Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-10-29
- tLe Il Ola carnlFII--ArrIFaI of the

IRON he ID Ollie CavnIry.-ArrivaI Of the
New COIOneI--Orders to Return TO Ohio
Great Rejoicing.
HunBoLr, Kansas, Oct. 1s, 1862.
EDIToR LEADER:-There are now one
hundred men from the ID Ohio Y. c. at
HumbOlt. Where theremaining one thou
sand and one hundred who left the Reserve
with us but little more than year ago,
are, ask the burial grounds of Fort Scott,
the broad prairies of the Indian Territory,
and when these localities have sent forth
their frightful response Of dead ones dear,
turn again to the land of the living, and
the voice of Kansas, Missouri and Ohio
will reveal the whereabouts of the 1000
who yet live. ss
All the available force of Fort Scott
having been sent into Missouri, including
about $50 of the I'd, and reports being well
substantiated that they were having g
"6rusF with the Butternuts," a rumor
came that the Indians were committing
depredations upon the whites of leila and
Humbolt Subsequently an order" came
for every well man of the Ohio regiment
to be ready to'mareh either in wagons or
mounted, within three hours, the result of
which order was, seventy-fve men in
wagons, and twenty-five on skeleton
horses, in all one hundred men, were
able TO go. With Captain Stanhope and
Lieutenants Deming and Barnitz in charge,
this Shebang" left the Fort on the Sd, for
lola, Kansas, and arrived there on the 4th,
at sunset. Approaching this village from
the northeast, and especially at this hour,
nesting in the autumnal wood that skirts
the Neosho river, the bright rays Of the
sun shining through the disheveled boughs,
zi1n II q 11aAaL- E-il-i-sl--Pi Pivt-a-~~qUe-G GP
pesrance.
The people appeared much pleased at eur
arrival, and generously opened their doors
to our somewhat hungry boys. On the
9th Lieutenant Barnitz and eli ght men,
made Reconnaissance" in force, but re-
turned without having seen the enemy,
but not, however, without having gained
important information.
Having penetrated the Indian bounda-
ries, and energetically searched for the
most adjacent white families, the Lieu
tenant had the qualification of learning
from one very respectable old lady
that the "Hindians" had become very an
noying to them, entering the house and de-
manding whatever pleased them most, and
in case It was not instantly forthcoming,
she said the Hindians" would go out to
the grind stone and begin to t0hst their
knives, continually keeping their eyes
upon her; and if this did not suffice, they
would commence to load their guns. "But, "
said she, "poor human mater won't stand
everything, and had to giye'em up"
1t will be remembered that the
husbands Of these women are away
in the army; therefore their timidity
and the Indians audscity. With this, and
similar information frsm various sources,
and touching appeal from the land agent
at Humbolt to the effect that at that place
was quite quantity of arms, camp and
garrison equipage in store, and that in
the present unguarded condition Of the
section, it might afford quite a stimulus
to the secesh, even Of Missouri, to make a
raid in that direction, the Lieutenant
returned. The following day, the 9th, we
moved down to Humbolt, south Of lola, a
distance Of eight miles; there, or here, we
have been quietly enjoying ourselves to
the best advantage for ten days, and until
yesterday we hoped that our sojourn might
be protraeted, but dispatch came stating
that our new Colonel had arrived, and
now, in all probability, the detachment
will be ordered to Join its regiment as
soon as practicable. This will not, how
ever, be for some days, as Captain Stan
hope is now busy in counsel with White
hair and Claremose, Chiefs of the Big Hill
and Claremose town Indians of the Usage
tribe, it having further been charged that
A. Isad;a--s-@e-ALos -cl;sss -hOs..l. al
ing cattle and hogs belonging to the whites.
Yesterday, the 18th, was a day Of more
than usual interest in our little camp
The Chiefs above mentioned, and twenty
large, robust Indians-some Of them in
the habiliments of war, but not offensive,
(for the Usage tribe is generally loyal
assembled before our quarters, and after
partaking of the best of our table and
smoking from our meerchaums, sat down
to counsel in regular William Penn style
Through their interpreter they were made
to understand that the whites had entered
complaint against them for stealing and
killing cattle, and that if this could be
proven against them, which could not then
be done, on account of the absence of the
persons agrieved, and their witnesses,
caused by their unexpected visit, they (the
Indisns) would have to pay for said cattle.
That did the Government learn of their en-
tering houses, and in any way molesting
the inmates, they would most certainly be
punished. That the Government looked
upon them as friendly, having already 6
large number of their tribes in our army.
That said Indians should surely receive
their just dues for their bravery already
shown and the benefit already received
from them. And that in no instance would
any unlawful conduct on the part of either
whites or Indians be tolerated.
At each interval Of sentences, these
rude wild men would utter an "aWh,
that would make the saucy boys that had
encircled the little band on three sides
sRieksr, but soon rejecting upon the eharac-
ter of these beings, silence would IN
consciously possess them and thus for
Of an hour this peculiarly
scene was kept up. The Chiefs
both spoke stating that these depreds
tions had been committed wholely unknown
to them, and that so far as it was possible
for them, they would have these bad men
punished, and see to it that hereafter no
should in any way displease
the Government or the people, brought
about by them or their tribes; that they
would take from the annuities of those In
dians guilty of the aforesaid crimes, ample