New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-05-04
By Pong Express to The Tribune.


From Texas Eight with the Indians.
The Ausiiq Democrat contains the following re
por, from CAPT ushsmis. Of his recent engagement
with ibe Indians, "a brief account cd which have a-
really pub,i'hsd)
received usffo Sons irom Lieut. Col Bell command
inF th- h ntier dated nS ith of Muc1. directing me 20
tke thHft- In person OF a Sf'nt 4etaohheht h"fh .}
clmrary otservaou 81 any nti,u the
country sosceut t.e German settlements She Lano,
ana also To tAlcno ~ route TO- 800 some olsHn'H w. H'
Slra valley. The movement o The latter point was
rrnoe boa special reference 20 party ~ Ten-sW i,h
who had threstened 10 destroy The advanced
setteplents and who there ereusny reaonf 10 believe
were lying ia wait tor favorable moment to strike 10
c0mpiance with my orders, hited our scout cooslsnf
q Lieous Williams and Conws forty thee piivsfes
John Cooner tmy iuterpUter) and accompanied by Mr.
Toe detachment moved on the morning Of the 7th. IN
charge ~ Lieut. Conway in the direction Of the San Sabs
Valley beins myself detained AZ my station until the lfh
Durng this interval received Information that German
had been killed near Fredsicssopre by party Of Indians
Immediately ou the receipt of s intelligence pressed
foiv ard and Joined my command about night which had
haled the Lan1. Very sitter arrival several
Of my men who had been sent in advance returned TO
camp with information that they had Uncovered large
Z trail Of Indians bearing ND the Lisno.
Early on tho following mofnine taking charge OF my
command. despatched Lieut. Williams. with two nen.
as spies Lieut. Williams followed the trail about twenty
miles over rugged erd mountainous country, when he
ported that he had discoveries The udisnf who seemed o
BE- enosmped We immediately prepared for sctor. and
ina merted chasiisemeht shs laViess band. whose
bands were vet warm with The ettiers' blood. Having
the parry, dashed down upon hein aud here vas ci-
lerrina which hsd not ants psted. small party q
fnordy Lpsus were cucsmp-d near, who were a. once
Nv odersfron Col Bell were plain snd spsciie-uot 20
disturb ihe friendly relations with any tribe uness
lied chat they committed d~predaon- and IN this case
90 chastle them was determined 20 execute this com.
msnd upon ms occasion AZ lave on an previous ocrs
sons, In sood faith ! was however. relieved from the
dilemma The Lirans separsted themselves ir moment
fom he paIty, which was o3mpo,ed Of Wichiias and
Wacoes and len the Balug tcrupulous dispose0
20 90 cal e6 tax with tho chief Of the gang
who minute after the pafey commenced, told ms patty
O. escape he enforced his words with r0no
motion Of the hand They instsnty commenced to move
on the grouod, and when ordered halt MS nen be
tempted a. make HE escape. 10 permit them 20 co So
allow them 20 unpublished required f0rtesrsuce
fhsn Possessed, or aoy Of my men. A. he refreshed
dispatch and fa q most sRtisla1tlry manner
The Party Numbered So of 60 hut few escaped four
teen found dead the sioan' where the fsht
commenced Most Of The others we're shot in he river
found In the shot pouch of the chief the small bone OF
au'- arm fresh cut thsrefrnm This bone taken 90
us 40 whistle There was "a similar oua already con-
vcrted into hsle hich Fs found 10 their possession
They had lots of bows and quivcrs and en- the
apparatus which horse-stsauE parties usually sary
The Ii psu raly grstei At he occurrence They
declared 90 that my attack chs party (who tr.sd
ftheY eNfeceo every NONE nt thai ihey would ial on
them and rob them Of evergtlftg they had This whole
iipsn tac subsequently csule % my Gang, expressing
tne sfrh-tt JOY AZ no fesuA rms murdefuE theNine
bsuc OF Wscatss and Wacoes Esdes from both rbes
told the Lpaas thst their movements first for Cas-
iroVe where they would be- sure OF good macy horses
aod scaps and they not succeed Al Ira. ps-e
they ,sou6 hsng she settlements until they were salts
fed The Lpsus farther stated that BgWater. who
anfed this party about year killed three four
Americans between she Galdzupe and the head o. the
klauco. This most probably Chs party with Capt
Bartlett sulms who narrowly escaped Three Of his men
were ALLIED
The steamer Massachusetts, arrived At New Orleaus on
the 18th from Vera Cruz bu her da,Os arc no; as late
7 wal a..