Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-06-19
Special correspondence of the Picayune.
SALTILLo, Mexico. Maysl7. 1877

osLIlLLo, heAiCo, mayAl 1911.
A long, tedious, eight days fever having par.
tally left me, l am able to write you again with
some little idea of what am doing. and to fur
nish you with a few items of news. mentioned
that squadron of dragons had gone out in pur-
suit of the party of Indians who had committed
the recent outrage, but it appears was mistaken,
and that their mission was pacific, and merely
intended to endeavor to get back from our excel
lent friends, tho Camanches, some American nor.
ses and mules which had accidentally found their
way into their possession. Justice, however, swift
and terrible--re!ributive justice--has oyertaken
them, spoil-laden as they were, and half their
number have been sent to overtake their victims.
Lieut.. Col. Mitchell and n portion of the ID
vance of Col Donphan's command arrived here
yesterday morning from Parras, having arrived at
camp the day before This morning, before break
last, a number of men came in and announced that
on Friday last detachment of Col. Doniphun's
regiment, under command of Capt Reed, consist.
ing of fifteen men and accompanied by Don Man.
uel lbarra, very wealthy citizen of Parras, who
owns an extensive vineyard, set out for the Ran.
cho del POGO, about thirty miles from Parras after
the Indians. He furnished them all with fresh
horses and they made rapid march for del POGO.
AT the rancho they were joined BY a party of
some twenty men, an advance of Col. Doniphan's
main command, and before long the Indians cams
up. Inc CONNECT was quite desperate, for the In.
dians fought like devils. Capt Reed was wounded
in the chin and shoulders BY arrows, and several
horses were killed. On the side of the Indians
the slaughter was more deadly. The all-powerful
rifle caused Serenteen bold warriors to "bite The
Dust" and the rest fled, leaving most of their
plumber and the greater portion Of their women
and children. We also aptured about 1000 head
Of horses and mules, which they had stolen. Don
Manuel who is spoken of as being as brave as
he is generous and hospitable. fought deperateIv.
Most of these Indians were Lipans and not Ca.
manches, it is sad. You will hardly BELIEVE that
after this generosity on the part of our troops in
Kidding an enemy's country of marauding party
some of the grateful Mexicans at Parras were de-.
tected in the act of stealing some of the horses
belonging to the command
The whole of Col Doniphan's command will be
here in q few days, and after remaining awhile
to recruit their men and horses, will proceed down
towards the mouth of the river. They have now
been in the service eleven months, and when thew
reach here will have marched tioo thousand eight
hundred miles from Fort Leavenworth, Mo-, their
place OF rendezvous They have been constantly
on the march for eight months, and have been
without tents since last fall nor have they drawn
single dollar of pay since they have been in the
service. We all look forward here to the prospect
OF speedy movement upon San Luis with conf.
dence and daily expect the arrival of fresh troops
from below ''Nop'