The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-03
Interesting from Western Texas.

COL. HARDEE's ExPEDITIoN-TREATY WITH THE
LIPAN AND CAMANCHE ISDIANs-RRCovRRY or
SEVENTEEN MEXICAN CHILDREN PRISONERS
From the San Antonio Western Texan, June IL
Some six weeks since, Messrs. Rollins and Stem,
Indian agents. applied to the executive of the State
for military force to be sent into the Indian coun-
try to arrest those Indians who killed two Germans
at Craigs trading house, last fall, and stole tho
small girl from Arkansas Bay about the same time.
December last, had agreed to deliver up these
offenders, in the event that they could not do SO,
then to point them out to such military force as
might be sent to arrest them. Ii was with the
view Of carrying out the latter clause Of the said
article in the treaty that application was made to
the executive.
Gov. Bell Immediately made the necessary re-
QUESTION upon Gen. Harvey, who sent Col. Hsrdes
with two hundred dragons, in company with tho
agents, into the Indian country After arriving at
the German set dement's on the Llano, the agents
sent out for the Indians supposed to Be- in
that vicinity, who, in about six days, succeeded in
bringing into camp the Lipans, and the Camsnchs
chief Catumsie. The Camanche chief Little Wolf
was also notified; but he the east side Of the
Colorado river, and was prevented from attending,
as is supposed, on account of n sudden and vety
great rise in that river. The parry under Buffalo
Hump, being on the Brazos, was not notified, and
there was no attempt made 70 do so, as it uu-
derstood that their chief had just died. and the band
was in confusion. Catumsc and the Lipaus wore
the only Indians present who signed the treaty.
The agents made them u talk, explaining the OBJ
ject Of the expedition The Indians replied, at
once, that they had kept the treaty, and we're viii
Ling to do so; that they were ready to go along aud
point out the offenders il they could be found, aud
give all the assistance in their power. For this
purpose Carawah, the second in command to Ca
tumse, was selected 10 accompany COL Hardee,
who started in company with Agent Stem, on the
18th OF May, for the Upper BRACES, intending to
make examinations among the Indians upon tho
Clear Fork Of that stream, and down to Fort
Graham.
Agent Rollins left the command on the Llano,
and visited the Lipan encampment, further up that
stream, where he obtained thirteen Mexican chill
dren, prisoners among those Indians. On the third
day after leaving the German settlements, and
while on the North Fork Of Brady Greek, the COM
mand Of Col. Hardee was again visited by Catu n
sic, who came In % say that he had, since visiting
the camp on the Llano, succeeded in getting tho
white boy, Hart, stolen from Refugio Col. II.
sent Capt. Steel back TO the Camanchc camp, who
obtained the boy and brought him to san Antonio;
he started for his home yesterday morning.
On subsequent day, Agent Rollins saw the chief
Catunsie, and obtained four Mexican boys, max.
ing in all seventeen recovered from the Lpans and
CamaDcbes These prisoners, together with eight
Camanches under Catumsie, and six Lpans under
Chipote, were brought into San Antonio by the
agent on Tuesday
The agent states tina. the Indians he saw are oor-
tainly anxious to remain friendly and will not en-
gage in a difficulty with the whites If they osn
avoid il. He believes from all tee informal ion that
could be obtained, that those who made the treaty
have observed IT, If not positively, more fully than
could have been anticipated from wild and half
starved people.
The Indians who came in are behaving with groat
pbpriety, and are delighted with the changes in
San Antonio since they last saw il.
Mr. Rollins saw many other Nc xicans amoug the
Indians, men and women; but those who we're grown
invariably refused to leave the Indians stating that
they could go home at any time il they desired il,
but that they preferred horses to ride, and dleness
among the Indians, to work and servitude at home.
Many Of the children refused to come. and the
agent was compelled to hi,e a guard FOE several
nights to prevent them from absorbing.
The names, az IS, aud resi- iencss of the captiyes
given up are as follows james Hart, aged II
years, Refugio, Texas; Regiaa Estrada, 9, (oow
sick In san Antono), San Fernandez Jesus Cue
man. 10, Salinas ldelo, Mexico; Jose Maria An
cha, 9, Felipe Ramares, II, San Fernando; Vidal
Gonzalez, II, Santa Rosa; Bento Santillsno, n,
Tlascalo Heraldo bias, 10, Saltio; Andres Munos,
IL, santa Fe; Juan Armand, 10, Chihuahua; Du-
bge, (this boy had been so long with the Indians
that he has forgotten his reside nee Cleon Crus IL
S,bnas 1delo; Abursta Talazar, ~, Guerrero;
Miguel l1errero, 10, Guerrero; Anacheto Agalero,
Ii, santa Fc; Vicnta Flores, ., Narciso Herrera,
II, Hiliafo, Herrera, FL Paso.
The subordinate officers Of the command wers
Major Merrill, Captain Newton, Captain Steele,
Lieutenants Stewart, Delano, and Walker.