The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-23

EAGLE PASS, Nov. n. 1862.
Gopher John a~d f. A. StpheHs-Hsxsrdoxs Es-
care Of Ne Lsts~-Bxn Fights and MAN
KlQed-Afrsy Bslsceem Wild Cat amd tie Ax-
htoyifies srd His Arest-JVfM Cal and the
AmeIoaw 7roops-Major Emorys Journey to
Camaygo to Orrfaks Mr.. Bartlstt-D eploraNe
Conditiow of the U S. Boundary Swrvey-Vigi-
lance of the Mericans, &c.
In my last letter, wrote you Of the ARRAY be-
tween E. A. Stephens and Gopher John. Stephens
was confined for six days. His chains had been
taken of about two days, when he succeeded In
making the Mexican guard drunk, and ct about one
o'clock 1t night escaped from his prison, and swan
the Rio Grands, which was pretty cool operation,
a. there was . northsr blowing at the time.
The feast and the bull fights on the Mexican side
were finished about . week ago. One nam was
killed by one ofths bulls. He was an old Mexican
herdsr, who WAS drunk, and into the arena, and
fell down during the fight. The bull tossed him
about twenty Eve feet into the air-he landed his
back, and was carried out speechless. He fingered
forty. eight hours, and died.
One night during the feast, at fandango, Wild
Cat, the Seminole chief, arrested negro, whom he
charged with stealing horse from his camp, and
about to try him after the Indian fashion, whom
the Mexican officers and their guard nterfered, and
. fight snsued Wild Cat and two Of his mon were
knocked down, and Wild Cats head was cut badly BY
. blow from musket. He gave Q signal to two of
his runners, and they started on Q lope for the
indian camp to bring down his warriors The Mex
icans understood the signal, and rang their alarm
bell, and by the time the Indians came down al
their force was under and their cannon plant
ed in the street. The Indians kept up the war
whoop for about two hours Every few minutes
Wild Cat would put his hand to his head, and
bring it away covered with gore He would look
then jump like buffalo bull. They did not, how
ever, get up fight, although Wild Cat has threat
ened to burn down their damned grass town." as
tion, it would be in striking contrast to the words.
" Dcfensores de Msrico," that are inscribed upon
silver plate that he wears upon his breast
A few days after this ARRAY, Wild Cat and all his
ment have assigned him . tract of very fine land.
Before leaving, he told me that in month
or two he is going back to Arkansas. to
persuade - many seminoles and other Indians
Rosa. Tho night that he Left the Indians stole ak
horses and mules frm Eagle Pass After reaching
Santa Rosa, he nearly succeeded ia getting up
fight that would have been too hot for HIN, for
Mr.. Chandler, with about one hundred men. includ-
ing escort Of forty soldiers, under the command
of Lieutenant Duff Green, having lost their boats
and provisions and most Of their ammunition whilst
surveying the Rio Grande, about sixty miles above
the mouth Of the Pscas were compelled to desert
the work and into Mexico for provisions. Be-
fore reaching Santa Rosa they encamped for the
night about Eve miles from Wild Cats camp Ia
the me ming Lieutenant Green and five men pushed
on in advance Of the party. At last, they
reached the huts Of the negroes belonging to
Wild Cat. Several Of the blacks ran out, and
one old fellow surg out, "Stop dare white
folks, l tell you; stop dare, de Chief General
Wild Cat says you can't come any further +"
After some talk, Wild Cat came up and ordered
the Americans back, and said that he had
sixty warriors stripped and painted hid La the bush
ready for fight Mr.. Green replied tina. he would
Lot 60 back, and tina. he had one hundred men who
would rather fight than est. This cooled Wild Cat
little, and be said that the reason he had stoppsd
them, was thdt they had frightened his women and
his blacks, fer they thought that the Americans had
come to retake some runaway Negroes who were
with Wild Cat. The remainder Of the Amerc aus
soon came up, and the party pushed on for Santa
Rosa and in few days arrived without molesta.
ton at Eagle Pass.
Major Emory has gone down the river to Ca
MARCO to overtske Mr.. Bartlett, the United States
Boundary Commissioner, who has passed through
Mexico without stopping at this place. The
men in the employ Of the United States Boun-
Diary Survey are dead broke, there being ut
present money to pay then with The MexicAa
authoriies have been lately more strict, for they
will permit no parties of armed Americans to pass
the river at this place. If any thing worthy
of rote, will write. ALAMO.