The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-10-21
VICTORIA KILLED.
The Murderous Indian Chief and His
Band AnnihiIated.

Ell PAso, TEXAS, October 10.-General
Buell. having driven Victoria and his band
into the Candacro Mountains, thence into
the Baracbo and Pinos Mountains, barass-
Inc and compelling him to ab9ndOn his
stock and Notifications, and finally driving
him into Sierra Castillo, where the Mexican
troops under Colonel Torrases killed him
and fftv OF his warriors and eighteen wO-
men and children, captured seventy Squlws
and $50 head of stock. The following dis
patches have just been received by General
Buell.:
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE FIGHT.
PAso DEL NORrE, October 19.-At this
moment | received letter from my brother
from Carrizal, in which he says: ] have
the pleasure 10 communicate TO you that we
have to-day received the very good news
that joaquin TorraSes has DESTROYED nearly
all the Indians Of Victoria and his party.
This | have learned from the young AScarte
who arrived here with a picked force TO
escort some wagons which were sent from
here with provisions for the trOOrs.
The fight occurred as follows: On
the 18th instant, i'm the afternoon.
the force met the Indians. The attack was
ordered at once, but Notwithstanding the
immediate execution Of this order the In
dans took possession OF two hills called Las
Castillas. Colonel TOrrases surrounded
them at once, and finally the Indians had to
betake themselves to one hill. In the night
the troops took their positions, and at sun
rise opened the firing and continued Till 9
O'Clock III the morning, when everything
was finished, leaving Victoria, with fifty
grown Indians and eighteen women and
children, dead. Moreover, some seventy
women and children were taken prisoners
and 250 animals recovered. give you this
news with pleasure, and remain yours,
NJ. SAMANIEGO.
GENERAL BUELL'S CHASE.
General Buell. entered Old Mexico on Vic
toria's trail on September 22d, and con-
tnued, overcoming every obstacle, march
inc all over the almost preciptous noun
tains, through sand-hils and plains, with
out water for nearly two days at time. and
finally, when Victoria was almost within
his grasp, Torrases sent dispatch INFORM
ing General Buell. that it would not be adj
yjsable for him to proceedfurther into the in
terror OF Mexico, while about the same time
another dispatch came from General Pore
ordering Buell. to return to the United
States, otherwise General Buell. would have
killed Victoria and achieved the victory.
However, great credit is due to General
Buell. and all the officers under bis COM
maud for his untirug energy and perse-
yerance, for had not General Buell. crossed
the border to assist TOrrases, Victoria
would still be at large to murder and rob
the settlers Of New and Old Mexico.
vICTORIA's BUTCHERIES.
Since Victoria "broke out" year ago,
over four hundred men, women, and chill
dren have perished at the hands OF bis war
riors. Now that he is killed new era will
dawn upon this frontier. Three weeks ago
our Indian scouts reported that Victoria
was nearly out OF ammunition. When
asked how they knew, they replied that Vic
toria's warriors were not killing any game.
as there would be evidences in their old
camps, and in their fight with Torrases 1t is
very evident, that he (Victoria) must have
been out OF ammunition, as only three OF
Torrases's men were killed and three
wounded.
There is great rejoicing here at the news.
Cannons are booming and the bells are
ringing. DR.. Samaniego, who lost over $50
head of stock, will recover about one half
Of those recaptured from Victoria.