Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-11-07
Texas Bloody Battle in Hexiee--.
Victory Of the Texans--Detailes-<
The Killed.

It may be remembered that some time a9o.
| body of mounted Texan Rangers. under the
command Of Capt. Callahan, were, With the
appreciation Of the Executive, mustered in
the western part of the State. The objecs
contemplated by them. was to destroy the en-
campment of Lipan Indians on the Mexican
side of the Rio sGrands. and to exterminate
the warriors of that tribe which had long an
tested their frontier-murdering their wives
and children, and depredating upon our prop
erty-and such Mexicans and negroes as
would be found allied with them.
Captain Callahan, in an address to the peo-
pie of Texas, dated Eagle Pass, the, 4th inst
gives a narrative Of the campaign. The In
dian camp, he had learned, was situated about
80 miles west of the river, near the city Of
San Fernando. in the state Of -T.maulipss.-
Towards the I'd inst, about o'clock in the
afternoon. and when within about ten miles
of San Fernando-the Indian camp lying the
other side of the of town-they deserted three
hors.mep approaching them from mound Of
timber about mile to the northward.
| q At first" says Capt. Callahan (fcr we
now quota his own language,) . these men
were not noticed, VIC supposing them 10 be
herdsmen-but on their approaching wirhin
two hundred yards of US we discovered them
to be Indian ehieftains. ready dressed and
painted for battle and they were evidently
striving to decoy us from our position
1 Forming my men into line along the road.
waited for them TO begiu the battle. for BY
this time large numbers of them hal emerged
from the timber. seemingly with the intention
of attacking ms; they sopn srread out IN
front Of Us, and 70 our tight aud left, 70 the
amount of several hundred hor<sn,en. and
commenced 10 FIRE on ms Abous his time
one Of my men fred on cAief. about two
hundred yards distant. and broke ,eg Il hi-
horse. Percciving that the enemy. compo~ 4
of both Indians and Mexicans. we're trying ~
outfank Us. l ordered my men 10 chsrgs.
which was executed in fns style. and thirty
of the enemy were slain
While making our charge. the leff Hxnk
Of the enemy, which extended for nearly half
a mile. came in on our rear and opeaed on Us
a very severe firc. during which four of our
gallant men were killed The front and right
flank on which We charged. after gallant
fire. fed before Us. leaving as in possession Of
the position which It was cur Object and de-
termination to gain
Then we discovered thar our enemy num-
bered some 6 or 700. and their foofmeh were
n ezled in the timber. and had not advanced
in view on the prairie. My men for1lca in a
strong position beneath the bank Of small
creek. on which the enemy had been fneanped.
and their whole force coming up against us.
we continued the battle for about three hours.
when they fed in the direction of San Fer
nando, leaving, as We heard this evening.
some IS killed, and With the loss Of one hun
dred wounded. - s<zsnr avs s-s.~-
/ .sThis we learn from some Mexioans who
we're engaged in the battle, and from other
sources since my report to his Excellency, the
Hon., B. M. Pease. The same Mexieans