New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-20
The Massacre Of Capt. Marcy-Further Par
ticulars.

The Bonhdm (Texas) Advertiser of July
30 contains the following particulars o! the rumored
massacre of Capt Marcy, from infor nation given two
days previous bya person from Fort Arbuckle. Ac'
cording to present sdvices from Texas reaching to
Aug T. the report is COMMUNICATIVE telesraphs dis
patch from Washington published yesterday, confirming
the massacre, being without date. The Hartford Times
also says that letter. In the handwriting Of Capt Mar
cy, for his wife, with the postmark Waco Village
Texas July 30" received at the Post Office in that
city on Tuesday The letter had not been read Mrs
Marcy was out of town. If there 10 mistake 10 this
statement, the question, which 10 now In great doub
as ever, win soon be decided:
Mr.. E. Stevens, OF Fort Arblcke passed through our
town day before yesterday, and informed US that
doubt entertained at the military posts OF the entire
destruction of Captain Marcy and his mand, by the
Camanches Some two months ago, Capt NJ. left Camp
Beknap, with about % men, for the pupose Of explor
ing the country about the sources Of Red River, taking
with him field piece, and wagon train laden with
provision stores.
The details brought by Mr. Stevens are these On
the Dab July Waco Chief came In at Fort Arbucke,
spd reported tina, just nine days before that he had met
several large bands Of CaDahches who had In their
session a number Of army tents, wagon CLOTHS aud
other camp equipsge. These bands informed him thai
seven days before they had had two days fight with
l21 white men, all of whom they had killed-tha the
whites had and many wagons, and th.t ser the
6sht they broke the barrels, empted the sacks, and
burned the agons According 10 their account they
fought The whole of the first day and at night camped
al around tie whites. the next morning the battle
as renewed and time before set every white
wes slain The Waco thinks the lois of the Csnsnches
must have been severe, all their young men had
many noches cut In their halr-each notch signylng
the o,s Of relative.
Some in,imation of this disaster must have reached
Camp Belknae, for hear that eighteen had been
Mt from that post with orders search for Marcy aud
his comrades but 10 return within eight days AT the
las, accounts they had been gone eleven days 1t is
feared that they, too, have been slain.
Mr. Stevens also informs that a week or so before
the probable destruction Of Marcy command some two
thousand lodges of Camanches and Osages crossed the
Arksn,as at The crossing from Fort Lesvenworth 20
Santa re, moving southwark. This would have natar-
ally brought them in contact with Capt Marcy about
the time specified by the Waco chief.
Among other rumors we hear OF frequent desoruons
from Camp Belknap Il 10 also said that the Indians
have stolen all the beef cattle belonging 70 the camp,
and several horfes and mules.
At Phantom Hill the troops are wholly without meaus
Of transportation. As long ago as last April the Wicai'
tss ran Of with every osr footed thing belonging to
them The stolen animals, however, have been re.
taken by the commandment az Fort Arbuckie the Wlchi
tas having come 10 that post with them, not thinking
tina. they would be identified.
little more experience like the above detailed can.
NOT fall 10 satisfy toe General Government Of the folly
of employ Ing regulars on this frontier. They protect
nobody and other purpose than TO ban the
Csmanches TO the various points where they may chance
to be stationed At expense infinitely less lhsn they
REQUIRE and in campaign, two regiments OF western
Rangers would drive the Csmsnches 10 the base OF the
Rocky Mountains. If Capt. Marcy and his command
are murdered, general Indian war Is inevitable, in
which the employment OF regulars will Involve an ex'
penditure OF millions 20 no purpose.