The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-07-31

By the arrival of the steamship Palmetto, Capt.
Smith, we are placed in possession Of Galveston
dates TO the 9th inst. We CLEAN from them and
from papers by mail the following very sad accounts
of Indian troubles:
The Western (San Antonio Texan of the 1Ith
says:
On the night Of the 11th inst. party of Indians
stole from the rancho Of Mr.. Lay, four miles from
Seguin, nine horses; also, on the same night from
Mr.. Odin, six mules below Seguin, on the Guada-
lupe, seven horses. Also, from Mr.. Erskine living
in the neighborhood of Seguin, number of horses
the exact number we have been unable to ascer-
tain, On the evening of the 7th the horses of Mr..
kesiah, living on the Cbolo, about three miles be-
low the Sulphur Springs, were driven off. The
citizens about the Springs were gathering on the
morning of the Sth to pursue them. On Sunday,
the 9TH, the Indians were on the Coleto, and on
Monday party of Is or 20 men, from the neigh
borhood of Seguin, crossed the Coleto the TRAIL
In hot pursuit. 1t is probable they will join the
party from the Springs and pursue them together.
On Monday last an express arrived here, who
reported that on Friday the 18th inst two parties
OF Indians were committing depredations on the
Cibolo, about forty-five miles above this place.
One party of fifteen had attacked the rancho Of Mr..
Cassiano, killed one man and drove off the horses.
Another party OF six or seven had, when seen,
drove Of horses, the majority of which, it is sup
posed, belonged 10 Mr.. James Peacock.
We learn also that party have been seen be-
tween this city and the Ciboo, on their way up the
country, with large number of horses.
| On the 9Th inst. Lieut.. Underwood, with thir.
teen men, left Fort Merrill to escort the mail rider
to Laredo, and on the evening of the same day met
party of Indians on the Nueces, who fired on
him from the opposite side of the river. He i'm.
medately crossed over and dispersed them. On
the 18th inst, when within about thirty. five miles
of Laredo he met a party of nine Indians, well
mounted, who fired on him with guns and arrows,
which being returned, sharp conflict ensued,
which lasted about half an hour, when the Indians
| retreated. The condition of Lieut.. Underwood's
horses not permitting charge, he dismouned his
men and fought on foot. Lieut. Underwood had
one man killed and seven wounded, among whom
was Lieut. Underwood himself One of the wound
| ed men died few days after at Fort Mcintosh
| The Indians lost one man killed and four or five
wounded-one very seriously, if not mortality
| During the skirmish one horse and one mule
strayed away, which were doubtless carried off by
| the Indians. We learn that the mail was also lost
Since writing the above, we learn from a gem
| teman who arrived last night in an ambulance, in
company with several Others from Port Lavaca,
that short time after leaving the Sulphur Springs,
| they met wagner much frightened, running at
the top of his speed, who stated that he had seen
| five Indians, and was now making his escape, adj
vlsing them not to proceed, as there was danger.
| There being five men, however, they determined
to come on. When they arrived at the place where
| he had left his wagon, which was about ten
miles this side of the Springs, they found, at
the distance of eighty or hundred yards, mecca
sin tracks, which were perfectly visible, and had
evidently been made in the morning. Also, place
to which the tracks led, where several men had
| been lying AS the gentlemen did not see them
they could not say positively that there had been
Indians; but that they believed there were several
| The wagner was very positive he had seen five.
/ They uhe Indians) were on their way down the
CiholO.
We learn also, from the same source, that the
Indians who bad passed down on the 9TH and 6tb
had proceeded to the Stone or Pebble Crossing of
n TO
| The party of citizens in pursuit followed them to
the crossing and in attempting 10 cross it, being
unacquainIed with it, two of them were washed
down strsam, barely escaping being drowned, one
| OF them losing his gun. From this place we lost
all clue to these Indians. They may have gone
down to Goliad, or they may have crossed over to
| the Conqusta Crossing of the San Antonio; thence
to the Medina, and up the country, which we think
| most probable.
INDIAN DEPREDATIoNs.-The following is from
the Victoria Advocate:
A letter from Judge Gamble, of San Patrico,
| informs us that an engagement took place on the
Sth inst, at place called dinner, about 60 miles
west OF San Patricio, between thirteen Mexcans
belonging to the rancho of Judge Love- and party
OF Camanche Indians. The Mexicans were out
| luustangtmg. About A o'clock in the evening
they were attacked by about twenty Indians, whom
they succeeded in beating back about two hundred
yards-three of their own number being wounded
and four Indians killed. The Indians, being then
reinforced, large body about S0) having in the
mean time come up with about four hundred horses
renewed the attack, portion on horseback and the
balance on foot acting as infantry The Mexicans
dlsmounted, and seeking the shelter of the woods
prepared for desperate resistance. The Indian.
charged with great boldness and hand to hand
fight ensued, in which nine of the Mexcans were
killed, and the remainder wounded, except one
The wounded escaped to thicket, where they re-
manned until next morning when the Indian,
has Rad tha ho1Ia n
their companions, and started for Judge Loves
rancho, where they arrived safely These the
facts as given by the Mexicans to Judges Love
and Gamble.
The BOUNDARY QUESTION IN Texas. - The
Galveston News says: 1--WE believe we may SAY
truly that question has before so completely
united the citizens of this place as the one respect
ing our territory in Santa Fe. There are doubtless
many who, on nearly all questions affecting Stat
sovereignty, would hesitate long before they coulC
be induced to assert that sovereignty in defiance
the Federal power at Washington, but on the ques
ton of our boundary there is no hesancy, no diff
ference of opinion among us or rather perhaps
our theoretical differences have all been lost sigh
of, until we are all practically State Rights men
under the impulse of a feeling that will always
we trust, be found ready to defend the honor
reputation and the rights of Texas"
The BRAzos CANAL.-The distinguished engi
, neer, Albert Stein, recently examined the groun
for the canal by which it is proposed to connec
the Brazos river with Galveston Bay. A route ha
been selected which, the News says is perfect
straight line nearly east and west, tapping the Bra
EOS about a mile above The race track, or perhap
/ two miles above Velasco, and entering West Ba
} at the point of deepest wafer. This line is fiv
and a quarter miles in length, intersecting Eas
Union Bayou three times, and Oyster Creek once
The ground throughout presents a perfectly leve
and smoOtbe surface, without single obstruction
The distinguished engineer expresses the opinion
that he never surveyed or saw a better situation
; for canal or ground through which a canal cal
I be more cheaply constructed.
! The Nueces Valley Corpus ChristD of the 2Ol
inst. says that The planters in that vicinity neve
} realized such crops during the presnL season.
1t is reported that the first number of the Proscr
the new journal Of Lsdru Ron and Mazzini ha
been seized in Paris before distribution.
The deaths in Boston for the week ending th
20th were 60-consumption Z, smallp ox 7.
d The deaths in Philadelphia for the week endin
J, the Goth, were 254-by cholera infantum 81, dys
entery 49, diarrhea IL, cholera morbus 6. Their
e were l24 under one year old.