Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1838-03-15
DEATH AMONGST THE INDIANS.

Extract # .siisT from Major Pileh.r. dsisL
ST. Lots, Feb ~, ls1s
Sra Having received authentic iBforsna.
ton from the region Of the Upper Missouri
Of highly important character, deem il N,
duty 10 communicate a without delay, tboGs Il
not sotiresJ, applicable 10 my own agency,
having. r. conceive It does, bearing upon
Mr.. HsTIiss letter Of the ] lth uliimo.
1 II appears that The effects Of the small po1
among most Of he IS1ias tribe, Of upper Siis-
sour, aurpass ali former seosrges, and Thai
the country through which IL has passed .
literally dspopuiaie6. and converted into one
s great graveyard. The nsndsus. cons sting Of
I 600 souls, had been reduced, ~ the 1t oi
October last, 10 Ihirty-0ne persons The
eros Yentres, or Minet3rees, q tribe about
! 600 s,T0eg. took the disease \ month later
than their neigh5ors, the MaBdsHs- One hall
! had persisted, and the disease was siili raging
/ They, no doubt, shared tho same fate With
I the Msndars.
7 The Iiesras. who had recently joined The
/ last named tribes, snd mum bered about three
( thousand, were Riosi OF ihen CIT on a HINT
I IDg exoursion when the disease broke out
among the Msndans, shd consequently rcceH-
ed q something later. Ose hall Of them had
/ fallen, and the dissssewas raging with una
0Sted fury. not more than ore out Of 6fty re-
covering from IT, AosI Of faose that sufyis-
ed subsequently, committed suicide, dfspatf-
ing. suppose, az &c loss OF ffieods. aod the
changes Wroegbt BY the j,sease n their per.
sons-some BY shooting oiheTs by stabbins
and sumo by throwing themselves FROM the
high PrsciPiess along lhe missouri The
great band Of Asfune b0ins, say 10 eco strong,
and The Crses. aun.nefing about } 600, have
been almost annihiisie1; apd. notH iihsfsnding
ali the pFeesatsDn Used ~ shu senuemeu ep-
+ a 49, - = 81
pfeveft ~. ihe diseaseihs4 rcsehsd the hissk-
Feet ol the Rocky Mountains q bard - ! 90
Lodges bad beeni swept 20, and the 3f.esss
uas rapidly spreading ameng The different
bands e hat greet Ifibs, pusassf.ns usiak.
sbout 60 900 souls.
have 90 doubt bot The pred eos tain
ed 10 ny Isilsf of ihe 9Th gitimo ell - folly
realized. add sil he Ipiisns CO the Coiufs-
bia river. % ar - The racihc Ccean, VII
share the fate 81 those before sllsdsd 70.
Gen. ttftIRs CLsnE,
SpgssinisHafsi hss,gH ~ airs.
This, (s,ys ne washisEion Globe i .
fcaffi lescnpgion q depiorsbie s1fcfibx
smooE The red mee. u = gratifying % knov
that a. spoa a. st4bcniic srcDunts % 80 raw
ages q che snail pox sm9rg the tribes o.
ne Nissosri ver~ received inqsiri@s -sFs
promptly insiitsied by ihs proper suihofniss
W esrfftaiu hear rftftu 4n4 fktruf. go Efrn
sHes sdopisa o. aGofi aiissiaiiun. and ahefe
prsciicabis, ~ prsrtht further .afsrficn 81
funts 81 farciuahaz ne inlisns weru name
8iafsig femiitsd- viii sulhsfsf 20 emFioy
fhs usessssgy scerls.
Thu szsut ehsFEsd viih ths executes %
thee mesturtt, Posssssss great snffEy, 900
ne most fasofabie Fesuiis bssy ~ snils igsie5
-
Iiisa singular fact n history that
The tribe II Indians called camsnc6es.
30 livs = wsadenng Hfr in TIE Mexl-
can Territory. 10 and shout Texas. haze
malaisihsd their Independence against
The poWsrs q Sptia end ihe Mezicar
States sinre tns days q Cofiez sad
Pixauo. ThFy ere more hamerous.
waflike asd Independent. than sos
oiheT l-ibs ~ hmsfies. add have bsen
lof cenigry past The terror 81 ~ fr0a-
ter provinces q Mexico. They are
The Tsgiarl q tie Asnesictn continent
Theis Ssfrs8fs are az Spls .5idiy neant-
"a a1d e. horssnsn they are ansarpsss.