New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-06-09
Indian Disturbance. on tho Texan Border.


The Dallas Herald Extra publishes the following
letter, Of the 22d ult from Belknap, giving further
particulars Of Maj. Van. Dorn's recent engagement
with the Comanches:
An express srrived here to-day, en- route for Camp
Cooper which gives the gratifying Intelligence o.
under Masor Van Dorm. aud large bsnd Of Conan
ches. The fght occurred on the 18th Of May, neas
Fort Atkinson On the Arkansas river some two han.
Tsls 3, s,.n saunss 1
known to show that complete victory wss obtained
over the red Zoe and ore, TOO, that in my opinion
VIII hnish mp the war with The Comanches.
The cavalry were three huudYed and 6fty strong,
The number q Indians is not reported. There weTs
fifty Indians killed certain, snd probably more Some
forty were taken prisoners. How msDy wers woand-
ed Is not known.
or the cavalry two were killed, viz. Sergeant
Leverett. and private, whose name b not given,
both Of Company; aud i've wounded, viz Csps.
E. K. Smith, Company 3, a'ishtly; Lieat. Fiizhpgh
Lee, Company B, mortaly; and three pnvafes. whose
not given.
By tomorrow we will have h,l psrticulsrs, and
will give them to you by the nexs mail. al. II
isng, and were it not for the Indian excitement our
country would improve rapidly. AZ it is several are
thinking of moving of, they afraid of Indian
depredations on more extended SCALE when The Re
serves are broken up and the troops moved off,
In my next shall say word or two about All
zona, that much talked Of and much abused counary,
from information obtained from gentleman who n
been there and actually worked in the mines.
Under date Of the Esd a citizen writes from tho
Brazos Agency to the Texas Southerner:
Capt. Baylor, at the head of some three hundred
and fifty men, approached the Reservation, driving
in the scouts and endesyoring to capture them Fail
ing in this, he drew up his forces within half mile
the o. s. troops stationed here for the protection
Of the Reserve Indians promptly dispatched Captain
Gilbert with an escort Of troopa to demand OF Baylor
why he was on the Reservation with armed force.
To which said Baylor replied, that be here for
the purpose Of attacking certain hands Of Indians on
this Reserve that be did not wish to come 10 contact
with the u S. troops, it not bis object to spill
drop of white blood and that II the commanding
officer wonld withdraw his forces and permit him
(Baylor) to attack the Reserve Indians, the q. 8.
troops should not be molested. Captain Plummer
replied: .
the department. for the purpose OF protecting the
Indians this Reservation the attacks of any
body of armed citizens, and shall do 90 to the best
Of my ability with the arms in my possession; and
warn you, in the name of the U. 8. Government, 10
withdraw from the limits OF this Reservation To
this Mr.. Baylor replied
"This message does not alter my determinationto to
attack the Indians, and will attend to leaving the
Reserve myself.n
At this time Baylor (beng within half q mile Of
| the Agency buildings), succeeded in capturing an
Indian eightyfve or ninety years OF age, deaf and
nearly DluU. 1ue lHodus, dsCStdiuiuE biht t1S OiU
had been taken prisoner, turned out about sixty
strong mounted their horses, and rushed ont to res
cue him. They soon found the body Of the old man,
murdered and scalped. Exasperafed BY the sight,
| the Indians commenced rapid pursuit, oveStakiDg
the perpetrators of the nhunan act Consisting Of
| Baylor and his party } about two miles from the
scene OF murder, finding, however, on their way the
| body of an Indian woman, who had been want0nly
murdered while working her garden.
| Upon overtaking the party, the Indians commenced
q running fight, which was kept up until Baylor and
\ party reached the house Of Mr.. William Marlin
quiet and peaceabe citizen residing near the limits
of the Reservation At this place quite sharp en-
gagement took place. lasting about two hours during
which time Mr. Baylor and bis men took refuge in
| the buildings of Mr. Marlin. During the engage
4 ment there one Indian killed and five were
wounded. We have to believe that there were
several of Baylor's party killed and wounded, but
how many we do not know.
| Baylor has been encamped around this Reservation
for several weeks with armed force, pressing the
citizens to take up against the Reserve Indians,
aud retaining prisoners hose who refused to
ply with his orders. He has also intercepted the sup
plies furnished by the U. s. Government for the In
dans this Reserve and says they intend to starve
the Indians out, and hang all white persons con-
nected with the Reserve. Baylor and his party have
been killing cattle and taking horses belonging to the
| Indians. Baylor has publicly threatened TO hang
Capt. s. P. Ross, Mr. Chas Barnard and Mai. Neigh
bors; also threatens JAS Duff U. s. Deputy Marshal,
Harvey Matthews. VIM. Marlin, Mr.. Bandy, the
Sheriff of Young county, and others. all OF whom are
among the best citizens in the country. We think it
is now time that the State and General Government
take notice Of this offender against the laws and
rights Of the good people OF the frontier of Texas.