Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1861-03-29
Indian pepredatlons in Texas.

boldened very likely BY the absence of the
United States troops, have recomme hos
tllities on the frontier of that Slater andSNith
an activity which pisssages much sufe6ng
and trouble to the border counties The San
Antonis Herald has TIE details of the recent
foray of the Indians in Uyalde county, in
the vicinity of Camp Mood We condense
the following statement:
The Indians, thirty in number, about half
past two in the morning, approached the
rancho of Mr.. Henry Robinson, fifteen miles
woSt of the tcwu Of Evs1dn IN the NeUces
river. Mr.. r. was absent. Mrs. Robinson
and her six children, hearing them, started
for the camp ofa Mr. Kelsey, about two hun
dred yards distant. Mr. Kelsey was also
absent The two families took refuge in the
bush. Some Of the Indians pursuing, Geo.
Robinson, lad Of fourteen, shot at one and
wounded him, and was severely wounded in
return by an arrow. The restof the Indians
ransacked the house, destroyed the furniture,
cut open the beds, dressed themselves in Mr..
RS and his sons clothes, threw everything
out of the house, and left, going down the
Ncuces While engaged in plunderlnS the
house, Mr.. George Herbert, living at Mr.
Adams rancho, half mile off, passing near
by, one Of the Indians started toward him.
Mr.. II. presented his pistol and ordered him
to keep off. Getting to Andams, he took
what men were there, some six IN number,
and started on foot for RObinsGns, arriving
in time to see the Indians leaving Kelsey's
camp after having plundered it. After get
ting women and children together, it was
found that girl Of thirteen or fourteen
years, a daughter of Mr.. Kelsey, was missing
Search being made, shs was found late III the
evening. at the door Of Mr.. Robinson house,
whittier she had crawlcd. She was stabbed
in sixteen or eighteen places aud scalped.-
She is still living, and strong hopes are enter
tanned of her recovery, the U. S. surgeon
having her in charge.
When this news reached the town, party
started TO bring in the families getting to the
scene of the disaster late at night. Mr.. Rob
inson and Mr. Adams had gone early that
morning to Camp Wood Lieutenant Arnold
with fifteen soldiers from Fort Inge, having
arrived at daylight with ten citizens. started
on the trail. while il party of three went up
the river to hunt for Robisnou and Adams
The larger party an arriving at Camp Wood,
learned that the Indians had been there two
nights before and taken some fifteen or TWEEN
tv horses from Mcssrs. Weaver and WesttaIl,
md several from other citizens. Capt. VIII
ting sent Gyc men with the parity who tol-
lowed the trail by the Camp " ood road down to
Adams. some twenty-five miles Between
the first and second crossing Of the Neuces,
thew overlook a scout under Mr. Wcsttall, OF
Ave men. who had lust discovered the bodies
of Henry G. Adams and Henry NJ. Robinson
in a ravine a short distance from the road.
The two had either gone there to camp or to
look for bear signs they had evidently never
seen the Indians. Both were shot under the
tree there was but one wound in each.-
They were shot in the back, while sitting
down-probably reading-as San Antonla
Herald lay beside them. Mr.. Robinson alone
was scalped, but both we!c stripped and cut
nearly in two across the middle, and their
hearts taken out. The bodies were taken to
town at night, to be buried on the morrow.
The Alamo Express states that gentle
man was in San Antonia from tho AtascosA,
trying to procure arms for the citizens to
protect themselves against the Indians, who,
he reports, are camped in large body near
the settlement, gathering all the horses to-
cether The people are huddled into Pleas
anton from all directions, The Express also.
publishes the following:
UyALDE, March 4.-Sincc writing you
account OF ClC uldSSaCFV vi Auuluo ullI 1COO-
inson. news has been received from the scout
sent out from Fort Inge The Indians cross
ed over to the Chicon OF Claporosa, then
turned and proceeded down the Leona, kill
ing old man Julius Saunders, within few
miles of Eastwood's ranch, and about fifty
miles from here They chased Eastwood and
man who was riding with HIM Eastwood's
companion was wounded, but managed to
make his escape.
It is supposed that the Indians killed
Eastwood The express who had gone to
warn the people of their approach, and were
close behind him, when he took refuge in
house, report this party to be thirty or forty
Another party of Indians came down the
Sabine, killed old man NJ Farlin in the Canon
TTyalde and stole all the horses. The citizens
are in pursuit of them. The soldiers of Fort
Inge we're compelled to turn back in conse-
ouence of their horses giving out.
Now that the United State troops have
left the State, it is believed that the Indi-
ans will be more troublesome than they have
been for some time.