Washington telegraph., 1848-11-08
Prom The Pieuy,lae, Oct. 23
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From tie Gairestoa NegS, Oct. l0,l |
Cor. HAYS ExrEplrloN-'fhe Hunts.
vile Bannerhos an Interesting letter from
Col Lilens, of the Rangers dated at the
"Lano Station, giving SOME particulars
regarding Col. Hays expedition 10 Chi
hnahua The letter, which IS dated ON
the 10th ult., states that Col. II, and his
party left the l.lanoh on the 9th OF Sep.
tembef; his route being up that river to
It's head, thence over TO the Nueees, aud
marching also to It's head, would then
pass over to the Puereo, near where that
river interseets with the Rio Grando
Col. Hays intended examining all the
crossings on the Rio GHnde, aud all the
passes through tho mountains ON what IS
termed the lower route, aud MS soon as
this Is completed ha will change his
course aud travel over the Llano Plains,
tthc upper route,l which Is the most di.
rect, aud would have been followed n
first, could he have obtained guides.
Col. lays makes this tour on his own
responsibility, unaided by Government
pay or authority aud from his own char.
acter, as We'll Us the information which
has already been obtained in regard to the
route=a successful result 10 the enterprise
Is confidently predicted.
The public services Of Col. Hays has
already rendered the Stnte greatly his
debleri aud there is, perhnps, no service
within the reach Of individual enterprise
which would place Texas under greater
obligations than that in which the Colo.
mel Is now engaged.
Col. hays aud his party wrie escorted
by Capt ihghsmilh aud ihiny.iige Rang.
ers, afmedWillf Colts reyolsers aud gum,
well mounted aud provided with suhsis.
tenee# for thirty days. They expected
some fighting On their way, nom the
many Wild tribes of Indians, some of
whom are known to be hostile but as
this Is Their usual business, no lsars are
entertained on that seaie
Tic Chihuahua trade amounts 10 about
two millions OF dollufs annually, aud the
cost Of transportation Is estimated TO eost
90 Is per ednt. On the route through
fexas. should the distance. as calculated,
not exceed 50O mlles, the expense ol
transportation would mol eNeccd tcu per
ccnt.-a difference ol several mindred
thousand doliufs. winch could noi inil to
turn the l-ade tins way.
Col. Likens informs the editors of the
Huntsville lianner that baud nj Naeo
Indians stole lfom the l.lanu Slaiinn
about ihifty.tive head ol hafs.- aud mules,
and were pursued by detachment oi
/ Rangers 10 their village. distance OF
over Two hundred and hily mile. They
succeeded m recovering theif horses aud
mules, after an alsenog oi twuny-onc
days.
The Victoria Advocate ul the 9Th Inst.
gives the following tepou Of .asaso mnf'
ders
I We learn that on las, Monday week
two young men hy the uamr ol Davis,
/ (brothorl were inhumunly murdered al
lheir own house, npon tlrn head wutcrs OF
the Cioyio. about the upper conner 81 De-
Wiz, and Go,iad counties, Thee young
ILcn were settling a new place on the
creek, aud, iogethrrWilh another BROTHER
/ kept bachelors ranch. Very carly on
the morning Of the murder, the oldest bro
thcg lcil home upon some emnd' lle hnd
scarcely got out OF sight Of ihn house be-
fore hr heard a gun nfe, but thinking 1t
was one Ui his brothers who had -hot at
a deer gave himself no uupa'inc-,, But
what were his feelings when un reaching
home next day he found both bis hrouhef-
lying dead upon the lloor, lhsy having
been horribly bulchcrel by unknown ns-
sassiu, 4 company Of ltc ncllhhors
was soon on the tmil, which they, followed
to the mouth OF he Ciholo, where ii eros
scd the Snu Antonio uvcr. II is sgcncrally
believed that these murders wctc COM
milicd by party Of McSlenns, no they
took special paius to leave IaiidH sign
along the trail, thinking to produce the
impression that the deed WAS done by
Indians, but the device wasioo shallow to
catch Texans. ltis believed that they
carried OIL several horses from the settle.
ment
The Advocate Of the l2th records the
following atrocities:
Two MonE MES kmLEn-Nc regret
to learn that party Of three men were
attacked by n baud Of Indians Oh the road
between Goliad and san Antonio, near
the Cabaca, on last Friday and two OF
them killed, and the other escaping with
three arrows shot IN his person. The
name OF one Of the deceased j. BNcn-
the wounded ono Joseph tarc-but the
name Of the other deccascd person
we have not heard. We suppose there
cannot be doubt that these murders and
perhaps the Dayiecs, noticed by ns last
week, have been pcrPcinied by hostile
lndIans. who we have no doubt have
venturcd into tho settlements knowing
that the Texan ranging companies have
been disbaLdod, and our border defence
| loss Nhnt a abautp IL H. that the dis