Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-10

Indisns we're seen in the distance advancing
toward As. Il was not kn0Wn than that there
was any good esnping place Withia reach that
day ahead, aud it wes decided ts 20 inso esmp
on the lake.
Lieut. WhiP2ls's 6-P9undsrs we're advaacsd
70 hill half . mills in advance, toward the
Indians, and ths 6-h regiment was dapioysd
forward ts support the bsttsry and engage the
Indiaus
Tie Indians cirsle5 around, got ou the high
kbo8s and ridges and took observations. but
seemed iudisposed to pitch in. Tho artilsry
shefiea them hen they vsrtursd near enough,
and the ekirnisaers gzvs them shots whea they
approached anywhere near camp.
Thus some hours passed without the Indians
develoDiug their purpose. A large portion 0f
them Kept out Of sight Finally, about three
o'cloch,a mounted force Of Indians suddenly
dashed in on the north side of the camp where
nules bad been turned ont 70 ETszs, and where
tssmsters were getting grass.
Iha lndiaus hsd slmost raachsd them when
Capt Wilson aud DaveY's companies Of cavsl-
ry-tho latter under Lieut. kiidsr-Du sing
thsir horses 70 the jump. dashsi upon the Indi-
as, and 60 dismsys1 them that thsv wheeled
taair penies 70 escape bat not 10 tins 70 escape
the cafoins shots, followed BY the revolver and
gaberr that leii goodlY number Of the red dsV-
ii5 on the fzld. Some Of the scouts did good
service ia this charge.
Ore wouedai Indian tnsd to escape by so,z-
ing bis horses tad but. uuflrsuaasele f0F hin,
The sony g9l p FhOt iu the shoglIeg John Pat
1T Company J., dashed up 10 Eosh the Ih5ian
with bis revolver, but it didn't % Of. and be-
.ora he could check his horse h3 ,g8s upon the
Indian, who hsd reserved q shot in his gun,
which he fred INTO the thigh aud bowsls Of poQE
Plat, giving him bis dsath woand Joe Cana
bell, one Of the scouts tried to save Platt, bust
wss too late. Campbsl's shot, 6rsd az sgsuIe
instant that the I1dian 6rsd the fatsI shot a.
Plat, went though the vitsIs Of the savage, and
finished him. Platt's comrades. eIaspers.e5 st
this mortal wound, tore the Indiuu's scalp from
bis head before he WAS dead.
A part Of the sixth regiment, under Major
MeLaren. had returned 20 camp, and ws7 on
their color line, on the side where tee Indians
made the dash. They promptly advanced to the
support Of the cavalry, szd t2ck a hand in.
Thus tho sixth, among ths infantry regiments,
on this day did the fighting The ssvalry and
srtilIery 10 this. as in the previous and subso-
quent engagement, had always their tul shsTa
Of work The Indians appeared on ths south
.eids Of ihs camp, out Of range bat made 20
further attack.
THE BATTLE or STONE LAKE
The march WAS resumed on the 27th, aud he
tTail, still marked By robes and other articles,
was followed toward the Missouri river.
We cGmped, after a march Of nearly twenty
miles, on smsu lake half mils long and
twsuty rods wide.
o. the morning. Of TIE 25sb, Just ss the rear
OF tae tram was ling around the sCUtl end 5i
the lake, the advance being nasrIy 60 the t1D cf
q long NH that we we're ascending, the Indians
suddenly made their appearance in Font aud
on ths TANKS, rapidly rciIuv around 20 the
rear. Iney were in immense plumbers, seem
ingIy ell mounted.
Major Jo. Bowu, the guide. AMI some Of the
scouts, who were in tho sdvsncs. narrowly
escaped being gObb,cd up. The I05h regiment,
Col Baker, which was 10 ths advance, promptly
snd gslisntly met the attack in front. which
WAS the tfst demonstration Of the Indians. The
artillery vas quickly brought into play, sni the
sav3Ees CroH back 70 a safe dis.Anca Colonel
Crootsi with the 6ih regiment, on the right
dznk' held them st bay auj ed,gtaglly guarded
NE tralu, while the c3Vs,ry ou the .=.f sad z lL
regiment sud CavalTy in the rear presented al
u1assaiieble line. The Indisus got partly uC31T
cover Of broken ground a. tle south end If the
lake but we're soon dslotged by the fra Of
Lieut.. Westerns section Of the battery snd q
iius Of sEirm.shers Of the 7,h. Oae shot from
an Indian, evidently aimsd AT Col Marshall
greuHd 81 bis fest. The most determined effort.
however. 10 make a breach was in frors and
WAS i4lr.v resisted bg tha l3la regiment So .hss
e had IT, day Of ashting-
The Irdisns, IS tbsy cams on the 1rsr, 7es5
hsard e. ssy, 'it Is TOO 'sta, is il too a-s sgi-
cently having expected 20 srrprse as iu camp.
