New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-12
TIE FIGHTS WITH THE COMANCHES.

The San Antonio Herald Of the 9th and 18th ult.
publishes the official reports to Major w. Emory,
commanding let Cavalry, made by Lieuts. Powell aud
Sarley, of their recent successful conflicts with the
Comenchee.
First Lieut. j. +. Powell let Infantry, LEFT Fort Ar
bur kle {. n. on The morning Of the 23t February,
with q command of detachnents from Companies ID
ard T., let Cavalry and some OF the lntaltry ac-
conpanied By q Wachita Indians Who yoldn ,eered
a. guides. On the 2ih when about 81 miles from the
Fort ard Advancing on the new road TO the Wachits
Mountains, recently opeI.d BY Ms. Emory, the guides
came back and reported COmanches ahead. Ine pack
mules were left Nth the Infantry; aud the Cavalry,
riding rapidly forward soon caught sight OF band OF
mounted Con arches, and instantly charged them.
The pursuit lasted for about Two miles over broken
and billy ground, until the Indians were lost ssht oil
in the tDickets and Tsvines Aters fruitless search
for a few moments another band Of Co nsnches vas
Uncovered TO the rear of the troops. They pur
SUE for about three miles country ntersectsd
by deep and PERCEPTIONS ravines and covered WIN
rockr until the Indians, having abandoned their
horses took refuge in narrow, deep aud crooked "a
vine ipeed with dense growth OF vines and brars
that completely sheltered them, and made an ap-
prosch, under the FIRE Of concealed enemy exceed
ipgly difficult. Lieut.. Powell dismounted part OF
the cavalry and after desperate defense on the part
of the Comanches, who we're closely concealed uuter
the banks he carried their position. Some OF the In
fantry came up and did good service.
The indians were folio sed until al traces Of them
were lost The command epcamped near the Wasnits.
5. 1t from the fc, with Assisao. Surgeon Qdenslsn,
to help in bringing in the wounced men; pryates
Henry Swsger, severely and John Brsdburn eighty,
Company ID; and privstes George Holland MORALLY,
company +, lat Cavalry. Five OF the Co nsnches
were LETT dead on the held. The soldiers behaved
very calamity.
Msior Emory, on the 9Th Of February, sent Lieut..
ID. s Stanley with fifty three men, Company ID, lst
Cavalry, and three Delaware guides in search OF
party Of Comanches who had been robbng settlers
near Fort Arbuekle and shooting their animals, the
night previous.
The trail was found with much difficulty, and led 10
the Wichita Mountains. For i've hours toe guides,
with wonderful ssgscity, traced the trail over the
rocks At three p. m. they reached prairie level and
gspoped on for an hour aud then again came 100
rocky ravines. Suddenly, they came on fifteen
C0msnehes. The war wboop was raissd and tue
soldiers went at them pel neil over the rocks. Five
Comsnehes we're soon killed one desperately wounded,
and the rest escsped in the night after running light
of tsree niles. On returning, two Comsnches were
discovered by the quick eyed DeswHes 10 the rocks
haf nile of. An exciting steeple caase OF folly two
miles over the rayines and high rocks followed aud
The two Indians were killed. Lieut.. Stanley praises
his hly The coudac. Of the troops None Of the CON-
mard were injured. y. u Plesyure Aprl .