The New York herald., 1850-04-25

From the Corpus Christi valley, April
We had hoped that Major Bryant would Be the last
Of citizens who should fall by the hands Of the
ruthless snvagthe scourge Of this portion Of Texas
but the 5th ult. another victim, James Doyle, a
worthy young man, the son OF Mr.. festus Doyle, OF
this place, was murdered by Indians, within fcw
miles Of this town, He was in search Of horscs
accompanied by another individual, when he saw
the Indians In the distance. lie was advised TO
retreat, but being well armed, refused. When
the indians were near them ne and his somraae made
the horse which Doyle was riding stumbled and fell
by which accident he lost his rife wing the two with
only pair Of small pistols While In the mot, which
gave them but little protection, gun discharged by
one Of the Indans, shot young Doyle through the
heart There we're only seven indians in the party
OF George Resloy, Surveyor Of San Patrico
county, with the following account Of a skirmish
at place called the Presinos some twelve or
ffteen miles from the Casa Blanca. between him
,,lf George hcFadden aud Mr.. Baskins, and about
twenty Indians. Our informant states that he and
his party had gone cut TO purchase horses from a
company Of mustsngers and while waiting for a
rursuis Of y tho % Eeaieans Who we're driving up the
horses. hr Resey and his comrades immediately
addled their horses and rushed TO the rescue They
charged the Indiens. wounding two. and putting
the whole body TO flight Mr.. Resley was armed
With q rife and six.shooter; the other two had
With which they were unable TO do much execution.
They however. pursued the Tndians several miles Re
fore Mr.. X. encountered them, they had killed one
Mexican snd badly wounded another and we're In a
fair way Of killing two three Several Of the
Indians armed with escopets which they fred,
without doing any damage
on the 2lst ultimo. about forty miles from Corpus
Christi at place called the Ebinitos while party o.
Mexieans we're endcsvoring to pen drove Of mus
In number IL appears that the object Of the Indians
manifesly TO get possession OF the horses OF the
Ms.ns Without any dangs, sna 20
prccauton, before showing themselves by stealthiiy
entering the camp Of the Mexicans situated some
arms which we're deposited there There were
shout twenty Mcxieans, With only three guns, yet
,h.y resisted the attack o. ,es indians. % and after
by both parties. the Indians were driven OF One
Mexican. Jose Maria yela, vas badly wounded. This
all the injury received by the Mexcans. with the
exception Of the loss Of horse The Nexicans report
to have killed two Indians. one Of whom was seen to
fall from his hcrse during the nsht, and was carried
Information wss Owen 70 Capt Yord's company Of
Rangers. sncampcd near the scene OF strife. They
pursued the Indians until the trail was obiterated BY
our informant cecilio Balerio has shown to u. some
twenty Ave arrows picked cp after the engagement
which had been discharged by the Indians; also one
pair Of teguss IN Kind Of moccssin). and q pair of
a,asos' pging. the latter being saturated with blood
which goes TO corroborste the statements above made
The INDIAN. had with them as prisoner Mexican boy
uIposed TO be the con Of informant who was cap
turtd near this place about year since The father
Who In the tight used every means TO re-cspture
him. but the Indians defeated his efforts by keeping
the boy in the rear
IL the opinion Of the nd several other
persons with whom have conversed that the Indians
have located themselves in dense forest Of timber and
ehsrarral near place called La Rosits. sixty miles
from Corpus christi
since writing the above. have been permitted to
make the following extract from letter Of the Hon
Bee dated Laredo. April l. addressed TO citizen Of
this place.
4 have but joleful accounts to give of the quiet Of
cur county. The deprsdations ~ the Indians
daily Cur mail was lost the last trip from san An
turia. and the rider shot. Lieut. Nele pur-ued them
ftr FIVE dsys and has just returned Hrray. there
not less than Two hundred Indians below the San
Art pip al a
lst.,fs cppturtd some dozen mules aud horses but
s1u,d not oyVrt2ks the .n,Dans y