American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-08-06

decided to encamp and hold another
talk with the Indians Nothing re-
suited from this except tho most in
sSultlnng demonstrations on their part
We dared not dismount, and were kept
on the saddle for three hours, until
the t setting of the sun dispersed the
Indians.
'vn Monday morning we left camp
TO return to the Pelouse, marching in
the following order: Ii company in
advance, G in the centre, with the
packs and b in the rear. AT eight O..
clcck the Indians appeared in great
numbers about the rear of the column,
and just as the advance were crossing
small stream they began firing. In
twenty minutes the firing became con.
tinuous. Seeing that we must fight
and that the action must become gen
eral, l was ordered to move forward
and occupy hill that the Indians
were making for, and, upon which they
would have a close fire upon the head
OF the column. After a close race |
III ao'ahcc, oh seeing
Mnion 'ho INDIANS moved around and
sIok 700 possession OF one commanding that
which i occupied. Leaving few men
to defend the first hill, and deployinc
my men, charged the second and
drove them of. -# ns ..
h' this time the action was gene
RAJ Tue three companies numbering in
az ABOUT dAo men, were warmly engag-
. ou "l'h llVo hundred Indians The
ooiD ' Paiies were separated from each
e c'nei nearly thousand yards, and
to0s"s cntlFe,y oy making short charg-
o. @ AZ IL CLOCK l was reinforced by
sl .le howl']ers'-ana the two companies
~ poSai ~ ~ Ihore NOV. toward the position l
no'u' m' 'no lhniahs "a pressing close upon
:pcA. AS u company was approach
i.'g a large Doay OF Indians got between
~ = i.s sno NJ company, so that having it
oc'"csA t"o hres, they could wipe it
ouI hS once. baston perceiving this
ny" qu'ch'y toward me, having the
lnNaHS IN ms front, and when near
o,'ousn' ana L saw nc vas about to
umarse' ,n l charged with IL company.
! ne result was that our companies met
naylhg tho Indians IN right angle,
IN wnleh c we lett twelve Indians dead.
=, ai1er getting together, we kept up
lho hSht Tor half an hour, and again
St1f'eu sII TO reach the water, moving
nan i: 'lile under constant and ra-
~ N,nS h'e' uhaer which our comrades
Aayior an9 1aston tell. We finally
reached NIL near the water, and oc-
Iup!eo the summit, and the Indians
haVilnig now completely surrounded it
we we oIsmounted and pickcted our hor-
ses o c!osG together, on the centre of the
m"s ,ao inclined summit, and posted our
aa theh aiouho the crest, making them lie
naI m On the ground, as the Indians
were were SO ci0se and SO daring as to att
.o.np' 10 cllarge the NIL, but though
o"',I5 uI5nioe'ilS US eight TO one, they
oourp .'Tt noe u, succeed.
.. io"aiu evening our ammunition be-
sai, 10 give out, and our men suffering
30 S :nuGh :, from thirst and fatigue, re-
l"'rca ~ all our attention TO keep them
uh up, 40 move move trom one point to an
o.noi O,s i VIC haa TO crawl on our hands
S;ars d"u N"gvs' tbo am'a the hoWilng OF the In
uiahs, 'ho groans OF the dying, and the
WW%,'S.,mS W. ,nnne l Ia pallS ana arrows NeI
3 o,olonL T'Pv DPNr III ,hlS poSitlon until
o. y :, t'Ion, Ion Il L. NJ when, as night came
vow n ~ Wv os'a,no sa apparent that on the NOR
~" Un o. =. 'nuob ,, go on, ana that not
tbo, o =, on1,,. 20 mCu.u escape: IL was PLAIN
,rnro oon,., uoI.,'u'o co., oi a9lmuhitlon,Wo
o;nh4 "v o,In,pIusJ'y ,IIJ surrounded by SIX or
ttsnO tbs5ao nr m".uioa ;. inGlans, h: ana most OF
get ' owor vu pTJT.S 'Thorc MnrvH we must pass to
eJ ;" ""y r' a. tno,o'otG, ,.,'. IL was determm-
s;ilo som,o VII VIC gu sus''ios' 50 'hat II pos
?si''0 oOu'o n''ShC escape. Abandon