The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-01-12
NE w ORR EANS:
FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 12, 1s4o.
From Texas,

From Texas.
BY the steamship Palmetto, Capt Smith, arrive,
yesterday, we have received Galveston papers f.
the 9Th inst. BY the following, which we extrac
from the News, it will be seen that the Indians ar
committing more depredations.
The Bonham Argus Of the 9th December. which
came to hand through Cave Johnson's express O,
Tuesday last, says that Quapaw Indian brough
intelligence to that place of the murder of three
his companions under the following circumstances
"a party consisting of four, had been on a sue
cessiu hunt and were returning laden with peltry
when they reached water course about seventy
or eighty miles south of this on which there was q
mill probably Cypress.) There they were invited
says the indian, by some white men TO stop while
and hunt. These men, some eight or ten in mum.
Der, visited their camp in the day time and seemed
very friendly. At night, the Indians were fired
upon very Unexpectedly, and three were killed on
the spot. The Quapaw fled through the brush and
thus escaped. The Indians were, we understand
all Shawnees. They had fourteen head of horses
and other property, which was all taken bv the
whites"
1t was apprehended that the Shawnees would
DO mischief unless the wretches who penetrated
these murders were brought to justice.
We take the following from the same paper:
SUPPOSED MASSACRE OF A LARGE BODY OF
WHITEs.-A very intelligent Shawnee Chief. well
known IN this place, and who speaks the English
IL
lowing information ga few days ago." said he.
few white men came into the Shawnee settle
ment, worn down with hunger and fatigue, who
stated that they were portion of small party of
twelve, who alone escaped out of three hundred
who had recently about twenty DAYS before) had
conflict with some bands of wild Indians, near
the head of the Arkansas. The Indians surprised
the whites at night, and approached near enough
to kill the sentines with arrows so as not to Gre
ate an alarm by the report Of fire arms, and then
shnHr
them at their camp fires" This is all we can learn
from the Shawnee, and, although in some respects
the story seems little improbable, we are never
theless inclined to the beefthat it is founded upon
some unfortunate catastrophe that has befaen
party of whites-probably emigrants to California
or Oregon.
detachment of the 9Th Infantry, lis in num-
Der, was epcamped at Victoria the last accounts
Two of the number died after their arrival, and
there were fifteen sick, of the same disease which
prevailed in the regiment while stationed at La
vaca. The remainder of the sick were conva-
lescent, and the disease had not spread among the
citizens.
The Houston Advertiser of the Both ult, says that
the cholera has progressed slowly in that city, but
the weather was so cool that it was thought there
was little danger of its becoming an epidemic. In
the cases that have occurred the character of the
disease was that of the Asiatic Cholera. The num-
Der of deaths has been about twelve or fifteen,
chiefly dissipated persons or those subject to ex-
posture.
The following account of a desperate affray we
take from the Civilian of the Sth:
We are informed that Wayne Barton was killed
and Edward Burleson, jr., badly wounded, in a
renconter in Washington county, short time since.
Burleson, and cousin of his bearing the same
name, were engaged on one side and Barton on the
other. As the story goes, several shots were fired,
two of which took effect on Z. Burleson, and one
or more on Barton, when the Burlesons rushed in
beat down Barton with their guns, and left him for
dead though he afterwards regained his horse rode
home, and lived two days. He had received
wound in the back of the head, apparently from
being struck with the cock of a gum through
which the brain worked out, causing his DEATH
Burleson was hit in the right arm and side with
buckshot, and a ball passed through his left
shoulder. His recovery is considered doubtful
This is a sad affair. The parties killed and
wounded were broihersin-law. In an elec ton
row, Bastrop, year before last brother of Bur-
Lesson was shot by Barton and the surviving brother
had worn to reiaate, from which nothing could
dissuade him. The late fatal meeting is the first
he had been able to obtain with the object Of his
resentment. Barton, who was as brave man as
any, had endeavored to keep out of the way,
through kindness TO his wife, who was a sister to
the Buresons and by the persuasion of her father,
Gen. Burleson, who, although he depored the
death of his son. entertained resentment towards
Barton. Whether the late meeting was accidental
or sought by young Burleson, we have not learned.
The parties all highly respectable. Gen. Bur-
Lesson, the father and father-in-law is well known
beyond the limits of Texas, having held many high
positions in the country, including that of Vice
President of the late Republic They are people of
warm temperament, however and carry their
friendships and resentmenis equally far.''