New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-23

,o hs ,o,A or Q mistake made. Mr. Frsmost A.,
mined to 20 himself; and taking Zen picked ma n,
~ them Delaware Indians, be took down the ~css,s
shore Of the lake on ths morning o. the oh hs &,s
,ni.s wtbout bait. But TO MEET men, and sos =
,,s. n. M. was the difficult point in this tsckLos
:. g.p ri WAS not the case OF high fcsd where Al
travellers must meet in passing esca otncr st tisvss
,he,c w,re plsces-defks, or camping gr0ssSs
rbere both psities NUT pass; and watching sor
,ba.c be CAME TO one in the Sft moon, ana dscisd
that II the party w6s 10; killed, must be there Tat
niebt. He bsksd and ercamped; ana, as ne nn
". going drn h,s sss o.cbssp isspeTsS The Sess ]
20 he a Ii.utei ant of the United states Ashns
wbo Rad been DISPATCHED fom Washington the No
yen,ber previous to mike bis way BY Vera CnI, TIE
C,ty Of Mexico ara Mazeslsn to Monterey, IN upp~
Clifton ia. deliver dispatches 70 the United s'Ass
Con,ul re; and then 6nG Mr.. Fremont wherever b
sb,,ld be, His oispatchss for Mr.. Fremont Were oe5
a let, of irtrocuilon frv1n the SecTtary oi STATE
IMr. Buchanan and sone letters snn snps ol nes~
nnpers fiom Senator Benton and his family, ana sos
" ibsl communications from the Secretary VI S'a'e.
TIE verbal comnupic a.iors were that Mr.. Fremont
sbould watch and cunieract apy foIesn schefne on
Cafon ia, sbd c1ncnin'. .ne sooa wl o. .oc innsGm
.. ,ho Coye,rn. rt's wi.hes Mr. Fremont turned back
s,on, Oregon In tie edge Ot which tie then wat and
~, md 10 California The letter OF iutroou was
- 49,, ~ ,,mon 10 H. that Il might tell nothing II IL fen
~ ,he land. of foea sno si,nicd nothing OF Itself
L.. 4, occ,edted the bearer, and gave the stamp Of
sntbo,ity 10 what be communicated anu upoo thus
MIR Fremont acted for Il wGs not 70 oc sspp seq tnst
Lent Gillespie had been sent 20 iar ana tnroagh 20
,,nnx IN, q, n merely to deliver common letter Of
;,,,oduction on the shores of the Tlsmath Lake.
T,o events of some days on the shores OF this Wild
lake ske;chtd with toe brevi,y whicn .sc ~. .oS
r,0uires. may give GLIMPSE of the narushP, ans
danger through which Mr.. Fremont pursued rc''gce
"a Sncon,t. red ana couqured peris ana tois. Lac
n;oht ne met Mr. gillespie prcsen'ed one =, tno,e
ae,es IN which he 20 often expo-tu, anu "uct
nothing bp' the hsAs,5 a@ SiSs fatal Tho csmpas
os os on the western side os the lake, 'he horses
ck.t.o With long baites Oh the shore 10 'co on tee
grs.s. and the men fourteen IN pubperl seepus "
tbr,es at different Gree, dsPoseo III -, ~, a.
se, ,eoued th. m 80 to sleep as to DC rcady Ivr at
tsct aid though i'll the moth OF Nay tne eievaucs
~ the place and the rroNi'y ofsn o".c 40
made the night intensely cold Ills Zee 'hngs Fy.ay
excteo by bearing IRON Lone Sehg nis. ,to iTnsx
eeDce he had receiveo s.nce leaving ,ho ohaes
States wear before My. Fremont sat UP oy
iayee are, readng his letters aud papers, ana
watc ing himself over the saiety OF tiec "nne
tbe men 81, pt Toward midnight he heard move
usnt among the horses indicative OF alarm ana Dan
oer Horses and especially mule, p.canic scnSuve
70 danger under long travelling ad camping 10 the
wilderness, and manii.st their aarm ~ .hc ePppseh
nfan,tLipr straLge. Taking six.bar'eled pistol 10
HIS Lsuo fist aking sufc of fher ready hie, and,
wittout waking tn. camp, he went Gown ainons 10,
disturbed apiuais. The moon shone brightly he could
:, !. well but could dcoy or nothing Encouraged by
lii pr.,.nce the b. rs.s became qniet-poor dumb
nrs that could zee tho danger, but NOT tell what
th,y had seen he returned to the camp, suppss.
