PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BuoNAPARTE LAMAR 235 but none killed - He could not tell the losa on the part of the In- dians, as the indians were numerous enogh to bear off their clead which they never fail to do, if able. Hays was now out of provisions and was forced to subsist on his broken down horses, until he reached Bexar.* This was the close of the Indian difficulties about Santonio - They never made their reappearance except one or two small thieving parties who were run off without much difficulty- Here ends Capt. Hays statmts This battle was fought on the extreme head of the Llano (pronounced Yano) - In the fight the Indians would retreat, halt form a line and prepare for battle. On one occasion Capt. Hays charged alone within a short distance of the enmy intending to discharge his peice, and retreat; but his horse seizing the bit in his t€eth, dashed off and run entirely thro the Indian ranks; Flacco perceiving this followed his leader in rapid pursuit and broke thro' the lines & came off safely with his Captain - Their escape was a mericle. After the fight, Flacco, remarked that he never would be left behind by any one; but that his Capt. was "Bravo too much"----- Give an account of. Dimmets & Powers capture - Plum Creek fight - More's fight - No. 2433 [184-?] W. H. BOURLAND. CAPTAIN J. GEARY'S FIGHT . WITH INDIANS 37 In the spring of 1841, I was then residing, on the waters of tho Sulpher fork of Red River in Lamar County, near the line dividing that from Fannin County, I hapened, at a neighbors House, (Col. E Earlys) I think it was the 14th. of March /41, myself and Col. E. was standing in his Porch, about 2. o'clock. P. M, when we discovered, a negro. man belonging to Capt. John Geary, of Fannin County, who lived, about 5 miles, from Es. approaching the House in full speed, seeing him approaching in such haste, we (Early myself) met him at the gate, he was for a time too much excited, to give us any satisfac- tion, we however, at length succeeded in allaying his excitement, when he informed us that the Indians had attacted, his Masters House, had. shot his Master and Mistres11, and he verily believed. Some of the family was or would be killed, as he had left, the woods, around his Masters House, full of Indians, I immediately, mounted my Horse, and as soon aA possible reach<.>d Geareys House, in Company, with the negro man; when we reached, Gen.rys, the Indians had all fled, they had. shot the wife of Capt. G, with an arrow, in the hip, the wound was, from the look, of the arrow, 5. inches deep. She had. Bled. until she was much exhausted, she had a slight wound also in the arm, Capt. Gearys face ano forehead, was completely scored, over he and his slave, had fought the Tndiam, they, with bleeding Hoes, and the Indians with bows, when the Indians was first discovered, it was _by
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