New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-03
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Two expresses arrived 10 this city IN
Col Whoa eswn.pSss 81 ths soeS ees from F.rt -
bocAls the Other Foss Wsshsta % Wedseeosy .",,s
last, BRINGING tbs ncaasohoiy ~
sence Of the destraofton of ths exoe11oon 70 %
vsssrs Of Red River asS murder q CsSeAA Marcy anu
the whsle Of hts eounmsnd, about saxsy nsn
IL sppesrs that Wsoo ehsi same luso Fors Arons.s
ahw days ago. and staisd. thai wesa oas os me
With biz b. I'd OF Indians about - dsys travel nom Ar
euckle, that co rpany u Comsncbss and ko~vcesms
nso bis camp, OF them dressed IN sodisrS otosh-
neses be hne. belonged troops ssd that they sssd b
him, that ~ the Csmsnches verr on their vay srssss
me post On the Brszos they aeross Caot narcys
expedinon' and Wien they Discovered him they ~sat
left
Al night the lndis, s succeeded In getting ~ ssu-
pede among the horses and mules, and raa them OF
sAsr which, about ak O'Clock shout Daylight thy
sttaekdd the command there oeang about 0o indiana
and fought al hsf day and the next day they succeed
cd In Killing Of the whole company.
II 10 also reported BY the same chief that the Canes
ches Intend atrachtns Port Arbuckle and the posts "a
the Brazos. He ssyS that he escaped BY giving ~
the pelries, &c. Aat hs he'd and glad got on y
that neana The Wscos live 10 the ncsshbpFh 81 ~
Fort Arbackle and the officers that poss place tat
cor 6dsnce In the rport Tho expresses sent in from
Arbuckle and wsAhiia show plainly that an Hscs
Indeed, reports Of the gathering Of the Comsnch..
In body their deterrntnsston to ssck Tho waisn'
been frequent th place for tue lAss tour or n's
months and IL sccords With the ststssnent made by C
Humpbns. Of Fort WsshisA who wees ous soue une
ago 10 trade with them and vas rsooed oy them ME
com panions murdered and be barely made h,s eesAve
an account s which putsisf sd In T@ Hrsld too
weeks ago. ,.
II this report proves be true and there appears %
be not much roo N % doubt H. an Indian gar y lse't
able There must be q combustion OF all OF the VIII
tribes that rusm over the prsries and through the
noun sins OF Ne~ Mexico. Tho real strength 81 taese
indiana % not Known and when combined gill present
formidable force, that tue United States wii md 'ey
hard subdue
The prsires wess will al ri the Indians means OF
avoiding troop Intricate The eanmocss 81 f'TH
da They extend for hundreds " miles, aud In many
places are nothing bu, s-ndy psin upon which rn'n
nor beast hrd subsistence. being generally testi
tute Of water The Indisns acqusiated ~t'h tho
prsiIes and know every hidins place and pisces Tor
retreat OF them b-ing inaccessible % tns whites
There 10 but regime OF ct uoops the Bra %,
and that gms MT haviog only about bali her coapt
ment OF men, divided into t~o posss. some dist.oc-
apart and the efore, In situation 10 large
and formidable band Of Indians, AMI are far f-o-o
the " bite settlements to be able to get aid from
that quarter
We rcsre. exceedingly the loss Of 90 many valus,e
lives and we are led 10 mourn over the sd fate o;
Csptaio Msrcy an intimate friend, and entsrpri.og
high minded officer Of the army. and Dr. q siumsrd.
an smiable and respectable physician OF our city sI
Captain Strain Of Fort Wsshlta and Mr. j. r Suyd.n,
Of Eew.York, who accompanied the expedition tor
pleasure besides Others Of ess note but lose
10 their friends will be nothing the less that account
ard will al their hearts wth sadness and gtet
An express left here on Thursday morn
ing for Little Rock, With dispatches from the Commapd
er Of this Post for Warrington City.