The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-09
The Texan Frontler-Army Movements, sc.

The Texan FrOntler-Army Movements, Sc.
from the New Orleans Picay une December T.
At latest Gates ON Texas all Was quiet through
out the length and breadth Of its extensive frontier and
the measures adopted BY Gen Smith to insure tranqu
ty hardly fail Of success Small maraudng bands Of
Camanches may slip throueh the chain Of posts times
but their depredatioUs must be Of minor consequence
and ample punt. bment will almost certainly follow the
commission of overt the part Of the savages
As 1t may BE- Interesting to many who have friends in
the army, and along the Texan frontier will give
statement Of the composition the and the posi-
tcn at present occupied by our troops
Two companies Of The 4th artillery under Lieut. Viii
ting at two companies OF the 7th infant
ry under Major Paul Rpggold barracks opposite Ca
mago two companies of the ist infanty under Captain
Wsllace at Laredo and companies Of the regi
meDt under Col T Morris. at Eagle Pass
Tbi, constitutes the ent1 force the Rio Grande but
We may scd that two companies of the let Infantry
under Capt Prince at the post at the head OF Las
Moras creek 90 tue road from San Antonio, thus
pypg connecting link between The Rio Grande lire and
that extending from the head Nueces Red
As interior line lookr towards the Rio Grapd eight
companies OF the Mounted Rifles under Col Losing
Rio Frio their permanent poss beng at Fort lnge on
the head OF the Leons and Fort Eue the Nueces 1t
should also be stated that the troops 1t the different
posts the Rio Grande and Las Moras much Of
the time engaged in securing the country forming it
perfect net work rendering to impos-
ble for any other than small parties Indians to
in any direction without being Uncovered
On the northwestern and 'rthern frontier and high
fanty under Colonel Bspbficge at Fort rerritt pos.
ut the lead If The Llsno five panes Of the Sh infan
try under Msor Morrison at For cKav.tt az the mead
Of the San ssba and ive Of the mt
der Captain Lee at Fort thsdboarne q cost
Oak Creek stream emp'yirg into the Colorado about
thirty mics above the mouth of the Coucho Five
panes OF he 9th infantry, under Colonel White at
the post OF Phantom il the clear fork Of the Bra
and five companies the ment un der Colo
mel LOOMS. 1T Fort Belknap post the salt fork Of
the stream. The above force forms the exterior
line sgant the epcroschme nts Of the Indians the
upper frontier of Texas ana scouting parte from the
different posts kept continually out the ample
protection IL s1ofde IN that qu-r
ON tie inner line, aud op-faiog MS rcouts there
tNo companies of the % crsgooDs under Col May at
Fort Mason on CaDabcDe cr-ek tmsit stream empty
irg into he Lano one company Of the same regiment,
under Col ct George Cooke 1T Fort Croshsu orar the
Colorado; two ccmpan also OF the regiment,
col. Hardee Fort Grah the Brazoe; and
company under Major Merrill Fort Worth, on the
west FORK OF the Trinity
Such the numbering in tho aggregate 900
operating at pres-Dr in r.xss As been already
stated the troops in the en excellen helth
Tho ssvsges who have long pet.red the froatier
commit o,her than miner andng for.ys even they
were disposeo The settlers SO Ear can learn
niuly feel der apprehension Of the inroads Of
their waIliks neiebbors
The fear OF mmedis punishment must deter the Ca
msncbes from committing o-pr.dations and If mesns
could only be provided furnish them With TODD,
should Of father ho-tifies from hist -erut
tribe. This is quest whco mapds the serious at
tsDtion Of govtrnm Mt for dIssn from many OF their
old hunting grounds ignorant Of agriculture and Dpro
vident in nature they must Inevitably in the end
be starved EXTERN mated they wilt be pescetul
opg they fed perhaps that Is the cheapest way
of iufuring border tranquility