New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-11

only about twenty pursuit. and these In the moot 10
different manner Of eurse there was no recaPtare OF
the animals
The same thing occurred only short time since n
Phantom Hill, where forty eight head OF mules wsrs
taken, and where the commander was unable TO make
attempt at their recovery. The Sosnone-s snd
some other Camanche bands said 10 be openly no'
tile. and they have declared their purpose Oh dh'ns
the troops from the sbove-nsmed tTo poss
We mentioned some time since tina, Il
difficulty had occurred In Richmond. the 2lsi Ut
between J. G. Wright. Editor of The Bra,os DsEa ana
Mr.. Hanion which resulted ia the death oil inc Ss's''
II seems that difficulty had occurred the evening oe
fore between the parties In which blows had been on
changed On Wednesday morning, as Wright was
passing along the street. he was sccostsd Oy dSnson
with abusive language, who atthe same time enoesVore1
to attack him. Wright retrested into house ana
warned bis assasnt OF, but he persistng, Nright Ore"
a pistol and shot him down Hanson was armed mr
Wright surrendered himself and was held to ball In tue
sum Of 81 go.
THE Houston Telegraph publishes the
following extract Of letter dated Waco July - l'93
Within the last hour news came In from Fort Grs
ham, that the Camanches had ms In aud taken all
their horses the soldiers had gone to Fort Beklap
they having taken all the horses at that post AMI Sed
several persons We have raised company here ia
less than two hours and will start to Fort Grsham IN
the morning Times squaly.
A letter from Laredo, in the NucceN
Valley says that party OF seysnteen lndlans attacked
four Mexicsns recently, and killed three OF them Ine
Laredo " ith the news.
Five companies of the Rifle Regiment
are ordered TO the Rio Grande. One company i5or'
dered to Fort Inge on Leona subaltern and fifteen
men remaining at Fort Merrill, on the e. SGe9 s.
TIE INDIAN MAssACRE.-The Fort
Smith ark H,rdld Of the 2ith ult has the following
| intelligence from the Plsins
! We learn from a gentleman who arrived from Fort
Washita Saturday evening last that the Ch'csas
i bn tfa1 Col
msnches, trading expedition, aud was supposed
TO have been murdered arrived at Fort Washits few
days ago. reduced al most 10 skeleton by stsrsatoo
Il appears that lie made his escape mis- horse, and
that re ved snd such vegetables rs he could
ind In the prairie wandering about for several days,
until he reduced to skeleton, and was SO weak As
to be slmo,t unable to ride ana In l4t condition was
found aud brought iuto Fort Washits.
| Nothing more has been heard from Capt Marcy 8
command acd walt Ia suspense aud anxiety - hear
from them We have covered with several gende'
from Fort Washlta, and IN, generally believe the
report Of the Of Capt Marcy and his men 70
| be true. We Informed that Col Humpbres sts,ss
that the Csmanches ssd they were on their way 10 a.
tack the fort at Phantom H They now say the whites
are euceavorpg 20 take their land from they aud thsy
are determined to drive them Oft, and II is said, they
have become desperate and ii Is feared they will com
| bne and co much more mischief upon our frontier.
| CAPT. MARCY.-We yesterday received
Dispatch from ct Louis contrsdcting the authority
of aoyices from Fort Smith, dated July 25 the report 81
the of Capt Marcy given by adyices recessed
here of the date of the 9th We should rejoice 10 fad
this true nut fears yet predominant. Accounts oy
the way of Texas corresponding nearly In date brnE
the same distressing from the same regions,
with slight additional particulars, which give al
air of ssSder probability. Still it may be true, and we
shall look with extreme anxiety for the real counts
from Fort smith which ought 10 be Forwarded with zoe
umost dpstch TO the headquarters Of this dlgsio In
| this vicinity
Capt Marcy the subject of 80 much anxiety. Is
tive OF Massachusetts and Is of the family with
The late Secretary OF War; Ex-Governor Marcy, of New
York but not his son, of the papers have re
ported He entered the army as graduate from "es'
Point In l-}2 with the rank of bTeyet . Lieutsn
of the 5h Infantry IN which regiment he became p
Captain IN 1915, by regular promotion. he wac severe
ly wounded Ressca do Ia Palma, and placed on re-
cTuliing duty An invalid during the la $3.50
be wss orde red the indian frontier; commanded
Santa Fe exploring route, and lastly 10
the den gerous service ON which he Is absent.
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