Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-22
VICTORIA'S DEATH.
The Notorious Chief And His
Band AnnihiIatcd.

| ana MS Dan0 Into the C3ndaIer
mountains, thence into the Barach
and Pinos mountains, harassing ant
compelling him to abandon his stocl
and Notifications, and hoally drivin
him to Sierra Clstilla, where til
Mexican troops under Colonel Tor
rasses killed him and fifty of his war
riors and eighteen women and chill
dren, captured seventy squaws an,
two hundred and fifty head Of stock
The following dispatches have jus
been received by General Buell., VIII
has permitted me to forwarda copy I,
the Herald;
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE FIGHT.
PAsO DEL NoRTE October ia
this moment | rec ived letter from
my brother, tom Carrizal, in whicl
be says: 81 have the pleasure &
communicate to you that we have TO-
day receive the worry good news thai
joaquin Torrases has destroyed near.
ly all the indians of Victoria aud hi
party. This | have learned from the
young Ascarte who arrived here with
a picked force to escort some wagons
which were stnt from here with pro
visions for the troops The fight oc-
Cured as follows: On the
l4th inst, in the afternoon, the force
met the indians The attack was
ordered at once, but notwithstand
ing the immediate execution tf thi,
order, the Indians took possess sion
of two hills called Las CsstiIlas. Col
Torrases surrounded them at onc
and finally the Indians had to betake
themselves to one hill. In the night
the troops took their positions, and al
sunrise opened the firing aud cJntin
ued until 8 o'clock in the morning
when everything was finished, leaving
Victoria with fty grown Indians and
eighteen women and children dead.
Moreover, some seventy women aad
children were taken prisoners, and
two hundred and fifty animals.
give you this news with pleasure, ard
remain yours, NJ. SAMANIEGo.
GENERAL BUELL's CHASE.
General Buell. entered old Mexico
on Victorias trail on September y
and continued, overcoming every OBJ
stacle, marching all over the almost
precipitous mountains, through SAND
hills and plains, without water fol
nearly two DAYS at a time, and fin lily,
when Victoria was almost within his
grasp, Tortases sent a dispatch in
| forming General Buell. that it would
not Be advisable for him L
proceed further into the interior
Of Mexico, while about the SAM
time another dispatch came frou
General Pope ordering Buell. to rcturi
to the United States, otherwise Gen
eral Buell. would have killed Yictorii
and achieved the victory. However
great credit is due 10 GENERAL Buol
| and all the officers under his comman,
for their untiring energy and perse
verance, for had not General Buel
crossed the border to assist Torrdses
| Victoria would still be at large t.,
murder and rob the settlers Of Ne,
and old Mexico.
VICTORGA's BUTCHERIEs
Since Victoria broke out, yea
ago, over four hundred men, wOmer
and chill lren have persisted, at tn
hands of his warriors Now that he
killed "a new era viii dawn ppqi til
frontier. Three weeks ayo our In
dian scouts reported that Victlri
was nearly out of ammunition. Whe
+ asked how they knew, they reptile
that Victorias warriors we're no
killing any game, as there would b
evidences 10 their old camps aud
their 6ght with Torrases it is very ey
ident that he (Yictoria) must hay
; been out Of ammunition as only th-C
Of Torases men wore killed and thr,
I wounded.
There ia great rsio' cling here at Ii
news. Cannons are booming and Il
bells are ringing. Dr. Samaniogo, wi
= lost over two hundred and fifty hes
9 of stock, will recover about half
those recaptured from Victoria,