The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-24
Later nom Texas and RI Paso.


We have papers from Galveston to the 18th inst In
dian depredatons reported in almost every interior
Tape. We receive. petition signed BY the Indian
ing protection the FL Paso and other roads 1t states
that in April forty five wagons, carrying $sS 900 worth
OF goods and $500 head Of cattle left San Antonio for
Fl Paso and California and urges that they entitled
10 military protection. Besides the above they include
o1r{ emigrant wagons with 200 souls and 600 head
oi cattle skilman's train passing monthly, Sweets
S1in oi Axts carts and ten uasaas nov bound In Co.
1t requires argument to show that the trade and
unse on the FL Paso road merits protection and
the aid he in the But he has not the means
a. hand OF defenong that route as it should be done
infantry cannot do t-cavalry he has not In SUFFICIENT
We find the following account of further Indian out
aaess in an extra Of the San Antonio Ledger published
NEAR Fonr EwErI, Texas, Nav q. 1854.
About noon to day, teamster BY the name Of Mans
wagons for Eagle Pass Fort Duncan) came into Fort
Ewen with the report that Indians supposed to BE- H.
post, drove of all the Transfers woundng soma hiir
OILERS and then cutting the mules out Of the harness
ana run them on. There were fourteen fifteen va
gons the same number Of teamsters and wagon master
lMclntosh) with one extra man. Mcintosh was on
hne horse and has not come In. 1t Ia supposed he i
killed and his horse taken Two of the woundsd tesm
sters have since come in, and three wounded MAKING
six accounted for.
The commanding officer on hearing the report orasr
ed out five different parties of riHemen one Of twsnt
men, under command of Officer, and four parties Of
zen, each under command Of sergeant; with each Of
as guides As the Indians have only about two hours
the start II s probable they will stand pretty hard
chance Of getting sway-for on occasion did SEQ
spirit for The chase Pork and bacon sugar and coffee
scarcely thought Of In fact half an hour after
the alarm was gwen, every man in the saddle, and
O'Clock P. G.-sin.s' writing the above oue az tha
rihemen has returned from his party and reports ve
dead bodies In the vicinity Of thu wagons one OF which
he recognized to be Mcintosh the wagon aster. the
Of the other four he did ascertain ne
tian weapons believe the Commanding oscsr viii ssrd
cut to morrow for the dead bodies.
There Is no more than ten fifteen soldiers at present
at the post The other part Of the command have been
out sometime scouting and still out In the vicinity
Of Los ojueios think in three different parties each
under an smcer Two omoers only remain at the post
Iwi write to you again and give you the result ol
An extra Of the Sam Antonio Ttsar Of the sth. h.
another account Of the same the greater part
of which We subjoin:-
ed in our city from Fort Ewe learn the following
painful ntellgenceOn Tuesday last, May 2 govern
dred mules horses left Fort E~s for P.so n sns
had proceeded about five eight miles from the Fort
when they were attacked BY about 20 Indians who were
ances, and two rifles. At the time of the attack the
wagon master, Mr. Mcintosh, was short distance from
the train in pursuit of horse and unarmed and there
was only one weapon Of defence among the whole train
and that was an old rifle, and unloaded.
The Indiana made charge upon them and killed the
wagon ma5Vr anu Bcalped MIN, ana also killed hv0
others Some few are still missing they supposed to
have been taken prisoners and with the Indians
doubt to undergo the most horrible tortures. All
the mules and horses connected with the train were
taken, and the wagons completely destroyed. with
their contents, amounting in all to some twenty or
thirty thousand dollars One Of the wounded men, from
whom informant gathered the particulars Of this
two hours after the The lieutenapt In COM
mand, Notwithstanding he sick in bed Mt the time
within hour had four companies armed and equipped
and in hot pursuit. and is to be hoped that they win
overake these savages and hold inquest their
dead bodies.