New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-09-05
interesting nom the Plains.
RESERVE INDIANS ATTACKED BY ooNANcHEs.

interesting from the Plains.
RxsRays rspIANs ATTACKED BY oonANcHEs.
rrom she Fort Smith Times Of the 2eth ult. We
extract the following
We arr permitted to make the following extract
from letter written BY Capt. Cabell, Quartermaster
u, a. A. to Maj, Rector, Superintendent Indian
Affairs West in which it will be seen that the Conan
ches attacked Col. Blans Indians while removing to
their new homes. The letter is dated,
FoRT ARBUCKLB, Aug. 49, 1859.
Jim Ned, the interpreter, and white man by the
name of Honek, came to the Fort yesterday evening,
and reported that the Comanches had attacked Col.
Blain and the Indians with him. on two different oc
casions. The first time when they were only thirty
miles from this poet and the second time when they
were within short distance Of their new homes In
the first attack, the Wiohitas, Caddoes and Della
wares, took nearly all Of the Comanches horses. In
the second attack, one OF the Caddoes came In
wounded. Nothing more definite is known.
Jim Ned says that all Of Col. Blan's Indians are
huddled together in the Sugar Tree Valley, and that
he was the only Indian that could be induced to leave
the camp to escort wagons back that went up with
Major Neighbors was within five miles, and escorted
by Major Thomas with four companies of the I'd
Cavalry, who is no doubt, at this time after the Co
mauches, who had gone over to the Canadian river.
They may probably meet with Major Emory's com
mand, which is more than probable as they are, &C
cording to Jim Ned's account between the two COM
mands Should they be oyertaken by either com.
mand you may rely on it, that there will be- as the
NAV be caught and thrashed severely
forgot to mention above that the Indian woman,
(Comanche), old Buffalo Humps wife, who the Wich-
itas had prisoner, escaped and told the Comanches
consequently they came down and met them on their
Since the above was put in type, we have been per-
mited to publish the letters from the Wichita agent
HGAtn G,x~- nk
fully corroborates the announcement from Capt. Ca
bell and 40 to show that the Comanches are de-
termined to carry out their threats against the
Wichitas.
Old Kechie Village. August u, 1859.
Sir: have just arrived at the point designated
for the erection of an Agency and the settlement Of
the Indians under my care, having been eighteen
days on the road
In consequence OF the scarcity Of water and the
extreme heat was compelled to take circuitous
route to this point. am glad to inform you that
the trip has been made in good order and without an
accident, though 1t has taken greater length Of
time to make the home trip than 1t would If we could
have taken the ridge route, which is usually travelled
We were detained two days on the Washitaw 18th
and 9Th inst) BY the wild Indians, small party Of
| when at point nearly opposite the old Washitaw
village.
We chased them about twenty miles, and succeeded
in capturing every horse and mule belonging to the
W.
dense thicket into which did not think It prudent
to follow. We sustained no injury except one Wch-
tia youth slightly wounded and two horses killed.
The Kechle chiefs horse was shot under him.
4. SLAfN, i. $. As.n. wiehits. &c.,
CAMP THE wIsHIrA, August Is, 1850.
| Sir-On the 18th inst wrote you, and endeavored
to get the letter through to you by express but in
consequence of the movements which the Comanche
Indians are making in our vicinity, have failed up
to this morning to get men who were willing to start
| with my letters for you.
This state of things has been brought about by the
incident related in my letter Of the 18th inst to you
and an occurrence which took place the 18th inst
back to Major Neighbors camp that brought the let
ter which enclosed to you on the 18th inst. There
were seven warriors who bore this expressfour from
Major Neighbors' camp and three from mine In the
afternoon Of the same day whilst resting their horse
at pool Of water, they were surprised by consid
cradle body of Comanches. Their horses at onct
taken and the men scattered one only Of which hal
returned to my camp, having wound in the arm
What became Of the rest he does not know, but sup
poses they made their way to Major Neighbors camp
after night My object in writing this note is to pu
you on your guard fearing that, there was sigr
Of Indians in the country when we were here togethe
in June last, you might be induced to take triI
here without sufficient protection.
neglected to say to you in my letter Of the 12tf
that was compelled to have six, instead of fvt
wagons to move the Wichita and Caddo Indians;
/ Yours respectfully, 81 "A. BLAlN.
The Times regular issue of the 25th contains the
following:
ELECTION IN THE CHocTAw NATIoN.-Lefore, thu
anti. Progressive candidate, has been elected Gov
ernor Of the Choctaw Nation, ever Coleman Cole thu
Progressive candidate, by about 500 majority. TIL.
whole Of the anti Progressive ticket has been elected
in the Nation.
GOLD ExcIrEMENT.--A correspondent writes tina
gold has been discovered in about 40 miles of Gains
vile, Texas, which has produced considerable excite
ment A great many have gone to the new dscov
cry. We shall have particulars soon.
HAIL SToaM-A severe hail storm passed abou
two miles southeast of this place Sunday evening
Mr. Bunch, who lives about ten miles from tow
says the hail covered the ground at his place to tb
depth of nearly two inches, and that some of th
hailstones would measure two inches in diameter