The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-09-09
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lowing interesting details from Texas:
The Legislature, according 10 the proc.
lamniionof the Governor, assembled In
extra session ut Austin on the 12,h. On
The 18th Gov. Bell communicated 10 the
two Houses his Message.
|y The,fronlier papers are filed With re-
counts Of Indian outroges. The Nueces
Valley, Corpus Christi paper Of the 3d.
has thrilling narrative Of the escape Of
a young man from d party Of twenty-6ve
Indians, who attacked him and Two ethers
U, The open prniric,,on the West side Of.
Santa Gertrudes, and sixty miles from
Corpus Christi. The three we're mem,
bers Of Capt. Ford's company Of Rangers,
and were returning 10 their encnpment
when attacked. One named Dock Sulli.
van was killed Immediately, BY a. bullet
through the head. The Two others, AL.
fred Neil and John Willbarger, mounted
their horses and attempted TO escape.--
Having separated, nothing is known Of the
fate of Willbarger. Neil was pursued,
his horse fell, the Indians, overlook him,
shot him through the body, pierced him
with several arrows, and left him for dead Z.
He nevertheless revived, and with q bullet
hole through bis lungs, and six other
wounds, and entirely naked, succeeded in
travelling sixty miles without food. His
condition is extremely precarious. ~ HI
+ The United States mail carrier, who
left Rio Grande city FOR Corpus. Christi on
The LIST ult. had not arrived on The Sd, and
was supposed to be murdered.
I A party. Of Indians was seen, on the
24th ult., within thirty miles Of Corpus
Christi, and company Of citizens set out
in search Of them. During their absences
that night. the Indians entered the town
and stole ninety-fve horses. The value
of the property stolen by Indians at Scor.
pus Christi, within week, is estimatel
at $500.
In the immediate vicinity Of San Anto-
MO the Indians are in great numbers and
audacity. They reappeared about the lst,
and attacked the rancho Of Mr.. Tolley, on
the Cibolo, within large party; they cut
loose and drove off several horses which
we're tied In the yard, within thirty or for.
~ yards of the house. They also stole
abou. thirty horses from several other RAM
chos in that neighborhood. The citizens
Immediately assembled and pursued them.
One Indian was shot by young man.
named Taylor, and eight Of the horses re.
covered. The lndions were 50 closely
followed that they were compelled to throw
away many Of their equipages, which the
settlers found. The Indians divided into
Two parties, one going on the east sid eof
the Cibolo. und the her on the west. Ii
is thought by some that they were Semi
nolcs or Delawares, as they were all
clothed in shirts. The editor Of the San
Antonio Texan, however, pronounces
them to be Lipans or Camanches. 80
| The presence Of the noted Seminole,
| Wild Cat, with large band Of followers,
is subject Of great uneasiness on the.
frontier. The people believe he has some
villuneous plot on hand. Z. q
! Some Mexicans who arrived short time.
ago in V;ctoria from the Rio Grande, state
that beyondthe Nueces some distance ihey
passed the bodies Of twelve persons (Amer-
leans and Mexicans) who had been killed
in defending themselves against an assault.
i ing force, supposed to be Indians. They
had undoubtedly defended themselves 10
the last, as they had surrounded theme
selves by q brcastwork Of their own horses,
: which they had slain for that purpose -
Several other dead bodies Ssre passed At
different places on the road. p 1'-ts
The people in thot region Of country
are very much alarmed and very much dis.
satisfied. They held q meeting at San
Antonio on the 26lh ult., Of which they
adopted series Of resolutions Of remon.
strapce against the neglect Of the frontier
,, and Of appeal to the State authorities nni
: The United States military authorities 70,
D protection. Con. Brooke replied to thai
!, part which required bis attention as com
mander of the military department, and as
J sured the meeting that he expected q rein
forcement of from eighty 10 one hundret
i men Of the 9Th and 9Th Infantry, which be
a would retain for the purpose Of securing
: the frontier and keep constantly in th'
: field. He odds that he has advised Gov
ernment in favor Of considerable increasI
a Of the mounted force, and that war shoul'
be carried into the homes and stronghold
ofthe Indians. tt
The weather has been exceedingly ho
!. in Texas, the thermometer ranging, q
noon, from 80 to "a degrees, for ten day
|, successfully. Y
There is great excitement in every por
!, ton Of the State on the subject Of the boun
! dairy line. Public meetings have been he'll
J in many Of the counties urging immediat
action with a view to the occupancy Of th
70 disputed territory.
of Steamboat Explosion and Loss OF IA
. We copy from the Charleston (ya.) r.
y publican of Friday last. the 30th ult., th
i. following account Of a steamboat accident
al On Wednesday afternoon, the 2lst inst
re rs the Greenwood was putting out lrol
n. the wharf at Kanawha Snlines, one Of Ii
IS. boilers exploded with such force as to rel
der the boat quite wreck, nnd cause ht
ae 10 sink in few minutes. The persons Il
. l. . T.. j y. wINs q