The native American., 1840-06-20

day moraing up about from
artillery sixty Koomen,
employed baggage and about forty native allies who proved m
effective fighting two hundred After dragging the cannon bou,
was delaying the march and wearing out the men such degree
object of the expedition would probably be sacrificed we IN
hiek bushes and proceeded through
No. we reached the an old walled that had
soye by GAY foonsY in his old rob There were
camp for the night order that tic might refresh themselves TOR the
Our fires were knded guards posted and getting
could the whole disposed The next morn
The path
that had follow each other single fbn any idea OF
days had swollen the streams and nooded the swamps the
NE were mud bi nsss and w eaS dn the . about en
o'clock mor Of breakfast and give the moments rest 1t
muddy that the enemy the attack front from
ambuscade prepared by falling trees the path where made abrupt
the ground MORALLY woundbu his rushed CALAMITY forward
checked AS we could no hope conceal our the music
ordered TO strike and advanced eheey to the sound Of
nued from the thick close wood giving
no u.s. o os men a e @
exposed the fire Of an in wild forest where there
heard continued silently and rapidly
push the pon, where the great struggle was to take place At
The of battle tor communicated and again
announced our vicinity up with
Aid Co.. VIM LEWIS and Gen RoDEETs to the margin OF the open hea
warmly engaged with ambush their right and also in front
os, ,bs VIII" By this third
had clear Of the wood and Joined the combat soon as saw the
they up, left and possible surround the He imm
dey put himself the head Captain of Infantry the
available, through
the field and around an TIE wall towards the opposite sde OF
his became panic struck and abandoning the contest fled from
with this little band and had
nued the fire. and for minutes in great LANCER from e
from the wood when our sigma was displayed from the walls posg
the battle fought and Captain Johnson Of the Artillery
engagement; young Caldwell MORALLY It's impossible
this important expedition: might specify who iSYgh
under having distinguished themselves but this would be
selves equally WELL One word the wounded however they
fell oe sn ,'1 's n
nothing removed the cassada over the fire Tor the
artes sadly have fred The walls Of
the place proof and with brave defend might have
considerable distance hk planted with long sharp wooden spikes
feet badly on them even though they strong shoes and
We remained IF the the Sabbath and on
through the field shot fred at from opposite HILL and voice
pa And we s e woo We h ou, Of
far front From these and other here was
of the route oled yetey, by striking
path which led some miles to the left the other Here en-.
obscure and guide became confused about
found ourselves s towards GAY ToomBAYs pursuing
the path we had been three before This perpex
ing enoug but the able
the general and finding good path which
had elephant Paus
and walked rapid unit night the expectation of reaching the
disappointed the dark
upon deep wood and though had for hours been dren
chd with under the necessity of taking quarters
ground wounded believe
all pretty WE'LL with the first dawn of
resumed march, and pushed forward without halt until oon when we
reached where elephant had been killed time SINCE which
recognized BY of people, Up this moment we had been
relieved
reached Mbu and the evening embarked for
arrived during the night in safety except
SNETTER, who died a Milsburg.
This all the important expedition that has ever been
effect will be
idea generally throughout the that
could march distance from for the OF
confidence