The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-12

Texas.
MORE AEQuT c APT MARCY AND HIS MN

MORE ABOUT CAPT MARCY AND HIS MEN--TEs IN
DiANs-A MAN SHOT BY AN EDITOR, ETC.
[fr m the New Orleans PicayuDe, Aug Al
BY the arrival of the steamship Mexico, Capt
Place, from Galveston the LIST inst. We have re-
ceived files OF Texas papers, from which we extract
the following items Of news.
The following is the article from the State Ga
stte, Of the 9th ut, to which we referred Mon.
day. 1t is the same in substance that We copied
fsom tho Fort Smith Herald Of the 18th ult -
Capt Marcy is engaged in exploring tho head
per posts from two sources that four of his and
two guides had been lost, whether killed by Indians
OF not, seems not to have been known.
"Sinco writing the above, an express arrived in
town. bringing tho intelligence that the whole COM
mand Of Capt Marcy has been killed. Ivy the In
diaIs The news was brought into Fort Arbuckle,
and coming directly from several Sources renders it
almost impossible to discredit it. The Indians in
and mules belonging to the command, and about
daylight commenced an attack which was kept up
during the whole day; the Indians encamped around
Marcy, and at daylight the next morning renewed
tho attack and continued it until every man OF
Marcy's command was killed.
6 The news was brought in by tho Wacocs, who
had, about ten days previous, been in the Calnche
camp, where these particulars we're learned. The
Camanches, it is sGd. had the Kc.o ways with them
in the fight. They said the command they encoun.
tered had with them eighteen wagons. 1t is known
that Captain Marcy had howitzer with him, but it
is supposed that, from some cause, he unable to
it. The Indians arc represented to DO in great
force, and arc making preparations to move upon
and attack the upper posts
Captain Marcy had been despatched for the pur.
pose OF exploring the country lying upon the heads
Of Red river, with view to the settlement of tho
Indians there. and in prosecution Of his duty had
proceeded to the upper waters OF the Wasnita,
whero tho attack was made which resulted so disas
trously.'
The same paper says, that a party Of Indians
camc to Fort Belknap about two weeks ago, at
night. and drove of thrty-cisht head Of mules
OUT oil tho garrison enclosure, guarded by scnti-
nels When the fact vas asccrtaincd, tho COM
mandibg officer was able to mount only about
twenty Tor PURSUIT, and those in the most indiiicf
ont manner. or course there was no rccarture Of
tie anmals.
Tho saiEc thing occurred only short time sine
at FLanttm Hill, where forty eight head Of mules
were taken, and where the commander was unable
. make even an attempt Mt their recovery. The
S sborces aud some o'ber Canarche ba9ds are
said 10 be opcaly hostile. and they have declare
Their purpose Il driving the troops from the above
nsmt d two posts
We mentioned come time srce that difficulty
md occurs Il in Ri hmond, the 2lst ult between
j. q Wright, editor Of the Brazos Data, and a
~ Hanson. which resulted in the death Of the latter
70 seems that difficulty had occurred the evening
before between the parties, in which blows had been
exchanged. on Wednesday morning, as Wright
was pas sing along the street, ho was accosted by
hafson with abusive language, who at the same
timc endeayorod to attack him. Wright retreated
INTO house, and warned his assailant off, but he
WisistlDg, Wnght Grew p,stOi ana shot MN down
| Hanson wos armed. Mr.. Wright surrendered him
self and was held to bail in the sum Of 81 900.
Tho Houston Telegraph publishes the following
extract Of letter. dated Wacoe, July %, lSj2:-
"Within the last hour news came in from Fort
Graham, that the Camanchos had come in and
taken all their horses as the soldiers had gone to
Fort Beknap, they having taken all the horses at
that post, ard killed several persons. We have
raised company here in less than two hours that
will start to Fort Graham in the morning Times
are squally.''
A letter from Laredo, in the Nucces Valley
says that party Of seventeen Indians attacked
four Mexicans recently, and killed three of them
The one who escaped severely wounded, but got
into Laredo with the news.
| Five companies Of the Rife Regiment are ordered
to the Rio Grande. One company ia ordered to
Fort lngc, on the Leona, subaltern and iteen
men remaining at Fort Merrill. on tho NGeces,