, 1862-07-19
FR0M THE CHERoKEE. NATION.
FOUR HUNDRED 'an1aHs JOIN OUR
FORCES,
Reported Bpproach Of John Ross!
Correspondence Leayen8orth ConseryatfEe.1
-. CANT NEAR GRAND RIVER,
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Correspondence Leayenworth Conseryati7e.1
CANT NEAR GRAND RIVER,
CHERoKEE NATION, July s, 1859.
The I'd brigade under the command Of Col.
Jud6on, arrived at Cabin Greek, July ID. The
Colonel received Information that tie enemy,
50o strong, under Col. Stanwa1ie, the notoTi-
GUS rebel leader Of the hostile Cherokees, had
lett Cabin Creek the day previous, taking
northeTlY course, but had sent his supplies aud
baggage train, to Locust Grove.
Colonel Judson immediately directed one
6ecuon OF Capt ALIENS battery, q detachment
sisting Of details from the various companies
| amounting IN al to sixty eight men, with lieu
tenants M1ooufue and Stewart under com.
ma4a Of eaptain Matthew Quigg, companies
y, a1a +, OF the 9Th Kansas cavalry, also
about 2O mounted Indians of the tribes Of
Greeks, Cherokee8 and Seminoles, Of the 1st
indian reRlment, commanded BY lieutenant
colonel Walters, to be in readiness at O'Clock
p N.
CoI- Weer marched with the command de-
tailed by Col Jndson at the time specified.
and crossed Grand River at Landrum Ford at
e. N: next morning, after fatienlng march.
Inc advance guard, consisting Of twelve men
Of company F, 9th Kansas cavalry, under.
! ty Of twenty-five or thirty rebels, at the prem
hes Of Metsrs. B. n Adair and John Davis.
| The guard Immediately charged, ecatteriYIy
| The enemy in all directions ike chat before
the wind: Nounding. one aud taking ten pris-
oners. The main body ct the Union forces
| coming up, proceeded immediateIy to the
rebel camp. The entire rebel outfit was In
| VERY short time either dispersed or tabsr.
| 0qr loss was but three killed, one Of them &C.
oidentally, by our own FIRE. One private Of
head nearly cut of BY sabre OF homemade
| knife N-~'">>0
We hare taken los prisoners and Killed sey-
| erai- we also took large number Of horses
and ponies; about j, 800 head of cattle, thirty
sl4 loaded mule teams, and large quantity
OF camp and garrison equipage; also $40 stand
OF arms Of all descriptions.
/ Col Clarksou, ex-postmaster of Leayen-.
worth, su1rende1ed to Geo ]. Clark, division
quattermaster Of the Iudian espedition. me
| rebel defeat Vas complete.
The number Of prisoners has been since in
creased to 130, who have left this afternoon,
! together With q large amount Of contraband
property Tor Fort Scott, in charge Of an escort
OF fifty men detailed from company F, 9th
! hanEas, and number OF mounted Indians.
| LATER
| FoHr SCOTT. Ju1y II, 1861
Some interesting details reached me this
morning, from q reiiab1e gentleman now win
the expedition. His letter is dated Camp
Pnilhps, eight miles below South Spring
Kiver. 0f course you know where that Isl
Col. Risehie, with part Of his Indian reei-
ment, In all 500 men, had fight with ereatIy
superior secesh force under Rains, no less
than ], ,4M men The rebels weee beaten and
put to flight. At the same time the colonel
captured portion Of their baggage train, and
alarge amount OF c4tt1e aud horses.
At the present time Col. Ritchie has with
him some 800 Indians of his own regiment
the I'd, and one company Of the 9th Kausas
cay 1rg, under command of Lieut. Phltips.
They have over 200 prisoners, captured it BIT.
tie. Among them is former citizen Of Leay-
enworth. Col. Ciarkson, taken prisoner at the
b6tt1e OF. Grand Saline,
Col. R1tcfie's Indian regiment Is now full,
The entire complement Of men haSa been mus
tered into the ranks. The applications con
" tlnue as strong Us ever; over 500 Indians
have personally asked to be received into his
command, since the regiment has been
made up.
NY correspondents says of this body oftruopg,
every body who has SEEN them il aereeaoly
surprised. And their colonel speaks in glow
ing terms in regard to them. They make good
soldiers. easily controlled, and they conduct
and deport themselves well generally Tue
colonel is constantly With them, deyotiue his
entire energies to accomplish what very few
persons thought possible, make good soldiers
out OF the original material. He has succeed
ed remarkably we'll
Col: Richie has reliable information that
, John Ross was about to join the expedition
with 500 men under his command-ss ,out
TO come in with bis Warriors is the expires,
sion used.
. In addition to the information contained il
. the above letters, we learn from Mr.. North
Solomon, Of the 9Th Wisconsin, took forty
!, prisoners There were about 400 Indians
Che1okees and Osages, who came into ou1
camp. They were mounted and armed auC
i, came in with white flags and Carrying thei,
} guns with the muzzles down.
About 250 negroes, the property of 1ebe:
| halfbreeds, are now on thtir way TO For
Scott.