New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-23
THE INDIAN EXPEDITION.
History Of the Operations Of the First Cam.
pniGn-The Capture Of Gel. Clarksen's
Conmnnd-The Cherokee Nation Affair
Tie Officially between Coils. solomon
and Wier

| and Wier.
| From Our Special Correspondent.
l BAIrER's SPRINGS, spHI,e RIVER, !
i August H. 1862
The first campaign of the Indian Expedition ba,
just closed, and no history of it has been written
AS 1t Is just on the point Of being launched on it,
second advance brief glance at the past two
months lie indispensable, in order to comprehend
what is going on here.
About tie LIST of June Gen. Blunt sen. two bat.
teries-Robbs and Allens-the 9th Kansas, 10Th
Kansas part of the 9th Kansas, The Wisconsin 9Th
Ohio %, and LIST and I'd Indian Regiments, from
this point, where they met. BY general order Col
Weer took one brigade, and Col. Doubleday the
other Doubleday resigned on receipt of general
order On arriving, Col. Weer organized the two
brigades by appointing Col. solomon TO command
one, Col. Juds0n the other, while he acted as Di-
vision-Geuersl. Weer, anxious to distinguish him
self before Gen. Blunt came up pushed rapidly
forward. He kept heavy tccniug forces on,
for 80 miles in all directions driving ont the
sscesh as the army moved. On the Sd OF july by
forced night march OF sn expedition composed OF
200 infantry to Kansas, $50 Mounted Ksnsa,
9Th, 800 of let Indian Regiment and "a section from
one battery, he captured the Rebel command OF
Col. Clsrkson.
The fight began at daylight in the Rebel camp.
The artillery aud infantry got up; tbs detach
merit Ct tire Let Indians was ordered to charge them
III the rear, while they the Rebels) had ambushed
their front approached. The Indians charged with
great enthusiasm, galoping up to the enemy. and
dsmounting, they fred with their riies, oadiug
and firing with the utmost rnT: dity, while they
rnshed forward. Col. Clarkson surrendered with
all BIZ stores and transp ortalions, and 10 prisoners
The Indian soldiers killed some 30 Of his men.
Nearly every man they shot killed. The
ILionists lost two killed The Retel force was OF
Whites; Sland-N alter was list there.
1 Amer the fight, Col. Nier pressed forward He
arrived al Grad River, Is miles from Fort Gibson,
ana sent out re )u'lng parties, and also diplomatic
mission under DR.. GicLrist to see John Ross Chief
of the Cherokee Nation.
u When Tie forts were abandoned by tie Unioniss
more than year ago. John Ross was urged not to
flee from the country, "a the Creeks had done but
10 rnske the best terms be could with the Rebels
until The tnion!sis got back. Under pressure, tue
Cherokee National Counci lassed an ordinance OF
secession, AID made treaty with the Confederat.s.
Col Waite, who Is Ii political opponent Of John
Ross, rased a Rebel regiment among rebel Chero-
kees, whites, aud hali-breeds in the nation.
| these latter were at Pea Ridge and elsewhere,
and are now PORTION OF tie Rebel army. II was
demanded that John Ross should raise regiment
for the Rebel- He appeared 10 comply. Col
Drew r regiment was raised. but Offered by meu
hostile 10 Rebel cause. aid the Rebels feared IT,
Af>r Clarkson'e defeat they tried TO assastinate
Drew for fear his regiment wonid GO to the
Col Wa -r demanded simply 20 know whether the
Cherokee nation were loyal Ct not. II loyal they
should be >, oieciOd. II TOT, lie was prepared to
fight them.
