Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-04-19
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steamship Mexico, we have Austin papers of the
18th, and San Antonio of the 30h ut, Galveston
10 The 9th inst and some other Texas papers
The Austin State Castle noticing The call by
the directors of the New York Pacific Railroad
Company upon the stockholders, for the payment
of second nstalment upon The stock taken, re-
n marks:
This company is the only one that has yet put
IN a bid for the contract under The act of late
legislature, and, as there is now but little over
month 10 elapse before the time for making bids
will expire, they seem likely 10 obtain il. This
movement looks as it they were ia earnest in the
matter, and is the best reply that could be made
70 the various charges preferred against them.'
The San Antonio IVestsr, Ieran, of the 30th
ult.. says.
:" large train of wagons left here on Saturday
last for The coast there 10 load merchandise foy
Chihuahua.
DR., Edwards and party left their camp below
town on Monday last for California. They drive
beef cattle across the plains. Other parties are
organizing for the same purpose and for the same
destination"
The lndianola Bullriin Of the Goth ult. says that
The lately imported bull, the :. Earl of Durham"
died few days since in Seguin, Of murrain.
The same paper has the following paragraphs:
Major E. B Rabbit, United States army, who
has been stationed as quartermaster in indianola
for two and a half years, has been transferred 10
j Baltimore, and, with his family will leave about
the close ofnext week for TINT city.
Business in this place has been pretty lively of
/ late. A good deal of cotton has been received
both by wagons and boats; hut The light stocks Of
| goods on hand during the last three months has
i prevented much being dore in the way Of trade
| AL no time since this place has had existence
has there been as much demand for goods il Is
hoped larger stocks will soon be Introduced We
note steady incteas in our trade with the various
4 points on this and the lower bays.
i "On Saturday we saw young man in this place.
4 pennies. emaciated aud helpless. He had been
shoctingly wounded and scalped by Indians on
i The frontier, and came in here on a wagon. The
people at raised funds 10 help him on to his
/ people in Ohio, and he left Saturday.
/ The Galveston Times of The 9th instant says
/ aGeorge Metz. esq, an intelligent merchant of
j Columbus Colorado. represents the prospects OF
the crops in that region 10 be quite fatering. He
says that not more Than one-twtntieth OF the last
i years crop OF cotton has yet found lis way to
j market. the planters holding back for the graz
| ing 10 become good on the praires. He states
that the steamboat Water Moccasin lately passed
1 by Columbus 10 receive her finishing at Matagor-
/ da and that steamboat has been built ten miles
j above Columbus that will soon proceed TO the
| month of The Colorado for her machinery. He
4 represents the Colorado and Brazos both TO be in
/ good slate Of navigation"
The Galveston Ne,ox, Of the 4ih inst, has another
| version of the late Indian depreciation near Fort
| Inge, as follows:
ave have received the following statement from
i Lieutenant Elliott, NJ r., who arrived in San An
tonic on Monday last direct from Fort lngc. which
will be found materially TO conflict with the para
/ graph that appeared in The Western, Isaan the
4 lGh Lieutenant Z. states that party Of Indians,
1 supposed 10 be Comanches, came down on the Sth
/ and stole ahent fifty head Of mules and horses be-
| longing 10 Skillmans mail company. which were
in charge of an agent on the bank OF the river OPP
| posite the station. As soon as the robbery was
/ reported to Lieutenant Elliott. who was then in
/ command, Lieutenant Carr with company f. was
i sent in pursuit, accompanied by Skman's agent
and several citizens. who soon found the trail. and
recovered several of the animals, which were left
on the road during the flight of the Indians. When
4 they reached the mountains, owing TO The rain
which had fallen and the scattering OF the r0bnado
to evade pursuit. the trail was lost. Lieutenant
i Carr then visited the camps of the Tonkawas and
i Lpans, when the subagent informed him that
/ none OF either Of these bands were missing, thus
proving that il must have been the Comanches.
i Lieutenant Carr brought Chahuita, the chief of
! The Lpans and one Of the chief men of the Ton
| kawas back. TO the post wheni the commanding
/ officer and the sub.agent had conference with
| them, and were satisfied that both hands were in
/ nocent Of he robbery.
/ .4On application Of Skillmans agent, Lieutenant
1 McRae, with twelve men, accompanied him TO The
/ camps Of the Lpans and Tonkawas again. he
being still under the impression the animals were
1 there, and made an examination, which resulted
/ in their entire satisfaction; when they returned
| to the post. Chaquta and the Tonkawas being
i allowed to depart
| Although there are, nomnally, at Fort Inge,
i four companies, they average but twelve men
each, most ofthe command being absent on other
| duty. b
/ Zone cause which might have led TO the sus-
| picion that the depreciation was committed by the
Lipans was, that they moved from their old camp
/ ing.ground at the time it occurred. This was
owing TO The death of Chaqnita's daughter. such
i removal being an invariable custom among the
| Indians when death occurs. But, instead of re-
moving farther from the post. they moved in near
i err, which would be strong evidence of their inno-
1 cence. more efficient bedy of troops than the
mounted rifles cannot be found in the service,
1 and the slur cast upon them by the Isran appears
! TO he most uncalled for. The regiment has been
engaged in frontier duty ever since it returned
! from Mexico and has earned "a reputation Of
which ii has reason to be proud. II is true, the
posts the Rio Grande are all garrisoned by in
fantry troops. with the exception Of Fort Brown,
/ where there is a mounted battery. and the neces-
| sty for mounted troops along this line Of posts is
| mut h felt infantry being altogether unsnited for
that service. The exposure of our frontier TO the
hostile attacks of the indians. backed by the Next
/ can authorities The other side. should surely
/ demand some attention from the general govern
/ ment."
Anxiety about Colonel FrcmoRt.-There is
/ his ominous announcement in the Missouri Re-
publican, Of April Z, in its summary of the latest
news TO The Goth Of February. from Great Salt
/ Lake City: 4. We see no mention, whatever, Of
Colonel Fremoni's expedition
II will be recolecied that Colonel A. w. Babbitt,
/ secretary OF Oidu leTTUOTy, WHO icil 1Tedt Sdlt
Lake City on the 9TH of February, gives the fol-
lowing account in the California papers Of meet
ing Fremont:
On the afternoon Of the Sth Of February, while
at our dinner, Ammcn, he brother Of Walker, the
chief Of the Indians, came TO my camp fire with
| several Of his braves who informed that he met
the day before, company of Americans that
they were hungry This was about twenty miles
from what is called Little Salt Lake, in Parawan
valley, and about 200 miles south of Great Salt
! Lake.
/ That night overlook Colonel Fremont al a
small Mormon settlement. Having the United
States mail in charge. had TO proceed In the
morning en- ronte for the coast. Knowing that the
colonel would wish to avail himself Of the oppor
tunity Ut sending 10 Washington sent one Of my
i men TO his camp, 10 inform him Of my arrival
He sent word 10 me that he would see in the
morning, excusing himself that he was so worn
down that lie could talk that night having Just
got into camp, and various reports were abroad
as TO their condition.
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