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in 60 miles of the mouth, The landing was then on the west side - the Peach lands had not been penetrated, and Bay parie was as yet unknown. The Indians, at this period usually extended their hunt- ing range up the Colorado; and the :first of February 1823, they at- tacked a perogue laden witli corn, a little below the mouth of skull creek, and killed Alley, and Law, and severely wounded John Clark - On the same day they severely wounded Robt. Brotherton, who mountig his horse escaped & alarmed the settlemts above - Capt. Kyrkendal, marched 3d day after with a small party in pursuit of the Indians, and chastised them severely at near skull Creek, in a few miles where they had attacked the perogue- This caused the Charankaways to leave the Colorado & go westward; and they comitted no further deprada- tions for nearly a year - They now emalgimated with the Cokes, (spring of 1824) - with whom they had long been in the habit of intermarry, - The Karankawys and Cokes now one nation, commenced depredation on Bay Prairie, which had by this time was [sic] in a state of settlemt Bay Pararie is on the lower part of the Brazos - These depradation on Bay prarie, caused Stephen F Austin to order Capt. Randle Jones to march against the Indians - Jones raised a company and went in search of the enemy - He found them near a small stream a few miles above the mouth of the Brazos (on the west side,) He came upon them at night; (They were the Cokes) at daybreak, he made an attack upon them, but the Indians fallig back into a ravine, repulsed the assailants, - Jones lost about 7 killed - Spencer Singer, Phelps Bailey, (a son of old Britt) were among the number. Jones' Company 100 in nuber was raised about San Phillippie, and Fort Bend - When Jones was dispatched down th_e Brazos, Austin with a com- pany marched towards Goliad with a view chastisig the Carankwys in quarter - In a few miles of Golia, [sic] he was met by an express from the Priest and the civil authorities of the place, requesting him to repair to that place to form a treaty with the Karankaways, who h!ld applied to the priest for that purpose, stating- to them that they were g-ood Catholics and belonged to the Refug-hio & Goliad Churches - Austin went with a few £rinds to Goliad, met the Priest &. a11thorities, and settled upon the terms of a treaty - 4 miles east of Goliad at Menawee Creek, where all the parties assembled the Priest. Caranka- ways (men women & children about 3 or 4 hundred) Austin and his troopg - Here a treaty of peace was drawn up & signed by the parties - This peace lasted 2 years during which time. the Karanka- ways became augmented in strength and renewed hostilities - They opened on Bay Prarie - killed Chae. CavendA, Powers family. and others - The citizens rose up in wrath, an made hot war upon them. They were driven to the coast & was so hotlv -pursued, that the In- dins were driven into the Matagorda Bay, and many perished in the water - The war was kept up by the whites with vigor until nearly half the tribe was destroved. ThiA was the end of the Karankay diffi- culties - They were never able to make war again - but ~mi.dually diminishing, they at length became dwindled down to a hand full of suffering wretches and are at the prsnt date 1844, almost annihilated - Thev beat west; livi!!' on the coast, upon :fish & oysters mainly -
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