Anxions sbou, his PEOPLE John Ross gave bis as
surauce that the Council should convene, aud il was
evident the oriinghSe OF secesrion would be an.
nulled lie PROPOSED rs did most If the i,ngentii
men IN the nstiun 10 abolish Slavery, ard srk Com
press to r.im urse loyal Inen in accordance with
President Lincoln's Proposition. John Ross wanted
GUARANTEES Tor old treaty eiip1at 0ns and proposed
furnishing Il los al regimen mt (DrewEl. H. the mean
tine, the zeal,usly loyal Cherok 81 part Of Drews
relnm,ut aud part men enrolled, under LENT ol.
l. wis Dow mig OF their own accord, without the
cous,n nj OF JohI !Osf went over To the Union camp,
aud of rcd their services Three hundred Of them
wer. enrolled July II, the 81 Indian Regiment.
II was discovered by ting parties that the
enemy were terrifying at Fort Davis, sOuth-~e-t OF
the Arkansas fur miles rom Gibson. hey we're
reror,ed as 90 slroug. Weer had determined to
attack tbem.
wAs az this iuucture that one OF the moot Ie-
markable events that ever occurred III the American
amy took place. As tie army han advanced more
rul idly q an tH1 teen ani iito, over nearly ~
miles, tue immense transportation needed TO send
forward commi aaa.cs, had not been sufficient; the
lin. IN Tear Lad no hue Of stations, as there was not
force enoush to leave. There had been no ini'ih-
gcnce for seven days. Knmors reacted the army
ihat P,ice war cut OF Tie campaign had been ar
dnou. and macy Itir weather soldiers wanted 10
fall Lark o. 81 mOrr s-curc aud comfortable lcfailOn
Remnisl raaccs poured III on Col. =" en- lie called
n II Council Of Officers; Tie prCpo-ai To 20 acfo.s
the Arkansns and duye the ny from tort DAVIS
WA, yoteG dOwn al bough re .lOusl, urged 10y few
pfogo.al to fail back wsr tred, and alter g'eat
,n,ry votes on tnr1iLg eide movements, the coun
chi broke up without co., i0g To any saisiac"ry re-
ant Tha, evening Col Weir Issued AL order patting
all ia camp on hall rs'iJns.
At n,dnigh OF that night The 18th OF July.
secret counc Of some nix of off ceIs wns hei
AND rronIteG Is il, Col. Solomon cent lis AdJunut
10 the headquarters Of Col. Neer No officer OF the
army excep, those IN the secret knew WHIST was
going Oh. Some % or 10 mel crawiei under ne
ron "a in fronr Of Col. Wecrs tent and IN the dark
mes, turrornced IT, They arrested Col. Wcer, who
protested against 1t as muiny ana c'lled Tor be
guards. but 80 secretly war tie thing managed that
Weer was dragged of TO Col SOlOnon'B tent, ana
only released parole les promising not to sttemd
10 re.uuie command, aud TO do noihing TO cause
trouble.
As soon az the occurrence was discovered, Feveral
of, ers drew up their regiments IN line If battle, aud
offered to rciustate Neer WHO begged them not to
get iuto fight, IN face Of ,he enemy, Win each
other Weer lett for i.eavenworth.
Then commenced one o. the mott discraceiul SIAM
pedes That ever 81 ,ued ia. GDyr.uaiert bouOr, or
a,rus The three Infiiu relimeits, with leir white
officers and all their regimenin stores were lett on
the ground without orders Tie Cherokee people
wLolad part exposcd themselves by their demon
strriorg of loyal to the wrath of the rebel army
couceutraicd 81 ort DayI-, were cineily len To
her mercy. The thiee Inoiau regiments formed
VOLUNTARY brgaGe, uud narcl dsou Sest to the Yer
dicus. A Iohion Of the ocniHand drove tie hebeis
over tue creek Agency ford Of The AGE&reas, tcfcE
nil. from Fct Davis, after come suau firing.
Here The three reeiuerts r,nlincd until they were
ont of everything bu beef, ss they had taken sev-
cr,,l hundred cad o. cattle from tie Secesn.
- ON the 2lst. Col. Solomon sent them an order 10
-, Kim md get rn;ions, WHEN he refused 20
e,,d down. Tuder the-r orders they were CON
''sI,.d to tsu back, fret b. aud then another -