Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-06-11
Tho Battle with the Indians at Pyramid
Lake

/ ui the recent massacre - NIH0 tffN'"" "~~s >.
ra,nid Lake. wese-n Utah. The ncws received
Iy pony express, and prbli-hed lev day' ago,
| gaze > pretty succinct account II TIE AZ
| f,ir. with the names Of the killed and woundcd;
we therefore publish only additional part culars;
| br ugh, hy the overland mil:
A San Francisco letter 81 May l4'h says The
! ciry was startled Yesterday morning hy inteili'
vence fn,,n Carson v.IIey that dreadful masra-
ere haltakcn place hy Indian. in the Washoe s'l.
yer mine region. A telegraphic despatch. dated
/ Virginia city, May 10. frbm G. T. Lake. beh'ng'
ing 10 the company organized BY Major Ormsby
t. supJress disuf finances. contained the hrT
news II announced that the f"rces. one hun
drei str..ng struck camp nn the bent OF the True
k~e Yesterday morning and advanced on the iraii
towards Pyramid Lake. between 3 and CLOCK
7. NJ.
The Indians. Judged to lie two thousand strong.
came upon the forces and openej fro on the line
in ambush.
By order If Major Orm.hy the troops charged.
The iuIians then filed to the right aud lett sur
rounding The troop. and & ing occasionally.
The ammunition ofihe forces soon gave out. Inc
Inaian- IN seeing this. closel in upun them,pour.
ing IN yhliey after voey.
Lake was ordered 10 guard tho pass to the east
t. secure u retreat lie succeeded in this, fol-
lowed by liz men. lie thinks few escaped.
across the river, but no others came through the
pass.
4 private dispatch received here states that the
battle was fought about sixty fye.mlles from Car
son. CON mcneing yesterday afternoon. about four
o'cock, and lasting two hours, when n general
retreat made by tho whites. the Indians pur-
suing them for twenty miles, when darkness saw
Cd tie fn,itives. The families are all leaving the
valleys The Indians are driving OF the stock aud
numbering the inhabitants.
Mr. Williams the brother of those oi his name
killed, la. in, and reports that there are L.
800 Indian. from the Salt Lake county, near
the sink Of the Humboldt, who have come IN to
aid The Pah Utes Ia clear out the Carson Valley,
The citizens here are dung all they eau for de-
fence.
In addition to the foregoing, Mr.. Gregory,o of the
firm Of Newhall a. Gregory teegraphs that 10
men were killed.
They are terrifying at Carson CRY. and have
picket guards out. AT Virginia every stone house
i, beng put in defence for tho protection Of the
women and children. A picket is 10 be stationed
On the outskirts Of the town tonight.
C,ptT johns has been appointed to the su-
rreAe c inmund lie has declared martial law. For
ccs are row being enrolled.
GnLr EXCITEMENT IN THE INTERIOR.
The lntclli gence ni The defeat and slaughter Of
Major d msbys company caused intense excite
ment inpiacersie. Mayor Swan. promptly cal
lei "A meeting 1t the citizens ut one o'clock r. NJ.
to make provisions for supplying the Inhabitants
Of western Utah with arms nad ammunition. The
theatre was crowded. Mayor Swan called the
meeting II order, to explain it's object Fervent
and patriotic speeches we're madeb by Me-srs Hume
Bafne Jones. Wallace ard lIawcy. R'~lutr'n-,
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t, tie Subscription list, anl II large sum was paid
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