Another Indian answered, ''vo must Sight for
our children"
After reeonnoitsring ell sides Of the tram aud
finding = grit with wsil Of FIRE, they sesmsd
70 think It no use to make an assault After
seeing that the proper dispositions had been
made for guarding the train the General ordered
ths column % movs forward, rsgsrdlss3 OF che
Indians. The Indians seeing our purpose 90
press On toward their families quickly withdrew,
tha whole demonstration n0s delaying the march
over tHo hours.
Gen, S.b'ey, MsioT Blown s9d others, esti-
mate the number of Indians this day Is over
two thousand. Ia tde battle of B 2 Msuud were
sii The lower Indians. the Sisset0nials, and par
Oi the fankstona.s In the last dsys. Gyh', that
OF Sony Lake, th5Y hal been rFiuf1rc d'by an
other camp of YsakstoDais and sou5 Teto0s
from the west side Of the Missouri river. We
captured Teton boy, who had no gun. aud
was subsequently released st tie Missouri
rIysT. This Teton ard &c old squaw were the
0uiY prisoners taken in battle OF uesr battle
Toe supplicat0ns for lifs Of the wre-chss when
they bs1 fired thsiy last shGt, we've generally met
BY sa5er thrust that fnished them.
No more Iodisns WeEa enc0untsred uadl tae
banks Of the Missouri we're reached on the EnOra-
ing Of the 29.a The Indians bad msd5 gooi
use Of the night, sud got their families sud p1u-
les OFar. Their wagons, 20 The number OF oyer
one hundred, aud "a rsnnsnt Of their plundsF,
that lad not been str5wn along She route Of
their fight was LOFT on the east bsuk Of tbs
riv5r. Thsm5elvcs covered ths bluffs on tie
west side.
The 9th regiment. then in sho advance, al
vsYcsd, dop'0y6d AZ skiunishefs, through the
woods . mile and a half 20 the river As they
were starting TO return hsavy voliey, that came
uCm the high grass on the opposite bsuk, fell
baTmlessly about them or sh1ys Of them They
stopped a moment 30 resun il, but th9 distance
was 400 great for effect
While CJE CVooks was a. the river ths g n
ersl sent an order by Lieut. Bsevar, aid-de-csmp.
Hhila TetUrni0g with an answer. Lieut. BseFer
mistook 8 trail that led down tbs river, where
his body vas found next day pisTced by th5o8
arrows and ball BE had also wounds rom q
tomahawk on his hea3. HIS horse Icy uesI hin
Two pools OF blood twenty PAGES fr0m his body
indicated that two of his murdeEsrs had pad desr-
y FOR his life. Ga the sane trsil vas found the
body OF priyats Nicholas Miller, Of company K,
-Glh regiIusnt, who had msde tha fame mistake
iufahiBe the iFail that. Beevsr Bai
Two jsys were passed IN camp at ihe r3uEb
-ef Apple creek oa she Missouri. opPcsits BUrut
B )otfsi 1nd. and fheD the homaWsrd march was
resumed. Tee expedition had bat fifteen dsys
rat.oes, sJi1s OF ten Of which would De consumed
in returning 20 Canp A'ehison Il would take
tgO Or fhree days to Cross tH8 Missouri, 30 rhal
al tho surplus would have been consumed IN
cr0ssiGg aaa rscgOssing the givers
Tho animals were completely worn down.
Ogsr twelve milss7a day eoRld nos BE- nusde- on
me sesaty feed tssy WsIs getting. Is you'd
therefore have bsen useless 10 - turthet. Much
h3d boen accomplished. FoTty-f0ur bodies ef
warriors had been found, msay mora were car
ried OF aud couessled. The sesssn's supplies
Of rness and clothing material, and tbeir wagons
destroyed. The how lings OF the isquaws fbs,
cry an3 despsir.