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The Daily Cincinnati Republican, And Commercial Register
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
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Report from Natchitoches Herald: 1500 hostile Indians encamped 60 miles from Nacogdoches, Texas, causing alarm. Gen. Gaines orders eight companies from Fort Jessup to frontier and calls for volunteers from TN, AL, MS, LA to prevent aggression.
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The Natchitoches (La.) Herald, of the 14th inst. contains the following important news, respecting the movements of the Indians on our western borders:
"By an express that arrived here late last night, we are informed that a large body of hostile Indians, 1500 in number, were encamped within 60 miles of Nacogdoches, Texas. Great consternation prevailed throughout the country. Gen. Gaines, on the receipt of the above intelligence, issued orders for the marching of eight companies to the frontier, to preserve neutrality; and by a show of military force, to prevent any aggressions on the part of the Indians. They leave Fort Jessup at 3 o'clock this evening."
This intelligence (says the Louisville Advertiser) proves that Gen. Gaines has not acted too hastily in calling on the governors of Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, for a large mounted volunteer force, to curb the unruly savages who are congregated on our frontier. Indeed, it may be, that those troops will scarcely arrive in time to prevent scenes of the most revolting cruelty.
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Nacogdoches, Texas
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14th Inst.
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great consternation prevailed; orders issued for eight companies to march to the frontier to preserve neutrality and prevent indian aggressions; potential for revolting cruelty if troops do not arrive in time
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A large body of hostile Indians, 1500 in number, encamped within 60 miles of Nacogdoches, Texas. An express arrived late last night in Natchitoches, La., with this intelligence. Gen. Gaines issued orders for eight companies to leave Fort Jessup at 3 o'clock this evening. This justifies Gen. Gaines calling for a large mounted volunteer force from governors of Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana to curb the unruly savages on the frontier.