ING il war only rome beast oi the forests DcAor
wof-prowling for food that he'd di, urbed them. he
return, q to the camp fie. Lieut.. Gillespie woke up
a, d IA, keo With him awhile aud then lay Gown again.
FINALLY nature had ber course WIN MI Fremont him
SIT. Excited spirits gave way TO exh'u] strength.
III duy g ride and the nights excitement demanded
the Ieparaiion Of repose. He lay Gown to sleep,
and without waking up man to wat1-rey-
ing on he Loneliness of the place, and the long
ride of the day, as q security against the prey
imity of dagger. II the second hme IN dis
tw enty thousand miles of Wild rness explorations that
biz camp bad slept without guard tue frst was 10
his cond exp.Oivn ana On ON island IN the Great
Sail Lake and when the surrounding water Of the
lake itself constituted guard. The whole camp was
then asleep. A cry nom Carron reused It, in bis
sleep be heard groan; it Was the groan OF man re
ceivinp the ioInnhawk in his brains. AL sptang to
their feet The savases were IN tue camp tne na.clt
and the winged arrow were at work. Basil Lajcun.
.sse b,ave and faithful Frenchman, the follower of
Fremont in all his expeditions, was deadj an Iowa
Was lead; brave Delaware Indian, one Of those who
accom- paI led Fremont, was dying; IL was hs gro,n
that awoke CarrOn. Another OF the Delaw are wss
target for arrows, from which rifle could save him
--only avepge bin. The savages had waited till the
IL thu trees, casting lorg 'hadows over the
sleeping camp; then approaching from the dark ale,
with their obi.cis between themselves am the
fading light, they used Obly the hatchet and the
formidable bow, whose arrow wet to its mark with
ou flash or sOuno to show whence IL All ad-
vsna Ne side Of the bat the camp
WIS saved the wounded oieeted irum massacre and
the dao fOm mutIaton. The men, spripging to
t.ir feet with their arms in their hands, fought
with kill aDd courage. In the mOrnrg Lrut.
Gi lesI lie recognized 10 the peison of one of the
suin u.sai .nis the Klamath Chief, who the
ing before bad giver him sumOn in token Of friend.
p, and who had followed him all day to kill and rob
his parry at Iikbt-a design 10 which he would GER
taipy have been successful had it not been for he
prompt de ano pr csiOn of Mr. Fr.moni's move
ment. Mr.. Fremont himself would have been lled,
wien he weIt to the horts, had IL not been b 1t the
savag.e counted upon tie destruction of tae whole
camp aud f.ated to alarm it by killing one before the
gene ial Dassas,e.
American at Resaca De Ia Palma-that this fierce
aud bloody work ia the far distant regon Of
the Tlsmhtb Lakes.
Tie m,Inbg & the lO,h of May was one of gloom
il the camp. The evening of the 9Th had set
upon II fuIl of f. and JOY at happy meeting: the
bloA, gtasly with the otai and wounded, and
In p, Shy moprpfD duties on the survivors,. Toe
wounded wfrC 10 be cerried-the dead to nc bun d;
and buIi, as to be hid and secured Om iscoyery
every pfecsUtiOD taken TO secure the remains fnm
the wolf aid the sayage for men in there rem e ald
solitary daDgs rs become brothers, and oeSno each
other hyiDg and dead Th- return lsy along toe
shore Of he lake, and during the cay the distant cs-
noes of the savages could be seen Jon II evidently
watching the progress Of The party, and med,stiog
night ot'brk Bp"D it. All precautions, at the night
elcampeDf, were taben for security-horses and msn
inclosed in brs atwork Of great tres, cuf
Dc 'wn for the pupOse, anu half the constantly on
the watch. A, leaving ia the morning, an ambu,csde
was pIanied-sno two Of the TIsmatbs were killed
by the men in an bush--a successful return Of their
own mode Of warfare. At night the main camp,
OF tb' nor end Of the lake, WAS reachei 1t was
strongly htI.nched, and could not be attacked; bat
the whole Deighbs rhOOd infested AMI scouts and
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