Washington telegraph., 1847-06-23
NOTES FROM CAPT, TOBlN'S
kNApSACk.

Skf,ches.
RuESA NIsrA, May 10, lsi7.
Eds. Dtha-l commenced my lasl
growing AT the annoyances we are forced
Ia submit 10, hui did nul reach the fleas-
their name is legioni if they all pulled to.
eelher they might pull us out Of bed-ilwe
had beds Grog is an obsolete ideai we
are therefore compelled 10 resort To drink
called lrohf de bpMre, most villainous
compound, drawn from every thing mikable
from gandcr 10 a goat. Even that is nov
stopped partially, as our good il'ends, the
gredsers, are strongly suspected OF mixing
poison with the other denominations. Ten
OF the Kenluckians were suddenly taken i'll,
aud on anall lns the milk, the medical gen
tcman declared il poisoned. The Ken.
luckian, lri lar holhe yesterday, carrying
with them the lemains al their late noble
commander. lfyouneel Maj. Cafey Fry,
their present eammandcr, you will lind a
gallant uiliccr, aud particular friend Of
mlnf.
We expect Lieut.. Col. Mitchell here to
day, with the advance uf Col. Duuiphan's
Command. consisting 81 CAPT. Pke's puly
ol Arkansas cavalry aud detachment ol
Missouri volunteers under Capt Rird. in all
100 men. They were nj Parras l00 miles
distant. on the llh inst. Col. DOniphan
is now at or near parras, with about 300
mounted men aud 10 pieces al artillery
He Is expected here ia three days. Col,
Mitchell. in passing through the State ol
Durango, took possession Of a small iort,
called Paila, in which he ioun1 ono cap.
tain. 81 pfvales and ad stand ni arms
The Colonel released them on paro'e, aud
gave the poor devils arms enough toproleel
themselves against their PARTICULAR friends,
the Camanches. Al Alapeme he found i2b
muske,s aud s5 anees. The troops, l20
in number, led on his approach.
closed my .as, in haste as was ordered
on scout, and pleasant one Il was. !
was sent 10 a Rancho. "Le PunIa, " b OF ~
miles from here, to bring in quantity Of
sugar captured by the Rangers the day be.
fJre. We reached the plunder belole day
light and pushed on TO the rancho, lear.
ing 10 OF ~ men 10 guard and load The
wagons. The Metean., on scovefing my
little parit, asd 10 The roof OF their castle
and prepared 10 defend themselves. After
some time brought them To a paflry and
found hat they had mistaken ne aud ny
boy. iur Gamanehe Indians. Alter laugh
aud drink ul real cows milk we started
Tor the wagons. but on the way met two
mrn who informed me that the wagons
had been seized by 500 Mexican laneefs,
and that our retreat nas eut Off remem.
brred the slof, Of the three black crows,
which dwinird Gown to something as
black As a cfuw, aud sum found that live
hundred Meiieans were only IL innocent
Camancbcs who had been lcyying "blaek
mail" III the ncighbprhood, aud as usual
Tho wealthy they slaughtered, the lovely they
spared
They had killed every Mexican man they
met " iih, and had with them uiue or ten
very beautiful young Mexican girls as PTis.
onets. The BOYS wished me 10 attempt
rescue; but we e at peace with them, aud
there's bargaiu-"Let me alone aud III
let you alone Besides young Mexican
lady at Guerrero assured nc she d prefer a
Camanche for husband To Mexican, and
an American lOcilher. or both: that express.
sion, lear, cost a noble fellow his life.
There are many Jokes here about The
boys who sloped from the field; one re.
knowledged that he did some tall walking
another, that any one meeting him On
the road To SaIlillo, would have supposed
him in search OF physician tor d delicate
la dy, whilst two niggers, officers servants,
rcpudaie the idea OF running away, aud
claim the merit OF making handsome
treat. .'l'll tell you bout II, Massa Bob, =,
said one to his master, pet, and me, we
was down at the rancho, where the doctors
was cutIin off the white folks heads and
legs, aud says Pete TO me, Tom, says he,
.lel's 90 up the bill and see the hghlin'
so up we goes, aud we meets de lanceeIs
after us, and we sireaks II back Tor de
rancho and de dam lanceers after us, and
Pete, he makes for the bake oven, but the
gcmman wot deals faro ior dc henlucks'
he was safe sconced in de backsde ol de
. oven, and when Pete put his head in de
mouf of il the lodgcr swear be blow Peies
dam brack brains oul; so Pete says, there's
danger here, Tom, lets wamos lOr town.
and when we got half way we sees de
lanceers again and then, Master Bob, you
ought 10 seen Pete a.slreakng Of IT. his
coat tail slrcamcJ away behind him all
arounl, you might have played marvels
on IL.
"Bul what were you doing all the iimc'
Tom. were you running away, tool"
"Nu, Massa Bob, scorn the idce, ! was
only treating long side Pete, aud when
we got near the tort the soldiers roared
out, run, niggers, run-gel into the tort;
then you ought 10 have seen Pete streak
ing on il, he rolled over and over the breast
work and into the fort"