Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-11-10
THE TEXAS INDIANS.
Lieut.. Col Hazen's Ofacial Report of the
Recent Battlo

The following interesting official account Of an
engagement between the troops under Lieut. Col.
llaxcn and number of Indians on tho Texas
frontier, we copy from the San Antonia Herald Of
tho I'D Of October.
FoRr INoE, Texas. Friday. Oct 7. 1859.
SIR Information having reached this post, at
Retreat on Wednesday evening. the Goth ult.,
that Indians had killed. or carried away two no.
gro boys. and driven off large cabalndo belong
ing to Ny. II. Ragsdale from the Fro, near its
junction with the Sabnal, and had passed to the
West of tins post. made ready, agreeably to your
directions. and lelt the sumo evening ut about
Tattoo with two non-commissoned officers and
eight prvates of Company 7, Fight Infantry. and
three citizens, ull well mounted, nnd proceeded
on The Eagle Pass road to APPOINT whore they pro
hably crossed it, and then cncamped for the
night.
slight rain set in about midnight, nud con.
tinued till morning. We were under way Mt
dawn. md hnd only proceeded n few hundred
yards when We came upon the trail, which was
It's plain rs wugou road y heavy rain now
commenced aud continued till about 10 A. NJ.
entirely obliteratng all signs of the trail: but
continued on our course about twelve mos cross
ing the El Paso road near its junction with tho
Nueces river. We passed beyond tho effects Of
the ran and ngain came upon tho trail, and fol-
lowed IT till night, camping about eight miles be-
hind the Indians.
Tho next duy wc passed on with all possible
speed, aud about a. NJ. cume upon ono Of the
negro hoy, who had made his escape from them
early thai morning while they were catching
horses. 1t appears the other boy was killed be-
lore leaving Mr.. Rag,dalc's place. After losing
this boy they greatly increased their speed. We
iullowe MI day and late Mt night. without percep
tibly gaining on them.
Although We Ind chilling Norther this day.
with rain in our faces, we made about fifty niles,
by starting before day next morning, we were at
~ mt al. and mai Han
hour after they had left il. We now took brisk
trot overtakng them at 10 A. NJ. The pnrty
consisted of seven men and ono squnw. They
were just crossing the Nueces River near its
head waters, and by making rapid dash we
were within thirty yards of them before they
were aware ol our presence, but being all VOL
mounted, before we could use arms thev we're
under full hcadway f,r open celnr brake
We pursued them nj tie ghl Of our speed, and
succeeded in partially bringing them to bay nf-
ter chase of about four hundred yards. where
we killed one aud wounded another. when we
took up the at fearful rate than before
over mn open space of broken rocks.
We pressed ihem with NIL speed for about
mile. when, coming suddenly to u ccipitous ra-
vine. they leapcd their horses DOWN, md dnshing
into IA dense cedar, made good their oscnpc.-
They were mounted on superior American horses.
the pick from nearly two hundred which enabled
them to make 81 good race. Our own horses
were cltlTeiy uirhDieu, mt tp uishouHt
the party. giving them horses from those captur-
cd. We recovered here 1870 horses, several of
them very valuable, and left many on the road,
killed and disabled
The point whore they were overtaken was on
the trail from old Fort Terret to Fort Clark about
40 miles from the latter post, aud about so from
For lnge. All the animals were very badly lam
Cd and was compelled to takc three days in
reaching Fori Clark.
On NV second days march in, met compa-
ny Of citizens that had followed on, hoping to bc
able to give me assistance,
Mr.. Rogslae, the owner Of tho greater portion
Of these animals accompanied mo, and expressed
his sncc-est gratitude for the efforts made for the
recovery of his property. | have To THANK Mr..
Forest, one of the citizens of the party, for his
valuable service.
My entire party behaved in the most conmcn.
dable manner.
would also state that my guide, Mr. Frank Rob
inson. starting after me the next morning accom-.
panied by party Of citizens from Uvalde, losing
my trail from the heavy rains. continued ON. and
striking an Indian trail near the Nusces, follow
ed it for four days, when he came up with an In
dian and four horses near the Rio Grande, about
eighty miles below Eagle Pass. and after pursu-
ing him several miles, captured three horses, the
Indian escaping.
am, very respectfully your obedient servant,
". b. lIAzKS,
Sd Lieut. 9th Infantry Commanding.
TO Cant r. F. Maclny 9Th u. s. Inf Com