Washington sentinel., 1854-05-07
6eneral Satslligenff.
From the San Antonio Texan Of the i7th.


Frontier Outrages. Yesterday, about three
o'clock, p M, news was brought from Mr. Gala
gher's rancho, on the San Geronimo, about twenty
three miles from this city, that party of Indians,
four or five in number, and supposed 10 be Ca
manches had made their appearance at that place,
had killed and driven off a number Of sheep, and
that a man and woman the shepherd and his wife,
were missing probably carried off by the Indians.
At the door of the tent, in which the shepherd
lived an arrow was found. The furniture, &c.,
in the tent scattered about, and trunk broken
open, and its contents thrown out. From that
place they then took their route over the hills in
the direction of San Antonio.
This morning, at o'clock, Mrs. Forester arrived
in town, from whom we gather the following later
and more dreadful account.
Her husband, James Forester, had resided for
some months past on small rancho eighteen
miles from town, short distance off the Frede-
ricksburg road. Yesterday, between 2and 30 clock,
her husband was preparing to come to this city. A
German neighbor, who lived about mile off, had
rode up and engaged in conversation with For
roster, and during which time cow came run
ring up with her sides pierced with several ar
rows.
Upon seeingthis, the Germanremarked that there
must be Indians about, and that he would ride over
home and pack up few things he had and then
return, as he was alone, and that two men would
be better able 10 meet the Indians, if they came
than one. He accordingly started of. and had
Indians, well armed with rifles, bows and arrows,
knives and spears, made their appearance short
distance from the house and commenced calling
Forester came to the door and asked them what
they wanted. They asked for something to eat,
but before he could comply with their request he
was shot through the body with rifle ball and
fell dead. The mother, with her infant child in her
arms, sprang TO the door, but before she could es-
cape she was knocked down with gun. receiv-
ing blow on the back of her head, and they, sup
posing her dead, commenced their other depreda-
tons. She Immediately sprang out of the door
without her child and started for the bushes which
were near by. As she turned the corner Of her
house, she was met by one of her children, girl
about twelve years old, who had been to play
near by, and, attracted by the noise, was coming
t. the house. She screamed to the girl to rum and
the child being frightened, instead of fleeing, ran
Immediately into the house, and the mother secre-
ted herselfin the bushes.
She had hardly secured herself, when she heard
the cries of her four little children at the house,
and, actuated by those feelings known only 10
fond and devoted mother, when her children are
in such an awful situation, she, regardless Of dam
ger, rushed to the house, and coming TO the back
part where she could look through, she saw
sight too horrible to relate
One Of the savages had her eldest daughter, a
girl of fourteen years of age, by the hair of her
head; here the poor woman commenced wringing
her hands and wailing, she could not relate what
followed, it was too horrible, and God grant that
we may not be panied to hear such another trage-
dy related, and too, by mother about her child
rem. Seeing there was no hope of saving her
family, she fled, and arrived in San Antonio this
morning.
She believes her children all murdered, and she
says if they had been killed before her eyes, she
would feel far different than she does now ifthey
are not dead, she knows they are in the hands OF
savages, and will undergo the most cruel treat
ment.
A
these marauders. A party of twelve men of Lieu
tenant Stockton's company, under his command,
started last night at twelve o'clock, taking with
them several ofthe Lipan Indians as trailers
Expresses have been sent in various directions,
and TO Forts Inge, McKavitt, Terrett, and also 10
Austin and Corpus Christi, in order that no mea-
sures shall be left untred to trace these depreda
tons TO their proper source, and TO punish the per-
petrators of the murderous crimes, which are
becoming almost Of daily occurrence on our from
tier.
Another party is about to start, consisting of
some forty or fifty men, Citizens and sodiers.)
They will be accompanied by Majors Neighbors
and G. T. Howard, Indian agents. Captain Whitel
has also voluntr cred his services. They would
also take with them number fLipan guides.
Return of the Expedition in Search of the
Utah Indians.-From the Sante Fe papers we
extract the following news
"The expedition in search Of the Utah Indians
who stole the animals from near Taos, about
three weeks ago. and which we noticed in our
paper Of the 4th, returned, after an absence of
eleven days, Saturday, the 1lth instant. They
followed them about an hundred and forty
miles, but failed to overtake them. They travel
led up the valley the Del Norte until they struck
the Indian trail, about ten miles above the mouth
of the Trnchares, thence through the Sand Hill
pass, on 10 the head of the Hueriano down the
So m Ian miles and turned n n the north fOrk
the valley ofthe Wet mountains. They returned
by the head the Sangre de Criste pass and Fort
Massachusetts, They saw many indications of
Indians, and at one place counted more than
hundred lodge-marks. They followed the trail
until it joined the main village, which is now en-
camped further to the north in the valley Of
the Vale Salado, and numbers, as is supposed,
near three thousand warriors. The detachment
crossed the trail Of Col. Fremont in his recent
survey for railroad, and found large quantities
of snow, sufficient to render the route mpractca-
ble."
Mysterious Affair.--The Petersburg Express
says gentleman of our acquaintance, resi-
dent of Dinwidde, whose veraclty is unimpeacha-
bic, came TO our Office yesterday, and informed US,
that story was current IN his neighborhood of a
foul deed committed as long ago as January last,
in a woody dell near by. He proceeded TO the spot
designated, little 10 the west of Vaughn's road,
about three quarters of mile from Poplar
Spring church, and six miles from this city, and
there, in deep dark ravne, he discovered small
market rpedler's cart containingt empty boxes,
an empty barrel, and the gear belonging 10 horse.
About two hundred yards beyond, the carcase of
horse lay, whose throat had been cut, and scat
tered along the hollow was a sack-coat, nearly
new, ripped up the back as with knife, shirt,
the left breast of which has two holes resembling
the perforation of bullets, the collar of which is
torn as if by violence, and two empty bags.
Thes are still living there and can be seen by The
interested or curious. No person has been mis-
sing in the neghborhood nor is the cart or clothes
recognizable"