Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-05-08
AlisfcIIancons ArtlfIrs.
REMARKABLE NARRATIVE.

vile, Oge county, Illinois, relates the fol-
lowing thrilling and remarkable narrative.
From his description of places and things
which he saw, we are perfectly satisfied
that his statement is correct in every re-
spect. A gentleman of this city, who
has Travelled over the country described,
assures US that no person except he had
visited these places, and witnessed what
he describes, could ever have related
truthfully what he relates. He conver-
ses in several different Indian languages,
and appears to have paid close attention
to what he saw passing around him du-
ring his sojourn among the savages. He
looked well and hearty; with the excep-
ton of his hands being torn by some
wounds from a tomahawk, he seems to
have suffered no damage.
Mr.. Baily left here some eighteen
months since with party of nine per-
sons, to engage in driving teams from the
GuH Of Mexico to the Rio Grande-l
They landed at Indianola, and hired to a
man named Ross, to drive team for him.
They drove to Nucas river and camped
there. While asleep, their mules were
stolen by the Indians. They prepared
the next day to follow them, and came up
with them at sunset. They saw six In
dams, fired at and killed them all, when
they were attacked by about 800, who
were secreted in the woods. They i'm
mediately fired on the white men, killing
all but Mr.. Baily, whom they took a
prisoner. They then took him back to
the Wagons, which they plundered of
all the arms and ammunition in them
They took two boxes of government
Colts revolvers, and twenty kegs of pow
der. The prisoner was stripped of all
his clothing, and bound hand and foot
upon pony. They then started for their
encampment in the Witchetaw Mountains,
which they reached after eleven days
hard riding.
They remained in camp about week,
and then started on robbing expedition
to attack a train on the Santa Fe road.
They remained about five days waiting
when a merchant train came along
They proceeded to surprise the train, and
killed every person with it, took the good;
and mules belonging to the train, anc
started for Kickapoo settlement, traded
off the mules for ponies, and returned tt
the Witchataw Mountains.
The prisoner was kept strictly confined
during the day, and was tied up ever,
night with pieces of raw hide, by tn
hands, to the limbs of tree, as high a
he could reach and stand on the ground
During the day he was allowed to Ii
down and sleep a few hours.
During the time Mr.. Baily was wit
them, they went on five robbing exped
tions, taking him always along with then
The last merchant train they robbet
they took two men prisoners who ha
bravely defended themselves till the
weapons were all discharged, and WI
had killed twelve Indians. These tv
were then taken and tied to a stake al
skinned alive. Mr.. Baily was place
close to them and compelled to witne
this horrible scene. Every time
would close his eyes, they would pun,
him with spears and bayonets until
would open them, and look on this p
ture of revolving horror. They tn
took the skin, reeking with warm bloc
and slapped him around the face with
covering him with blood, and telling bi
If he tried to escape, this should be
fate.
One of their excursions was agaiI
the United States mail Wagons. Th
killed the five men with them, tore OF
the letters, got out the money, and af
cutting out the pictures from the ba
bills, threw them away. They kept
the newspapers that had any pictures
them-throwing everything away t
was not embellished.
For three nights after this, they
not tie him up, but kept guard over h
4he third night they had big war dar
and IN the excitement, forgot Mr.. Ba
While dancing around their fire in fl
Oh the tent, he crawled out under
back of the tent, seized one of the pom
and escaped. He was soon missed,
was followed for five days. At the e,
ration of that time, they came so clos,
nm that they fred at him, which obi
nm to leave his horse and take TO
mountains. Fortunately he founC
small cave just large enough to CT
INTO In which place he remained a
"uu halt, the Indians being so near