The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-03

OUTRAGE BY the MILITARY AT FkEDERICKsBURG
INDIAN MuRIERS

OUTRAGE BY the MILITARY AT FkEDERICKsBURG-
INDIAN MURDERS.
From the San Antonio Ledger. July IL.
On Monday evening, the lst instant, a party of
sixty IT, ). soldiers left their camp, near Fred
trcksburs, and marched into town, mounted aud
fully armed. They Immediately surrounded the
s. ore belonging 10 c. j Cook ~ Co of this city,
and having placed strong guards in every direc-
non, To y" vent The approach OF any OF the citizens
OF thr town, Proceeded aud broke open the store.
A young man about IS years of age, clerk in the
establishments was ordered TO procure them a light,
which oIdtr was enforced by pistol presented AT
bis breast. They then ordered him To leave the
sd re IN his night dress, not even permitting him 10
take his own clothing. The burglars then de
lii erbttly piled quantity of conbustDe materials
in the centTe OF he floor and II on fire, the
LHHId On the outside, in the meantime. preventing
lie approach Of any person. either ia extngush The
flames or save the least article from the sore aud
the result was that the store and its rnrr coueuts,
including the archives and records of Gillespie
couBy, were enurriy destroyed The building
the properly of Chester B. Stark, of FredeT-
icksburg, and cot 81 800 The book accounts,
notes al me rchandist destroyed, Is estimated At
from $1,000 TO Sl0,OO0 la addition To this,
all The archives and records of Gillespie county,
including deeds, mongages, &c, belonging 10
private persons, as we'll as bonds and vouchers
Of administrators and executor, in short,
every thing appertaining to the County aud
Probate Cours, were entirely destroyed.
The circumstances that led To this d-grac-ful
affair, was an aflruy that occurred the day pre-
vi,u,ly, between J. M Hunter Ga person IN the
e ~. ~. u @o.H q Sol i.u s,isos shs
evidence taken before the examining magistrate,
n bIpeurrd that Hunter was acting IN sell-dernce
sDd he WIS accordingly admitted To bad IN the
Of 81 zoo. This 30 SnTaeed the military that they
threat ned To burn down the whole town, unlt IS
the accused was delivered into the hands OF the
military authority. The burning of the store
shoa how far the threat was rxt cuted.
We are again compelled to assume the painful
talk Of announcing fresh murders IN this vicinity,
peIpetrated by the msrderous sava2es who have
20 long hauassed this frontier Some two persons
at Csssiapo's ranch. Horses aad cattle WIRE also
who perpetIafed this mischief are supposed to be
low and on the road To Laredo, the particulars Of
which We have not been able 20 learn. We give
this last as Tumor. Ii Is clear, however, that the
Indians have RECOMMENDED the Same series OF
Expectations which they pursued with 50 much
success during the spring. We have for several
weeks enjoyed "a calm, which seems, as usual, but
TO have tetn the precursor OF storm We expsct
Ia hear more in a lew days from the war parlIes,
which are now making forsys into the settlements.
They will not return the mountains until satiatrd
with blood snd plondsr. The late respite which
THE frontier has enjoyed NAV prrhip, be owing
"a the cifcrDftance that the Indians were watch
ing the movemtD MIS- Of the train to ri Paso. finley
have found no safe opportunity for making an al
tempt on that, thy will seek their booty the
plains OF South western Texas A party Of troops
was promptly detached from this poet, TO pursue
the party which committed the mischief at Cas-
eiAnOs ranch