New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-09-21

-s'-e' gay y constant All hessy -sin ~ Den Ne
.eft Cclac Grove The mle trF-l - -llef .-. syn
ulsnd II Capt Iieslep, srd The oN trsin ~ss VIZ
regular c--anlza.lr7 having Travelled IRIS ss-.' -
der the command q Cart Hfsisp Here Dr. hoi-er'
1i Nensr1 Co H. elected Capttn ci t1e oN .I'.-
-.FIsCr. vtlIe Capt HesIep retained 30 cr-ls r -
%. sad vas a. ne SAFE time elected MAJOR so ps
lla union. --rr ltFc1 llL frfu, Nncl i'file- '
talon. hence the adoption q the o--s1lzstlr- rs
still continues without slferat 10. excepting 80
fsr A. The corulsnd OF the mule train j. concerned
We moved from esrsmpuent az Cotton Noci. tr1F
r- over beautiful colltry- ard r,acaf- t1e D.. ' At
s-usss the Isl % June. wlerc ~ pea t f-si
from the fstz-e q crossing tnst - im. .algtlne
t-- dangerous Incident occurred VIII Yrlr- -clir
nan y the name % fix'Y from DEFY .l ,iiee '..
llxly bad severely wounded en- old 1l..-tre sn.irt
became frantic sad tanned lFrn bis assssrt le "ss
tnrre bic horse ~ he time iu ne melee ss usual ~
such occasions, the L-rsc broke loose ana escaped ana
there stood Mr. Pixby and bis antagonist tae --'.
ou cycling each other askauce before c0rui'n-r i''
onslaught The hr true O. nature made the rush. bar
NJ Px5v in the exercise Of the better part ni vaor
avoided tee contest of buting VIII bic antagonist ir
dropped D the grogri. hence be escaped the expert
nianf 90 1u,r- ~ih buffalo bail On The 1roa- -ai-a
Tho an mai passed him. iniarins his clothes only
hence, MT. Pixuy Vas u1harmel
We lcf our encsnpment A. Liuie sx'rsss early Che
next morning. sud alter proceeding lev miles 'ntei.
gence vas conveyed % me that member % me tram
hsd s1oi himself and was requested q return .mne.
distely The wounded man proved O. De joshua Bar
ton. OF Boon county, No.
Al
s,rd HIS on ihe opposite SIDE 81 the Min ArSaosas
o. sight Was pleasing o. Che eye although blt bar
rcnress aud desol0n exist 90 that SIDE oi te liver 10
vas some relief o. the mlaotony oi Ore plains On he
succeeding dsy flc banks of The stream were reach D.
and rapid turbulent stream 10 t. Doe waters arc As
trrhli the Missouri v .fh current oi four OF I'VE
miles o. the hour We FOL owed ifo banks oi tlIs
stream several hundred u.ies aud .eii sat Pueblo.
seventy miles above nsnts Fort. A. ilst point 90 Ia
narrow, crooked, ant with current 90 eight g. nle
miles the hour
On Sunday ihe l0,h june We lay cncampei about
four miles below MAINS Fort. usual IN camps, the
company was vsriousy employed, To- aud cut 90 camp
About noon, The alarm 81 Indians was given, WAieu
buried s;rsggiers In. aroused seepgrs from dreams
excited the more thoughtful O. sense ot the danger
surrounding ne some were cool and collected, others
were brave 10 Boosting and expressing wish for
ght examined through ny glass the aspect OBJ ai'
fairs several hundred Indians were collected together
On the opposite side OF the river among the sand hs
apparently 0u the eve of some important gct Trey
were well mounted and constantly passi1g round
ca the ground they occupied their actions Were srspi
ci0us When at things seemed ready, they commenced
their advance toward MS. IN good order. and display
lug formidable looking force. The huge ~ orce
sounded 10 arms and By the ZINE supposed auisgl
ri.ts were within a mile of Us, our company "a- ON
parade IN front of the encampmcnt 70 nas sl-laur,
now % the trembling band and the pale ,cei piin
cipally among the valiant tcasters
The Indians now advanced At rapid pace to the bank
0f the rlEfr. while company vera ordered - al.
vance AID dispute the passage Cithe river should tny
attempt f0 pass under positive demonstralion 70 's
certainly IN imposing sight on the one side oi tae
river "a line and well mounted were about one hundred
aud sixty vel. armed Indians, "a number having %.
NAMED concealed behind the sand ni.isl while on The
other vas well armed body OF om grants ia line 90
battle ready DO work 30 the occasion required our
line stood IN open order, for the purpose OF display
TIE parties stood IN this position some twenty or thirty
minutes eyeug each other with the river between which
gas 10 barrier Tor generally there h 1ut ten or teye
inches In the stream. The suspense was relieved
By the appearance of Tag in the Indian rsnAs-pre-
scngy sN Indians With Toe ig az their head dashed n,o
the water and advanced toward the crossing oi tle
stream They were received Boz due form on the bank
by Ns o. Issiep. Tie bearer ot Che lag presented
letter from Msilr Fitzpatrick certifying 20 the peace.
a1o character oi the chief lta1-io iesrD and after
some conversation. (throngh Capt kIrser. our guide
and iuterpreter aud being satisfied were sale ifon
attack the sgns given ol permission 90 cross me
river and they were lu orr mllst in a short tune.
AcouncU vas held the same DAY To- Indian iarm--ihc
ripe Of peace passed round in due issnion-onr
presents were made % .nem ana distributed % me
crowd hy the chiefs snd tie whole ratified ~ the ira
terna hog OF the chiefs with officers from which
ceremony good Lord deliver MS. hAMnLEa