Nebraska advertiser., 1863-07-09

ate Indian 6gbt
On ihe e2d inst. a party of hostile
sioux came suddenly into The Pannee
Agency about n O'Clock II afternoon,
Ind killed apd skaIped two squaws with
. che hundred yards and il full view q
lB. F. Lushbaugh he agents house
lkhile he and Capt. Edwards were d
dinner Capt. 3. immediately mounted
his horse and joined q band which be
Supposed 10 Be Pawnee Indians, and or
dered them to gave chase to ihe band that
committed the bold outrage: They be-
lag Sioux commenced shooting at him
With their arrows a glaneing shot strik-
ing and wounding him above the eye; am
ogher hitting his revolver. He hen drew
bis revolver and fired two shots at the
Siouxs. AT this time, one Of them struck
him from behind with a war club, knock
ing him out Of his saddle on 10 the neck
of his horse. Before he gotrighted, bis
horse had carried him safely out Of range.
Ia the mean time our energetic and eff
sient agent, with the promplness for
which he is noted had sent a courier to
the camp Of Co. D. which was about two
miles distant, and also gathered up about
one hundred Of his red children, the
Pawnees. During this time Capt, Ed
wards had arrived at the camp and find
ing that Lieut.. Grey had his men all
mounted, ordered him to give chase with
i portion Of the men. They were fol-
lowed BY Lushbaugh and his Pawnees,
while the Capt. returned to the agency
with a part Of his company to bring up
i howitzer. On went the go Sioux over
hill and ravine closely followed by Lieut..
Grey and Lushbaugh, for fifteen or TWEEN
y miles, till the Sioux come up to the
main body Of their band, about four hun
dred strong, drawn up in line Of battle,
four men deep. The brave and daunt-
less Olson, and twelve men and about
twelve Indians which composed the ad-
vance were attacked by the Siouxs, Di-
son and his men fought bravely against
The savage and exultant foe, until his
horse was killed and himself MORALLY
wounded, raising himself upon one elbow
he fred three shots. Al the same time
Osbourne was MORALLY wounded. The
Indians charging, tried hard to scalp the
brave boys, but Lieut.. Grey comining up
with his men drove the whole band back,
but until the Indians had driven a hatch
et through the temple of Olson, and bad
captured Osbornes horse. Lushbaugh, in
the mean time, had came up with his one
hundred Pawnee warriors, and was all
most blind with rage when they refuse
10 go into the fight, alledging .hat hey
would all be killed. He rode furiously
among them, threatening and expossulat-
ing. But it a no go. The odds against
Them seemed too great, and they refused
10 go in,
Capt. EDWARDS, coming up and failing
to bring the howitzer along with him on
account of r%avines, that could not be cross
d.. ordered a retreat after our men had
reloaded their revolvers. am satisfied
that nothing but the skill and bravery of
the officers and men has saved the
Agency from being cleaned out.
The Siouxs were well armed and
mounted; some of them having sharps
rifles, while our men had nothing but re-
volvers and sabres. Colts r~eyoIyers and
sabres went do in an open plain against
SSharp's rifles, a~t.least when sighting odds
Of ten to one, Let those in authority
see TO it, that our men are as well armed
at least as the savage foe with which
they have to contend.
Great praise is due TO Gen. Mexican
for sending re-~inforcements and arms
and ordering Col. Sapp to take command
ia person at the agency. The quiet en-
ergv Of the General Commanding bespeak
the gentleman and the soldier, and as
long as Gen. McKeau is ID command,
the people Of this department will feel
that their interests will not suffer in his
hands. On the arrival of Col. Sapp at
the Agency he took VIGOROUS precautions
airy measures to prevent a surprise till re-
Inducements should arrive. If another
attack is made. Col. Sapp. and the
officers and men under his command VIII
give a good account of themselves the
men are under good decipline and have
full confidence in the courage and ability
Of the Gen commanding and their officers
Bravery and decipIine are bound to win.
| met fifty men of Co. B. under Lieut..
Davis, at Columbus twenty miles distant
on their way up; also the guns for Co. d.
al the Agency. On their arrival Col.
Sapp, intended to make a reconnaissance
in force. The Pawnees having reported
the Sioux five hundred strong about
twenty-five miles from the Agency where
they have a fortified camp.
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