The Arkansas banner., 1847-08-16

B.rrLE ON rHE PRAsfEs-FuRrHsR P.HrtcU. LAss.-A letter was lately recsiyed from James s. Wetheresi, by his ifieaas n Bainore Iross which the Patriot makes 'he following extracts:
 On the twenty third day oi Jane isl7, at Paw. Fork, we were atiseksd hy about hfay Indians, wison TrFsssesss sitsss:; ih less ssE any S r men, or property, thoaga several of the men were woanded; of my men m several different places; he wil probably recover. Ne congratulated our. selves in bcihs successful in thus triyiny of Ines, rests ot the praFies bs', alas ,As affair was bsl, prelude 10 what vas subsequently experienced by us.
 .-n is our custom on inc pr4ires at all times. to make our eneampmeni as safe as practicable; this we do hy having the wagons placed ia circular form inside of which of tue cattle are fastened the rrss being hobbed the een,re beIng occupied hy ourselves. \ guard Is then set, which is relieved every two hours This was oar sliua,ion on the 26th inst, on ihe banks efihe ArksnSas river. ard at o'clock in ihe morning, inst al the raopen, when the cattle were iooseRed b be driYea out an attack was made by about three hundred Cananehe Indians who succeeded in '.stampeting" some three hundred abd fifty head of stock. mostly the nrer@r. iy of the Government The pian adopted hy the Indians, was to rush on ihe ,anp tEins then guns aa4 1tiefing Inc most unesrihly Yslss and shouts which yoa eau imagine. This created s.paaic among The 5itie. who tore o1 as If mad The enc my was gailanliy nei by ns. The engagement las. ted ahoa, thirty minutes in which three ol oar 1er were wounded, supposed faoFtAiiy.
 ''Lleui. Love, Wte commands one handreI men creTsd oci twen'y Eve ei ihem to pursue Ire Insi. ans, aad, If possible refake 9he cattle Taey oyer. look The seeas. snd had desperate engagement, n which lVe oi oaF men were killed aad siS waan- ded-ihFee ei these the hcesor reports eanno, i've Several h,rses wer~ killed on boik sides The l,,, the par, Of the Indians is sappossd to he large thsy however, IS their eas'aa. sueceeied a ear. sying eT their dead Four of ozs men WE toan, scaiped; oae poor fellow had his scalp taken of aDd his ears cut oF whiis. alive; ea aIosher coanied sixteea wcaads. ne<sly mate by ianc~s These Indians were accompanied by scane Mexicaas. and t Is supposed few AmeTlcaas are among them II trust this ls not ths easel We shall remain here unti reinforced. There are thirty eight Gov eTnment wagons here, winch xiH have 10 repaaip ansil stock provided for hsaitihg theEn Thj, viii be forwarded hy the expiess which we sent la tie States. after ;he battle.
 .-TAs camaaches are the finest eaaestriens in the world. They wsii rsde past us al fal gallon, asd show rides 20 part of their bodes bat one foot. which is hooked over the saddle the res; of them being hI1 by the horse Ia this position they fse under the neck of the horse In form they are Der. feet Apolios, and are considered the bravest aad most wariike ihdiaas on the continent
 'swhsn the G0veEnmeEt closes ihe Mexican war Il wli hnd the panisAfag of sk,s people quite se- nous affair. The @Camaaches viii have nc erea cransca cf the power of oar Gsvssnm@af Hasil tAey are saads tn feel Ii"