Washington sentinel., 1854-05-07
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From the san Antonio Texan Of The 17th.

From the San Antonio Texan Of the l7th
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 asnumber OF sheep, and
that man and woman, the shepherd and his wife,
were missing. probably carried of by the Indians.
AT the door of the tent, in which the shepherd
lived, an arrow was found. The furniture, &c.,
in the tent was 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 2 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, a short distance off the Frede-
| ricksburg road Yesterday, between land oclock,
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 rum
ring up with her sides pierced with several ar
| rows. -
Upon seeingths, the German remarked that there
must be Indians about and that he would ride over
| home and pack up a 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 off 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
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
I, the house She screamed to the girl to run, and
the child being frightened, instead of fleeing, ran
Immediately into the house, and the mother secre-
ted herself in 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 to
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,
girl of fourteen years Of age, by the hair of her
head; here the poor woman commenced wrnging
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 fed, 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.
Active measures have been taken to pursue
these marauders. A party of twelve men of Lieu
tenant Stocktons company, under his command,
started last night at twelve o'clock taking with
them several ofthe Lpan Indians trailers
Expresses have been sent in various directions
and TO Forts Inge, McKavitt, Terrett and also to
Austin and Corpus Christi. in order that no mea-
sures shall be left unried 10 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, (citzens and solders)
They will be accompanied by Majors Neighbors
and G. L. Howard, Indian agents. Captain Whitel
has also voluntr cred his services. They would
also take with them number of fLpan guides.
Return of the Expedition in Search of the
Utah Indians.-From the Sante Fe papers we
extract the following news
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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 18th instant. They
followed them about an hundred and forty
miles, but failed TO overtake them. They travel
led up the valley of the Del Nore until they struck
the Indian trail, about ten miles above the mouth
of the Irinchares, thence through the Sand Hill
pass, on TO the head Of the Huerfano, down the
same ten miles, and turned up the north fork into
the valley ofthe Wet mountains They returned
by the head ofthe 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 il 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 impractical
ble."
Mysterious Afair.-The Petersburg Express
says: g A gentleman of our acquaintance, resi-
dent of Dinwiddie, whose veraclty is unimpeacha-
BILE, came TO our Office yesterday, and informed u.s.
that story was current IN his neighborhood of
foul deed committed as long ago as January last,
in woody dell near by. He proceeded 10 the spot
designated, a 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 ravine, he discovered a small
market pedler's cart containingtw empty boxes,
an empty barrel, and the gear belonging TO horse
About two hundred yards beyond, the carcase of
a horse lay, whose throat had been cut, and scat
tered along the hollow was sack-coat, nearly
new, ripped up the back as with knife shirt,
| the left breast Of which has two holes resembling
| the perforaton of bullets, the collar of which is
| torn as if by violence, and two empty bags.
These are still lying there and can be by The
interested or curious. No person has been mis-
sing in the neghborhood nor is the cart or clothes
recognizable"