Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1858-10-20

fnrther p ITti0nlafs--sii Indlani lef dsAi on
on the Field...Women and ehildreh taken
piisoasIs.-.capi. Van Camp killsd.-'hal
Van Do n ana Lieut. Ross wVundsd.'-ThTes
pr.vaies killed and eight wounded
ltuill le secu a. IA the auu,Aol disI0trh fafl ouI
Hrlsu.p correspondent, uhigh ought 20 have I" iag
" hand IN aIIpr tine Tor oar last week, ,'r, ihsi
the rylsTt vfau ensa scnen, bs,Ns,R Mai, Van in''
Jr muaul u the mi Ca,alry ari Rescur lnliAns
AMI The hostile Camanehes, Is sally ,plhrm''l' aud
and that the arIi'u NSs pretty severe ln"I''0h To
What var un,sl"ud,ut writes, nc l'am that the
women sui child Tta abandoned in the Hight oI the
U,,a,u,lr, amounted 1, sumo Isl ia uuuper ani that
between unc aud iNu huadn,l heal u hurses NtrS
taken, We also hear ruIuvr that tie 'amanrheI
Wrv concentrating all their E'rces Tor 'Ht'lcr hshI
aud tina, Mai Van puru hai sent 10 Fort br'knap Tor
rs-infurruncnts, We learn that he had sent his
wounded TO Fort Arhurkle WheI ~ rt-lniosccl IN
time or not, Ne feel certain that this gallant eli 'cr
will give the savage r.. warm reception. lie aud
n. men il. IN late fight have shown the stuff they
are mslv of aud We feel confident can staui against
any force the enemy may bring against him.
Tie whole eOanIry will dNplore the lVss oC It, Var
3 Camp gallant officer and chySlrOus gentleman
We hope to l'ear VI the speedy recovery u Maj Nar
born. though one Of his wounds Is considered to h'
dangerous,
pow, that the start has been malo, ws here the wa
will he continued in "Airica" ill cur frontier is ri,
II these svagc' that have for years kept II In perrc
nal alarm. The Cnmanehcs must he either extermi
mated or completely humblod. There Is no other al
tentative now, that NIL the revcngcul passions ofthe
savage breasts ouscl Icy the two signal Nieorc
gained over them in their own haunts.
: BRLKSAr, Oct. :, 1873.
ps,p lIRpALp;-An express has just arrived fron
: Mai. Van Dern's command, bringing information o
Ia tie having been fought between the cavalry an,
Reserve Indians and the tUmanche Indians MAJ
= Van Dorm came up with the C0msnchcs in the IN
. lnn territory, about - or ~ mhrs Ted Of IT. .7r
6Mrkic, about sunrise on the md October, and i'm
meIiately charged at the head of his men. Thu
Conisnchcs stool their ground for some minutes, wlci
they gave way and rcrcatcl to raNine, where they
male stand aud fought with the utmost dcspcr
ton. lut they could not stand the repeated ant
fierce attacks ur the cavalry, but hcl ri,ct som,
time in all directions leaving their camp horses
and women and children, all of whom were taken
prisoners 10y the Reserve Indians. They lcft II o
their number stretched in death, aud 1t is asonnbC
to suppose that great many IL those who escaped
were wonndrd and will die. They left their mark
however, before having, having killed Lieut. Van
Camp, Typographical Engineer, ant three priyatc'
Of the cavalry, and wounded Major Van Dorm, Capt
Ross ir. (2nl SON Of esteemed Indian Ascntt)
md eight privatcs. How many Of the Reserve In
dians were killed wounded, if there were any,
she express does not state.
Major Van Dorm was wounded twice, but kept the
field to the last.
give below list of the officers and the compan-
les engaged:
Go. 4, ID Cavalry, Capt. and Brt. Mai. Van Dorm.