Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-08-16
0PTHE INDIAN WAR.

The Washington Globe contains the ohcisl AZ.
coun, offs severe -krmish near Mesnopy, by the
commanding officer L.. ". :. Maitland. from which
~e make the fo'lo~ing extracts -
On our arrival al the We.lika Pond within one
nile Of ,his place the deeharge Of several rifles APP
prsed us Of the pre- of the enemy. Capt. Ash-
by Immediately wen. with his Dragons in the d.
rection from which the fire was discovered and
secured the ncighborng hammocks, without find
ing the enemy, i, is proper to state here, that IN
he first FIRE private Holmes of tha dragons, was
dangerously wounded in The abdomen, (sincc dead.)
proceeding on our ronte opposite a long ham
mock, within quarter of a mile Of Mica nopy. We
were attacked by body of Indians estimated By
what We saw o, them and from their firing. 10 b.,
,bout $50 strong. The firing commenced near
he front and on the right of the train and was
continued through it's whole length n quarter of a
mile. The men returned the fire with spirit and
| promptness. During the engagement, Capt. Ash
by, who, regret 10 say soon after the com
nnenceDent fit, severely wounded. but refused to
leave the field until loss OF blood compelled him.
finding the enemy IN great strength, and pressing
N us, despatched dragoon to this place Tor a re-
enforcement. On his way he met two de,achmenls
under lisu,enan.s Temple aud Talcott, 81 strong
on their march to assist us.
They arrived at an important moment, and did
us good service. Lieutenant Temple reached us,
having secured. on his approach, point Of ham
hammock from which the enemy had YER, much
annoyed us. Az soon as Liculenan Tempe an
his command had taken their position in line, cap
tain Ashby ordered charge in the hammock. which
was instantly executed, and the Indians driven
beyond the reach Of cur FIRE. Durng this tune heut
ralcott, was actively employed in removing the
in fbntrh IA, N nj.
OF the good conduct and courage Of the troops,
it is sufficient to say that every man did his du-
ty.
My gallant lander, captain Ashby, d,siin
\ < .'~';.s ~ ~ ae.f.,, a".
did not leave the field even after receiving severe
wound, until eebeocss from LOGS of blood, made
II absolutely necessary
Isl lieut.. Temple 3 artillery rendered the moel
essential service by HE timely arrival from fort De-
fionce and the gallant manner in ~hich he chorg-
ed the hammock. Lieut.. Whtby' who had charge
of the howitzcr served it in the most efficient
ner and from he prominent position. was mark
for the enemy. which drew sharp fire on him, and
disabled several Of the men.
We regret to say assistant surgeon Wrightman
| received a severe wound in his left thigh.
| Here follows some encomiums those who
! distinguished themselves. and the number killed sud
wou nded TO the amount Of ll--nnly 2 killed
From our well directed FIRE, doubt dss-
BLEED many Of the enemy, but as is usual, they car
RED them off to the dense hammock TO which they
retreated.
We had three horses killed in the field and sew
eral severely wounded
have the honor to be sir, very respectfully your
obedient servant, w. $. MAITLAND,
| lst Lieut. commanding.
Gen. r. JoYRs. Adj. Gen U. S. Army Washington.