Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-11-21
Border Troubles.


tbeen committing Giepredationa upon the
tIcitizens 81 Texas. numbering the people
and carrying off great deal OF properly
Finding the United States troops ON the
border, under Gen. Smith, nettlclent m
Restraining the murauders, the people de-
ltermined to take the mat m hand them
selves. Captain Cal ahan raised 9 COM com
panys of Rangers. and nth the consentslt
| is said, Of the Governor of Texas and ats
so Of the Mexican Government, crossed
oyer, into Mexico to chaslise the Indians
IIfthe Mexican authorities at first gave
consent TO the pursuit OF the Indians It
was subsequently viii drawn and lsuccee=
ded by actual hostilities against the ie1s- s.
ans. On The Sd Of October Ca llahaps
with one hundred and thirteen men en-
coun tered about one. Thousand IndianS
and Mexicans, and5a fight sensneds The
| Texans lost five killed and woundedS and
The enemy one hundred, Although sus@4
cessful in the engage ment, Callahan was
obliged to cross back to Texas. and to
make good his retreat burnt the Mexican
town Piedras Negras. The enemytbere=
fore, instead of teing chastised, are only
exasreratcd. and further aggression upon
the settlers are anticipated. Great excite
ment prevailed in Texas, and volunteers
were assembling at, Seguin and other
points, to aid Callahan in a second 7inIa-
sion. Gen. Smith, in the mean while
without orders from Washington. merely
looks on, and, Gov. Pease rs accused OF
Iipefficiency from IA fear ofEcompronitting
the General Government. sdl laefet
This is the account itentbya citizen
OF Seguin, who writes to the National'ln-
telligencer. On the other hand tits fear
ed that the affair will assumetthe form, Of
fllibuster assault upon Mexico. eandres
suit in serious difficulties. The General
Government will. no doubt,tpromptiy in,
terfere TO punislnlhe Indians. tI necessRryI
and to prevent the Rangers.int1Rmed
passion and uncontrolled by competent
and authorized officers, from the CONS
mission of unjustiiable acts towRrdsuthe
Mexican people. .7nqs 7ad Har4 !asElgp
The latest news from Western TexAsis
contained in despatch dated, NewsiOrs
leans, the 2ndfinst. -CqPt Callahan had
disbAnded his company But scventyri
eight men thenuremainedi lat the1rcndsss
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