New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-10-17
NUMBER 15s
LATER FROM TEXAS.
bLo0DY BATTLE IN MEXICO. THE MEXICAN
4sn nsno INDIANS DEFEATED BY THE TEXf,

BY the arrival yesterday Of the steamshi
Louisiana, Capt. Talbot, from Indianola Vi
Galveston, we have later dates from Texas an
important news frem Mexico. The Gslyestol
News of Saturday last has the following para
graphs:
The health of our city continues pood-n,
yellow fever. The weather is fine, but cool. anf
q general quietude prevails In the retail trad
there is some activity, consequent on the chang
| Of season, and the receipt of new goods, hut tn
wholesale business is dull We are forced L
believe that there is very little money in genera
circulation, and mechanics are lool3 s454if
arrival of country customers forsh}5s ke fstyrfsg
| A despatch was received here on Tburssast
stating that the Trinity had risen Eve feet a
| Cincinnati, and continued rising.
The Houston Telegraph says the receipts o
| cotton at Houston this season have far ezceedet
the corresponding period of any previous year
The wagon transportation is totally inadequate
but the Galveston and Red River Railroad viii
be completed from that city to Cypress Greek
over the worst road between that place And
every point tributary it, by the first or nfddle
Of January, and thereby diminish the difficulties
of transportation fully one-ffth to the aegre-
gate Of the business of the place.
In an extra of the Galveston Civilian we iud
letter from Capt. Callahan, in command of
the expedition against the Indians, addressed
TO the people of Texas. The letter is dated
Eagle Pass, Oct. 4. He narrates his movements
from the time he set out up to one day after he
had, in sharp engagement on Mexican terri
tory, defeated a,large force of Indians and Mex-
icans Captain Callahan's force consisted Of
III men-volunteers and rangers. He deter
mined to push directly into the Mexican coun.
try and destroy the Lipan eucampnent. and
accordingly he crossed the Rio Grande at Eagle
Pass and marched directly towards the town of
San Fernando, about thirty five miles west OF
the river. At noon on the Cd they encamped
on small stream about ten miles from the Rio
Grande, and up to this time the Mexican su-
thorities and citizens had shown them nr,cb
kindness and pretended to favor the expedition
many had even offered to enlist, but fortunately
were not received. The Captain thus describes
the battle: Il
After nooning it an hour or two, we marched
on toward San Fernando, beyond which were tho
Indian camps. Having proceeded some ten miles
along the highway to the city, over q widely
extended prairie, about three o'clock in the af
ternoon, while marching leisurely along, we
deserted three horsemen approaching us from a
mot of timber about o mile to the northwarfi.
At first these men'were not noticed, we suppos-
ing them to be Mexican herdsmen--but on their
approaching within two hundred yards Of us we*
discovered them to be Indian ehieftains, reasfyy,
dressed and painted for battle; and they.sere
evidently striving to decoy US from our position
Forming my men in q line along the road, /
waited for the enemy to begin the battle-for bY
this time large numbers of them had EMERGED
fromdhe timber, seemnigly with ,the Intention
Of attacking us; they soon spread out in front
of us, and to our right and left, to the amount
OF several hundred .hersemen, and commenced
to ire on US. About this time one of nv men
fired on q chief, about two hundred Yards dis
tant, and broke leg Of his horse Perceivine
that the enemy, composed of both Indians aud
Mex1cans, we're trying to outaank us, / ordered
my men to charge, which was executed in fine
style, and thirty of the enemy we're slain
Whilst making our charge the left flank of the
enemy which extended for near half mile, came
in on cur rear and opened on us very severe
fire, during which four Of our gallant men were
killed. The front and right flank on which we
charged, after a calling fire fled before US, leav
ing us in possession of the position which it was
our object and determination to gain. Then we
discovered that our enemy numbered some six
or seven hundred, as all their footmen were con-
cealed in the timber and had not advanced in
view OF the prairie Ny men formed in strong
position beneath the bank of a small creek III
which the enemy had been encamped, and their
whole force coming up against us, we continued
the battle for about three hours, when they fed
in the direction of San Fernando, leaving as we
heard this evening, some eighty five killed and
with the loss of one hundred wounded This we
learn from some Mexicans who were engaged in
the battle, and from other sources since NV re.
port to his Excellency the Hon NJ Pease
The same Mexicansi have also informed me that
the actual number our enemy was seven hun
dred and fifty men. After retreat of the enemy.
which was about dark, we supposing that they
would come on us again before day with large
reintorcements we fell back to the Rio Grande,
where we would be safe from any number Of
men and any quantity Of artsllery they might
bring against us.
Approaching the town of Piedras Neeras
about sunrise, we took possession Of it, and now
occupy q position opposite Eagle Pass on the
west bank Of the Rio Grande
The men who were killed of my command, are
W. H. Clopton and August Smith Of my eoinpa-
ny Rangers. Willis Jones' of Capt. Henry's
company, and H. r. Holland, of Capt Benton
of " olunteers. The men wounded are
John Gregory (dangerously,) of Capt. Henry's
company, Capt. Nat, Benton, slightly, and LIST
Lieut.. Henry King, slightly.
Patton slightly, and Eustaee Benton NOR tally,
of my company.
My men. rangers and volunteers, conducted
themselves with commendable bravery during
the entire action, with two exceptions, who in
gloriously fled from the battle field aud crossed
the Rio Grande before they stopped
am now occupying the town7ef Piedras Ne
gras opposite Eagle Pass, and intend to hold tile
position until reinforced from The settlements
The Mexicans have basely betrayed as by pre-.
tending to favor our expedition against the Ii
pans and attempting to draw US into snare at
our late battle ground, which would have sue
ceededsbut for the bravery of my men against
overwhelming odds.
| informed the prominent men of this place
this morning, that we did not come here to fight
the Mexicans, but to ip and exterminate the
Indians, and that We do lot desire to fight them,
although they have kille and wounded several
of our best men l have old them that they
must deliver up to us the Indians, otherwise the
Texians will make THEM responsible for the
murder of their wives and children and the
depredations upon their property. It is now
clear that they combine with and protect the
Indians. ! have tried to explain to them the
injustice of their course, and have advised them
that weswill invade their country and burn the
last of their towns, if they continued to protect
and fraternize with this band of outlaws, whose
hands are still reekinu in tha bloaa az ;DpnnanY