Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-06-12

CHEAT B1TTLE WITH TEE ENDEANs.
We Publihiled despatch, lasely, giving brief
sosOuntc q battle in Texas, between Capt. EoHDs
rangers snd the Camanehe Indians. It occurred in
Northern Texas near the head waters Of Red river.
Capt FoaD gives particular account Of The battle
from which We extract the following:
The right wing, in charge Of myself and Lieut..
VIVA. A. Pitts, moved straight through the camp,
and poured Ia 3 CALLING FIRE upon the retreadng
enemy. Lieut. Allison Nelson, in command Of the
left wing, assisted BY Lieut.. James H. Tsnersey and
Lieu Vim G. Preston charged to the leil, and pur
sued the hying Camanches with viRoF and effect.
In the meantime the head chief, Iron Jacket had
rdan out ia gorgeous array, clad in coat 81 nail
ard bore down upon cur red allies He Has followed
By warriors for safety TO his armor. The ehaFp
crack az Eve or six rifles brought his horse 20 the
ground and in q few moments the chief FELL riddled
with balls. Oar Shawnee guide, Doss, and Jim
PoekmHTk, the AndsFoo Captain, claim the arst and
lsst wounds, The fight WAS now general, and e1
endsd very soon ever circuit Of six mes in length
and more than three in breadth. Il Was, IN fact,
almost q series OF single eombAts. Squads Of ran
gers and Indians were pursuing the enemy In sveTy
direction. The Csmsnohes would occasionally halt
and endesvor TO make stand; but their efforts we're
unaEailing. They were forced TO yield the ground
to our men ia every instance. The din Of battle
had rollsd back from the TiTsr-the groans Of the
dying, cries Of frightened women and children,
mingled with the reports Of Ere arms, and the shouts
Of the men as they rose from hill top, from thiokst
and from rsyine.
The sooond chief had rushed into the conflict with
the friendly Indians. A shot from the shawnee
Captain, Chul.le-Qus, closed his career. The
Cananohes between the camp and the river were all
killed OF driven from the field, and our red allies
sent up a wild shout OF triumph. By direction Of
Capt Ross portion Of them held the camp Of the
enemy.
The rangers aad the friendly Indians s,ill pressed
I the CamRnohes, nor did they stop pursuing until
their failing horses admonished them that they could
/ % no more. BetHsen II and ! o'clock the firing
1 had almost ceased, and squad after squad Of the
troops we're returning to the Camanehe camp, bring
ing With them horses prisoners, and other trophies
Of victory Capt. Ross had very properly suggested
J to Lieut.. Nelson the proprety of keeping The mon
! well together; and when returned from the pur-
/ guit / found large proportion Of the men drawn
/ up in order Of battle.
! The Camanches had another large encampment
! three OF four miles above, on the Canadian. They
I had hesrd the firing embodied and threatened to
charge u.s. They we're evidently playing for Sn ad-
/ vantage and their msn@uvrss induced our Indians
/ to believe them very strong. Que allies proposed TO
! draw them out, and requested me to keep my men
/ in line to support Them, if necessary. The Canaan
ches descended from the hill to accept their preferred
Invitation. With yels and menaees, and every ePe-
cies of insulting gesture and language they tried
TO excite the reserve Indians into act Of rash
4 ness by which they could profit. scene was now
enacted bezgaring description. It reminded me Of
| the rude and chiValrOus days Of knight srraUiry.
! Shields and lances, and bows and head dresses,
/ pranciDg steeds and many minufiG, were not want
/ to complete the resemblance. And when the oon-
batan.s rushed at each other, with defiant shouts,
nothing save the piercing report Of the rife Vsried
| the affair from q battle field in the middle ages.
Half an hour was spent in this without much injury
to either party. detachment Of rangers was sd-
vanced 70 reinforce the friendly Indians, aud the
/ imposing pageant quilted the held, like q mimic
battle upon the stage.
It was determined to leave the Indians in posses
sion OF the prisoners and captured horses, and 10
/ hurl the rangers upon the Camanches. My men
! made q forward movement, if not with the preois-
ion Of prseticed veterans yet with IS muck ooolness
! and bravery The enemy instantly began 10 retreat
direeted Lieut., Pitts tp show himself and d5tach-
ment upon the hill with the iRtaRtion to stsa upon
! them. Lieut.. Nelson anticipated Re, snG passed
| around the base Of the eminenee at q run. The
unfortunate arrival Of the TOnohahuG lndiSnr upon
our left flank prevented the complete success IF the
| mapqu4rs The Csmanches broke aad fed in VHri
! GUS directions. We pursued IS fast jaded
/ horses could carry as, After run Of two and 4
half or three niles, / saw We COULD effect no more
and called of the men. In this second CONFLICT tbs
enemy lost seven killed, and left on the grOuDi seV
I eYal wounded Our loss was one Waco ludiaE
killed and one ranger wounded (Geo. W Pascal, j.
ruuniCg our hsrses OTt Of the time since o'clock
A n l determined to msFeh 10 my camp tina
night, fearing the Indians GIT sseertEtn ip iocai
II and ove-pOWsr the weak guard / left to p-otsc
il We learned from 8 captured womsn that nhal'
Hump YES twelve miles below with . considers
bic number Of warriors, and We knew fugitiyss has
rsaohed his camp and notified him Of our presence
The force of the enemy in thssc tWo engagement
amounted to upwards Of 800. The captured oanll
had seventy lodges and fires. The other party nun
bered over 100.
The enemy had msHy wounded, but it vas inpoS
sibe to ascertain the numbsF, end therefore n
guess ct it will be made We captured over 30
head Of horses most Of them are in possession 0
friendly Indians-some fifty er sixty are In tn
hands OF my own msn. There are few, if any
American horses among them. We took Is prisoners
mos, y Womsn end children.
a Mexican boy vas taken prisoner, and told
Mexican 1nuleteer that the Csmanohes were dryin
and packing meat, to make a eaapsign against tn
/ whites and Reserve Indians II msy not be true
though the bales Of dry meat were there to show 10
themselves The Mexican escaped on the night q
the l2th.