New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-20
IsprAs HosTnIrIEs-Thc Austin Texas Demo
cra, Of the 10Th MI hss The following

Graf OF the 10Th alt. has The following
Htile more thar fortnight since party consisting
Of Captain Bartlett sims Bartlett sins. IT. Of bssue?
County John r. Clark Esq Bryant N. Lane. and Mr.
Grant of his place and D1'chnsp. with two shawnee
indians left upon surveying expefinon: iesbioey
rnornLg Dir. Lane returned. having rlosen rom lle
divide between the Gasdalups snd the Banco, ols
lance Of 20 ues in less than day he ssJs me- on
Thursdsy morning. sDout the hour ~ III. Ceptsin
Sims running line OF connection que ~ sy ~.
course; Clarke ard Gfsri were chaining young 0ins
hun..g. no and the Shawnees were hsli mile IN toe
rear In charge Of the packs and horses-hesrd yeing
and hring-rOde 70 the top Of hi Tn-re ne met iAe
Dutrhnlsn: just ihen hs saw young sims On horse
running of Ia the direction Of toe settlements lne
eha ~necs bad Dy this time reached the summit OF 'hs
hill they yelling and drove the horses to"sru tSe
hostile Indians; Lsue and the D1tcnman pore 20 rle
ri,ht--cro,sed another small RIDGE here the Indians
charged on them one of them on Clsrkes horse rOoe
no within one hundred yards Lsne dashed ~ him
cred bis rife and thinks be nit the horse tneo KEPT ns
WGy until he gBned position 10 wnich ne couu sec
the Indians; saw them besTing dead BODY toward a
thicket-is confident i wss 0rspi; he could s"e noihhs
a s!ms or Clarke The Indians again pufsued-'not
number Of arrows al him without effect alter running
a rpile or 20 ne overlook the putchrnsn he Indian
continued the pursuit tght OF ten miles when they
reached the Bsnco the Dd;chmsn left bis horse-L sne
parted company With him aud came IN alone ~ u
probable young Sims escaped we shall hear 10 the
courss Of few days
The very next article in the same paper gives
the sequel Of the adventure as follows
A-,fsai Of CAPT SimsThis gentleman arrived In town
EFF and unLurt yesterday evening From him the
following particulars % the indsn fight are sscertsinad
when the Ind4ns We're hrsi discovered they thought
them 10 be Shawnecs bunting busO-psd 10 attention
10 them for some ime-tDay saw they were hostile
the party nsde for the pack where their guns were
the Indians pursued thcm-he surveyors made enmp
OF bushes where they surrounded BY the lDdsns
r.nt ran pest the thckehsd kidd OF nsncvr conoet
with The enemy-Cspt Sims mounted his morse snn
wen, 10 the rescue of Grant armed with aeoe sted
and small pistol-hs killed before be reached
him The Captain says be SAW his nephew, young sims
IRE a couple Of iines-ssw an lndt-n fEl eacp time
Clarke hi ed an lbdi-n with his pistol
The lndisns charged upon the iheket and II Is sup
posed Killed Clarke and young Sims The captain says
hey rs.ed shout Of triumph and started with Grants
body toward the thcket He had In the meantime been
defending himself by psuying the numerous spear
st-otes made him by his j4cob-stat oestng down
m. arms Of the indians ~oen they attempted 10 thool
hin, thu. fighting bic wsy through the crowd. By which
he was closely hrmmed in An Indian attempted 10
dsrrouut Sims the second trial the captain shot nun
dead Believing his comrades were murdered Capt.
sim, started in search OF Lsne and the packcoud not
sed them and thought IL best TO leave. He reseneo
Cap, Henry McCSuoeh's camp In the evenins-CsPt
started detachment 20 bury the dead and ma me
lndans n possible
tack made.