Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-08-07
M. G. BRYAN, Publisher.

s"e Oo"e"lnHeIfes--4h 4he I'zcayAne has re
ceived slip from the office Of the For
Smith, (Ark) Herald, dated It'll, insta,r
."Iwo expresses arrived ia this CITY Il
Col Wilson, Commander of the Fort
one from Fort Arbuckle, the other For
Washita, OH Wednesday evening Ina,
bringing the melancholy and DISTRESSING
intelligence Of the destruction of the ex.
petition to the head-waters of Red River
and murder of Captain Marcy and The
whole Of his command, about so men.
ltappears that a Waco Chief came into
Fort Arbuckle few days ago, and stated
that when out on the plains with his ban,l
OF Indians, about twenty days travel from
Arbuckle, company Of Comanches and
kioways came into his camp, some OF
them dressed in soldiers clothes. and 9th.
ers with bayoilets fastened to sticks. and
other articles he new belonged to troops
and that they stated TO him that as the
Comanciies were on theirway to attas k
the post on the Brazos, they came across
Capt. Marcy's expedition, and when tbev
discovered him, they went into his camp.
and he gave them presents, and then
left. s II -
AT night the Indians succeeded in oe, .
ting up a stampede among the horses al,d
mules and run them off, after which, about
O'Clock, or about daylight, they attacked
The command, there being about 1000 In.
dians, aud fought all that day. and The
next day the succeeded in killing off th,
whole company. 1t is also reported bv
the same chief that the Com,nauches i,..
tend IN attacking Fort Arbuckle and tie
posts on the Brazos. He says that i,e
escaped by giving up all the peltries, etc.
that ne had, and was glad to get of by
that means. The Wacos live in n.
neigiiborhood Of Fort Arbuckle. and the
officers ut that post place full confidence
in the report. a.s
The expresses sent in from Arbuckle
ana Waslita show plainly that an attack
ls appreiiended. Indeed. reports of tile
gathering Of the Comrranciles IN body
aud their determination to attack lie
whites, has been frequent in this place
ior the last three or four months. and Il
accords with the statement by Colonel
Humphries, Of Fort Washita, who went
out some time ago to trade with them.
and was robbed by them, his companions
murdered, and he barely made his escape
an account Of which was published in the
Herald two weeks ago. 81
Ii this report proves to he trne md
there appears to be not much room to
doubt it, all Indian war is inevitable
Ihere must be combination of all the
wlid tribes that roam over the praries and
through the mountains Of New Mexico.
The real strength Of these Indians is not
known: and when combined, will present
formidable force that the United States
will find very hard to subdue. The prai-
ries will afford the Indians means Of avoid
ing troops as intricate as the banmocks
of Florida. They extend for hundreds of
miles, and II, many places are nothing
but sandy plain, upon which man rof
beast can find subsistence being generaIlv
destitute OF water. The Indians are ac-
quainted with the prairies, and know ey.
cry hiding place and places for retreat,
most Of them being inaccessible to tie
whites. e. ,t
There Is but one regiment of troops on
the Brazos and that regiment having only
half its compliment Of men, divided into
two posts, some distance apart, and are.
therefore, inno situation to meet large
and formidable band Of Indians, and are
30 far from the white settlements as TO be
able to get no aid from tha. quarter.
The Herald adds. that an express left
Fort Smith on the 18th for Little Rock.
with dispatches from the Commander of
the Post, for Washington.
A WAELrKE RuMon.--The Brownsville
(Texas) Rio Bravo says. !" II is stated that
Canales is making preparations to pro.
nounce against the Mexican Government.
A report was In circulation, some few
weeks since, that a train having S15,Ouo
for Avalos, hod been robbed, and It is ,,ov
asserted as d fact, that Canales' men too,t
the money, aud that he has gone to Vic.
toria TO procure more men aud matur L.
plans. General Avalos may be ,.a,;na ~
down his fortifcailons too SOC a.
The following Is from # J. Tondon T 1,;,,os
which admits Of but one Interpretation
90 70, % the general interests OF the
on'ol sn. us "a elasions s0isA ourselves are
so''ce,"ed, q Ten. Pierce has our best aoislses
'or RS s1Accsss. u 2e4lt n
lhs primary question for the United
oIat.s a In this eleotioa iss the, aaatiouns
so ,,sction and isviolts5le establishment of
the prsnciplesg free trade. For, though
no country is more interested ip the adop-
ton and extension of these principles than
the American. Union, the fight has hitherto
been carried ON against the avowed opin-
ions OF the Executive Government. Mr..
FHlmore's messages aud Mr.. Corwin's
reports have continued to. avow proiec-
florist doctrines worthy to rank witt, Lord
Granby's political economy. and M. G..
r. Yonng's . statiatics and the connlJy has
only escaped the imposition of more re-
strlctive duties by the fact that the present
American Government has never nossess.
ed majority OH these questions In The
Houss OF Representatives. The tr;nmph
OF the candidate OF the democratic nartv
brought forward by the men Of the South
will secure. probably forever, tile asceu.
dency ol liberal commercial principles
and # Lord Derby should next wear be-
disposed @ take the American tariff for
bis model, we have. little doubt chat il will
serve to remove the last Illusions of tie
system from his mind. In this
respect, aud on this point. we take Gen.
Pierce to be fair representative a sbe
opinions Of Mr.. Calhoun, and. as such, q
sstlsa6ls practical ally to tic cansmer.