The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-06-03
THE UNION.
From the Baltimore sun.
Indian IIo.tiIitixs In Texas.

Indian N0Stilttles tn
We have received the New Orleans papers of the cath
ulnmo, containing the intelligence already published by
telegraph of the horrible depredatons and murders
Gently committed on the frontier of Texas by the Gu
manche Indians II appears that Tor want OF cavalry the
United States troops al present posted that extensive
frontier insufficient Tor lis protection against the sud
den ncursions OF these ierocious and we-mounted In
dams.
The accounts have published complete as to the
ourages perperated, with the exception that Mr. Bangs
and MIR. Lombardo, who were in the mail stage when
attacked, succeeded in making their escape state OF
perfect nudity having been perfectly stripped to the skin
by their captors. The aged Mrs Wisey, who was tied
and speared by the Indians had not been killed. and is
now raviDg maniac account of the loss of her chill
dren, who were carried off in captivity
The whole OF the American population in the valley of
the RIO Grande are IN state of extreme agitation, and
the following petition is In circulation among them for
signature;
TO has Ereeeney General Zaehay Tayloy President of the
United States:
This ahoi the undersigned citizens of the United
States, residing upon the Rio Gande fontie respectfully
That memoralsts confident in the hope expec-
taon OF being protected in their lives and properly ssled
IN tins remote country with view to follow the peaceful
avocaons oil e and to reap the reward incident thereto,
and well ordered state OF society.
That, while reposing full confidence in these considera
tlons we have suddenly been beset and surrounded by
numerous hordes of savage and meciles Indians, whose
experness and mercenary disposition in proven
bia and whose facilities for descent and with
out a parallel
That for three months past have been warned
approach by reports OF the most babarous and revolving
murders and committed upon the peaceful and
deenceess inhabitants throughout the valley OF the Rio
Grande.
That. in view of the impending exigency your memo
aists had hoped that those officers in command Of forces
in Texas, and particularly the general commanding the
eighth military department. would have taken the neces-
That instead OF which, and the inhabitants Of the country
being for the most part unarmed. the merciess
des have prosecuted their atrocities very DOORS and
within our immediate vicinity have committed several
murders, carried women and children into captivity,
robbed numerous plantations of stock, and at length pos
sessed themselves OF train of wagons loaded with
chandse, on their way from Point Isabel which de-
soyed the Teams driven off, and the proprietor robbed to
That memoralis., have in vain applied to the COM
manding officer Fort Brown aid he has no mounted
men, nor for distribution
In view therefore OF our present situation we are con
army for aid and sueso We invoke asoabe consider
alton of request and hope that will be taken
at once TO ePe these unnatural enemies from the limits OF
Respectfully, your obedien, servants.
The Brownsville Flag of the 10th instant says:
General Avaos has promptly sent his cavalry to differ
have not heard of an Indian depreciation that side
We learn that our noted and fearless express rider,
Harry Love, was killed at Moncova. Mr. Love was
bearer OF dispatches to Santa Fe from Gen. Worth.
A duel was fought opposite Clay Davs's (Ro Grande
city, on the 9TH instant between Joseph Moses and Wal
ter Hickey, which terminated in the death of Colonel
The barge Harry Love has made trip to within two
leagues OF the Preside del Rio Grande hundred and
thirty miles above Laredo, fully proving the practical
bilty of the navigation of the river to that point The
expedition was planned by Maj w W. Chapman, United
States quarenaser at Brownsville, and the barge
commanded by Captain Daniel M. Kingsbury.
The San Antonio Western Texan states that Mr. Cain
has recently returned to that city from San Fernando and
reports that previous to his departure from that place,
news had reached there published of the Next
papers, that Major Barrys party cut to pieces by
the Indians They were about $50 miles beyond the ha.
cenda of San Juan de endas, where they attacked
by tribe of Indians, not supposed to be Camanches and
ALL with the exception OF the guide (Mexican) and
female, murdered The female taken prisoner is sup
posed TO be the wife Of Dr. Herbert who accompanied
her husband Major B. and portion of his command
were from Galveston.
The Western Texan Of the 10th instant gives this
mary Of the effects of the cholera in the devoted city OF
the Alamo:
1.-The whole number Of deaths. including Mexican SOL
die Strangers and citizens, during the prevalence of the
cholera, will no, fall short Of 500 A few only are
published, among which we find that of Captain ~ l.
Maynard of Galveston, old and highly
Persons have been picked up dying and dead
tended, the praries and under in open air..