Indian Papers of Texas and the Southwest, Vol. V

74 Incursins of the Indians & c. we surtenly clame many advantages over former days and have but few though I hope the General Govement will Make a Smficiant compensation to all those whome have lost there Property by the Indans Stealing carry off & Destrying the Same there are Severeal Pursons in your Country that have lost nearley all they had with in the last years taken by the Indans from all that could be descovered &c.

I Am Yours Truley E. TULER

[Endorsed] E. Tuler to

Jan 22 '50

Gov. Bell

Relative to Capt Johnsons Compy of Rangers & c.

No. 56 LETTER FROM W. J. HARDEE TO MAJOR GEORGE DEAS

Head Quarters Fort Inge, Texas January 23rd, 1850.

Major:

On the 19th instant Captain Grumbles came into this Post with twenty three men, for provisions & forage. He reported that on the 14th he received intelligence of the murder of Major Bry- ant and started immediately in pursuit of the Indians. He fol- lowed the trail until it crossed the Woll road about fifteen miles from this point, when he was forced to come into the Post for want of provisions. He said the Indians had stopped three times after committing the murder, that they were in a full run, had travelled day & night, were forced to kill and eat one of their horses, and had used many stratagems to throw him off the trail. He left the afternoon of his arrival determined to continue the pursuit: he returned on the 22nd and reported that he had followed the Indians into the Frio Pass, that they were still run- ning and he was convinced that further pursuit was useless. He left the lower ford this morning for his Post. Captain Merchant returned from the Rio Grande on the 20th, having left Fort Duncan the day before. He says a party of twenty men under Lieut McIntosh had been sent out in pursuit of the Indians who robbed a merchant train of its animals at or near the forks of the road, about twenty miles from Fort Duncan.

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