The Arkansas advocate., 1833-08-21


 fthe tomahasyk and places himself at tl.e head of his warriors, there will be no bows play. The Osages are entirely ins d sayaoe state, in war and in the chase. They are the largest and finest looking Indians in the state. Clairmont, whose brother led the war party who brought in the Pawnee prisA ehefs, IS inc first chef ot the Gsage na-i ton.
 The Pawnees are d roYing tribe, con neet itii the titiiialirilers, arsd have 10 fixed place of residence they follow the buffalo, appear in large bands. sometimes II, ' Texas, and and. sometimes ii tue United States. fhey always fight on the open pfailies, and on horseback, with the bow and arrow. Their. horses are very fleet, and well trained to their mode of fighting. which IS by riding past the enemy, and throwing themselves from the back of the horse, holding themselves by the heel dis charging their arrows under his neck, thus keeping their. persons completely sheltered by the body of the horse, who carries his rider beyond the fire of the enemy in per- forming the circle which brings him again in advance with his own party.
 The Canlanchee Indians fight in the same way, and it gives them decided advantage over tribes who fight on foot They can not be brought to action in tho woods, al- ways keeping on the prairies, when they apprehend an attack.
 The "Saline, spoken of by Col. c. is on the Neosho, or Grand river, fifty miles above Fort Gibson: and ssUnion Mission,o is large missionary establishment imme- diately on the road, and about midway be- tween those points on the west side of the river. This road passes through a prairie country.
 Extract of letter from Col, A. P. Chou
 TEAU, to Col. STAMBAuan, dated,
 WESTERN GREEK AGENCY, }
 May IT, 1888.
 ssThe Cherokee and 0sage Chiefs were as you know, by their treaty stipulations, to have met al Fort Gibson, on the first of this month, for the purpose of amicably ad- justing the disputes and difficulties occur ing between these tribes the last year. The Osages were prevented by high water reaching this place before the 9th inst, and my brother the Osage Agent, had sent an express from the Saline upon his arrival there, to Capt. Vashon, Cherokee Agent apprising him of his coming with a party of Osages, and explaining the cause of his detention. The 0sages arrived at Fort Gibson, and remained four days, without hearing word from the Cherokees, altho' their Chiefs, through the agent, had made a regular call on the Osages to meet them at the time specified i'll their treaty.
 SAfter waiting several days without re- ceiying any intelligence as to the intention of the Cherokees, the Osages becoming uneasy, expressed strong wish to return home-and, they were dismissed by Gov. Stokes and their agent. The day after the Osages left the garrison, Capt. Yashon ar rived, and desired taat the 0sages should be sent for, to return-but the request was not granted, Twas not present at this con- ference, and cannot tell you precisely what passed-but have understood that the Che- rekees at first expressed much dissatlsfac- ton. lfter some explanation, however. they became reconciled, and agreed to meet the Osages some other time. Mean while, party of Cherokecs, then on the Bayonord, 1t appears were preparing to go to war against the Osages. Capt. Vashon was informed at night of this movement, tby Riaj. .jolly, the principal Chief of the Cherokees-and he immediately made 1t known to Col. Arbucllle, Gov. Stokes and my brother, the Osage Agent, who took immediate measures to prevent the war par 1 ty commencing hostilities. Their interfer- ence, il appears, however, has been ine1iec- tual, as have just understood from some Creek Indians, that the war party, headed by Moses Smith, have killed an Usage in- dian, on the road between Fort Gibson and the Union Mission.
 ssGoy. Stokes and my brother, who are now at the Creek agency, will immediately consult with Col. Arbuckle on this subject. My opinion is, that if the officers of go- vernment, having charge of Indian affairs here, take instant and strong measures to bring the Gherelsees to answer for this act, the Osages may be kept quiet-if they do not, depend upon 1t, tiere auiH be bloody apar. We hayo understood that smith and his party, went first to the Saline, but find- ing no Osages, they returned in this direc- ton, and met a young Osage, about Is years of age, who had been trading at this place and was on his way home--it was him that they killed and scalped. ssThe Creeks will remain perfectly neu- tral in this quarrel, but am afraid, from existing feelings, that all the Delawares, who are in this quarter, will join the Che rokees.
 sThe 0sage war party, headed by one of sCLAIRMoNT's t brothers, who went out against the Pawnees, have returned. It