The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-11

We have Galveston papers to the 31st of March
Bishop Freeman of the Protestant Episcopal Church,
had arrived.
The Galveston Nems of March 2sth says-A general
court martial, of thirteen members will assemble at
Austin the 18th of April for the trial of Assistant
Surgeon Steiner and such other persons may be
brought before it. 1t viii he remembered DR.. steiner
he bound in 81 900 to appear before the Civil
Court on the second Monday In June Brevet Brgadier
General Nm $ Harvey Will preside over over the court
three Captains, making two supernumeraries in
any should be absent the court requiring not less than
eleven
Capt VIM. d. Blair, Commissary of Subsistence is ap
pointed Judge Advocate of the court.
Lieut.. Col. ID. ID. Tompkins, Deputy Quartermaster
General having returned from leave of absence will re-
lieve Major W. W. Chapman, Assistant Quartermaster,
as Chief Assistant QuarteImaster of Texas
SAN ANTONIO, March 19.-The government express
rider has just come in from Loredo which place he left
the evening of the 18th. He reports party of
of the town. and attacked of Mexican carts load
ed with goods for II. p Bee. One Mexican serious
y wounded and the rest of the eansters fed into the
But few articles stolen, the news reached
town, and company went out in pursuit under Lieut.
Witter which had just in from long scout The
Indians were pursued about ffty-fve miles till they
gained the mountains, when their trail was lost In
their fight they dropped their guns and blankets well
the few articles they had stolen.
On the 18th another party supposed also to be Lpans,
within six hundred yards of the town, and killed
horse, taking of upward of twenty head. Several
Mexcans who were out herdng cattle have been since
missing, and all tho rancheros from above and below
coming in for protection. All the military that
could be spared from Fort Mcintosh and Fort Ewe were
out in scouting parties At the time the express left
further had been heard For the last two months
the depredations of the Indians have been incessan
Seven citizens of Webb county have been murdered and
the Indians every occasion, have escaped with i'm
punity. There are five hundred infantry in the
garrison at Fort Mcintosh but they altogether unfit
to cope with the Indians, who down unexpectedly
well mounted, and matt their depreda;ians evan -
sight 81 thf are known 10 be Ipans and are supposed
TO be of the party which lately attacked the
rancho of H. p Bee. and drove of several head of mus
tangs from Roques camp These same Indians now
receiving assistance and being fed at the United States
post Of Fort Inge, the Leona Chepita the chief
Of the Lpans met by Lieut. Witter, OF the Fifth
Infantry at Fort Inge, when in pursuit OF tie Indians
who attacked Bees rancho but denied that they be-
Ionged his band although he admitted they might be
Iipans whom he could not control public meeting of
citizens of Webb county held at Laredo the
18th for the purpose Of taxing some steps towards re-
dressing their grievances Resolutions unanimously
carried forward the sngs to the Governor with
request that he will have the question of the guilt
innocence Of the Lpans inquired into and that the facts
of the report be made known to the United States govern
men and urgent appeal be also made for sufficient
mounted force.
1t was also resolved thai the meeting recognize the
right apply in the of the county to this civil
hories for process TO arrest the murderer and robbers
and should they be found in the Lpan camp and their
delivery resisted to take them by force, should it even
involve the destruction of the whole tribe committee
appointed to correspond with the citizens Of Bexar
Nueees starr Hydalgo Cameron counties 10 ask aid
in organizing force of not less than two hundred men,
who shall be prepared at their expense 10 carry
into effect the civil of the county against the In
carried unanimously, and the meeting adjcurned to
meet again the 5h of April when it was supposed
they would have heard from the Governor.
GEN Smith has started for Fl Paso, end is about to
form another post hundred and fifty miles above
Loredo the crossing of the Rio Grande at Preside
Del Note Two companies have been ordered out from
here under the command of euts Stockton and Blake
and four companies from Ringgold barracks
A small party came in from FL Paso, last evening,
ahead Of the mail ain which they passed several days
back. soldiers wife killed BY the Indians, belong
ng Mr. Sweets train which out last month with
goods. She had strayed of up the creek with her hus
band. at mpa Springs, and about half mile from
the wagons, when they attacked by party OF In
dams who captured the woman, and not being able to
carry her off alive from the resistance she made they
shot her on the spot. Her husband who unarmsd,
escaped and got safe back to the camp The party
were met shortly after with the scalp the point Of
lance.
The Governor Of New Mexico has prohibited Mctiofin
from digging salt at the lakes which he had leased and
has offered reward of two thousand dollars for his APP
prehenson and various other amounts those
ed with him in the late ARRAY with the Mexicans /
matter Of doubt whether tie lakes in question
are in New Mexico or Texas