Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-08-07
b. Government Express.
From tie Plains - Terrible Massacre Md
Gnchofy and Distressing News k-Aurder Of
Coft Aarcy'S Command, By tie Caaaanclg

Two expresses arrived ia this city TO ColonG
Wilson, Commander OF the Fort, one from Fut
Arbdckle, the other Font Washlta on WeGresday
evening last, bringing the melancholy and distres
sing Intelligence o! The destruction of the expe
dl,ion 10 the headwaters OF Red River, and muir
der Of Capt Marcy, and tie whole of bis com
raand, about 30 men IL appears that Waco
CHIEF came into Fort ArbucEle, a few days ago,
and stated, that when out on the plains, with bis
band of Indians, about twenty days travel from
Arbuckle, "a company of Camanches and Kioways,
came into his camp some of them dressed in SOL
dIers' clothes, and others with bayonets fastened
to sticks, and other articles he knew belonged 10
troops, and that they stated to him, that as the
Camanches were on their way to attack the post
on the Brazos, they came across Capt. Marcys
expedition, and when they discovered him, they
went INTO his camp, and he gave them presents
and then left. AT night the Indians succeeded in
getting up stampede among the horses and mules,
and ran them Oft, after which, about six O'Clock,
or about day light, they attacked the command.
there being about 900 Indians, and fought all
next day, and the next day they succeeded in XII
ing Oft the whole company. 1t is also reported by
the same chief that the Camanches intend attack
ing Fort Arbuckle, and the posts on the Brazos
de says, that he escaped by giving up all the pei.
tres, DC, that lie had. and was glad to get OF
by that means The Wacos live in the neighbor-
hood of Fort Arbuckle, and the officers at that
post place full confidence in the report. The e1
presses sent in from Arbuckle and Washita show
plainly that an attack is apprehended. Indeed,
reports of the gathering of the Camanches in .
body and their determination to attack the whites
has been frequent in this place for the last four or
hive months, and, it accords with the statement
made by COL HUMPHREYS of Fort Washta, who
went out sometime ago to trade with them. ano
was robbed by them, his companions murderedi
and he barely made his escape; an account OF
which was published in the Herald two weeks
ago.
If this report prove to be true. and there aP
pears to be not much room to doubt it, an Indian
war is inevitable. There must be combinatep
of all the wild tribes that over the praffies'
and through the mountains of New Mexico. Inc
real strength of these Indians in not known ara
when combined will present formidable force
that the U. States will find very difficult TO sub
due. The praires west, will afford the Indians
means of avoiding troops, as intricate as the hss'
mocks of Florida. They extend for hundreds o.
miles, and in many places. nothing but san
dy plain, upon which man nor beast can find SUD
sistence, being generally destitute Of water. The
Indians are acquainted with the prairies and know
every hiding place, and places for retreat. most "
them being inaccessible to the whites,
There is but one regiment of troops on ~.
Brazos, and that regiment having only about ees'