New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-21
HISTORY OF THE PAW.yEE WAR.


f,oa TIE Omaha Ne1,aoiaH, Jn'y9
s. mary rumOTs are ailOa, 50 mach rAGsgerGloh'
respecting the Indian troubles snd Their origin ~ thl'
Territory that we deem j. necessary "a give concise
history VI me whole affair, which We have been abe
70 Gather from sources every way reliable.
Tn .be 2ith of JGue The Pawnee lnGlnns, nu'nof7S
about 3 JA9 moved FROM their village oa the sol.n
sioe OF the Platte River 10 the north side al tla
preparatory 10 starting buffalo hna-, e1-
uecing To be Joined the Jth oi JAY by The onaha,
some distance up the Ekhorn. IaeJ encampsa on
the side Of tie Elkhorn near foneneIe, on ,he
18th tSg uriayi aud tina; night, San1ay ana sunday
night made predatory eacefsors among IHe
se,ieTs " BON they alarmed by thelr impadence ana
ra.csliiy. They plundered the dwelling Of Mr.. DE
Puy 70 the extent OF slOO.
On Monday about dus k they committed .he outrage
Oh NJ Urian Thomas, 20 which referred last week
Tia. night ard ruesisy 'hey continued Their DioestA-
iion Of The settlers up the Ekhorn above tne NOUN OF
Logan Creek, and driving of cattle plunderins hor7e,
threatening families, &c. About this tae some -
men armed a. Fortenelie ascendsd the Horn fo- Inc
purpose Of obtaining ponies f:om the Indians 70 re-
uDerete the settlers for their loss, sn 70 enfesvoF to
take few prisoners 10 hold as hostages !oE the eoSi
behavior uf he Tribe.
The march Of these men over Logan Creek is de-
scrlbed q over desolG'e county. crops A@i oeeh
destroyed houses punOered, and cattle driven Oh ana
killed Even the Post Office al Cumming creek hth
been broken no. Arriving 8. West Polat, Cumming
Comfy tbey were lTred By more Tier 20 tlht thsr
number Amounted u ti;ty. seven well armed men
mostly mouDted-thc Indians beng encamped Oh the
taGt The settlers panic stricken, and aotclpa-
iIgs era mass icre Small scouting par-les II III
dams seen, apparently watching the movements
Of the whites.
Here they divided forces most Of them remaining at
IVES. Point and about twenty, under the commend OF
j. w. Pattison, proceeding 40 the Ek Horn 70 pro-
tsct the settlers at little town called De WIT, sone
five miles further no. While a. De W.T. ou toe 3Jth,
eleven Iudisns observed but short distance OF
ana tlese were ebticed into house Pau'on AID nis
men wing n ambush with the intention OF taking The
en,re party prisoners. On attempting to execute this
rnanenVer the Indians seized then and fired upon
the ebtes and wounded one Of them. The whites re-
turned the ire Of the Indians an In engagement OF
few minutes elsued. which resulted in the k!lLoS Of
four lIdians-one o. their chiefs anI0og the IN nbe-
AID tie supposed wOundIg Of several more when t1e
savages beat hasty retTeat
The settlers in that region deemed It prudent 10 go
down t. Fontenele, some 40 miles distant where they
still remain On the return TO Fon,eneile Of the var
pary Dispatches were sent to this city for assistance
AVID q portion Of the Omaha Light Artillery Squad lm-
uedaieiy repaired - FoDtenelie. Gen lbayer ac-
cnmpanied them, and took the command. Subsequent
dispatches have been sent III 0r additions a, AMI the
balance Of tie gun squad aud several o,AoTs "et OUT
with The ield-pIeces On Sunday last
Ga " .dnesday last Gov Black and n email detach-
uent of dragons under Lieut.. Robertson, acc0npt-
panied by several volunteers left for the scene II M
tculty 4 detachment of ~ Dragons have also ieit
For, Keauey for the same iesiinaiion IN npIahce
with the ro0no-t of Secretary Motion. Yesterday We
learned that Gov Black had been oined By about ~
volunteers from Washington County. Inc entire force
now In the field must BE- not far nom ~ mostly
mounted and Of whom 81 or 20 are Dragons IN the
regular service. .
We learn that the property destroyed by the Indians
il estimated at $4,000