Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-11-08
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The Missouri beacon puoiisneS INC SUI
Joined letter from Mr.. Snblette, detailing his
adventures during his last trip to the Rocky
Mountains. In connection with this subject,
the same paper remarks
During the operations Of Mr.. Sublette in
The mountains, he has met with repeated at
tacks from our old and inveterate enemies,
the Blackfeet, but by his GOODNESS, discretion,
and Judgment. has never failed to make them
suffer severely for their temerIty and III advi
sed hostility. In the summer oil 1881, Mr..
S. and his party we're attacked by alb Dat $50
warriors OF that nation. After long and
severe eight the enemy retired, with the loss
of about 80 killed, and a greater number
wounded. The loss sustained by Mr.. Sub.
ette's party was very iDcoDsiderable.
We are gratifed to learn that Mr.. s. has
determined 70 discontinue his mountain ex-
enrs,ons. and locate himself in the immediate
vicinity Of this place, where we hope he may
long enjoy the fruits OF his tolisome and laud
able exertlons
The value OF the fur brought in by Mr. S.
i, about 100000 The following letter gives
the particulars promised in our last.
Lexington, no. Sept. 81, 1882.
Gen ". III. Ashley
DEAR SiR:-I left the settlements on the
18th Nav, and on the cd of July, on the head
pIackeet Indians endcavored to enter my
camp at night, but finding strong guard
round it they thought it dangerous; and after
securing sor1e loose horses, which on account
of being too poor fer service, were not kept
in the encampment and finding they could
get no more they fred on us and Immediately
ran off The only injury sustained was two
mules slightly wounded.
1 arrived on the waters of The Columbia
river on the 4th of July, pnd on the Sth at
the rendezvous of the Rocky Mountain Hun
tiers, on the Columbia river, west of the Three
Teton mountains
On the 18th July. about six miles from my
camp, an engagement took place between
small party oI whites, WHO bad started Tor
their hunting ground the day before, and
party OF the Biackteet Indians. An express
was Immediately sent to my camp, and was
Joined by a considerable number Of whites
and some friendly Indians OF the Pierced nose
and FEathead nations to go to the assistance
Of those engaged When we had arrived at
possession or a point of wood, surrounded
by willows, where they had formed strong
fort Of fallen tiuber, and had dug holes IN
the ground inside the fort where they could
lie secure from our fire. fiudlag them thus
fortified; ana that we were exposed 10 their
fire on the prairie without being able to Inlnre
them, proposed entering the willows, and
approaching their fort, where we would be
on more equal footing was joined by Il
bout thirty whites and as many friendly In
dans, making cur force nearly equal 10 that
OF our enemy. We adv-R.ed within fifteen
PAGES OF their fort, and continued firing on
them, which they vigorously returned for
some time.
Discovering at length that they were so
securely protected against our rifles, we de-
ternined on burning their Tort, contrary TO
the wishes of our friendly Indians who were
anxious to secure the plumber. Having pia-
ced train OF dry wood TO reach their fort,
and when nearly prepared TO epply fire to 1t.
one of our friendly indians. who spoke the
Blackteet language, and had held CONVEX
sation with them during the engagement,
was told by them that they were convinced
we could kill them all, but that or 500 war
ed there, who wocld give us enough of fight
ing Owing to the mlsconstruction Of the
interpreter, who communicated It to the
whites, he was understood to say, that 6 or
500 warriors were then in the valley attack
ing our camp; consequently, was immediate
~ discontinued, and not until we got TO the
prairie was the matter properly explained.
1T was then deemed too late to renew the
attack
We lost in the engagement Mr.. ST. Clair,
Of Arkansas who WAS killed before we reach
ed tire fort Another man. who too fearless
" ventured up 10 the fort and fred into 1t,
received two balls IN the head and was kill.
ed on the spot Thomas Qnlgiy, of st Lou
is, was wounded IN the head, and under
stood died on the 9Th day afterwards. He
had started with trapping party who wae
about 80 miles from my camp. Miller OF
Boone county, in this State, was severely
wounded in the body, which fear will have
proved fatal Myself, aud three other whites,
were wounded Six Of the Pierced nose In
dams were killed, and two wounded.
Next morning party of whites went to
the battle ground and found the Indians had
fled 10 the mountains in the night, bearing
with then, thor wounded On litters. They
left nearly all their baggage, and had nine
warriors and 20 horses killed on the ground.
On the 25th July. meo started for Mis-.
souri,, and on the 18th came upon party OF
abou. 30 Blackieet. who killed two OF them,
Moore and Foy, and wounded Alfred K. Ste
phens. of ST. Louis, in the thigh, supposed at
the time not dangerously. The party return
ed to the camp. The wound of Stephens
mortified, and Ire died on the 24th of July.
left the rendezvous on the 30th OF July,