The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-09-06
From, Texas.


Since our last dates the Indian fights and depre-
dations have been few. The following are the
only items we have to notice:
On the 9Th ult,, Capt. Cakes, with sc men, left
Fort Merrill for the purpose of intercepting party
of Indians reported to have been committing depre-
dations ia the neighborhood of Corpus Christi.
Following their trail he overlook them at a point
near the Nueces River on the llth As soon as the
Indians saw the troops they turned and fed, being
closely pursued ABOUT two miles, when one being
killed, another severely, if not mortaly wounds d,
the third made his escape by taking TO the chapar
rail- -Four others were seen on foot, but the chan
arral was too thick to admit of pursuit. Captain
Oakes thinks, from various circumstances, that
there were but seven Indians. The indians lest
twenty one horses and one mule, as well as their
accoutrements, medicines, etc., leaving them per.
fectly destitute The next day the horse was found
which was ridden by the Indian who was wound.
| ed, about four miles from camp
| Capt Cakes, on the 18th of August, found about
ten miles East of the Nueees, and some seven
miles above the upper Preside del Rio Grande
road, camp of some thirty Indians, having with
them sixty seventy animals. After trailing
them some distance he attacked them. In his
report he says;
had the misfortune to receive two wounds in
so severe as to compel me to dismount. Keeping
my first sergeant with me, the detachment was
then led on by first Sergeant Rochell, of Co. c,
and the Indians pursued until they were completely
routed. The party consisted of ten or twelve three
OF whom were killed, number OF wounded not as
certained. Seven horses, three mules besides sad
dies lances, shields, etc, were captured"
Capt McCown, with small number of the Cd
Dragoons--twenty-one men-pursued party of
Indians from the lower country who had been
committing depredations some distance up the
Nueces, finally overlook and charged upon them
He says in his report:
The charging party dispersed the Indians, killing
two on the ground. | have no certain informatn
as to whether any others were either killed or
wounded. Forty-fve animals, all their camp
equipage, and two rifles were captured and brought
back one OF my men was killed, (private J. M,
Johnson) in the action. l deem it proper to
remark here that the position of the Indians being
surrounded by dense thicket) rendered it impos-
sibe to pursue them, as far or as successfully as
could be desired"
The whole country to within seventy five miles
OF the Gull is being pillaged by Struggling bands
OF Indians, who prowl about the settlements, steal
ing horses and cattle, and killing every white per-
son whom they find unarmed or not in sufficient
numbers to defend themselves. Our legislature is
now IN session, and it is hoped that some means
will be devised, for ehectually protecting our ci-
-
ciQk, 24M.
These Indian depredations are becoming so fire.
quent, that we begin to take no noe of particular
instances For the last two months the Nueces
country has not been free from them. Almost
every day brings us information of some new out
rage VIII not the new Administration do some
thing for our harased frontier?-V Victoria Ady.
We see published in the Matagorda Tribune the
report ofCol johnson, who recently surveyed the
Colorado river, to Col. J. J. Albert Chiefof Topo.
graphical Engineers. He says:
To open the river to Austin, the cost will be
about $50 900, viz:
To remove the Raft, s5O ono
Z. 9IiiiaEs''': =. ..................5,0 10000
Trees and Boulders,. 900
IL machinery now owned by the United States
could be used, $4,000 would of course be deducted
from lhis estimate. The improvement of the Colo.
RADIO would reduce the annual exDenss of trans.
porting supplies in this department. at least $40 900
Should the Government remove the raft, the inhab-
lants oil the valley of the Colorado would probably
complete the opening of the river. More than
S2O,OOO has been subscribed for that purpose.
In the proceedings of the Legislature we are not
able to find any thing of interest The Galveston
Journal, speaking of the election of a u S. Sen.
ator, says This seems to have taken precedence
Of ali other business at Austin. The election of
Gen. husIl appears to be a privileged nnastioD
His friends have done well perhaps to take adyan.
tage OF the existing excitement and quietly slide
MIN into office, while the people are thinking of
other matters: A portion of our Legislators are
evidently IN favor OF sustaining Gen. Rusl1 at all
hazards and to the last extremity
Crops in Tecas.-The Galveston News of the
9th says ''''
A gentleman who has just returned from a visit
to the San Barnard and Old Caney rivers informs
us that crops on the plantations of those streams
10,
never better and the fine weather for the past eiobt
weeks has brought forward Cotton beyond all ex-
pectatlons. Where one fourth or one third of n
crop was all that was anticipated few weeks past.
TWO thirds OF crop is now often already made and
nearly ready to be picked. The planters now have
been picking for the past two weeks, and most of
them will have more than they can pick out The
Chief misfortune is that the cane will demand all
their attention, before the Cotton can be secured
and much OF the Cotton will probably be lost by
the ail rains Our season is fully six weeks longer
than in the other States, but vet not long enongb
for our very backward spring.
The Civilian of the 9th says: "The cotton cron
IS still highly promising, but planters are awaiting
the expiration OF few days with great socitude
The worm has as yet done but little harm, but the
season is not yet sufficiently advanced to remove
all danger The sugar cane is not so good as last
year, but will still afford a handsome Weld, Cot
ton picking is now in progress and on all the
plantations from which we have heard hands aver
age between 100 and $50 pounds per day."
a letter dated Bastrop, August 10th, saws
The corn crop is now fully matured in this section
OF our State, and proves very abundant one-cot-
ton Is also very promising. II we get one more |
good ram, every planter will make more than he |
can gather"
The Cr0pS-We have it from good authority
that the cotton crops in this part of our State are
in line condition, and the probability is, thai full
average crop will be made if the caterpillar does
not make ITS appearance and we need not appre- |
mend much danger as there is not at this time the
slightest evidence of such a caamity.-EasterQ |
IeraR.
ThE NEw 0REEANs MEDICAL JOURNAL, Edited BY A.
Hester. Nj. d. - 80
The September number of this valuable journal
has just been published. 1t has now reached the
second number of the seventh volume. OF course |
ii is not to be expected that we should pass Judge
ment on a work of this kind. But the importance |
OF medical journal in the largest city in the South
IS apparent to every The original articles are
furnished by the NewOreans, Alabama and Mis-. |
sissippi physicians.
SHbterraaean Printing OGce.-The propristors
OF the Baltimore Sun are erecting a new office.
Not content with the rooms which can be erected !
on their lot, they have obtained permission to ex
cavate under the two streets on which their LOT |
Fronts. The vaults will be lighted by thick ground
glass inserted in the streets. The ventilation is
Effected by hollow east iron posts The basement
DOM will he II feet bi0h and will ,o-,o;, a.. |