Show important from fort washita two fights with the Co manches near fort arbuckle special dispatch to the MI bourl democrat 3 leavenworth CITY march 19 aletter A letter dated fort washita Wa hita chero lee kee nation march 6 says powell of fort arbuckle in in command of fifty U S soldiers and fifty Wit chitas as guides started on a scouting expedition when twenty tw enty miles from fort arbuckle they came up with a large party of comanche indians and a severe fight took place in in which two ams Co manches achs were killed arid and two soldiers wounded the Co manches then with drew deew probably to renew the attack the Comanche corn inches had shad previously sent in in word that they were coming to take the fort on the 1st ast dinst 1 capt carr left this place in in coin command of fifty soldiers for the seat seal of war on the ath dinst I 1 another express arrived with the in intelligence telli gence that another fight had taken p place I 1 ace between the U S troops fifty in in number under command of stanley Co cavalry valry and the Co manches in in which eight Co manches were killed and several wounded uncle sam lost one in man an and two slightly w wounded bounded capt carr arrived at fort arbuckle ArbuckIe on the ad dinst and nv was as marchin marc marching bin towards the washita IV achita mountains where where another battle is is anticipated it is is stated the indians number upwards upward of three thousand |