The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-19
A Desperate Enc0uuter with Iudians-A
Scouting fRrty Badly CvtTp

The Houston Telegraph, Of the 4th instant,
publishes the following letter from J4ampa-
-as, Hamilton county, TeK -, or the frontier.
under date OF october 9th
Il terrible cOn1iict occurred In Hamilton
county, about 10 miles AOva this place, Il bont
twilight Oh Saturday evening iasl. ba tWe.n ii
scent of seven or eight ctiizans anda party
OF Indians. IL OF - in number. 7 he scout
had stopped for the night, when Witch.r.
who had ridden soI1a dist .n2e frcr1 camp
WA discovered by the INDIANS, who sc once
gave chase. and pursued him - closely thal
he W',s com paiied to abandon his horse, and
save h, nseit by cOnc.aiin en- IN the .aick shi Ii
oas thicket- tiruuGy Morris. another OF The
party, ~ no was about three quarters OF a Iaiia
iroim camp. afoot, SAW the chase bat OF re-
cognizIng Nttchar, supposed they were In
pursuit OF a beef. and giving notice 10 his
"ofnradas. they we're s0on iii tue saddle and
aiter the Indians. VINO promptly turned upon
them and gave b .tiie, " ich r. ced untiIdark
y iJh great fury, when the scou having az
haus,rG their Il {, were compelled 10 retire
Upon getting together after The fight, it
Es found that Robert Garter, old and
highly esteemed citizen WAS N issug. The
next moraiuG bs was found dead upon the
field, his back scalp taken, and Wit iwan ty-
dive Wounds upon his person his horse was
j. icg dead hear him. An arrow passed
through The calf Of Morris leg. aud puuy-
turcd ;ae sweat leather of Ds saddle, Ji'eraiiy
pinning him 10 l.. Mr. Hurst was shot
through the side, tan spike of The arrow lody-
lEg IN the spine, anu so firmly was 1t EN- bed
,iad there. pIs Ryan and douglass inform
rae, that in extracting il. the whole bod was
rtiieen cetVrs - gave wAy-tfin ;src0W had pre-
ytousiy nern broken of near the spi Ae In an
attempt 10 withdraw IL. LiOyd's horse Wss
wounded ana oied the next day. ToWnsepa's
receive: au SrroH in tue lore shoulder and
one in lie hind leg. j: is supposed that say
er;tl III the !buldue We're wounded, bat tE.y
managed 10 ching to their horses. They were
subsequently, pursued into Comauche county
9TH % SH
retreat.
The Teisgra,A remarks upon the above;
We have racei we'd other accounts Of Indian
forays, " hlch led ns TO believe that Pike (.
great Indian treaty Is an unInitigateti hum
Dug. The Indians are certainly becoming as
Irou biasoRe this fall IS ever, ana at LEA t
two regiments OF rangers will be- required to
protect the frontier this winter.
We take the following from The San Anto.
MO Hsa!d,
During the Ia ster part OF last WEEK 3 De ~;
OF twenty i've Indians Wis: ted A tasroSa ocuD =.
", committing serions ottTage-. Ats o'cl ok
on Fridsy evening they rode through the vii.
iage 1T Pieasanio In the vicinity of which
they killed Mr. liar, gion, aud wound-d Mr..
AEders and Mr. + O. l;rian, cl,izrns of The
c"nntv. They took from Mr. Chidre-s aeot
rs head of ho-ses-inciuGing sew raj valua-
bn animals. Fran Penaloxt they took o9
head. They killed three negro IS belonging to
Mtrc1ii French, WAC is an the Confederate
lIRlNtL
Mir. Wallace, AS we are informed, a citizen
Of Atascosa, With 'sHty- eight men is after
The saytges. and at last accounts he was bu I
.igh' hours behind them. Thirteen OF Mr.
Cniidrs SIS horses were recovered on the trail
Upon being informed OF the facts, Col.
MeCulloch sent Capt. r gsdales com pany in
pursuit Tnis ,tnpauy is conn osed princi-
ptily Of froniiersmen. and if il overtahes the
redskins IL Will 90 good execution.
Since writing the above, Mrs Noel, from
Atsscosa, has given US the following infer
maIICn:
n party or twelve men from the neig a Der
hood started after the adams and s1ceee,ied
in rec ,pturtng q portion CT the horses The
horses of six Of he company gave cut, and
the riders returned The other six overlook
the savagrs. who turn II pon them, proving
TOO numerous tor the smsii party. The Ii
dians retook the horses, killed James Win
tiers. wounded \. Kennard, ir. Speed, and
l. Ward. Mr. Moore WAS killed in his buggy
day or two previous.