The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-03-29

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Incidents and Atrocities ut Pen Ridge.
y corrc-ponlcnt from the scene Of battle Mt
Sugar Creek, Bcuton Co., Arkansa- gives the
folow.ng additional incidents;
The Cherokee. Chociaw. jrcck anil Seminole
Indians. of whom some three thousand were en-
r,,,cd in the battle, under the command Of Col.
! Albert Pike, q Northern man, rryrntsl the out
! -,.., ..,,,u civilized warfare, aul the ,hockug
| larhari,ics with Which our early history has
! modc w itpilar.
D., The, iuu.ltu, they lid in the olicu tiincs-m
rho manner tho rcnri- ,Uyyy adopted ~ their own
from hcliud log, and trees anxious to de-
Nroy. but fearful Of exposure; seeking 10y every
| {.,.i,r II, = deception To- draw our men into AM
nr,L ,,,, attack and slly them at great disad-
vantage ,,.,. s,.,ccl.I In, IN
| ln many instances The ahorignes,
Others our men were As WHY Ne ., N,nv a
ana defeated them NJ their own game.
savage lille he was prcring cautiously around
tree, ur through the bushes, Wa relieved Of lii,
10y a muskcl or rifle ball crushing through his
skull.
The Indian, often assumed to I've dead, throw
ing themselves upon their faces ON the ground.
ami as soon ~ our troops would pas, they
would re, take deliberate aim, fire and ily.
Sclll'hlg and rpbl'ug were, Es OF yUrr, their
iavoritc paslimrs. They pluulcrrl ever, wound
cd, diving AMI dead niuuist they couli hnd and
very frequently murdered those they discovered
80 badly hurt as To be incapable Of offering re-
,istnucc
The savagcS indeed seemed lcmouilcd and II
is said tho Rebels did every thing in their power
To excite them to frenzy, giving them large
quantities 81 whisky and l,uupuwdcr few min
ulr' previous to the commencement Of HOSTILE
tics.
The appearance Of some Of the bcsottcd savn-
Kos was fearful. They lost their sense ofcautiun
and fear, and ran with long knives against large
oIls, and tell pierced hv dozens Of bullets with
bloody hands aud garments, with gliitcring ewes
aud horrid scnwls, they ragged about the field
with terrible wells, and 80 often frightened some
oi our soldiers Tor few seconds AS tn escape the
fate that should have beiallcn every one OF their
number.
Tllk REBELS SLAUGHTERED NY the INDIANA
The Indians in many instances, could not re-
Train from scdpiug their enemies, aud it is said
that ~ many hundred uf oar brave men
were thus hIrharouSy treated. They frequently
sculpri the dead they found an the iicl and In
ten pr twelve eases 80 served soldiers who were
merely wounded.
The Scccs ioui.ts ovcrchargcd their duskv |
machines, and when they were fired, the truly |
guilty suffered from the rccul.
The Indians, in The midst of the excitement
AMI under the stimulus Ut their burning putA-
tons became trcnlird, lost To- every sense bat
that Of slaughter. On the dead ,avagrs were
found, in some instances, two or three scalps,
fastened to their belts by thongs Of leather.
ANrIcRArIoNs oF DEATH.
Prc,ontmrnts ON the battlefield often prove
" phcic. Here !, An instance While Colunci
O,t,rLnus was l;lllauty attacking the centre q
The cu,uv on the second day, u sergeant Of IN,
Lac. d L. al
company 10 send his witr's portrait which hc
ild taken from his bosom, to her address. in ST.
louis, with hi, dying declaration that lac thought
Of her in his last moments.
" What Is that iori" asked his Captain.
81 You are not wounded, are yuui"
No. answered the Sergeant; "but know
! shall be- killed tolay. | have been in battle
before but never felt rs do now. 4 moment
ago, became convinced my time had come, but |
how, cannot tell. WIN you crafty my re-
1n"sti Remember, speak to You as dying
man
" certainly, my brave fellow; but YOU will
live 10 a good oil age with your wife DO not
gov melancholy over fancy or dream"
" You will see, Wa, the re ponsc.
The picture changed hands The Sergeant
stepped forward to the front ui the column, AM
the Lieutenant perceived him no more.
Al the campfire that evening the officers in
1urrI for the Sergeant lie WIS not pr,#,ut.
He had been Killed three hours before, by
}rapo-shol ON one OF the cucmy's batteries.
NM WIN HOWE RSIvE,.
While the fight was rn,ing about Miner,
on the ridge, on Friday morning a
soldier belonging 10 the 18Th Nj souri, ani q
member OF a Mississippi company became sept
rated from their commands, and found each
Jthcr climbing III" same fence. tn" rebel had
pnc 81 those long knives made Of % hlc, which
III" south has 80 c\ilnn+iroly pIr'dri, bat So
lnNm' picked IL mp on the field.
The rebel challenged hi, enemy 10 q fair, open
omlat with the knife, intending 20 bully him,
10 doubt, AMI the challenge W., prump' ~ ac-
optcl. The two removed their coats, rolled up
heir Stoves and began. The M,,.is ippian had
more skin, but hi, opponent more strength, ana
the latter could not strike his enc
lcld and breast The blood began trick
ug rapidly down the Uuioni-ts rce, and
unning INTO hi- eyes, almost blinded him The
mon man became desperate, for be saw the SEE
q, iouist WI, unhurt. lie made q iriuJ; th,
"hrl leaned forward tu arrest the blow, bat en-
loving too much cnIgy, lac could not recover
himself no Ourp. The Nl.--ourilu perceived his
.dymt1sa, and knew be- could not lose it. In
i've .n,oud. more IL wOuiI be too Late III
nomy gIircl ut him like wild beast WIS on
be eve Of striking u'o'u. 1880 r. FLINT;
mother IpIs ou tl'r.4.i'- Tart, uI ,l.u a..
'aNy blade %. .." u ..I.'I uui..i tlrou.'
hr mir, and TIL wal. l. mnuIol. FORE. up1n III.
0rolt, and the head t,l o. p, dmu.t entirely | ,
,Fcrcl from the holy. Chiefly -iLh,, too |
hastily even for the door Of the d'.ll lie faint
4 at the ,pcclclc, weakened ny tlr ''s, OF hi
wn blood, and was soun after hu..huul hy
"mnolc who saw him sink to the earth.
TOBACCO SOMETIMES USEFUL.
A priynte ,l rho Twelfth Missouri Nyas al