The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-08-26
rhe Trouble at ri Pa.o.

The New Orleans Picsyune has the following pariic
ulas oil the d,thc ules between The Americans and Mex
leans al Ell Paso contained in letter from that place OF
the date OF Jolly ~;
From Tho the California emigrants strike The
river, they losing catie hundreds Leen
stolen from tho and carried to The side OF the Al
the head er hese robbins parties is tho Monies family
nve brothers, protected by the aohortes On the lob OF
i2h named Mayer. the owner OF 400 go bead
cattle, this eide TO look Zoe tory head he
bad os In his rounds he hcsd In
psHo this town The Mcrcsns were bedding them
ge,hef With ely b, ri Of Mexican cattle. II.
took the cattle, and taking the hcrdes 10 tue acaldc
when they took the bushes and could be found
sierwsrds Mager then drove all the cattle hs camp
on the American side oil The
The next day he came back ard ordered by the
pfefecto bring all the Mexican cattle this town, winch
he did tho day. and for stealing thoss
and other cattle and thrown into prison. lie has had
uial yet "a ss.t-ast1.# r.. fH.4 asaal. e.lsE
= Alter t- i7th sll hope given up OF having Msg,r
released The Caiiiornisns made up party TO rescue
han fom The The thing talked about for ,cv
crst days no person appeared pay any attention ID
On tina fnonDg Of the 18th, between and o'clock was
wskened by airing IN the direction the prison. and soon
Afterwards received message from the prcfcco that par,
Y Of Americans bad STACKED The prison hsd been re
pulsed. and that dead and wounded had been lo on
the ground and requested them soon found
nysion the spot. and by the light OF the day bsi u
btesklng recognised in the desd Eser Hendfe lie
district attorney oil FL Paso county, Texas had him i'm
medstels removed to roou and Afterwards acros
tho river Tor bufnt The wounded man, Samuel Ham
mock. was one of Col SkilImans man the bali had
penetrated his lungs, and be died IN rwcyour hours at
lerwards. 70 tse .s
Mayer IL sH prison. whou, prospect Of getting on,
'oo tss II The taken by The nutbof-
hd nnd particularly by the preiecto Iosc Sauchu. have
b"ea arbitrary In the extreme IL evident Ma
=; hhs not had fair hearing s Lers my prosper
a. Much excitement prevails the American side CT The
rVer Az condemn the avics attempt Of the patty the
n.h o. he 70 o. but they also condemn he con of,be
nteNcto. upon whose shoulder, tbe ~tol. blame
hhsef 10 prison, hi. ptopeny In the hand. of strangers
~rhgpsihe prospect OF bcing released"
INK LATE lsDtls GIT THE pLl,Ns--In the Plato
Argus OF tfe oih we Ind account OF the late hkkt
among the Indiana oil the plains Ffom this &c count We
rather that the number Of rawnees Iowa. Ouoes &c
one side were eight nine hundred and OF s,our
and Cheyennes one thousand. The Sioux Ara,
the Otoss and owas and being beaten or turned mo,
ihePawnees, who. IL seems then with The OF
toes and Iowss. but Immediately Joined them The 6vh,
vas maintained I'LL O'Clock in the afternoon when n
band Of Sscs and sPoawaltomiee, who had been with
the Otioes in the morning. back and Joined them
The hight went on, when the Sioux and Cheyennes took
to fight. and pursued until night Ten OF The Sioux
and Cheyennes were left dead upon the field a number
more were killed and wounded.
On the part OF The combined detachments. one Iowa
was lett dead The field; Otloe was killed. 10 Pa
nee ~srors and several women and children were al 90
killed. Wounded, 4 Iowas, 10 Ouoes, q Sacs, Poua-
watomes, and about 20 Pawnees. Several OF the wound
ed have died. The len Sioux and Cheyenne warrior.
loud dead the held Of battle scalped and the
eouquerors celebrated their victory the usual Indian
mode M ~ tssa taaa tafE .tatN4 Ia
This J. the second time The emaller tribes Of the M.-
sour have been victorious the plains within the lat
new years The FIRST time was ssain.t the Cumsnehes