New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-04-13

e Mr. VIM. Baly. formerly of Lynnville, Ogle county
this State called upon US last evening and related
the following thrilling and remarkable narrative
From his description of places and things which b
saw we are perfectly satisfied that his statement il
correct in every respect. gentleman of this city
who has travelled over the country he describes, as
aured that person, except he had visited those
places and witnessed what he describes could ever
have related truthfully what he related He con-
verses in several different Indian languages and ap-
pears to paid close attention to what was passing
around him during his sojourn among the savages.
He looked 6n and hearty, and with the exception OF
his hands being torn by some wounds from toma-
hawk he Aeenls to have suffered no damage He left
the last evening for Logan county where his
Mr.. Baiy left here some eighteen months ago with
party Of nine persons to engage IN driving teams
Il from the Gulf 0f Mexico 10 the Rio Grande They
landed at Indianola and hired TO man by the name
of Ross to drive team for him They drove to Nueces
river and encamped there Whilst asleep their mules
were stolen BIZ the Indians. They prepared the next
day to follow them, and came up with them at sun
set They saw ak Indians, fred at and killed them
an when they were attacked by about 500 who were
secretsd in the woods. They Immediately fired on
the white men, killing all but Mr. Bailey whom they
took q prisoner. They then took him back to the
wagons, which they plundered OF gill the arms and
alninanition In them. They took two boxes Of
9og6xnment Colts revolvers and twenty kegs Of pow
a. The prisoner was stripped Of all his clothing
and houIld hand and foot upon pony. They then
sarted f0F their encampment in the Witchataw noun.
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They remained in camp about week, and then
started on r0bbing expedition to attack train on
The Santa Fe road. They remained about five days
waiting, when merchant train came along. They
proceeded to surprise the train and killed every per
son with it, took the goods and mules belonging to
the train and started for the Kickapoo settlement
traded of the mules for ponies and returned to the
.Witchataw Mountains.
The prisoner was kept strictly confined during the
day, and was tied up every night with pieces of raw
hide by the hands to limb Of tree as high as he
could reach and stand on the ground. During the
day be allowed TO lie down and sleep few hours
During the time Mr.. Baly was with them they went
on five r0bbng expeditions, taking him always with
them The last merchant train they robbed they took
two men prisoners who had brayely defended them
selves till their weapons were all discharged and who
killed twelve Of the Indians These two were then
taken and tied tn q stake and skinned alive. Mr.
Baiy was placed close to them and compelled to wit
ness this horrible sccne Every time he would close
his eyes they would punch him with spears and bayo
nets until he would open them and look on this pic
tHre Of revolving horror. They then took the skin
reefing with warm blood, and slapped him around
the face with covering him with blood and telling
dim if he tried to escape this should be his fate.
One OF their excursions was against the United
States mail wagons. They killed the FIVE men with
them, tore open the letters got out the money and
Vomiting out the pictures from the bank bills threw
them away. They kept all the newspapers that had
any pictures in them-throwing everything away that
was not emhellished.
For three nights after this they did not tie him up
but kept guard over him. The third night they had
big war dance, and, in the excitement forgot Mr..
Baily While dancing around their fire in front of
the tent ne crawled out under the back of the tent
seized one Of the ponies and escaped. He was
missed and followed for five days. At the expi-
ration OF that time they came close to him that
they fred on him, which obliged him to leave his
lh0Ise and take to the mountains. Fortunately he
fonad small cave just large enough to crawl into in
>woich place he remained day and half, the Indians
gbp IN hat la
sas they searched for him.
He remained in this position until he was assured
bis pursuers had left, when he emerged from his
ceament and made Straight shoot for the Kickapoo
he reacoed the longedforpoint, where he hoped to
find friends and assistance. Nor was he disappointed
in this. Hewas kindly furnished food and clothing
by the Kiekapoos. He had subsated for the whole
fansh previous to this on birch roots which he dug
with his hands his lonely march. While with the
Uamanches he was fed on raw horse flesh Not
very pleasant diet, truly. The kickapoos treated
him very kindly, and showed him on his long journey
to civilization.
After leaving them, four days journey brought
him to the Ghickasaw's camp, from thence he proceed
ed to the Choctaw nation who treated him in the most
humane manner He jonrneyed to the Shawnee nation,
where be was welcomed to the best they had in their
lodges Leaving them he next reached Cherokees,
and then made for Missouri, which State he made
sone twenty miles north Of the Neosho. From thence
sle came to ST. Louis, and then to this city having
Travelled constantly and steadily on foot for over two
months. 385i,s
Il As stated before, he left there last evening for
Mogan county, where he has mother anxonsly wait.
ing his return. Mr. Baily is a young man. about %
wears Of age and born on the 4th of july national
day Of independence. He says he Is an independent
man. but said he did not feel SO ut the time he was
witnessing the horrid murder Of his feow.men among
the sayages 0f the Far West. After eighteen months
hardshipnnd rrivations he finds himself once more
among ciVllized people, and in land Of peace and
ftapnneHas We should suppose by this time he would
IA oid III 1nnafn IN Enckart1om and ronm no more