New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-27

THE MAI. CARRIER ArTAcKED-One .4meican 1ootndef
and three Indians kiReThe San Antonio (Texas LedgeE
has sent dated the 18th inst containing the
following account attack by Indians on the party of
Mr. Wallace the mail carrier between San Antonio and
FL Paso 1t was furnished by Mr.. w. himself,
SEPT Is, 1852
Dear sir-I write to inform you of the mis-
the mail At Big Bluff miles below the California .
Springs about miles above the Painted caves
on the evening OF the 9th about o'clock party Of In
dians 80 in number, charged my camp whilst in the
of Harvesting the animals for the march ran out in
and to halt would fire them received no answer
than the war whoop and the hoursh oil arms We
raised rifles to fire on them at the distance of one hun
drpd wards Tom only fired but without effect
The Indians then fell back crcling around took pos
session of the top Big Bluff directly camp and
then ndango opened which continued until dark the
termination being my part. Rodolph Erie slightly
wounded the left shoulder and hand one mule badly
wounded, one mule and horse killed On the part of
the Indians, three killed that We know Of doubtful
but badly wounded Before sunset the Indians
seven or eight number and before dark took their stand
around us 1 put the three ambuances in triangular
shane near the hole. which the only within
five miles All quietness during the night Betors Day
break Tom Rife and climbed to the top OF the bluffs
determined to hurt somebody or be killed but found no
Indians there. At day break discovered eleven Indians
within 800 yards Of camp hailed them and told them
that we ready for the day light.
The commander close to camp, and asked why we
did not travel road and and fight them,
replied in hurry that had plenty of proVi
son and ammunition, and could whip them on any part
of the road The commander, finding all in
camp returned with his party the road towards the
California Springs As the sun rose, discovered, at
about half mile distant party of thrty-one Indians
leaving gully near the road which evident that
they expected to pass in the night and intended to
have secret shot at u.s. After collecting .is bill
they placed sentinels at three different points
each hill During the time. seven Indians came in from
towards the Rio Grande and from appearances general
raised answered west of the Rio Grande After
this, the whole party marched on the road came to
the conclusion to Fort Clark for escort to
pass the of Devils river and ii escort could be
furni he'd there, to go to Fort lnge,
In the place my that they had no ami
mails, which did not much expect. then started to
Fort Inge, and found but one commissioned officer he
remarked that he would like very much to go himself with
escort but being the only commissioned ohcer at me
post, he could not furnish That the non-commls-
stoned officers and he could not trust so far from the
post. several had deserted short time previous
wish you TO state to the Postmaster at San Antonio that
mule back for the number which kept around us
After they struck camp rotreated for the Las Moras
They followed us as far as the crossing of Devils river ant
then stopped will return to-day with three hired men
which number nine and if cannot clear TIN
road shall fight it out with them and if any left
to make their way TO El Paso for the return mail
w A. WALLACE
sra,R vs. CossuMprroN.Dr. Cartwright, of Neworlean
communicates to tho Boston Medical and Surgical Jou,
mi, an article entitled The sugarhouse Cure for Bron
chial Dspeptic and Consumptive Complaints" 1t
stated that residence in rhouse during the rol
ing season. surpasses any other known means of
storing flesh strength and health lost by chronic al
onts of the chest throat stomach The rolling
con ia the harvest when the cut, the juice
ressed and converted into sugar, In Louisiana it
onces about the middle of October and ends at Chris
mag hut is sometimes protracted into January. Dr.
COWS the vapor is most agreeable and soothing to tt
rgs and in his entirely removed distreSsi1
,rb lie stood for hours in the sugar-house, inhaii
tho vapor and drinking occasionally glass OF the h
o mice This is a fact interesting to invalids
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RECEPTION OF GEN. ScoTT IN PirrsBuRGH-Fhso"s
,tonher 1S-Gen Scott arrived here at ten clock II
morning and was escorted by large crowd from the ra
ooa depot to the Monroe House, where he had tax
lodgings A large number of citizens called to pay tn
necs to the General, who were introduced by Capta
N.,,or Gen Scott made short speech, in which
nossed high eulogium upon the Pennsylvania Fssu
,d citizen soldiers. 1t was then announced from
balcony that meeting would be held tonight at
,e Mace which would be addressed by several dist
er;shed wing strangers The crowd then dispersed G.
soott will remain here till Monday, when he will contir
his Journey west.
N,n,yr DrsAsrER-The mail schooner Chatham, VIII
,, charleston on the Sth Key West and Havana,
hod nm the 10Th twenty miles south of st. August
-, severe gale No lives were lost. boat was sent
.h1,tb to st. Augustine for the mail The captain S
sded in saving the mail and $4,000 in Specie VIII
was on board