The Arkansas advocate., 1832-11-07
the glackieet Indians. An express was

the glackfeet Indians. An express was immediately sent to my camp, and was joined by considerable humber oi whites and some friendly Indiaiis oi the and Flathead nations, to 20 10 the assistance of those engaged. When we arrived ct the spot, we ioaad the Blaekfeet had taken possession of 9 point of wood. surrounded by willows, where they had formed strong fort oi fallen timber, and had dug holes in the ground inside the fort, where they could lie secure from our fire. Finding them thus fortified, and that we were expos ed to iheir fire on the prairie without being able to injure them, ] proposed entering the willows and approaching their fort, where We would he on more equal footing. ] was joined by about 30 whites and as many friendly Indians, making our force nearly equal 10 that of our enemy. We advanced within fifteen paces of their fort, and contlnu- ed firing oi, them, which they vigorous ly rclurned for some time. Discover ing at length that they were toosecnre- ly protected against our rifles. We de- termined on burning their fort, con trary 10 the wishes of our friendly h. dians, wilo were anxious to secure the plunder. Having placed a train of dry wood to reach the fort, and when nearly prepared 10 apply fire to fl, one of cur friendly Indians, who spoke the Black feet language, and had held conyer- sation with them during the engage menf, was told by them that they were convinced that we could kill them all, but that $ or 500 warriors Of their tribe were momentarily expected there, who would give us enough offighting. 0w- ing to the misconsiruction of the inter preter who communicated it to the whites, he was understood to say, that or 800 warriors were then in the val ley attacking our camp; consequently the fight WAS immediately discontinued, and not until we got 10 the prairie was the matter properly explained. IL was then deemed too late to renew the at tack.
 We lost in the engagement ,Elr. St. Clair, of Arkansas, who was killed be fore we reached the fort. Another man, who too fearlessly venturcd up to the fort and fired into it, received two balls in the head and was killed on the spot. Thomas Quigly, of St. Louis was wounded in the head, and under stood died, the 8th day afterwards. He had started with a trapping party who were about 90 miles from my camp. Miller, of Boone county, in this State, was severely wounded in the body. which I fear will have proved fatal.- Myself and three other whites, were wounded. Six of the Pierced-nose lli- dians were killed, and two wounded.
 Next morning party of whites weni to she battle ground and found the In dians had fled to the mountains in the night, bearing with them their wound ed on filters. They left nearly all their baggage, and had nine warriors and % horses killed on the ground.
 On tbe 25th July, men started for Missouri, and on the 2Sth came upon |, party of about 20 Blackfeet, who kil- led two of them, Moore and Foy, and wounded Alfred K. Stephens, of St. Louis, in the thigh, supposed at the time not dangerously. The party re- turned to the camp. The wound ol Stephens mortified, and he died on. the Both July.
 .lleft the rendezvous on tEe 30th July, and the Columbia river on the 3d oi August. On the 4th, passed the 6 6or 800 warriors, which we were told of by the party with whom we fought on the 18th of July. lexpected an attac k from them daily, as my force was only about 60 men; but, from some cause unknown to me, they suffered us 10 pass unmoIested. My party arrived here on the 2lst September, all in good health.
 The whole number of men killed by the Blackfeet Indians, belonging to the different companies in that country, during the last year, amounts to 3, a part of whom were killed after my ar rival there.
 Very respectfully, your ob't. serY't..
 : WILLIAM |. SUBLETIE.
 Correspondence bef1reen Goo. Hamilton and Mr. Cathoun.-This correspon-