The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-08-21
I H E r EPU BLIC.
From the ". o. Picayine, august llM.
From Texas

| From Texas.
The steamer Maria Burt, Captain Emerson, arr
rived yesterday from Galveston, from which place
and the interior she brought US papers.
An election took place the 9th instant, for at
| torney general, comptroller, treasurer and local
officers, but no definite returns of the result had
| been received.
| On the afternoon of the Odd utimo party of if
| teen twenty Indians were the Cibolo,
about twenty five miles from San Antonio, on their
way up, having drove of horses and mules in
| their possession. On the same night they stole
some sixty head Of mules from The rancho Of Mr.. j..
s. Mcclellan, about eighteen miles distant from that
place SO soon as Information was received BY
| General Brooke a scout of fifteen or twenty men
were despatched, under the command Of Lieuten-
| ant Street, in pursuit.
I The last mail from Laredo brought report from
! Captain Ford OF an attack made on his camp, at
San Antonio Viejo, by about two hundred Indians.
Lieut. Highsmith reports that the morning of the
26th ult., he suddenly found himself surrounded
by at least two hundred Indians; they having ap-
preached within one hundred and fifty yards of the
camp under of the timber. On account of
the want Of forage the horses had been staked out
about one hundred yards from the camp, and be-
fore the men could get to them the Indians had cut
them loose, and were taking them oil. They
covered two, however, and killed two One Indian
only was killed, far it possible to
tain positively, but Lieut.. Highsmith was of opin-
ion that there were several more which were carried
of by the Indians None OF the rangers were either
killed or wounded. After annoying them for few
days, the Indians went below, whence they were
followed by Captain Ford, with fifty men, who
says he will follow their trail, lead where it may,
until he overtakes them.
Lieutenant Colonel Hardee, with force of three
hundred and thirty men, in eleven separate bodies,
is moving back and forth the country in
different directions above Laredo, and it is scarcely
possible for these Indians to go up the country with
| out being intercepted by some OF these bodics.
The Western Itran learns from the Laredo mail
rider that the Indians proceeded from the camp of
Cape Ford to Daviss rancho, and attacked party
of men with train of mules loaded with salt. The
men escaped, but the mules taken. report
| had been received at Davis's rancho that all the
people at the Salt Lake had been killed. except one
German, who was in search of water Since, they
had attacked a party of twenty five mustangcrs
near the corrals of Leona Banco, and killed seven
and wounded nine men. Others have not yet been
heard from. The mail rider says he crossed
raj Indian trails ON his way to San Antonio. From
these reports II is evident that the whole of the west
of Texas is infested with the savages. The whole
country is being laid waste, and rapine and mur-
der seem to be the order of the day. The farmers
forced TO leave their crops and they go to waste
and ruin The stock is neglected, and either killed
| or driven off.
The Western Texan says, speaking of Wild Cat,
the Seminole chief
"We learn from reliable authority that this celc
brasd chief has removed, with ak seven hun
/ dred of his people, to the other side Of the Rio
Grandc, about furty fifty miles above Eagle
Pass, and there formed colony. While the train
1 for Ell Paso was encamped at Las Moras, they were
1
| Major Sprague, who was in command, that there
were Indians in the vicinity. About the same time
a white flag was displayed by about seventy In
dians, and upon examination it found TO be
Wild Cat, with seventy of his warriors, who said
he wanted TO talk with the commanding officer o
the train. On learning this, Major Sprague, whC
is old acquaintance of Wild Cat, having the las
time they met, knocked of the chains in which ht
| was to be taken to Arkansas from Florida, wcn
out to who il was and what he wanted As may
be supposed, Wild Cat was very glad TO meet him
He informed Major Sprague that be wished TO go to
Eagle Pass, and the Major gave him pass. On the
arrival there, he told the commanding officer that
he wished to GO to the other side of the river
and settle there with his tribe. The officer refused
| to give his permission; Notwithstanding which be
crossed over and soon returned and stated that he
| had been over, seen the Mexican authorities and
\ got permission from them to come over and settle
on piece Of land forty miles above Eagle Pass on
condition that he would protect the Mexicans from
ac Camanches, which be agreed to do. lie has
since been the other side of the river with the
whole of his tribe, and is very peaceable.
| Lieut.. Thomas Mason, of the 81 Infantry, while
on his way from El Paso to Socorro, was drowned
| in an attempt to swim the Rio Grande. The 1eIu,
| says:
''Licut. Mason was, we believe, a native Of yir-
ginia, nephew of Charlcs Y. Mason, of that State,
| and relative OF John Y. Mason, Secretary OF
the Navy. He was fine, promising young Off
Ger, having been appointed by President Polk, upon
| a recommendation from General Worth, from civil
| life. As officer, he gallant, kind and brave,
having the highest sense of honor; he possessed the
confidence of his superiors, and the love and cs-
| TEEN of both officers and men-not of whom
but would have died to him. A. n he
won the respect and love of all who had tho good
| fortune of being thrown into his company. lie
has left a large circle Of friends and relatives to
| mourn his untimely fate"