Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-10-12
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AN INDIAN ATrACK--IMpoRTAN DE.
vBLoPEMnNrS.
Wa call attention 90 the letter Of our e0rrrs-
p0ndent, Or. Hudson. IL will he seen that he
has obtained from Mexican prisoner some deyel-
"pmenu, which, II true, are oi iserinnsimportaneo
To the State ead in all events will demand the at
tention OF the Military Department of Texas.
IL seems that regularly organized Indian ex'
pediton 10 premrdiluted ReGns, our frontier set
tl,ments, aud that IL is TO take place tlis winter.
We know this to have boen tho opinion of many
OF our oldest citizens for some time past.
Letter from Dy. Hudson.
SAN SABA, September 22, 1850.
The following We obtain from Mexican boy,
perhaps IL years 0i age, who came into tle yet
tlemont on Colorado On the 18th inst, and who
says he made his . ape from the Comanches.
lie eays lin Mexican, as interpreted hy Antonio
Padicr), My name is Chminta Galinda. 1he
Comni che lndiaps caught me in Santa Clara,
Mexico, whom SMALL (perhaps II years old y
Aly mother wus living my father dead They
took mo north u long ways, then turned more 10
sun rise, passed tllr ugh mountain country
When we got to the camp found many Mexicans
who' like myself we've prisoners; tley are ger
wants to the Comanches. | wns put 10 herding
horses, with Others. The Indians hnyc great
many horses. The Texan warrior, Van Dorm, and
the L0manches had big fight. Van Dorm killed
n heap Of tie Indian women. children and war.
riors. The Indians that escaped the big fight
came tosour camp they all had hig talk-sald
We must all leave there or all ths women wUild
he killed Wes'arted and Travelled north, II lit
tie to SUNSET. | do not know hUw long we tray
eled we went slow had The women ard children
along had to hunt buff 10 90 live oa. We kept
travelling until we passed big camp of. white
men in u bigSallcy on Il river were high pines
grow and there are big mountains. These white |
men gave us II heap of drains, sugar, blankets, /
clothing. and they tell us they love Indians, and
say they will not let the big warrior. Van Dorm,
nor the Texans fight us; we travel two days m IRE
and take up camp again and stil remain there.
1.-The whte men let the Indians have guns, pis-
tolls, ammunition, blankets clothing. II oy SO d .
many wagons full Of things to the Indians; the
white men give us heap Of good thugs, and the
Indians let the white men have u heap Of horses
The Indians all come together and have big
war dance and amoke the hig pipe. Ten nations
Join in a covenant to fight Van Dorm, Texas, AMI
the Indians that fought under Van Dorm whca
their women and children were murdered All
The tribes that are going to fight are embodyins
md preparing to start down as soon us the weather
gets cooler. | think they have started by this
time. The first fight is to he on Van Dorm and
the friendly Indians, and tie nearest white Settle
nents to Van Dorn's battle ground.
- This is the first time the lndians have taken
me down south with item, stealing. There were
many Iodians We eyl trr lays md came
10 the hig naap og white mcp We .Nd tlere
some time, Trey gave us blankets, lrcyi.ions,
and everything tiey had that We wanted. When
rc~H,l"3 ira" h.r south, ait travelled 70.
letuer uue muuu. & Jh1u Began 10 sl "a into l.
'wNi Companies go g, into tine reg .i-men'B Ny
omTHuy had SIX mra. We hohhed our horses
no pool OF waiter ca tha 0ig praia. Wertv ied