Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-02-14
HORRIBLE CRUELTIES TO MRS. WILSON, WHILE
49, 40 A CAPTIVE AMONG THE INDIANS

anRR1HLR CRUELTIES TO MRS. WILSON, WHILE
Sc .. :. ".- NJ a CAPTIVE AMONG THE INDIANS.
We have already announced the and return oil Mrs
1ans wilson of Texas TO san,e Fe who had been taken
.ns by The Camanche Indians md subjected TO tho most
extraordinary euees. The uar has very justly excited
thu eraae., in Mexico against the Indians
g,o Mrs Wilson'S narrative, appears that che is but
II years Of age About year ago she was narrleo 10
young farmer In Texas. and IN ap aey J%n nsu
srea BY Indians and the party was compesa 70 return
raxas bu, Mr and Mrs Wilson remained at 81 paso WheLe
belpe s,olcn they compelled also 10 give
hs Man o going to California, und sci out their re.
III july In August Mr. Wilson and his father
ins hands OF Iuoano and were murdered. M,s
no hi Paso and again in September started Tor Tex
a with her three brohers.n.aW ano f .p pu'; ,n
within ,treo days journey OF Phanom ni sn hi1n nm.
nrs, they were attacked by Camancncs ~ne SOME
- tssy men wers oil pursuit. Of aome OF nef aa'
had hasn stoleb A Mexican, who was WIN Mrs Msv ~
Gas hro,beIn.inw lad. of IL and 10 years were
eeasd bound and carried OIL With tho enfe property u
The party. :, ,,,,,,, n,oceeasa In a North.
tirect,oo each being appropriated he the properly OF
one or other of the chiefs Thy were stripped y! ne n
h.,r cn,hoo and otnewlec b,ualy treated MRS WILSON,
rscnp soon !, become mother wac subjected
70 every5 conceivable cruelty ana inaignng reas
used exposod to guss Of oil kinds her e'h iace'au
Sv Sarsts and whips OF by loads of VOID she wac
Obliged carry ON backs compelled 10 90 tao
Of men, punished for her Inability oY 1sas o
sood-and al, this lasted for twenty i've days A. ms mo
In advance 10 the monog as usual SSa S e
accomplishing by secreng herself In some bushes VII the
Indiana had passed.
Fortweve days she wandered through hs Indian eoln'
nv nubssng upon bsres when she fortunately ie'l In
Win some Now Mexican traders, who furnished her WIN
sone mems clothing and blanket In consequence OIL
sSsr mse,log with Camanchc they had leave her be-
bind aud shc narrowly escaped second capture Su ~
the subsequent lid OF of the tIader faeoo ihuah
shs was enabled after hiding herself tor eight 10 es
Al tho expiration Of THO time she was rescued oy he
traders furnished with horse and brought u me to~n
Pecos New Mexico, where Msjor Carleton and ohers o.
tho army took Of her and enabled he 10 Ptoeeeu
Santa Fe. .,,.a.
This il bat an outline of terrible story the counterpart
Of which, all except the escape are said 10 DC equen
la,tes from Santa Fee says mat tne "ns us
.hs Cauanches the Indians
Tps letter mentions the escape OF young Mexican "o
man who returns after years terrible captivity expec,ns
na Cananches practice cruelty 10 lis utmost refinement
sovards their capves Children trained 10 be more saw
age than they themselves and women are subjected
oSttasea too horrible 10 be mentioned.
Ths SANTA Pc Gaz.tts says The two brothers OF Mrs
Wilson are vet in captivity aud unless soon reclaimed vii
smblus taste for the Wild life Of hs Indian ami 90 iosese
,bou,ands of capyes among the Indians OF New NeScu
principally women and children the former ATE forced
ba-os tlAvea Of the and the latter are auea lot "n
1iass,s rstz - . 5.ee.
Wnen Governor Merriweher came out ne was fortnnat
snou9hto rescue two Mexican ats from the
one sixteen and the other eighteen years o. G ~
beaa captured from Chhuahua tee years ana .n
other months before They cent t2ne Governor
ths State who acknowledged the conduct OF
were large number of Mexlssn women 10 captivity
they rag one American woman, with small childPthat .,
INDIAN day. when shey uere travelling on hotoe1ues
,ook The child from It's mother, threw Into the air AMI
m cams caught his and that Others rod
no al u salEop took Il ibe. spsals, and passe
Surely orr aosefnmcnt will permit ouch oursges Il
90 unpublished even fit be 10 ssterminlts To-
whole tliba Of lnese b9tp1 aavages - 80.
-t-cy = rs -, IN
A, IN, recant extensive sale of real esnta OF PALMYRA
Eiuysnna Cour, House. Virginia., consisting Of tho hoe