Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-10-07
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FROM THE FAR NEST.

FROM THE FAR vi EST.
EXPEDITION OF THE u. :. DRAGooNs TO r,ty
WESTERN PRAIRIEs.--we tender our acknow smen.s
TO Col Stambaugh. Tor the following letter giving gra-
Pine and highly Interesting Of the late expedition
the " y Dragons TO the prairies OF the West nj their
Intercourse with the wild Indians OF those lions
Gdzette
Fort GIpsoS, Aug. &C. 1884
DEAR SIR-four paper oil the 10 inst received here
by mail this evening. contains article headed "q DIES
perdfe engagement bei,ceen The II. S. Dragons and
Pocnoe Indians" This pubicaien YOU saw l. made
upqa the authority OF al gentleman IRON Wa, ON
county who derived his information from a Young m an
who wssa, Fort Gibson, when the Pswnee prisoners were
brought, in under escot OF detachment Of Dragons
Every word oil this statement is neons; aud know
You VIII be anxious 10 correct the hasen TO Rive
you bret account oil the ''wesisrn prairie expedition
by TO morrow mornings mail that you may have
been apprized Of the imposition pracised upon YOU and
that u may be corrected your paper before this
you; as much suspense and anxiety will necessary, be
Produced by the account you have nnocenly publ,hed
among our fellow cizsns. ho have relatives and friends
in the Dragon regiment and who are numerous and re-
spectacle ia several States OF the Union.
There has been no hghing betw cen the Dragons and
the "Pawnees or Camanches, any OF tie other wi d
loes oil The pairie.; and yet this regiment has fulfilled
It's Instructions IA manner which Cannot fail TO be highly
satisfactory TO the government C.l. Dodge arrived al
this post from his expedition, The 10Th instant with six
companrs The field aud stall officers Col. Dodge
Commanding; Major Ma-or; Lieutenant Hamilton Adiu
tan; Surgeon Fnday; aud Lieutenant Whrelock who
was attached TO the Coonels staff journalist 81 com.
pany, commanded by Captain Sumner aud Leuienan,
furgUn; 2d, by Captain Duncan and Lieuenants Aoore
and Ferret; 81 10y Captain Ilun,er and Lieutenant See.
lih, by Captain Perkins aud Lieutenant Davis, 5h by
Captain Boone, aud Leuenanls lizard Norllrop: h.
hy Captain Browne aud Iienenan, Elw aids Col Dodge
brought with him, fifteen K,ocdy Indians at the head Of
which is the chie Of their nbe--a Ioio ash chief,
with two warrors-a Wagcodh, chief OF a srn all band
VINO speak The Tow ee-asand Spaniad half breed,
n"unsng 10 Tie Canlanche nalion aud who h,s all the
habits aud saeakS the language OF that nation This dele
CATION is now al For, Gibson andtlus lar have been high
~ gralIed with their visit
Lieutenant Colonel Kearney reached this nace v.s,or
day. with lis command from the post on ashira wbere
he had been leh in charge OF the sick OF tie regiment
hen m a.,
Tor Tow-ee- asi aud Cnlnanche towns The officers AT,
ached 10 Colonel Kearnel command are Captain Trenor
Lieutenant Swords, Aching Quarier-master, Lieutenant
Van Derveer Acting Commissary, Iieuensn Easibnrn
Ury, kingsbury, and Bowman, and Assistant Surgeon
Haes. All the sick in charge OF Colonel Kearney with
the exception OF five six have been brought in-these
are on the way, in Wagons aud ters There were lOs
men elt Tor duty, with Colonel X. and Sc ON The srk M
port. The officers OF the regiment le sick At Ws;,
were Lieuenans Swords, Shaumburg Ury Ea,iburn and
MrCnre the latter, excellent and much respected
young officer has since ded-lhe others are 10 " a tis
post and convalesceni with the exception Of Lieutenant
Eastburn' Who has still slight lever Lieutenant Shaun-
burg arrived here several days before main body Of
Colonel Ks command, in company with Lieutenant West
oil the 9Th Inlauty, who acting aid 10 Gene
raj Leavenworth, at the time of the Generals death
Colonel Dodge has invited tie clieis of the several
tribes inhabng the country in the vicinity of is r,ace
10 the delegates oil tie row.e ash Kiov,v al
CaDanche nations, here, the 1T day Of next non,b
The Indians invited and who will probably be represent
ed in this council are, the Cberokres, Creeks CIocaw.
