The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-08-09

! Dr.. Fitzpatrick, brigade surgeon, arrived her.
yesterday from the Indian expedition. he lefl
John Ross on Wednesday, the 23d inst, at Pail
Hnl on the ----- river, eighteen. miles from
Fort Gibson, and five miles from Talleouah. BE
has had three interviews With Ross, vhom be
describes as very intelligent man now nearly
eighty years old. '''s y. - %
The three regiments Of loyal Indians are II
Grand Saline. on Grand river, thirty three miles
this side Of Fort Gibson. The third or elm
promptu" regiment is under Col. VIM. Philips,
numbers 200 men, and consists, as We have
already published, entirely Of Indians who have
come over TO our eide, (principally from Colonel
stand WaisieS rebel regiment With their arms
ana horses since the expedition reached that
country. This advance section Of the force 10
snort OF supplies and may have 70 fall back, al
though such result would be calamitous to our
cause. It is commanded BY Col. Furnas. Of the
lot Indian regiment A section Of Allen's Bat
tsry is left With this force Il is the opinion of
our Informant that in case Of the retreat Of the
Indian regiments, thousands Of women and child.
rea viii follow them to Kanssa Nine -tepths of
the Cherokees are committed to our cause II
they are left before the rebel force is dispersed.
they will seek safety in following the Unior,
troops. The Indian regiments are Violently Oh.
e posed as. e returning, dering to meet The enemy
sixty-three miles this side Of Fort Gibson 1.
the command Of Lieut.. Colonel Jewett which
consists of the 9th, 10th, and . part of the 9th
Kansas regiments, and two sections Of Aliens
battery. f4lcso sa. .l!~1 s.l a -
Col salomons command was eight miles this
ede OF the latter, and consisted of The I'd Ohio
cavalry, 9th Wisconsin and nRabbs Battery
The commando Of Col. Salonon and Lieut.. Col.
jewell (ali the white troops) are expected to be
at Hudson's Crossing of the Neosho on Sunday
last. Hudson's Crossing l. 95 miles north Of n.
Gibson, 30 miles south Of Fort Scott, and 2
miles above the mouth of Spring River. Col.
Salomon intends to remain there for the present,
At this place Dr.. Gilpatkick found Capt Gun
ther and Lieut.. Coleman with one company Of
the I'd Kansas. He desires us 10 thank them for
the cordial welcome he received from thsse Off.
cerA The remainder of the I'd Kausasayas Z
miles away on branch of Spring River, where
excellent camping ground WAS fo1nd. ssa
b Vol. Cooper 10 in command Of the rebel force
shout ,000-at Fort Davis, on the south side
oftA AIkansas and about four miles below Fort
Gibson; our troops have never been further
south than the latter post Cooper has Choc-
taw regiment-nearly all Of this tribe are rebels
Creek regiment-and Stand
Waite had one ofsCherokees. There was, up to
the AStn inss., no artillery IN Ooopers command,
although it was daily expected from Pike. Pike
was at Boggy Depot, five miles north Of Red
River, ten from Fort Wachita, and l4O south.
west Of Fort Gibson, and he was reported to
have thirty pieces of gartillery-stolen from our
garrisons st the beginning Of the var.
1 Opr scouts have been through the Creek and
Canadian countries and report NO enemy there.
The Macintosh faction (rebeD Of the Greeks had
retired with their women and children to the
Choctaw country, IA miles from Webbers Falls
On the 23d inst, detachment of General
Browns command from Springfield, No. } was
1t Cincinnati, on the Illinois River, near the
Arksnsas line, and thirty miles north of Fort
Smith. 3aa.ag. a.ss eessa f AJfs
In our opinion nothing important will be done
by the Indian expedition until Gen. Blunt takes
the field in person, as he will do ere long
Leavenworth Conservative, 81. STA