Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-10-30
Texas News,

The steamship Texas from lndinnola arrived at
New Orleans on the 2lst inst.
BY this arrival we hive Galveston papers to the
10Th inst. and other from interior and coast
towns
Tie Galveston News Of thc-l9th, iurns hes the
annexed interesting intelligence:
A letter received by this morning mail from the
interior confirms the news of the battle between
Major Van Dorm and the indians, brought NY the
New Orleans mail this morning
Mr.. Chas. +. barnard writes 10 the Waco Dem
ocrai. from Braaos Agency, Oct. LIST, thot.Jim Shaw
the famous Delaware interpreter lor the Texas lie
serve Indians fclf from fence that morning and
disloc atcd his neck. killing him instantly. lie
IS years of age, and has been identified with the
Indian affairs on our frontier for the last fifteen
sixteen years.
We an,r now received the fall returns foom the
county assessors for the present year, and the
footing up shows the total value of taxable proper
ty in the Stn!c 10 be Sl92.3S1 .311 against Sl33
59l 4oi for 1857, and Sl6l j0i;02j for lsj6.-
The lorl State tax, all valorcm, for this year, is
SOS SIS; %. against SOL l2G 81 for 1857. Had
there bcrnnn reduction III the rate OF taxation
the total taxes would have been Si'23, S75 81 50
that the State has lost by the reduction 50 ,992.-
-.
Tho epidemic had not abatcd at Galveston. The
weather quite warm, though there had been
heavy rains and strong castcrly winds. The
Season reported % intermonts the 10TH
l6th and 10th, OF which ~ were yellow fever
cases.
The News publishes n letter dated Waco Oct.
18th which gives the following account of the bat
tie with the Comauchcs.
| have, only this moment, had the pcrusal OF II
highly interesting letter from Chas f. Barnard,
OF the BRACES Agency, gisinga brief account of
another Brilliant victory gained over tho wild
Comanchcs and kickapoos, combined. Ma or
Nna Dorn's Second Cavalry, aud l., 5. Ross. with
the reserve Indians. opposed the wild tribes i'll
this combat
Ochilits, II Tah-wah-canos chief, who was in the
fight brings the intelligence, by express, to the
agency. aud gives, in substance. about follows
If the enc agement: The n Cavalry, under Van
ID rn, aNd tho reserve Indians under l.. =. Ross,
Capt. :. l.. Ross son, came upon the Camanches
near n Wichita village, about thirty-tiye miles
from Fort -lrbucke. The allies charged the Ca
munches in ravine; the reserve Indians, fighting
with tlc. accustomed bravery succeeded in cut
ting of about one hunlrel and sixty head Of ami
mails, which they saved, and the "a Cavalry driv-
ing the Caiuanches before them in most lcspe-
rate hand t5-hand fight.
In this charge Lieut.. Van Camp was killed i'll
stantly, Major Van Dorm was badly wounded, and
no was Junior Capt l.. 5. Ross, of the Reserve
Corps, aud about twelve or thirteen Of the 2nd
Cavalry weunlcl Our loss is severe, but ample
satisfaction il, Lad IN the killel Of the enemy. Some
4lscaips were taken atthey got. Several Canaan
che prisoners were taken. ami thc leo head of
been. taken into For. Arbacklc r,r li.al aid
1t is supposed that Van Dnrn's expedition will
now d,sbind anl return 10 their quarters, rs the
commander is ho.S de comiat.
T. | should have stated that three soldiers
were He'd in the ,u,lrrc.