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tofu.ci , iiiMofn-n-t'fofif.bionlaleirusmeitr*nlt;lla-hetet*R-atm-ar-m-rtllify«i-ienan-re*rw,Ihtf*m-jhtMir?n-we!in-fin-ken ref men. .Never waajuater execution 4one to malefuct rs than on this occasion. No man who had seen Mias Lockhart, her «cnr:f her burns, her bruises, every hair lorn by the roots from her head, would hesitate to concur with this decision.—7Ventj*-nine Indians were taken prison*•fit, . . „ JP* 1- . .. f*. 1On the morning after the fight, a general carting out of the Indians took place. The interpreter, by order of the comrnis* I | ■doners, explained to the prisoners how their chiefs refused to be detained as prisoners, how they resisted with arms, and that, though it was not our intention to kill them we were forced to do it by thctr own treacherous fears. They were invited to send out one of their number to the general encampment on the Llano river ; a smart old squaw was chosen, who imme diately set off promising to return with all of the Tex‘fan captives to be exchange* for the Comanche prisoners who arc. in the interim, to be kept by Col- Fisher at .San Jose, 4 miles below San /lntonio, whether the captives will be brought in is of course uncertain ; it is the opinion of Miss Lockhart, (who has learned their character in a severe school, and who is a very intelligent young lady,) that through feeling for tltc prisoners in our handstliey will bring the captives in, but she own* that it has ever been their rule to kill nil captive* belonging to Comancbes, who are killed or die in any way whatever. Let the Comancbes take what course they will they cannot do our frontier Battlements more injury than they have been hereto, fore doing. But we do auger the most ben:04cflt;»
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Southern Argus
Columbus, Mississippi, US
Tue, Apr 21, 1840
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