Washington telegraph., 1855-10-31
Texas Rangers ia Mexico.

/ OF an expedition against the Indians on the
Rio Grande. giving an account of battle,
which was fought on the 3D. inst. On Mexl-
can territory. between the Rangers under
bis command. and greatly superior force
of Indians and Mexicans.
The Rangers. ii appears, crossed the Rio
Graude at Eagle Pass, on the second of
October, having been invited over by the
! Mexican authorities there. On the follow
/ ing day. some twenty miles from the Pass,
they came up with the Indians. and battle
ensued. The Indians were Lipans. Semi
noles, and Muscalcros. under the command
Of the Seminole chief. IFild Cat, and
numbered about seven hundred warriors
among them a number of MexIcans.-
The battle lasted about three hours. when
the Indians fed in the direction of San Fer
nando, having lost eighty-fve killed and
about one hundred wounded Captain
| CtAIIahte5s's force consisted o. one hun
| dred and eleven men, volunteers and ran
| gers. of whom four were killed-viz: w H.
C2opfon, Aug~st Smith. Wills Jones.
and II. r. Holland The men wounded
are-John GTcs0rH dangerously; Nat
Benton, slightly Eusace Benton. NOR
tally Henry B. King aud - Patton,
Slightly
The Rangers were in possession Of the
iown of Piedras Negras. opposite Eagle
Pass, and Captain c. says be intends to
hold the position until reinforced from the
settlements The Mexicans, he says. have
basely betrayed U.s. by pretending to favor
cur expedition against the Lpaus. and al
tempting to draw US into snare at or late
battle ground, which would have succeeded
but for the bravery Of my men against over
whelm;ng odds
81 Informed the prominent men of this
place this morning" continues Capt. CaL-
iaiGn, that VIC did not come here to fight
the Mexicans but to whip and ex;ermiDate
the Indians. and that we Do not desire to
fight them. although Hey have killed and
wounded several Of our best men, have
told them that they must deliver up to US
tie Indians Otherwise tie Texans would
make them responsible for the murder OF
their wives and children, and the depreda-
tions upon their property. 1t is now clear
that they combine with and protect the In
dians | have tried to plain to ttem the
injustice Of their course, and have advised
them that we Will invade their country and
burn the last of their towns, if they contin-
ucd to protect and fraternze with this band
IF outlaws whose hands are still reeking with
the blood of innocent women and children,
who have recently fallen Oh the soil of Tex
az, beneath the tonahawks of relentless say
ages We molestcd none of their property
until We found them fghting side by side
with the Indians. whose Gemouiac hands are
still wet with the blood Of Tcxian women
and children. And we have since troubled
nothing save what was necessary for our
own support and safety. Had we supposed
the Mexicans would have united with the
Indians against US, we would never have
crossed into their country with our number
of men-but We are now here and intend
to hold footing until something is accom-
plished.
The Captain makes a stirring appeal to
his countryrDen for assistance, and says:
We are well fortified here, with cannon
for our protection, and have support at hand
sufficient to shield us from destruction till
we receive reiEforcements. We have bro't
all or wounded with u.s. and they arc well
cared for at the hospital at Eagle Pass.
Our dead shall be brought in, and receive
decent iutermeut or American soil We
are in hourly expectation of au attack from
4 thousand Mexicans and Indians but we
can whip them Again call on you for
assistance for the sake of your individual
protection and that Of your common country
The Indians say they are determined to kill
as they 60, and they cross the Rio Grande
for your settlements almost weekly. ifihey
are not cxtcrminated. any hour may ring
the death knell of some of your kindred and
friends
There will be no safety for your frontier
settlements hereafter The Seminoles Mus
calcros and Lipans are all determined to
scourge Texas with blood and outrage so
long as they remain uDchastised. We fought
all these tribes yesterday, and, as we learn,
the celebrated Seminole chieftain Wild Cat.
Alen Of the frontier. come then and help
US. bet none come but those 0ho will and
can fight. If yoI come. come quickly, and
como well prepared.
The Civilian states that Capt Henry E.
MeCulloch and others are raising volunteers
/ TO join Callahan
The Eustaee Benton. spoken of above as
mortally wounded, was a son of Capt. Nat.
Benton, nephew of the Hon. 7. H Benton.