Srnecas, Shawnees, Deawares and Ossges The oL;ec
Is TO bring these tribes together under eve and proec
IA on
oil becoming acquainted, and OF intechaneine il ihey
will, pledges OF friendship, p eparaiory TO future ueso
ton which may be attempted Tor the purpose OF establish
ing permanent peace among all the Indians this iron
tier.
think much good may H. Elected at this council. and
that the anxious wishes aud expe -taons of tic 49,,
ment upon this interesting subject, will be materially adj.
vanced toward their contamination The Pa,rners (as
they have been called) the CGmGnches and KiotcnNs
roam over large extent o the Choctaw country i'm ,r
hunting excursions and is supposed la, OF their
towns within The Chociaw boundary They have moi
peen on hrhdiy terms with any Of the Tribes invited TO
meet them in council; and with the O-ages no aI.o live
principally by hunting, they have kept up continual
wariaie Small bands OF the tribes meet ir oueny on
the prses, and they plumber and kin each Other u
ny opportunity II this hostile feeling can be alIayeb nv
The nieices-on oi government now comm and
iendiy understanding be established between the seve
raj maraudug bands OF The Western prairies and our own
Indians, ii will be wor the United States an
would pay all the expenses OF the Dragon regime nj stree
lis organization. The Indian territory Will then pop,,te
rapidly, and the settlements will extend high up on the
Arkansas, Canadian, Washita, and Red rivers
IL was contemplated by General Leayenworh 20 send a
delegation OF the Canancbes aud Pdwnee Picis 10 WASH
ngton, should they be found by the Dragons and CoI
Dodge so informed he different tribes when he requested
ihrin to send ~ The present deIegalonbu believe il l.
now the intention OF the Colonel to tie m back TO ,,
people under sale escort imnea ely after the Council
think hi- is the safest and jndicious course The
transition from wild TO civilized hsuns has been sudden
and IN seeing Fort Gibson they believe they have seen
civilized ID aud they have now Just az much uoop
their minds they well bear home aud retail 10 trr
people Hereafter IL II Is decmcd expedeni, delepa
ton, uly representing all the tribes, eau be pyoeured
without diihTuy, TO visit the seat OF government They
WIZ now 90 home loaded with presents aud tell
pie long tales oi the kindness they have received and
hom presen' appearances they viii axOGsy endeavor to
procure speedy negotiation which viii bfing their ma
ions within the jurisdiction. aud secure the pro- ction Of
the American guvcDntnt
HE expedition 10 The western praIiFs. has hecu meg
nant with excitement, wh drilling interest } have re-
ceiVed much imp0fiant Information from the Girery the
publicity OF which would he highly gratifying the pub.
lie. But ~ full iournsl of march aud all the pro-
ceedihgs n The Indian towns vs ell by The command viii
be iOrNs rded to the w Department. by Col DJlge
presume, be published, will not attempt 10 give nors
Than simple outline Of such Facts AMI circumstances
eau be compressed within tie limits OF ord ary letter
and which may serve to CRAFTY tie public IN advance II
the iull report Of this interesting campaign.
The regiment LEFT this place the 18Th II June When
II reached Pause Washia, several Of tie officers aud up
wards of eighty ere sick aud unable 10 do duty
The command was ordered from Wa-hs 10 search for
TIE Pdwhee Pct and Camanche villages, aud Colonel
Dodge, Diih two HUNDRED and iiy ch0sen me H. and the
best horses le that post he 7th Of July with Ten
daNs provisions and eighty rounds 81 caftidgrs About
100 miles west Of The mouth Of ssha, they 4covrfeJ
fom Ill., putty OF borsemen who, 10y the use OF glasses
they asceftaDtd 10 be Indians Col d. with snins of e
other officers, approached tic party, n advance Of The
command, bcarng tie ilag aud alter apparent
consultation, one Of tie Indians with hie flag attached
TO his spear came towards ihe troops ST foil gallon He
represented himself asa Spauisrd, lake by the Catances
when quite young; sni The Indians ~ sight were party
Of Cauanches, on hunting excursion, about thirty in
number Alter some talk With tie Spsniard, aud as
sufances Of friendship given Ivy Col y iie rar,ies az
preached each Other, aud sho.k auds The Indians mani
tested strong desire 10 be considered friendly al .poseJ
they said their camp obOut two days march from
that place, aud invited The Colonel 10 visit it, On The
following day al the CsBanches left the troops gih the
exception Of oae, who remained 70 act guide Col d
presented him viii ,r ,ie