New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-07-29

W nave UF.I iAfNfltfi p
Ta,oa. by the war Department with the Official
accounts Of Am attack which hrs occasoned much
attention from the Western papers and excited
considerable interest.
CAMP OF THE Arkansas. June %. l-f7.
SIR ! have the honor 20 report ina, company 49,
1st DRAGONS marched from Fort LtaFen"1fu on lhe
I'm instant % ilin the army in New Mexico escortng
some three hundred and ry thousand doi.afs-t'Vrrh
nent funds % our arrival ~ Pawnee FORK tnodithree
hundred miles from Fort Leaveu~orihj We l'uhl wv
rim o wa IONS bound for Santa ft and one returning
~ rho limited states The DAY before arrival one OF
tn trains for Santa FS aud the one for the 7tl-
leoclmped about mile apirD were atachei "y ine
Indians supuoscd % Dee either Pa~nets cr usage p
(ea.h tri5, fccryire HruutT) AT me oxen ol ine
reisrn train driven od end Killed n s-ol "i fa~-
nee Fork One man ~ Mr. Wcatnfrfis radlh8 parry
WA severely wOuudPd-anCcd ln nFe ~ FIX places
81 orra dcfer ned 10 travel with the trains i0r santa
Fs and give them all the protection IN my power oar
fret DAYS march from Pswn,e FORK brought us on u1
Arkansas river where We enc.mp'1' one u"ln il1'-
fer of mile from The river; tte oiher nearly me same
Distance from the river and three four hundred yards
from the fret With my company encamped on the
bank Of the river, between the two trains
On The m0rning Of the 2bn-Just "a the oxen Oh me
frat train were turned ont of The coral pen formed ~
the wsgons the Of the second ABOUT turning out lo
craze and the horses OF the company were ura-H
noisus made their appearance bail mile distant u 100
chase after TIE oxen The her6smcn usad every eii't
to drive the back into The coral but unable 10 90 sd
placed Themselves between DE oxen and Indians hoping
II prevent their being driven OIL The Indians charged
Doi'iy among '"i ''N'l, 49, H. ~ -, 80, l-
three herdsrnen. A8 as saw the indans ordered
The company 10 saddle. some Indians, seeing my M
t,t ~ ;rsre Immediately appeared on the opposite
bank Of the river, numbering ID or 700 men. in now
became necessary for me 90 protect our own camp,
,herefore lisrroun,ed All but - men, aud stationed
,h.,,, s-,,,rt ,h. cauu The - men / ordered un-
dor s.r.oant Ri.hop 10 pursue the Indians and BE-
,.,,a, ~. ovon when the Sergeant arrived Ca tic
i.;ri,y of tho oxen tina lad ans a.garmed in from aI
Ia Lac an HHH. .nIU#NN al e
cbsr,e8 H. srIessv among thcn but our horses being
villa and uparcustoued to the yels of the Ind ans and
sboLir a. tfank.-s ,u done o. ff. htu ffa hcrfer)
a,HIs bgiI h. tbeir ri3ors 80 great was the
number of fydisps-supyl-s1 % Dee 800 90 the
north side and llO on the south side of tie river
tbst all "a De Of cutting wy through 90 tle oX
,,ss Abandoned II ia with toe deepest regret tlat
torc ., e,ort iva Of orr beet men killed prvsfcs Ar
49,, Di,thsrt C..kUl short and axe. sad Sergeant
Ramon ana five ni "a wounded. Sergeant 6ienop (sho
li.rtf. l.g ,rc choree1 and urivaffs ovalscs aud
1890 .- s.,sralv wounded privaies Busn. vii
son and Ward slightly. Win pride call your attention
~ ,b ,llsu conduct Of this platoon of the company.
"a N 40 10 ,ho ll.t the billed and wounded The
number Of Indians killed and wounded We have
means of telling their dead were Carl OH tie field
The oxen of ono frain having been driven Oh have
encsulnsd both trains together end fha remain with
Them until enough trains arrive % take the government
prOpfrtv TO santa Re would respectfully call your
attention 10 the fact that DO the 0tirrmiu alton of Ie
Indians headed lss have every reason to believer by
white mon and sparisrd 20 destroy s the Government
property In their power U, would seem a, fret sight
thai one company of soldiers ught 90 be- enough 10 se
clre snv number of oxen and mules from Indians but
cir you must reflect that the animals of train have 10
be- scattered over large extent of county for grazing
that IN an attack Il nearly As mlch as company Oh
drss''ns can 90 10 pre'shs 'nen nol,', .''
with he contrv and constantly having spies 10 watch
our movements never attack unless everything is IN
their favor uss beng mo most expert noIsslen ~ VIC
Word ihey arc tnanltu 10 maze On ht''CA' tn. W
animals ana ue o1' 81 slsl' ~ .i - , s
iou can u"s', "H1 ~ ~ -, 80 H. ,c, over
sPp.Gacnlus ON .i,' ~. u's go ~, Than half an
- nc I'''' '"U ''' ~ 's'''
r's l ,,., ,to, cir On inspre safetv 20 public
,, :, y - H. jr NV oniniot n station about
B 80. ~. r - i3Do,,oart te cro.siny OF
,t. "a 5oS - ., ,r rro~ IN, MINER Cifnaron
i ". ,. =, -. tb.ir ,,r-,,sIrut encau1p.
piLs 49, 80, b, a., go, he country i'm sIl d
nou ' a. NJ 49,, -, a. 5s,,s in rbeck if they
I'e.l,.s ~ ~ s.ig NV has crossed ill.,
V'i"o' ~ 'l. Sy- ~, h.ir, barasss9
PrSls ln'7 pl'ns a- ann, =, tbis rer,rt 4, Won
uy tnou, u',i ., '-y 49,, bo. M btan mad. Il,
Oeue'luS p'op,I I, i, he commence 5
~ % a. W. 49, he s.t sx months and 10 repre-
80, , ira,,rtsre Of tskins active measures 10 insure
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