New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-05-16
Later fir. m Texas.

ANOTHER INDIAN MAssAORE--Si Men Killed
and Scalped. BY the arrival of the steam
ship Charles Morgan, Captain J. Lawless,
from Galveston, we are in receipt of later intel
Iigenee from Texas. An extra from the Office of
che San Antonio Western Texan, dated the 9Th
INST, gives the following account of another
Indian massacre:
By one of our citizens, John Crawford, who
just arrived in our city from Fort Ewell, we
earn the following painful intelligence. On
tuesday last, May I'd, Government Train,
consisting of fourteen wagons and about one
hundred mules, horses, etc, left Fort Ewell for
81 Paso, and had proceeded about five or eight
niles from the Fort. when they were attacked
ny about twenty Indians who were well mount
ed, and armed with bows and arrows, knives,
'ances and two rifles. At the time of the at
tack, the wagon master, Mr.. Mcintosh was
short distance from the train in pursuit of
horse and unarmed, and there was only one
weapon of defense among the whole train, and
that was an old rifle and unloaded The Ind-
ans made charge upon them and killed the
wagon master and sealped him, and also killed
i've others, some few escaped and two are still
missing they are supposed to have been taken
prisoners and are now with the Indians, and no
.ioubt undergo the most horrible fortunes All
the mules and horses connected with the train
were taken, and the wagons destroyed com
pletely with their contents, amounting in all to
some twenty or thirty thousand dollars One
Of the wounded men from whom our informant
Sgathered the particulars of this horrible out
rage, arrived in camp at II O'Clock M two
hours after the massacre. The Lieutenant in
command, notwithstanding he was at the time
sick In bed, within one hour had four companies
armed and equipped and in hot pursuit, and it
is to be hoped that they will overtake these
Savages, and hold an inquest over their dead
bodies
How can they possibly escape with such a
number of mules and so small distance the
start. .n....
We now give warning to our citizens on the
frontiers having families, to Immediately leave
their abodes, and come to our city where they
may be protected, for there is no longer safety
on our borders.
How much longer will our citizens continue in
their quiet homes and see their fellow beings
slaughtered around them by these savages2
Have they no longer any of the spirit of their
forefathers2
Has there yet been no action taken in this
matter by our State authorities We say, and
too, fearless of contradiction, it is disgrace
to the citizens Of Western Texas, who are capa-
BILE Of bearing arms to have the news of such
horrible massacres by these sayages around us,
go forth to the world
Let petition be circulated Immediately call
ing upon the Governor for aid
The Galveston News Of the 18th says:
Nearly all our country exchanges, speak of
having had the benefit of late heavy rain,
greatly improving the prospects of the crops
which never looked better
Most of our State papers give notice of the or
ganization Of Lodges, of the Lone Star Order, in
many parts Of Texas, and we are given to I'm
derstand that very large numbers of the most
respectable of our citizens are joining them
From present indications this Order must soon
become very numerous in the Lone Star State