The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-02-01
The Battle Between the Loyal Indfi
ans and the Rebels.

| A correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette;
writing from Fort Leavcnworth, under date
of January Is, says:
| The news from the Indian country is Of
| great interest. On the arrisa. home OF the
Indian delegation from Washington. th-t
| represented the magnitude of Tho Federal
forces and their resources Tor carry ing nn the
war. to the several tribes, who AT once col
lected large force and declar d themselves
in behalf Of the Union. This INDIAN arhi,,
| numbering nearly four thousand men, was
| placed under tho command Of Ilo-pothe-yo-
| ho-la, an aged Greek chicftan who tonight
| under Jackson in the war of 1872. and is 1T
| present well known 10 the national officers 49,
The principal chiefs under him were Yusten.
! rick-co-chokne, Pascofar, Cho-io-lop-haigo,
Ah-ha-luck. Yuste-mig", and Sua- muckee.
micco-mostly Of the Seminoles.
| This force, armed with common hunting
rifles and bows and arrows. and stationed on
the Verdigris river, near Cuody's Bluffs, was
attacked on Christian day. by Ben. McCul.
longh'S Texas Rangers and large force of
rebel Indians, and after desperate conflict,
was defeated. Two hundred Of the Chcro.
KEGS stood their gound until every man but
one WAS killed. The Greeks fled before ths
desperate charge Of the Rang RS. The Semi
n"les took advantage of the ground. and
acquitted themselves in a manner worthy Of
the highest praise.
| One incident Of this battle tor freedom We
would tain notice, as the historian may fail
to chronicle it to wit, the heroic conduct OF
| Ito .pUthe- yo-ho-A the silver haired cieftain
! in command, who. having been driven from
| his first position by an irresistible charge Of
the enemy, sought a second nne, and declared
! his intention OF dying rathc: than ,eifedt
! further; and he was only prevented from
carrying ont this declaration by being seized
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whilst dauntless band of his braves covered
his retreat by opposing the pursuing foe in
the most untlinching and fearless man hrr.-
Three hundred Cherokccs commanded by
J"hn Ross) were s'aiinnd between the mouths
of the Nerdiaris and Grand rivers. Tho
latest intelligence from that quarter is that
they were surrounded by the rebels aid it is
supposed they have been entirely cat to
| pieces ere now.
The result of the ar in the Indian Terri
tory has proved very destructive to The lnyal
tribes. WHO have been compelled to leave
their towns to the mercy of an unsIaring foe.
1t is the belief of The principal chiefs that
they would have been able to have stood
| the ir ground had they not been destitute of
ammunition General Hunter had ord red
1850 pounds of ammunition to be loaded into
wagons, on yesterday, while Mr.. johnson,
| agent for the Delawares, secured the services
| OF twenty-five warriors to serve as an tecort,
and the writer was to accompany tie exbrdi-
| ton but before the arrival Of the time ap-
pointed for our departure. intelligence was
| received of the total ront Of the loyal tribes,
and their arrival in Southern Kansas, where
some thirteen thousand men, women. and
| children are now awaiting assistance from
the Governmental they being destitute hay.
| ing to leave their homes in such haste as to
prevent them from making the necessary pre-
paration for their comfort. And whom " 4
consider that these hapless m-rtals were in
their destitute condtiAp. forced to travel for
eight days through an uninhabited country.
| We may have II faint realization Of the alnnrnt
of suffering which they must have endured -
This news was received on yesterday evening,
and on This morning Gen. Hunter despatched
sixteen wagons, ladened with ammunition.
linnr and bacon. to the relief of the reported
sufferers. f. II. Corruth. the celebrated
| mediator between the Government and the
Indians. will. by order OF Gen. Hunter. start
| to Southern Kansas on Tomorrow, for the
purpose of taking the s'nsus of all the tribes
| represented and at the SAME time will organ
izc the warriors into regiments. which will at
once apply for acceptance into the Govern.
cient auxilarics, as MIR. CArruth, who has
just arrived from their head quarters. reports
them filled with revenge: and DESTROYS OF at
once being led against an enemy who van.
pushed them, because destitute If the necrs-
sary munitions to enablt them to maky 4
successful resistance.