indians gave way, and
were pursued and killed in every direction for ff-
teen miles, as was informed. | continued in the
charge for six miles, and ordered back 10 have
collected all the horses, mules, and goods possible
II was then supposed about 100 Indians were killed
in the engagement. The Indians say since that
about 300 were missing who never returned, and ad
nit their force amounted TO about 500. Gen. Hus-
toms command was about It's gallant officers and
expert rihemen residing the frontier. Major
Howard acted on that occasion as volunteer aid To
General Felix Huston. He is gentleman, and dis
charged his duty in most gallant manner, but had
no other command. There never was any COM
mand who had more confidence in commander
thar was exhibited on that occasion. Every man
done his duty which was highly approved and APP
preciated by President Lamar, and his honorable
Secretary of War, Branch L. Archer. X.
For the Union.
DEATH AND CHARACTER OF TALLEYRAND
Translated from Biancs History ofihe First Ten Yea,
ofh Reign Of Louis Philippe.