The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-07-24

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Express from Lieut.. Loue-Seueral Battles
aolh the hdians-h,s command waiting for
Teintorcemeats.
The steamer Little Missouri, from the Miss
ouri Yesterday, brought us the following letter
from a correspondent Of the plainsi
COUNCIL GROVE, Santa Fe Trail,l
July 2, 1847
Knowing the interest taken in the movement
OF the Volunteers, when abroad, by our friends
at home, | am prompt to convey through the
of your journal, what little informa-
ton ! may be able to afford, of our movements
since leaving Fort Leavenworth.
We left Fort Leavenworth on Monday af-
ternoon June 2lst, and marching out some four
or five miles where we encamped for the night,
The next, and the two succeeding days we
made easy marches. The fourth day, from
the time of leaving the Fort, we reached the
Kanzas river, and were ferried across, the
stream being too full to ford with safety
From the Kanzas, We made an easy march OF
twelve miles, performing the distance in four
hours. Next day we we're obliged to make
a forced march, to reach wood and water
We left camp in the morning, at six o'clock,
and made camp at five O'Clock, P. NJ, having
marched'the distance ofthirty miles. The next
day was sunday, and as the men were very
much f%atigued, we remained in camp all day,
Our first Sunday on the Plains was passed in a
very quiet and sober manner. ISince then
we have continued our march by ease stages
of from twelve to fifteen miles per day, and
arrived here this afternoon abou: 5 O'Clock.
The men were somewhat cheered upon their
march, BY the idea which they entertained Of
overhauling(as they termed it) Captains Shep-
ard and Wekner, with the commands, who
left the Fort som days in advance Of US
They had nearly done SO, as Capt. W1kner
only reached here last night, Capt. Shepard
to-day, at almost noon. Capt. Shepard left
the Fort one day in advance of Capt. Week
ner, but after executing a counter-march o.
one day, and paying a visit to one of the In
dian Missions, he was obliged to encamp two
successive nights on the same ground, thus
giving Capt. Wekner the advantage. The
counter-march and the visit was consequence
of 1t. Levanrs mistake in taking a wrong
road and having to retruce his steps.
l believe it was the intention of Cot. EOs
ton to remain here a couple Of days, to res
his men, and procure the timber which MAJ
be needed in repairing wagons on the roac
(this is the last place where timber for suct
purposes can be had,) and also to give the boy
a chance to spend their lndePendence.Day'-
But we had not been on the ground an hou
when an express arrived from 1t. Love, OF tn
Dragons. He had been attacked by the lndl
ans, who succeeded in driving off his animal
and have placed him under the necessity @
sending back an express, desiring that the fr'
company in advance should hasten to his re
lief with all the loose animals that could b
q obtained. He is, it seems unable to move hi
D wagons until he can receive a supply of an
) mails. There are two government trains-on
under charge Of Mr.. Pagan, and the other j
o charge Of Hyden-with 1t. Love, who are
a like condition with himself, unable to mot
forward without an escort from 1t. Love
J some other company. What effect this new
may have with regardtO Col. Easton's NOV
ments, / am not able to state. Perhaps Ii
command, instead Of celebrating the annive
5ary of their country's independence, ma
n have to hasten forward to perform deeds #
their PROSPERITY, if not to celebrate, at lea
to remember.
had a conversation with the bearer OF Il
q exnress. who says, that the Indians who cor
!" mitted these depredations belonged to Il
a Camanches and Eutaw tribes, led by Mexica
" and numbering in all about 1900, it is belle
~ ed. nv some Americans. He says that an
ie merican was shot, but Immediately dragg
!, off by a lasso.
The attack was made in the morning ear
and commenced by frightening the animals a
ne running them some distance. Lieut. Love 9
!, tailed twenty-five dragons, under comma
~ Of a sergeant, to pursue and recover the a
4, mails, and thereupon the Indians contrlTed
decoy the detail between two lines OF tn
.ss number and then closed both hanks-thus co
I'M p@lotely surrounding the detail -Four pTiVa
A. were killed, and one badly wounded. Inc
ma dams succeed III running off their animals
This morning met a gentleman of ST. L
"a is. Mr.. Coolidge from Puebla near Bents +
" who informed me that he had lost IA yoke
oxdn, taken from him at the Pawnee Fork
the Arkansas river; and that Mr.. Bell, waG
Ian master of a government train returning tr
Santa Fe had lost5O yoke Of oxen at the sa
In time and place.
40 This news in regard to the disposition
the Indians, and the position Of Lieut. Low
mo- command, is alarming enough; but the rep
~ Of the clerk Of the steamer Little Missouri Il
Fort Leayenworth, are still more exciting.
n. saws that the express, on arriving there rePol
- vo had had aevAtal encounters "