Southern shield., 1852-02-21
Indian Nows-Znterestiag Incident,

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 The Victoria (Texas) Advocate, of the 24th ult., acknowleges the receipt of letter from Judge Gamble, dated al San Patricio on the 6th ult, from which it gathers the following facts:
 There are three settlements on the Nue. ces river, above the town of San Patricio the highest being thirty eight miles above the town and ten miles above Fort Merrill, settled respqfftiSSalti'5 Slt k,j 5Addg5 Uan55a Jg4 the morning of the 25th Deer last, three cows, with arrows sticking in their sides, came in to Mr. Pew's place. The arrows were taken out and dispatched by a carrier 10 Fort Merrill. But as Captain Granger, commandant of the fort, was under march ing orders for Fort Scott, no scouts were sent out 10 look for the Indians. Shortly after this, a Mexican boy, dressed in Indian costume, to MT. Edwards rancho, and stat ed that his father and mother had been kill ed on the Rio Grande by the Indians, and himself taken prisoner when small boy, since which time he had lived with the h. dians.
 4 short time previous he had been given up 10 the Americans, but was again stolen the same night by the Indian who claimed him, and taken back to the mountains, where he remained until the Indians recently came down into the settlements for the purpose of robbing. They devided into three par ties. His party succeeded in getting number of horses, but were closely pursued by some of Americans, horecaptured the stolen property, killed one Indian and wounded two others. In the retreat the boys horse gave out, and he was left behind. He wandered about on foot for ten days be- fore he reached Mir. Pew's. During this time he had nothing to eat, except such things as he picked up, having no firearms with which to shoot game. For four days he was without water. He kept stick, on which he made notch for every day he was travelling alone.
 The toy was taken to the house of Mir. Ross, who supplied him with comfortable and clean clothing, where he now remains. He is about fifteen years old, and has en- trely forgotten the name of his parents.- His Indian name l. Lasaro, which he is anX- ious to exchange for another name, for fear the Indians may hear it, and again steal him. He has been severely punished by the Indians--his body being literally cover- ed with scars, from wounds inflicted with knives, sticks, and fire. He is well satisfied with his new home, and entertains visitors with incidents in his Indian life, and with Indians songs, and limitations of the howl of the wolf, owl, &c.
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 Awfu Death of tsco R0b6ers.--On the night of the l7th ult., three rufIians entered the house of Mr. Abner Davis, of Worth ington township, Richmond county, Ohio, and demanded his money, one of the men at the same time presenting a pistol at the head of Davis, and the others prepared with bludgeons and knives, in case of resistance. Mr. D., finding resistance useless, unlocked his chest and gave them his money, (S030,) after which they left, and being followed some time after by MT. Davis, and others, two of them were found frozen to death, about mile from where they committed the robbery, and the other some distance beyond, apparently returning to his Ilteless companions, almost insensible-the night being stormy, and a good deal of snow hav- ing fallen. His name is w. Messner. He was immediately arrested. The names of the others were Jones and Cooper, the for mer an old offender, from New York, with both ears cropped. It appears they were intoxicated, and sat down on the road, where they became insensbie from cold and finally froze to death.