Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-06-01
From the N. q. Picayune, May "a.
FROM TEXAS.

Further Indian Observation-Disclosures of
Families-Women and Children carried into
Captivity the arrival here yesterday of
the steamship Globe, Capt. Elery, from Bra
EOS Santiago the 10Th, and Galveston the 2lst
instant, we have received the Brownsville
Flag of the 18th, and the Galveston papers to
the 2lst, inclusive.
We deeply regret 10 learn that, from the ex-
posed stale of our Texas frontier, no troops
OF that branch of the service which is alone
adapted to cope with the ferocious tribes of
wild Indians III that region of country being
available, an Eruption of Camanches has late
ly taken place, attended with the most awful
destruction of life and property among our de-
fenceless fellow-citizens. The following, from
the Brownsville Flag of the 10th instant, tells
the melancholy tale
con Thursday last, our town was thrown
into great excitement by the arrival of an ex-
press from Palo Alto, announcing the startling
intelligence that a numerous and formidable
band of Indians had just made descent upon
that place, and had already committed many
acts of startling and savage barbarity. The
stage from Point Isabel had been intercepted !;
and the proprietor, Mr.. Bangs, and Mr.. Lom-
bardo, passenger, were taken prisoners A
train of transport wagons had also been cap
tured between Brownsville and Point Isabel,
containing much valuable merchandise.
Such of our citizens as were able to pro-
cure horses speedily repaired thither, but their
numbers were too small to do more than de-
fend the settlement of Maj Taylor; pursuit
was impracticable. The commandment at Fort
Brown, Col. Morris, likewise despatched in
wagons some thirty infantry-all his DISPOSE
Bile force, leaving only guard at the fort
but their progress was too tardy to avail any,
thing against foe so willy and we'll mounted.
There were no mounted men in the garrison.
Before the arrival of this force the foe had re-
tired not, however, until they had perpetra-
ted acts of savage barbarity. the mention
whereof causes our blood to curdle.
"But partial accounts have reached us of
the acts of the savage marauders Doroteo
Zamora, a most estimabe citizen, we regret
to learn, is among the slain. Mr. Zamora had
just decided. under the treaty, to become an
American citizen. One of Mr.. Zamora's sons
was killed at the same time, another badly
wounded, and his daughter. girl about four
teen years of age. carried into captivity. At
the rancho Santa Olaya two men were killed
and woman and two children taken captive.
From the rancho de los Indios, Mrs WIllsey,
the wife of Captain Benjamin Willsey. his
UIOtueT anu SlSteT-ln- law were carried OH cap
tives. The aged mother of Mrs. Willsey per-
sisted in following her children, and did so for
some distance, regardless of savage menace,
when the Indians, Selling her, tied her hands
behind her, pierced her with their ,ances and
arrows, and left her on the ground weltering
in her blood, as they supposed dead. This
poor woman, however, succeeded in reaching
neighboring rancho in most shocking and
mutIlatet condition, and is now. we under
stand, a maniac
"The destruction of property on this river
has been immense. We learned to-day OF the
loss OF seventy horses by one gentleman. We
are relolced to hear of the escape OF Mr.. Bangs
and his companion from captivity. They
were. however, reduced to state OF nudity.
The foregoing is but faint outline of the
acts perpetrated within the last few days in
our immediate vicinity.
"The position of our officers on this line is
truly painful-placed as they are upon an ex-
posed frontier, without the means of affordlng
that protection which their position implies
as duty"