Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-22

THE lady S thanks more expressiye than
words could have uttered and IL Herbert
had doubted how we'll his heroic labers
were appreciated that doubt would have
been dispelIed BY some words that fol~
lowed. =
do not quite heal. " knseling and
placing his ear close to her lips,
2. See to your own CLOTHES before you
catch cold. |" 80 Ssss.,@' 5.%sS
= ..God bless you! said Her 4 wiIi,'
pressing her fingers TO his lips; and then
as he covered them carefully over from the
cold. he saw her gentle eyes close, aud
Che big bright tears gpsh from under!
those long and darkl sfringed lids. ..s sssss
A n4rrLE wITn THE INDIANS,
Under this head. the New, York Times
contains an account Of Q recent fight with
the Indians, but omits wholly to state
what troops composed the e3pedi dition, or
who was the officer in command, This,
is unjust TO a, Yirginia1, and q native ofi
this county, Colonel Fauntlefoy,l Of the
1st Regiment Of %. s. ID Dragoons, who has
made a second expedition against, the
Utah and Apache Indians IN .the very
detiles of the Rocky. Mountains in New
Mexico, where hitherto they had never
been followed, on account of the deep
SHOWS of the mountains, almost imprao,
ticable for the operations of mounted
troops. These brief but energetic cam
paigns of Colonel Fauntleroy have been
marked by signal success and the saw
ages, who have for years past scourged
the people Of New Mexico with impunity,
are now sueing for peace. The account
furnished by the Times, through corr
respondent writing from Fort Massachu-
sets, is as follows - WIt. Rep.
"We struck out in a northerly direc-
ton. keeping on the edge Of the great
Valley OF st. Louis, or rather on the line
of Junction between it and the Sierra
Blanco and the West Mountains, which
are spur of the Rocky Mountains.
Every means was used to prevent
our dicovery by the Indians who are all
ways. on the alert, by making no fres, and
travelling such times Of night and days
as would best conceal us, while spies were
roaming the country ahead. By forced
marches we soon reached the head of the
st. Louis Valley, when we discovered the
recent trail of few lodges Of Indians
travelling North, supposed to be going on
buffalo hunt. We pushed on rapidly
through the Ppnche Pass to the country
bordering on the upper waters Of the Ar
kansas river, when our spies came to in
form US that they had struck q large trail
Of some 500 animals. at a point where
they had all congregated from various
parts of,the country. The trail was about
one day old, and the Indians were ,tray-
cling slowly. This good news aroused
sign went to show that the Indians were
of their guard. .,s-., .-.
(" It was about 10 O'clock in the even
ing when We received this intelligence,
and it was but short work packing aud
getting. on the trail. Our spies followed
It by moonlight. We marched with
scarcely a word spoken, till about 81
o'clock of the morning Of the sixth. day
out from here, when our spies sent VOID,
that the trail turned, OF, and that the Ip-
dians were encamped in theneigh hborlood.
We soon. came up, when the orderiwas.
given for the mounted men TO dismonnt,
4 and sufficient number of men were de-;
tanned to dismoupt and take charge of and
defend our packs and animals. Spies,
were sent ont to feeonnoitre, and soon rer,
turned with the news that the Indians
were in a large body encanlped near by,
Eenjoyipg g war dance, Ne felt certain
anow, that our attack was, to be q surprise.
4 Orders were given TO the picked men to
creep'upon and run off with their, horses,
Yhiie the attack was being made. The
A Indians outnutnbered, us, and had their
1 fam lies With them, which always caused
the arto be unusually braye,s So it was
4 thought not advisable to attempt 70 sur
\ round them, but to attack thethgin the
4 form Of a semi-cirele, and in this manner
he men were marched up, making as III
4 tle noise as possible. ~ Ya. a3sq -
Il We approached them unohsetyed til
I within shor distance. "a dog in their
camp having smell us began to berk, and
thus gave the alarm. The Indians. had
seized some of thsjf guns Rber alarmed,
4 and returned our shots as they ran. Il
I'VE killed about forty in all captured
all their provisions, six-children, most Of
their arms, baggage, and trinkets. too
numerous y mention. Previous 70 this
i fight, our men had marched ninety miles
: in thiEty-two hours, Waded creeks that
were swollen eaten but one meal during
that time. in facs for Eve days-4dsg and
night most of the time-shey were on the
march, without fres 10 cook anything
over, yet hardly d complaint was heard.
But they receive their reward by accom-.
Eplishing one of the most effective blows
ever struck against any band Of Indians.
After securing the adj cent country
to the Indian encampmens during, the
forenoon Of the sixth day out. sieh re-
suited IN capturing horses, goa sheep,
DO, onr pen came in almost ezhsusted,
and were satisfied, Tor the time With .
mouthfuI Of food. We had two men kill
ed, who were busted with military honors