The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-07-19

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rFrom the st. Louis Republican, July lo.l
The steamer Little Missouri, from the Missouri, yes
tsdsy brought the following letter from correspon-
dent on the plains -
Knowing the interest taken In the movements of the
romptsd to convey through the columns Of your jour
nal what little Information may be able to afford OF
movements since leaving Fort Leavenworth.
We LEFT Fort Lsavsnworth on Monday Afternoon June
2lst and marched out four five miles where
sncs%psd for the night The next and the two sue sue
from the time Of leaving the Fort reached the Kan
aas river and erred the stream being too
easymarch OF twelve miles, performing the distance in
four hours Next day were obliged to make forced
morning at six O'Clock and made camps five o'clock P.
NJ having marched the distance of thirty miles Inc
and as ss s @
on the Plains was passed In very quiet ana s9oyr
ner Since then we have continued our msrcn ~ sy
stages Of from twelve to nfteen miles per day anu at
rived here this afternoon about i've O'CLOCK +,
The somewhat cheered upon ther maa0 ny y
thu idea which they entertained OF overnaui'ng astny
termed IL, Captains shepard and w~ker, with their
commands who left the Fort some days IN OF ~
They had nearly done Capt. WGker only reaoneo
here last night Can't shepard to-day at about noon -
Capt Shepard left the Fort one day in advance OF zap.
Wicker. bat after executing q oounter-march OF one
day. and paying visit to of the Indian Missions ne
was obliged to encsmp two successive nights on the
same ground, thus giving Capt W@ker the vantage
The counter march and visit consequence Of 1t
Levants mistake in taking wrong road ana having 10
believe it was the intention Of Col Easton remain
a couple Of days to ret his men, aud procure thu
timber which may needed in repsring the Wagons
the hs the place where timber for such
poses be had and also to give the boys chance to
spend their independence Day. But we had not been
on tho ground an hour when express arrived from
Lieut. Love- Of the Dragons He had been attacked by
the Indians who succeeded in driving of his animals
1su
express desiring that the frat company in advance
should hasten TO his relief with all the loose animals that
could be obtained He is, 1t unable to move his
wagons until he can receive supply Of animals There
are two government trains-one under chargr of MIR
Fagan aud tho other In charge Of Hayden-with Lieut.
Love- who are In like condition with himself unable to
move forward without an escort from Lieut. Love.or
some other company: What effect this news may have
with regard to Col Eastons movement am not able to
state Perhaps the command instead Of celebrating the
anniversary of their countrys independence may have
20 hasten forward to perform deeds for their possert
not to celebrate at least to remember
had conversation with the bearer Of the express,
dations belong to the Camanches and Eutaw tribes led
by Mexcans and Numbering In all about 1900 1t is be-
esed Sy some ne says ,nSs an
The attack made in the morning early. and com
menoed BY frightening the animals and running them
to distance Lieut. Love detailed twenty i've dra
goons under command OF sergeant to pursue and re-
cover the animals and thereupon the Indians oontrved
decoy the detail between two lines of their number
and then ciesed both tanks thus completely surround
ing the detail -Four prvates were killed. and one badly
wounded. and the sergeant In command. The Indians
succeeded in running OF the animals.
This morning met gentleman of St Louis, Mr. |
me that he had lost Ia yoke of oxen taken from him at
the Pawnee Fork Of the Arkansas river and that Mr.
Bell, wagon master OF government train, returning
from Santa Fe had lost 6oyoke OF at the time
This news regard the disposition Of the Indians
enough but the reports of the clerk of the Lit
tie Missouri, from Fort Leavenworth, still
ported