New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-06
EXCITING SKIRMfSH WITH THE IN
DIANS IN TEXAS.
From The Pc, land ME. .i,sus.


The following description OF the successful repuse OF
Indsns BY Captain s. ID. Carpenter of the Army was
extracted from letter OF the acting Surgeon OF Camp
Lancaster giving an account OF the afiar-party a.
spectator az some distance snd partly as he was H.
formed at the time BY those immediately engaged.
CAPTAIN Carpenter is the son of Jo.hus Carpenter,
formerly Collector of the District of Penobsco'. He
was bern in Psrs, Oxford County, In 1910, edIcs'ed
at West Point and graduated IN loio. =. ,e,c
CAMP LANCASTER, Texas, Oct 10 1850
A few days since our camp was IN a hgn s'a,e OF
excitement in consequence Of brush WIN Tue ihuians
and the fears entertained Of the entire loss OF our party
Captain Carpenter Of The let infantry, who commands
this post, went out with muk team 10 procure Some
poles for The purposes of the encampmen Inc party
consisted only of the captain, armed WITH iP"hng
p ce and revolver two musicians with ties privaes
NcCulloch and Demon with muskes and the teamrer,
who was unaImed i accom- nied them, carrying my
fowpg piece 10 AIDED only with very fine shot USED or
pathological purposes in the expectation that nsh'
come some email birds. Not tee silghee' Gull
ger of any attack was spp,ehended -,
twas found necessary to go further man had oeen
expected procure poles Of the required iengh; out
they were al last Obtained, the team loaded ana we
were on our return to the camp the captain adusorC
NOT having seen ANYTHING to excite the least alarm
While thus on our homeward way, the captain, On
turning reund the team had come 70 stopi auo
ode back with BeardaI, TO ascertain Sna. "as VIC
difficulty kept my ground watching Their progress,
and intending to await their return On tnen 10y
back they passed through hollow; and Iosins sgu'
of ib,m. l was looking every moment Tor 'oer leaP
pearance on rsing the other eide; when, Imagine 10y
oonste nattn on seeing party OF iodians, .9ne "
loot and some on horseback suddenly make then aP-
pearsnce between me and my friends, who were no
where 10 be seen. II
Nv interest was intense-tbere was DOT 8 snso1~ y,
doubt on my mind that the Captain and beaIual nna
been cut off before they reached the mea anu eau,
which were now surrounded and must inesIa ~!
share the same fate. My eyes still nve'ea On .os
spot, one man, whom l recognized as the unal ~
ieanlster, bulst from the throng pursued ny ~
the race was one for life or death-t ,9ll 'e I'm
mated, down went the man exhausted CT khea' no,
ror-siruck waited to see IL any more OF 1ui 1870
would attempt escape; but could see opy Ias NO.
runping sbout, yelling triumph.ntly we sV ta.
the whole of party mad been cut Oh "''uo''
single shot. - .,o T.,
While still intent on the horii scene, ne IN
dian who hal run down tie tesmser 'u1nsH 70
ward ne, having been joined BY sn3tna ner'n ~
mounted on q piebsld bore. Ihis Iou,ea me
hom my trance; not moment Was W " ne'
our camp vas five or six miles di'sn'i l
stranger 10 the road; my horse ws. ne" 70 III heo
nevtf been accustomed TO hurdle iscee over IAVne.
and though Ihorny busbos; my chane lo' esaps sas
tmall, bu, my lie was az stake. pu' NY more y
u;mos: speed and be gained upon ny Pfs1e.s. hays
.st ysef Of his nerve and tea' De ~ee GOOD of
the race tuned - take one ae f''A o. "o '~''e v
| action. Intiaps only were - slgh'
There was then bu. one srJse y PI--'' J