Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-01-24
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.


| am now in section of country which excites
some interest in many parts of the United States,
and will give you brief account of our visit and
march to the Indian country and our return. Ar
rangements had been made by Commissioner Ro-
GERS during the latter part of the summer and
September for the assembling of the Indians at the
head of the San Saba the 10th of October To be
punctual we left San Antonio on the 1st October,
with the Indian stores sent presents, and other
stores consisting of provision and near two hundred
head of good Texan beeves The Commissioner
had no secretary nor any aid in that department
On the fifth day, the Indians, who were expecting
the Commissioner and Agent met us in large num-
bers, in destitute and starving condition They had
subsisted on the bean of the mezquite tree (some-
thing like the bean of black locust pecans, roots
and dead horses for some time We had no military
pomp show to constrin those creatures to submis
sion They all appeared to be grateful and reioced
that their Great Father the President of the United
States, had remembered them in the time of their
great need and had sent them kind and good agent to
administer to their wants Before our arrival at the
place appointed for the distribution of the presents and
the holding Of treaty, FIVE hundred or more of
different tribes had joined u.s. and sparingly sup
Piled with provisions We arrived the place Of desti
nation on the llth when the agent and commissioner
Immediately fortified his encampment for the safety of
many interesting with delight
The object of Agent RoGERss visit the Indian eoun-
try to distribute among the several Indian tribes
large amount of Indian goods suited TO their condition
provided literally by Congress- and enter into some
treaty stpuatons with several of the tribes bordering
on the frontier of Mexico that have not been heretofore
under any treaty regulations restrictions and particu
larry in relation the 18th article of the treaty with
Mexico and the United States in which the United States
most soemny pledges the honor and faith of the Govern
ment to have released all Mexican captives held by any
OF the Indian tribes within the limits Of the United States
Several years have passed without attending to this i'm
portant injunction. Col. Rooms, who was appointed
Commissioner, in addition his appointment as special
agent by the present Administration with discretionary
powers, took mp the subject, and by his ndefagabe
energy and exeron has commissioner on Me part of
the United States entered into treaty of peace and
friendship with the headmen Chiefs and warriors Of the
Southern Camanches, Lipans and Mezcaeros tribes Of
Indians all wandering the frontier of the Republic of
Mexico. feel confident that it will do honor TO the
Government and credit to Col J. A. Rogers the Commits
soner On the conclusion and completion Of the treaty
twenty-seven capves, and daughters Of lamentng
parents poor, Naked and destitute, delivered
to Col Rogers by the several tribes who parties
treaty and they informed him that the Northern Canaan
ches and bands in that quarter had than one hun
dred capyes in their possession The captyes delivered
10 the agent consisted Of two women little girls
and twentythree boys, whose ages from eight to
eighteen years. and had been in captivity from six weeks
70 ten years. witness TO the delivery Of those
poor, detected, naked from savage service
They madea happy change. They this place
under the of Agent Rogers awaiting the orders of
the Government They naked and he clothed them
they hungry and he has fed them, and they arc
happy After the distribution Of the presents and goods
sent the Indians and the completion Of the treaty,
the Chief called upon the Agent and Commissioner
and stated that they well pleased and If he desired
it, and would permit them they in honor him and their
high regard for his attention and talk them would the
next day prepare and have sham fight in the order OF
wild Indians, in front Of his encampment, on large
prairie bottom Of thousand acres. Accordingly at
about o'clock, the different parties met with painted
horses and themselves all painted, with spear and bow
about six hundred in number and commenced the most
interesting that have Witnessed 1t was con-
tnued three hours At the close Of the action
attended the amentng parties who had lost their friends
in battle. Il was to me matter Of great interest
feel confident that there few men who would have
conducted enterprise Of much Importance, labor
danger, and anxiety, did Col Rogers on this oc.
cason From the day Of departure until our re-
turn not an accident any thing unpleasant occurred
No one received injury Of any kind There were gene
rally on the treaty ground Indians and Others about
. 600 for twenty days The Lord was with us as our
friend and protector.
splendid service Of plate has been presented to the
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