The Arkansas advocate., 1834-04-11

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 of the party went down the river to recon- noifre, and discovered by the smokes that there were good number of the Indians. hey retslrnsd tlaAreFarn. and preparations were immediately made for moving. They travelled all that night and the greater nart of the next day, and eamped again in ' small grove which lay on both sides of a deep hollow, running up into the mountains towards the head of the Arkansas. AS night aprroacl,sia. the scouts again brouob, news that the Camanches lad followed fhem and were eHeaniped about three mics below. Ii therefore became evident that they would be attacked, and the question was how best to defend themselves. The pian was at ienaii determined ,,,,. mt, when night came il was put in execution. = Fires were lighted, as was common. in the camp, and leaving the Pueblo in it. the whole party proceeded with their animals to thread the narrow and difficult hollow. = Afier going about five miles, they hailed in place which two men could have held good against d hundred, and all inc Amcri- cans returned towards their first camp.-- About half mile from it, in the hollow, was place where there was a sudden as- cent capable of being defended with ereat effect. At the foot of this they built small ire, and then concealed themselves above.
 An hour or two of anxious suspense passed away. and then the report of inc Paebto's rifle was heard, followed by a long loud yell Two or three discharges of fi1- sees followed. and tAen oae more crack of' the flfie-and all at once another loud veil. arose higher up on fhe river. The party. stili lay silent-nothing was seen Of the Pueblo, and t was soon evident by the con- tlnnal glare and report of fire arms, and the mingled yells and shouts, that some way or other there was q general fight below.
 Ihls, of course, they were utterly at loss to comprehend--and waited in great surprise for the arrival of the Pueblo. He appeared at length at the fire beIow,-and bnnnded I'D the rocks. and n few words ex planned the whole matter. The trappers had been watched by two parties--ofe of Cnmanches and the other of Eutaws, and as there happened just thento be some leud between the nations, their meeting was the signal for battle. After detailing tfis saaf- ter, the Pueblo tossed three soalps towards Bill, and inquired fit was don. Bill turned them over with great curiosity. and holding them by the long black hair, said with a strong expression of disgust at the people to whose heads they had not long before been respectfully appealed
 yes-i'll swear to the creturs being Cumanches. That Pueblo takes off scalp scientifically. 1 have seen some of these yellow villains that would take the dulIest knife they could find, on purpose; and saw into the back of the neck, so as to get all the skin on the head Ay, ay, they're Gu manches to sartinty C'esi bon, umsgo- and 1t is devilish deal better than most of us would have done in the same case" The noise of the battle began to ap- proach, and 1t was soor made manifest that one party had driven the other into the nar- row pass-whiehsoeve 1t was, it was alike necessary that they should be hndered from passing on.
 "Stand to your traps, my boys,' cried Bill --s' two or three of you be ready to roii rocks when they begin to come up here and Tom Smith and Rhodes, you help me pepper 'em.o
 In moment or two there was rush of dark bodies towards the fire, and the Pue- 6fo cried out that they were the Cuman- ehes. While they stood within the light of the fire, two or three rifles were fired from above, and every shot told. For little while they were irresolute, but the Eutaws came pushing on, and they were obliged to aim at the ascent. As soon, however, as they began fo climb 1t, the heavy rocks poured down upon them, and foiled at eye- " point, tbey turned to pay, and mingled man to man with the Eutaws. Not one escaped.
 i In few moments the pass was still again, and then a single Eutaw appeared at the fire, and held his hands up, crossed one over the other. The Pueblo was ordered to inquire what he wanted, and the answer was, to smoke q pipe with the Americans. After some consultation. this was agreed to. The first man who descended was the 1 Pueblo, and for half an hour he was busy in hunting out those Indians who had been shot by his party, and scalping them. The Eutaws seated themselves round the fire, and the Americans likewise. The great pipe was produced, and long smoke was had. Then quantity of buffalo meat was cooked, and the two parties, after their re- past, took different directions.
 Among seafaring men, it is well known that for many years. perhaps generations