Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-07-24

today from kellogg Grove bringing information of h,
uo having been fought with the Indians that ncighbor
hoou' on Monday morning, by part of the company O
spies, under the command OF Major Dement, Tho mar.
tieuars OF which we subjoin ~ f"'
On Sunday evening Mai d. arrived n L e,l,,., :, -
aud receiving information early the follo,vin n,ornina
thatraces oil Indians plainly dscernble in ina, inn
mediate neighborhood, called for 20 or 20 vou,sts o., %
company MIN TO reconnoitre the neighborood In short
une hcy came upon the enemy whose force was too for
usoe 70 DC resisted by so small numbep and being
700 Tar advanced TO make good his rctreat lost some OF
ms party before the arrival of the remainder of his com,
PM-aer which considerable skirus eilsued but o,y.
% the refractory ami unmanacabe temper of the horses
..asoheu ny the clash OF arms and Indian yell, il was
found impracticabe to form lncyet under all
tges number OF Indians killed; (he exact number
DC ascertancd, as they TO carry several
oi their dead from the field during the engagement Mai
~. lost i've men and about twenty horses killed i'm the
baiue. There were nine Indians found ON the field
JUNE 30-All the inhabitants north of ms and on Tho
mississippi this side of Cassvie, have come i'm to-day
anu INTEND TO remain until the is ended II is
now viewed TO be very unsafe 90 one mile from This
place without formidable guard. ~
gentleman who has just arrived, states that he IeG
an army oil two Brgades the waters of Apple liver On
the night of the 29h. One TO report 10 den Doda
who Will immediately take command of them. 81
zen htknson we learn, has at length commenced his
hc oi march with about 1900 mounted men, and 500
regulars. He Is moving on the side OF Rock river
July 3.-Hat the horsemcn left under command of
Ep Craig Tor accommodating expeditions have been or.
ereu 'orange and scour the country from Rces farm ON
the OF Small Pox creek TO Bowles Furnace and
thence 10 Saena-and the other halt march to the
nd
the Menominee eastwarJly, to Vinegar Hill and thence
TO Galena. ~ ''''I'
In crossing thescountry from Dixons TO Calena .vera
large and recent trails OF Indians discovered
ing apparently from the Mississippi near Plum river and
gong IN the direction OF the Four lakes. From accounts
RVcn, rs we understand, by engaaoos who lately
descended the Missouri we are almost confirmed in m.
Po' 'a nese trails were made by parties OF Indians
coming from the different tribes on the Missouri
Ihcre are no rangers abou: Plum river TO confirm bis
opon' Out passenger in the Warrior states that the
s o are n,ucn cut up near that place Gen. Atkinson
mas after ordering the brgades under Generals Posey and
Alexander to cross Rock river, and operate on this side in
conjunction with Gen. Dodge, marched with the regular
GJps anu zen, Henrys brigade for the Indian camp:
winch place Is expected he certainly will have arrived
10y yesterday evenings if So and the Indians remain
nere - the strongest probability of an Immediate
night The troops operating this side of Rock river
arc to be subsisted from Gaena. Two companies
OF volunteers, said TO be very well equipped have been
ordered on the TO Gacna TO renort ,o CoIonai
March or Colonel Holmes, and their instructions
until they get orders from higher source Should the
indians stand Tight matter ii they are vanouised or
victorious, (the latter 10 not believe they will be Ga
Jena VIII, In oar opinion, be in danger than al any
iormer perod they do proceed directly for Cana
u OF ms Chippewa country they will undoubtedly sep,
rate Tor the purpose of marauing distressing the con
uy lhere has been great difficulty head quarters i'm
Obtaining correct intelligence from important points in the
country as many expresses have been compelled TO re-
turn without executing their orders delivering their
letters The campaign has commenced, and under
very fair prospects for success considering the front line G
operations (extcnding from the Mississippi to Cbicaco
aud the difficulties attending the forwarding of provisions
&c. TO subsis the army for any length of time.
IL 70
Cot J. M SrOde dated
Read Quarters ofthe Army of the Frontier Camp,
below Sycamore Creek, June
Heretofore have not had the pre- ventng the
enemy from committing of hostility in the district of
country between Rock river and Galcna The force now
an the held under my command and the operations now
oeng carried into effect will, hope, put an end 10 the
war; and restore tranquility to the country"
MOVEMENT TRooPs.-Snce our last tbc f,l-
lowing officers of Gen. SCOTS staff have arrived and pas
sed onward for Chicsgo-Co EuStis, Col. Worth Can't
Mackay, Capt. Bache,
General Scott and Staff last Thursday proceeded in tb,
steamer Sheldon Thompson with six companies of Arl
lery, under command of Gel Crane. These companies
we learn were from Fort Monroe, Va. and are command,
cd by Captains John Monroe, Lyon Frazier and eute.
nants Vinton and Megruder The same ay the steamer
ports OF sickness and the quarantine regulations of our CITY
authorites followed for the destination (Ccago
She had on board three Companies of Artillery and 2O7
recrus-the artillery were from Baltimore and New York
under the command of Major Payne the wl,oie detas
men being under Col. Twiggs The artillery companies
on BOARD oil the Clay are commanded by Captain L. Whit
ing, and Ieutenans Macomb, Clay and number Of re-.
cent graduates from West Point
Two Transports laden with subsistence and Quarter Mas.
ters and Ordnance stores (some which were laden from
the too heavily bucned steamboats, have been owed Inv
steam power TO Lake Huron their way for the place Of
rendezvous.
The two companies OF the End Infantry commanded bv
Col Cummings, with Adjt. Clitz, and the Regiments,
Staff, lett this place last Sunday in the steamer William
man. Lieutenants Eaton, Hoffman, Lcay oh and Keys
and assistant Surgeon Stephenson.
Several other officers, whose we could not learn
have passed by land and others by the lakes for
the theatre Of operaonsal pressing on with the great
est alaciity.- Detroit paper.