Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-06-15
From the n. o. Tropie, June 6.
The Camanchs> and other u,..h

We stated Yesterday, that numerous Chiefs of III,
Iamahenes anu o'her tribes OF Indians Southwest
ern ironuer, had arrived here the steamer Rodop from
Port Chddo. They guaTercd yesterd,y and viii a,
tins nothing At the corner of Cusomhouse and Basin ss
lie desire to see these unutored sons Of the South
western iOrcs induced very OF citizens 10
theni We passed about hours amonr then, md -
though We are familiar with the Saes, Foxes Wnnebagoes
and Northwestern tribes, never before saw noble,
looking men than some OF these. Santa Ana the Wa,
Chief OF the Camanehes, is fine specimen OF nn,e.tic
unadorned nature. lie IL very muscular and la,ks ill.,
one wno can cope successfully with any ordinary
e1Atns lie IS not lar from forty wears OF age His wife
too Is good hepmate for stasart a warrio- Tpcb
-oaekaa Muskogce chief, fine looking old gentlem.n
with white hat We might mention one or two pretty
sguaws, bat think II better advise all those bo love =,
contemplate aboriginal beauty done up in red re y, y,s,
for themselves. They will see both m chief and .op,v
That admirable physical organization which gives bea m
strength and endurance, for all the srnerrepcies OF
die lfe and ensemble OF feature eInr,sso
uiude which marks the Indian character North and Sb
we give the names Of the forty-one Chiefs War-Cap
iaas, ana attendants and m as We have oL,,inT5
them from one OF The agents IN attendance.
CANANcuEs.-SanIa Anna, chief and WIFE, and Cap.b.
ha-mo, war-captain.
LIFASs.-Reymond Castro and Choc. ko. war-caD,,ins
oSS-NAi-HAs-P!aeidJre, war-eapain wife and three
women, four men, $3.50
AS-A.OA-kO-JOse Maria, chief and wife, and Bieenti.
wsr-captsin.
cADOEs AND IOSrs-TO-waa.h or Shell Chief and seven
men. 80
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and wah date.
WIrcHrTAs.-To sha-quash and frie nd
WAcoEs.-A-ks-quash and friend and In,s,n,o,.,.
Nancy and Husband.
TAH-wAs cARROs.-Kee-chi.car.rOgso and friend. and
Pom a-mo-haw. ~
DELAwAKEs.-CapL J. Shaw and Captain J. Come, In,
tsTpTeters.
CnERokEEs-CaPi Jesse Chisholrn, Interpreter.
MUsAoSEES'-l uch-ha- baeka. and Mooy kanark In
uepreter. "
The treaty with the several tribes Of which the above
are delegates, was concluded 18th ult at Council
springs on the BraZos river, 80 miles above the
@ et' the treaty ground the Goth, and
Nguv o.. Waak
oil the Commissioners, arrived with them Governor But
Ter OF south Carolina, the other Commissioner was in had
and dld not think It prudent sk the fatigue of
uaVeAlng with them The Indians thus far are in rood
heaIih and line spirits They think this great civ and
one OF hem remarked that where he saw 50 many men,
| there MUST a GREAT MANY seUAws!
Mrs. Lewis has accompanied the expedition through
out She started IN feeble health, but returned much i'm
proved Being msed by their pilots the expedition was
lost At one time ior the space of fifteen days During this
me, on the evening Of the Both January several head
lhcir nest stock stolen by the Witchas and obes
soon alter the night the guide reported that thew
were IN the range Of the Camanches and that they must
expect an attack during the night. Mrs Lewis whose
bearing IN the expedition has exalted her in the ,stn
ton Of the chiefs perfectly calm IN the midst of tho
excitement expressing her belief that the party were full
competent TO repe any force the wild tribes could mus
ter Fortunately, nothing happened GA such occasions
and during the Indictment weather. she uniformly led
OIL with great cheeriuness. At the Council Ground her
presence and conduct did much beget confidence on the
part OF the Indians To the OF the chiefs and cap
ains, she made presents Of ewery and clothing which
were received with expressions OF gratitude and wonder
We have an ILLUSTRATION OF her character
la late war excursion, Of the Camancbes had
broken ia upon the frontier Of TeGas murdered family
and made prisoner Of lad four years old. The tte ie
low was brought INTO camp apparently defanged and very
wild, being afraid OF every one, unu MIR Lewis spoke 10
him m her peculiarly mild tone The happy child rushed
at once TO her those Of mother and could not
be induced to leave her, When told that be taken
to Austin II wept bitterly, cnging new mother and
refusing 10 go. She alarmed at the threatened
hoses Of the Camlnche; she could travel day after day
IN cold aud rain she could be coniented aud cheerful
while living the most iorbddng camp fare; but the
sobs oi this poor child and is appeals her maternal i'm
pulses broke her tOrttude and she completely over
come when became Necessary to force her arms
We love TO record such instances OF that bic cha
racterc Of the which often the stern
bending attributes Of with the gonter ones Of woman