Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1858-08-07

and village, in company with and one oil. Inc
volunteers called out of this Nation by Gen.
Cooper, tagent for the Choctaws and Chicka-
saws,) TO repel supposed invasion by the
Cumanches, which turned out to be only Il
small thieving party who took from the vlclnl.
f. of Fl. irbuciile, some thirty or forty horses
belonging 10 Clic;asaws and were recaptured
at the Wichita village, and the thieves seen,
but the Wichtas refused to give them up
saving that it woald insult the CaGanche Ma
ton who We're their good friends. Tho,s who
stole the horses were seven in number, six
men and q woman. The Wichitas conducted
them about 40 miles on their Journey home
ward, when the Comanches observed that they
were ashamed TO 90 home without horses and
concluded to make a trip to Texas.
1 Gen. G. called the Wichitas to council or
4 rather sent for the principle chief TO come
4 to our camp about four miles. The second
A chief and one councilman came. They said
! the head chief had gone north TO the Canadian
: with several of his men and horses, but as he
3 went in the direction of the Grand Camanche
4 Council now IN session above the great Salt
Plains on the Arkansas we suppose he is with
them. Two other companies of Wichiras
were out from the village one in the noun
A ains, the other towards Texas, probably for
4 more horses. They are very much afraid OF
Texas. Knowing their guilt and deserved
punishment, Texas ought to come over and
whip them out, and get back their stolen horses.
! think Waller from Bellpap would find his
horses, unless he waits too long the one he
did get, was found not more than thirty miles
from the village, on direct line between the
village and Belknnp.
hat D.. he. 10, iprr
IA powerful eflortto combine all the ComauEhes
ltagainst Texas, that seventribes had met, about
three weeks ago. Osages and Kioways had
been invited to take part with them and share
: the spoils equally. All OF which was to
Iavenee themselves for their defeat with Capt
Ford.
They Will not bring their families near the
frontier. One thing was about to forget
This Comanche council is holden near the
Usage Agency on Arkansas, at which the
Wicbtas say, the Comanches were to receive
: a considerable amount of presents. including
munitions of war, for their fidelity, TO the
people of the northern frontier. IL this be
true and they come, they will come better pre-
: pared than before. 20
have been here nearly three months, (water-
ing,l and from signs that would be visible TO a
blind man, Texas has but few friends north oil
Red River and west cf this, but many enemies;
and being a Texan for the last 10 years
know some of hertrials and difficulties. The
; wide circulation OF your paper will bring this
TO the eyes Of many ofny old frontier acguaiu.
lfances and better prepare them TO meet the L.
dams, should they come in heavy force, L
Whether Gen. Cooper will make this known
10 the people of Texas cannot say,l befeve
him TO be kind-hearied, gentlemanlyt good
man who is well beliked by the Cbpctaws
and Chickasaws The Wichitas village is sit
uated So or 60 miles north of Red River, a
few miles east Of the So deg. of west'ongisude
wbiei lius IS how being surveyed dsom Rsd
River norlh and plainly uiar9ef by arge
mounds every mile We supposfi woald -
Be lev miles nom The giilagt, 4 bad not
reached DAT fat lsst wses, the .Nislliiss FeF
have ~ agent fhfopgh whorsthss can b Hn-