Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-07-30
BATTLE WITH THE INDIANS.

Massacre Of Cdptuin Marcy and Eighty NICE
We published u telcsraphic decpn,cil from New ohe~"'
y,s,4d.y, siGtin. that aLv!ccs from Fo't Smth of'hs :"
,,covn, Of the massacre, after a gallant fight Of two days
of C,n,oio X. e. Marcy, and his entire command Of eish'y
man ~ = iorcc Of Two thousand Camanche Indians. Inc
:,o, ma state where the battle occurred, but
seems 10 be well authenticated. The Philadelphia bone"f
says: ga, po.,
Cant. Randolph e. Marcy belonged 10 me : M ss.", - u
~ re- Ioian;ty. He was about 'oIty yclr' Oh n@'' 'i'
49,. rr,;o,c , native OF New Hampshire. but only oistahiE
- -, ~ .Gryrrnor Marcy Of New \ ork, instead oi De
ing his son, AS stated in The despatch. = w's d iu"'1"* -
IL accUirplIshed soldier, and n most tstlh'ao' man III ai '"'
relations uf lie. He was among ne hos' Su''a''' o"'c,
If IN. lille force that won the first battles on he K!t
Gr&nde under Gen. Taylor, and being WOUNDED al hesaca
&c la Palma, he was placed on tecf9.lhs Guy ana spent d
ra.r q r iwu al Harrisburg, in this Stale. After the war he
was ordered to the Indian frontier, and was entrusted b.
v.rn nj with the arduons duty of commanding an e..
rort 10 Santa Fc, and exploring a new route to that place
n service which he performed with great credit. Serc:a!
other tasks 0: delicacy were executed by linn. 10 Tic entire
satisfaction Of The Department. His last orders were 10
command an expedition 10 select a site and establish . inF'
On the remote southwestern frontier, and il is in This service
that he has fallen. He leaves a widow, who is al one Of The
distant military stations, and several children.
The last information, by mail from the Camanchc coun.
Try, is the following from the Fort Smith Herald, Of July 81:
We learn from Mr.. Lauehlin, who arrived here On Tues.
day last, that he met with Mr.. Hunphres, OF Fort Wishita,
IN h4 return from TIE Camaciic country, on FfhiaYr the
25lh June, near Preston, Texas. vino informed HIM that NJ
n,I klea on, on a trading expedition TO the CamachcS, an:
;ha; ifr Indians had robbed him OF all his goods ana mules,
and had Killed a white man and a negro, and maj he mar
rgwis escaped himself; that the Indians n first took VI
IiafuI h:.rs for a ChicSdSaw, but afterwards thinking nm 10
te II white rian, cerc!u!cd 10 XII! him, bat he mace ls 6
cape.
M. Humph!ics said that tie Cnmanches had melted all the
medals hat have. from Time 10 time, been distributed among
item By The ags MS of the Government, that they no" DE.
clare eternal hostility 10 the whites. We may no" LOOK !of
frequent murders on the frontiers Of Texas
Mr. Laughin also informs Us that il was rumo'ed at Pres
ton, that the express rider between camp BsiNndp ana lhah'
ON Hi. had been inlrttltG by the lnJlinS.
A COMPANY vi S!iawnetS had arrived from the plains, 81
For; Na-hita, Il icw days before Mr. l.. passed that place,
ana reported that Captain Marcy had Il battle win the Ca
u,rch,s, and that the Indians had killed two o! his incn,
End tY.u Of his hunters (D.lawares) one o! whose name Is
John Bun aud il well known upon ihls frontier.
We s.all await. with painful interest, The details OF t''
massacre, particularly a. the despatch announcing II a'@S
,ho, ,bc Jna;ans we're gathering in large numbers near the
fort.
ADDITIONAL. PARTICULARS
,r,sy,.r Jrry 2I-Ihe following are all the part!cu-
I,rs .,ra,yT,I ir,. of Tie massacre o! Capt. Marcy and hi
commend. by The Camanche Indians:
Government expresses arrived al Forth Smith on the I'm,
bringing intelligence of The destruction OF M eSpeAliiph |"
ih. mead waters vi Red river, and the murder ol Iaplih
N,r.v and eighty men, by Cauanche and hiowa Indians.
The Indians were about Loo strong, and fought me troops
an dav CAPTAIN Marcy, Dr. ShunaTd, Capt. Strain aud J.
K Suytam # New YORK., are supposed IL nave been Ri'hd
The CamAncacS were on their way IL aiiacH ne posts on
,L, hr,rchc- when ,hnv mcre ne, by Capt Marcy and his
.roco- They entered his camp in d ifIenG!y manErf re-
,riy,t presents from MIN. and left at night, RAINING on win
!, number of mules. The next morning they returned ana
attacked lie camp. an! after resisting mem tor t"cnty ioIr
h,urs Can't. Nnrcy deemed IL advisable 10 surrender, ~
hopes ilcv would be satisfied wiIh The p'"ndcr Of 'hc camp
m. ,.n,r,. however, is. that they made an indIscriH'lnate
.n.ssaIr. q! an the prisoners. The greatest excitement pre-
vailed on the frontier and II was thought titt rot attGtS"
and other post, on the branches woa!t be next at'acSrd