Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1847-07-21

Progress o. Col. Edst0n's Battalion Of IN fan
try-.dR Express from Lieut.. Loue--Seucrdl
Battles sOith the Indians-His Command icai
ti.g for Reia(oreements:
The Steamer "Little Missouri" from the
Missouri, yesterday, brought US the following
letter from correspondent on the plains;
"CoUNcrL GRovB, Santa Fe Trail,
July 2, 1S47.
We left Fort Leavenworth June 2lst. 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. From the Kanzas, we made an easy
march of IL miles, performing the distance
in four hours. Next day, we were obliged to
make forced march 10 reach wood and water.
We left camp in the morning, at o'clock, and
mads camp at 5 P. M, having marched 30
miles. The next day was Sunday, and, as the
men were very much fatigued, we remained in
camp all day. Since then, we have continued
our march by easy stages of from - to Is miles
per day, and arrived here this afternoon, about
o'clock.
believe il was the intention of Col. Easton
to remain here couple of days, to rest his
men and procure the timber which may be nee
ded in repairing the wagons on the road, and
also TO give the boys chance to spend their
Independence Day. But we had not been on
the ground an hour. when an express arrived
from Lit. Love, of the Dragons. He had been
attacked by the Indians, who succeeded in dri-
wing off his animals, and have placed him I'M
der the necessity of sending back an express,
desiring that the first company in advance
should hasten to his relief, with all the loose
animals that could be obtained. There are
two Government trains with Lit. Love, who are
in a like condition with himself-unable to
move forward without an escort from 1t. Love
or some othor company.
Ihad conversation with the bearer of the
express, who says that the Indians who COM
mitted these depredations belong to the Ca
manche and Eutaw tribes, led by Mexicans,
and numbering, in all, about 1900, it is believed
by some Americans. He says that an Ameri-
can was shot, but was Immediately dragged off
bya lasso.
The attack was made early in the morning,
and commenced by frightening the animals and
running them to some distance. Lieut.. Love
detailed 25 Dragons, under command of "a
Sergeant, to pursue and recover the animals,
and, thereupon, the Indians contrived to decoy
the detail between two lines of their number
and then closed both fianks-thus completely
surrounding the detail. Four privates were
killed, and one badly wounded, and the Ser
gcant in command. The Indians succeeded
in running off the animals.
This morning, met gentleman of St. Louis
Mr.. Coo lipge, from Puebla, GEAR Bept's Fort
who informed me that he had lost IA yoke OF
oxen, taken from him at the Pawnee Fork OF
the Arkansas River; and that Mr.. Bell, Wa
gon Master of Government train returning
from Santa Fe had lost so yoke of oxen at the
same time and place.
This news in regard to the disposition of the
Indians and the position of Lient. Loves COM
mand is alarming enough ;but the reports of the
Clerk of the Steamer ''Little Missouri from
Fort Leavenworth, are still moro exciting
He says that the express, on arriving there
reported that Lieut.. Love had several encoun-
tiers with the Indians on differnt days, and that
FIVE of his men were killed and four wounded
among them, Sergeant Bishop, I'd in command
Twelve or Is of the Indians aae said to have
been killed. 1t. Love had in his charge $500
900 in specie designed for the pay of the vol
unteers in Santa Fe, and the Indians will run
some risk in order to capture SO rich booty.