THE AUSTIN PA.PERS. 831 River under the Bank as soon as the indians saw the men they tuck up there Bows and went up the Bank in the cane they didant appeare to Be any way alarmed the men then Crosse the River up above a Small distance and dismounted then pressing on one of the indians shot an arrow and wounded Mr Jackson in the arme and was in the act of shooting of another when Mr. Clarke Shot him and kild him the o~her indians then keeping in the Cane we had now chance to git at them I then had there horses taken three in number and thire Baggage consisting of two cases of arrows one Bow and one Saddle and the Beef that they had taken with other things two tedious to mention the Bow and the arrows was of the Krankaways make and the indian that was killed was a Krankaway and further more they show a Disposition to Brake in upon the Settlement for when the men ha<l crossed the River Back and a Riding Down the Beach their was one arrow Shot amoung the men a Cross the River then they hollowed out in some Languague that we could not understand I then had them Cawled in spannish But they wold make know answer in consequence I wish :xou to seJ1d on the men that was to come over on the 20 for to Come over on the 15 as we Left the indians just a Cross the River three or foure Smokes has Beane seen on the west Side of the River
on friday and Saturday Last this the 13 day of June 1824
A:r.ros RAWLS Commander of the Detachment
AUSTIN TO Al'tIOS RAWLS
June 14-1824
Sm, I rec 4 • your letter this morning informing me of the affair with three Karankaways on the River near Keykendalls and in which you request the men from here to meet on the 15 instead of the 20- It will be impossible to give notice to the men in the upper part of this Company Sooner than tomorrow and it then would take them 2 days to get to the place of rendavous, I have therefore thought it most advisable to send on as many as are ready from this place one ·of whom will go by the fort to hurry those from that quarter- on the 16 th or night _of the 15. I think it would be advisable for you to send out three sets of spies, one down the Bay Prairie, one down the west bank of the Colorado, and one over in the direction towards La Baca with a view of finding where the Indians are en- camped, the spies should be most particularly charged to use every
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