Saturday morning visitor., 1848-07-29
,TIgq From hs 81; LOuis Union.
IMPORTANT dNTELLIGRNCE
Z! q FROM THE PLAINS. q II
Tr0 taitles uitA IndiansA Our .9ymy pic.
or'ous niany Indians Killed.
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IW0 VfltIeS V1th I1d1dnsL Our .4Tmg Uic-
! for'ous-n nsany Indians Killed.
i Fl. LEAYrSwoRrnsJuly l4,'+S
.NeSsrs. Edifors-An express arrived
at this place last night from Chihuhua. IL
was brought from Santa .Fs By | aIhes
BeckwourIh, an old mountain man, Charles
Mcintosh, q half-breed Cherokee, and
Henry Hamilton. They left Santa Re on
The 26th Of June, and were seventeen day Is
making the trip. There is no Sants 'Fe
>news Uf any interest u ~ Il b6
soon after leaving Bent's Fort, they
arrived al villpge of the Cheyenne In
dians containing about 1909 llodges. A
large number Of The Arapah6es, KioWas,
| Apaclres and other Indians, had ioinedthe
Cheyennes. They learned from these In
diahs' lhat.the Pawhves had assembled in
large numbers on the Smoky Hill Fork,
about days ira, el from the CHEYENNE
village. Their object in assembling In
these large bodies is unknown. q 1t is sup
posed That the Pswnees had been driven
irom 'he Platte River by Col. Powel:'s
troops.
hlt Carson, with eight men and ,hn-
teen males, waste hay left Taos the day
aiier Reckwourth, and wssr intending 10
have Joined him. JTboughT BeckNsourIh
delayed some time, hoping tha, Carson
"0nld 'orertake han, nothing has been
seen or heard Of hin. Ii is feared that
he may have been chl dirty The PaWhees.
You VIII probably have learned fhesS-
citing news'iroin Mshh,s + Oft before tlh.
reaches YOU, auiln will be needless, Tor
me ,loeiye yen description. Lieut.. ".
Is. Royal, sith a.company of ga recruits
fior tile Santa Pc Battalion, \ Is M adyaNte
eseoriifg Mae Bryant, L. 81 lPky master
I who had Iis,s charge funds for Gilpin's
Battalion. He was iatsckediap sunrise on
ihe iIia in.i-, near Tie Pswnse Fork, by
an immense number of lhiians, t,p most
galianily repelled The charge. The fight
was Short but severe. The Indians soon
reireated, having lsiolen eish,een horses
from Lieut. Reydrs men, and sixs mules
rom tagan,T a wagontmaster. Three of
our men named Horny, Siecrmb and Moo
dy, we're wounded, one Of them danger
ousiy, Between eptyapd thirty Indians
were !lert dead on Tie field. Lieut. Row
distinguished limselFityiliis soolness
aud daring. His capwas pierced Ibyia
spear, but he escaped wilhont ipidsyss.-
lie iSia nephew loi Gen. Price. :, The
nnmber Of the Indians is estimated a, from
6ooio 1000. : nNl 20
I LAnoiher account tays tbat M 1ssAl,
Pawn o,s.h.L, uh..n bus ,eI
' NJ le'''e'
'O' ." :, n''' 70 not stated, Ire same
acconnt places the scene of the engage
ment at lor Crea!A which iss c,ne-,,is-
taaee mi. nd. Of po,rn,., E,,.l n.
Uslos.l : .s. M p7, '.'~,','a :
There is a report Of fapqihsr fight but
'ne accounts are SO conflicting tha; will
ses ''i ! slEpre ey1 70 ssyinssh, ~ occurred at
+ i.S' 4. hssf 3ne Plsce MheEe
lsS o1 ,ss9o i1as tDai'eiaoh was attacked last
iail, ouf IJrees l,aa amounted to abo,r 500,
n,,.;., 'ns,u"g I, .ue"oamsnp o. aoo meh'iFom
'1silt" 'pS , na,''iiol', en- me ine''ns 8 efesoon
S,i', ~ 's'e' ~.a nsa across me river,
SNppss men lNSsloAapg 'AeBl. tlste, this
sstA.. gssifsSipne's, ispenae M9aaeF w command Of
- a-lep.spanI si1. WAS snrrog9dsd ey the In
, e's",' o"s 'ney 'Ougn.'n 70 'ne'r way out with
~, III .' awo ~ cur men were
- % ,hs i"5;ans Ho"''sei'..,wn.is '.'au szs
f9 ssfi1fh W. ssistpl h,etssslA Ape
es" ao,e 70 'sa'n now many q % our hers
Nyss Naa ssAs, y inalfns mug Showed great
JsJa'ny, n hs.' MIC cur men were "hcidlng
"s" tiSeosFSlio ~ oiiS etsi, 'nSy would