The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1863-06-27
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We lssrn from Lieut.. Col. Clark, Of che
9th Kansas, Who has just returned from
South western Kansas, that about two
weeks since . party Of nineteen Confsder-
ate o6icses, we'll mounted and equipped,
from Missouri and Arkansas, passed thro'
The Usage Nation of Indians, on their way
70 Colorado and New Mexico, to raise and
organise oil rebel sympathisers in those
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These officers we're duly commissioned,
from Colonel down to Ieutenants. Col
Clark saw the commissions.
The Indians we're out on Q var expedi.
tiou when they came across the Confedssates
IN camp on the LIE Beatle creek, stream
that empties into the Neosho. The Indians
sent an interpreter into their camp to as
certain who they were, and what they we're
there for; they replied that they were
peacesble that they were travelling through
the country, and wished no difficulty. The
Indians pressed them to know which side
they were on, whether Federals or Rebels !;
they replied that they we're rebels.
The Indians then held a council and
determined that they should return with
them to Capt. Dowdhs's command st Hum
bolt; this they declined doing, saying that
they would not return, that they could
whip the Indians. (The Confederates evi-
IDENTIFY were not aware of the number they
had to contend against. aa reb
The Indians insisted on taking them to
Capt. Dowdna, pledging profession if they
would 70. The rebels became irritated,
grew bold, and told the interpreter that if
bis followers crossed . certain line they
would kill them. To this the Indians
replied by crossing the line, whereupon a
fight commenced, in which two Indians
we're killed, four wounded. The Confeder-
ates by this time had mounted and COM
menced rapid movement in the direction
of the Verdegris, hotly pursued by the
Indians, who outnumbered the rebels ten
to one. The Confederate officers instead of
pushing for the ford, mistook their way and
rode right into another band of Osages.
They then wheeled suddenly about and
started for the Verdegris in another direc,
tion, but happening to come to come upon
it in narrow neck of land where it was
not fordable, they were completely sur
rounded BY the Indians, now Numbering
between three and four hundred, and all
killed but two. The Indians scalped them,
cut their heads of, riaed their pockets of
considerable gold, and then reported the
facts to Capt. Dowdna. The two that
escaped were wounded.
Capt. Dowdna Immediately headed .
force and went out to ascertain the truth of
these statements. He found the bodies
just as stated, took from their persons the
commissions, and bad them all properly
buried.
There is no question as to the reliability
Of the above. We have the. statements
from Col. CLARK, who saw the commissions,
and who learned the above from Capt
Dowdna in person.
Col. Clark fails to remember the names
of the rebels, except that of the Colonel,
who was named Harrison-he is certain his
Christian name was not Charles. The
Colonel would have brought the names with
him, had he known he was coming to
Leavenworth when he started for Hum.
boldt. He has written to Capt. Dowdna,
and We will publish the names in full in a
few days.
On the persons Of these officers there
was found full instructions how to proceed
in organising forces in Colorado and New
Mexico. ..fl
When Col. Clark left Humboldt, the In
dams were having series of war dances
and the widest jubilees over the capture
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