New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-07
FIGHT WITH THE MOJAvES.

,,s,,ra los Asgeles Vineyard OF TIE l5,h cootSins
.n. .ou,r,s description Of desperate engagement
between the United stses troops and the Acjavss;
Cant. w. s. HancOck, A. q. NJ. United s,a.es
army has kindly permitted us to puoh'h the iV.oH;ns
sy,ract from letter received by express on sun1ay
,iebt from Mr. l. T.. Hanson, Suffers cieIk az roi'
Npjayo: ~ ~ n Az, 6 1870
C,PrNx: l will give you short recital OF VIVA.
has t.ans yired here during The AZ. t"o IsSs,
IN M,ier Arnistead left the Post with twenty hNe
men 10 Destroy some rarches down the river; Leu
Marshall was 10 leave the next morning az uayoseaA
To meet HIM. At o'clock the MAJOR fo!hd hi'1sen III
a corr f ID, where there were three iDuiahs
This was me fourteen niles from the Post. IL hsd
nron the Indians killing enc, The others gave the
as,m snf gel eral fgh; ensued, which lasted three
hour when Lieu'. Marshall came up win t1ree nen
aud tcek part in the action. After uree ues ye'a'e
charges the Indsus left the field without Yell lsn'.
Marshall had three men slightly wounded. VI the
Majors command no ore was nurt. |. IL supposed ~
Hose errsg.d in the action that fifty lrdians were
killed. some say more. The lcGsns numbered IRON
iC0 10 800. The number OF men IN me TWO Ptiles
IN,ior A,nis,eads and Lieut.. MarshaIsl was % anu
ieur DON oo'''N' L. IT, HANSON, Sa,,r. clerk.
Iisuts Davis and Napier, of the let Dragons, wttn
tb,rty.dy men left on the l3h with an escort al a
train low awaiting their arrival On the hoave river
This force will probably be Detained at Fort moJa'e
by NSor Ann stead .. e ,
Reside the letter we publish giving an scconut OF
fobt With the Moiayes, We esrn that MAJOR Arhis-
tesd hearing that the lcdsns had collected at point
down tie river, eft the Foit OF the evening OF the
Alb mat with tw five men, for the purpose OF re-
counoterrg as well 10 surprise The camp OF the In
dams if p6ssbe. His approach wa unsupported by
tLe Indians and when he discovered the three Indians
In the field three or four men were seat forward 10
make them prisoners, but the Indians tet on seeing
tie zen. They were then fired on by the men cent
rward. but only one OF them was killed.
The Indians, IN body, then commenced the atacs'
Their determination a1d spirit showed itsel. during
an engagement OF three hours duration. A, the tine
Of the arrival ef Lieut.. Marshall, Major ArlnIsteai
men were 90 much surrounded by The Indians that
Lent Marsha was obliged Ia fight his way through
tlem 10 fleet a Junction with the Major
After this pro rsctei fight, and when 1t was sup
posed that the Indians had abandoned the field the
iner were permitted to rest in the shade OF tue tees
for about three hours, before commencing their return
march. But, "a they were preparing TO cave, they
were again suddenly attacked with most Determined
obstpacy by the Indians who frequently approached
within ten or fifteen steps Of Tie mu kets OF the lne1
Major Armistead WAS compelled during the fight to
send email detachu ents to prevent the charges when
the Indians were continually making. At one tme he
WAS forced 10 place the command Of Lieut. Marshall III
bis ar to keep back the itdans vino were alta king
Lis command in the II was in this last stack
hat tweutyfour Of the Indians whose bodies were left
on the field were killed. II was not known with cer-
aiDty how many were killed in the irst engagement.