The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-07


MORE INDIAN 0UTRAGEs-AN0THRR suvRx Your-
TEN PuRs0Ns KILLED.
The editors of the San Antonio Ledger have been
permitted TO make the following extract from q
letter dated Fort Merrill, May 8, 1864
Just at this time the country is filed with Co.
manches. On the 7th Lieut.. Cosley, of our fort,
had severe fight with fifty Of the red skins. He
only had a sergeant and ten men. Sergeant Burn
and two men were killed and Lieut. @. was wounded.
The Indians stood their ground well, and the en-
gagement was desperate for half an hour. The In
dams were armed with guns, bows arrows, and
lances Cosey's men only had revolvers, and fought
Indians were left dead On the field, and as many
more wounded The fight was unequal--five to one
yet G. and his men charged through them re-
peatedly. Several of the horses were pierced with
have done more mischief than within the last three
years. They are chiefly Comanches, with few
Muse alaroes and Lipans.
From another letter we have the following names
train, the attack Of which we noticed in our LAST
Killed.. 8. Mcintosh, Jack Mcclure, l.. Pat
tersons, Perry Petty, and August Sartor. Wounded
Powers and Ferguson; both recovering.
The extra Western Teran, of the 22d ult, saws -
We have Just been handed letter dated Corpus
Christi, Thursday morning, May H. and from it we
learn that the evening previous an express rider "a
soldier of the Rifes) arrived there foot and re-
ported that party OF Indians caught him near the
San Patricio, and took from him his horse, and
him loose, told him to 60 back to Corpus Christi,
and give the information to Gen. Smith. The same
night the mail Rider came in, party under COM
mand of Capt Gibbs and Lieut.. Witter, left Corpus
in pursuit of the Indians. At the same time ex-
press was sent to Fort Merrill with instructions for
Capt. Hatch to come down and meet Capt. Gibbs
with another party, and to Join him. This last ex-
press rider came back about ii o'clock and reported
that the Indians run him within five miles of Corpus
Christi. At o'clock the same night, Major Chap
man, the Quartermaster at Corpus Christi left with
part Of eighteen teamsters to go in pursuit Of this
last party of Indians. Judge Neal and several
others started out on the scout Also and when the
express left for San Antonio, the next morning,
hey had not returned.
From gentleman who was present and witnessed
the conflict Of Lieut.. Cosey with the Indians near
Fort Merrill the Western Ieran learns that on the
same day these Indians made an attack upon some
Mexicans at lake Trinidad and killed Pedro CARA,
and also his son and two of his cousins, and third
one who escaped came running in and told our in
formant (Mr. Crawford). He was nearly dead with
tered, and his uncle. 1t was some time before he
could relate the facts Mr.. Crawford and several
others Immediately proceeded to the place at the
lower end of the lake, and found them all lying
He also informed the editors that much stock has
been killed and carried away by the Indians in the
neighborhood of Aqua Nueva and the Blanco.
A gentleman at San Antonio, on the 2lst who
editors Of the Ledger that two Mexcans were killed
few days since, by the Indians on the Hondo,
fourteen miles from Castrovile, and plundered Of
all they had in their house and burnt it. he also
tells us that the Indians seen daily within few
miles Of Castroville and great apprehensions are
felt by the surrounding inhabitants Cattle or
horses straying of are soon killed or driven of.
The news is now current in town, that the Mexi-
can Maromas, six or eight in number, who have
spent some six months in San Antonio, delighting
our citizens with their feats in ropedancing, &C.,
and who left here few days ago, for Mexico, and
also, the Italian Harp Players six in number, who
have all been killed Although this last report can.
not be strictly relied upon, still we fear it will prove
true, as they left here unarmed.
In the neighborhoOd of the Leona we learn that
most of the families there have collected together for
the purpose of being prepared for an attack from
the Indians. They have been furnished with arms
from the Government, upon of the citizens CIV
ing security for their return. The citizens on the
frontier are moving In daily. On the Attascosa seve-
raj families have left, especially the women and chill
dIen. 1t seems that in the neighborhood some Of
the men have resolved to remain and defend their
crops and stock or lose their lives in the attempt
MIR. X. j. Jones, Of San Antonio, who has just re-
turned from Corpus Christi, states that, when six
miles beyond Fort Merrill, in going he saw twenty
five Indians coming in this direction On his return
from the coast he was informed at the Fort by Capt
Granger, that an express had short time previ-
ously come in, and reported that party of Indians
about 200 in number, had crossed the Nueces at the
Rocky Crossing, on Thursday evening of last week,
proceeding towards this part of the country. II ia
believed that fthe twenty-five seen on the previous
evening were part of that number.
An extra from the Testen Teran announces that
Sergeant McNaly had succeeded in catching and
routing the Indians who attacked the Government
train near Fort Ewell taking from them every thing
they had, the mules they had taken from the train
near Fort Ewell and all their own mules and horses
equpages, paints, bows and arrows-in fact every
thing