The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1865-12-09

Prom the Missouri Democrat Dcssmbcrs
Indian DcprctlatlOns on the Smoky
Hill IkOute-SeVen Murdered aud
Scalpcd-StOck Driven on,
ID. G. OoilieE Esq., Of the Mtaers' Regists,
Cehtral City Colorado, who called on us on
Friday. while IN Atrhison, furnished the
Freo Pross with the following report OF the
fecent lndian deprcdations on The Smoky
lin route
neous attack was made by a-party Of In
dians, composed Of Chcycnnos, Arapahocs
Sioux, nnder the leadership ~ Bob Bent,
| Ihalf-breed. son of Colonel Bent on the sta
tions of the middle division Of the Butter
field stage line, burning stations, wagons
md uilicr propcrty aud running of all the
stock within their reach.
At Downcr's Bend, they came upon the
station inst Ritcr the arrival of the coslch.
At the station were three carpcntcts a
stock tender and negro. with the coach
were Fred Mrrwin, messenger Mr.. Perrin,
Iof Colorado, passenger, md the driver.
| The Indians suddenly gathered around the
Istation from the adjacent ravincs. Many
Of them spoke English very iatellil1bly
and freely. Among the number was half
breed, who announced himself "a n sdn of
lColuncl Bent and who was recognized as
such by persons ut the stations.
The indians proicsscd friendship; said a
treaty had been made by them with the
whites, and expressed "a desire 10 live at
peace The men ut the station tcd them,
but refused at first to admit them into their
camp.
The Indians insisted on shaking hands
with every one present and kept cruwding
around tiil they discovered the strength OF
the party, They then requested MIR. Mer-
win to give them a written statement Ia
the effect that they had been there. had
ltrcntcd the party with ciViity and had de
parted in peace, which lee did
They then informed the messenger that
he might get up his stock and 20, without
mOlcstation aud volunteered 10 drive up
the stock f8r them. while Harvesting the
stock the attack was commenced by the
Indians by shooting arrows aud pistols
No oiicnse had been given by the white
men, Merwin fell near the beginning Oi
the fray. Ambrose, stock tender, was
also wounded, and a third person killed.
The passenger, Mr.. Perrin. the two ear
pcntcrs and a negro, fled and took refuge
lin slight excavation known as "A buffalo
wnllow, from which they discharged their
lguns mt the Indians, and succeeded In de-
Tending themselves from one =. NJ till
sundown, when the Indians LEFT and they
escaped. The Indians suffered loss ol
several Of their warriors, and In revenge
cut the tongue of Ambrose from his mouth
While hc was yet awe, anu prOhheueu t1
torture him by burning holes IN his bowels
holding him over a fire by his hands and
feet. A few miles west Of this city they
came upon two carpenters and a stage
driver, who were travelling with wagon
and span of horses. They burned Tn,
wagon and killed and mutilated the men
stripping and scalping them Us before. still
further west, they attacked two soldiers
lstrippcd and scalped them, and left both
for dead. One of them, however, was not
dead, but feignedt 10 be so and then escaped
land will probably recover. SO says tn,
surgeon in whose care he now Is,
The raid resulted In burning all the sta
tions which had been erected, except one
for 100 miles and driving off the stock
None of these stations had been completed
and at many points no buildings had beer
; Icommeuced. The lost stock was as far ~
lposssihle at once replaced by the company
so that the coach ON which our Informant
, travelled, as wen AZ the one in advance
, still came on.
On saturday, the 18th inst, the Indiani
made another attack on these coaches am
the escort which attended them. Theattacl
, was made upon two soldiers whose hOrsci
we're unable TO keep up. The Indians
somc sixty or eighty strong, commenced &
ride around them la a circle, and to shoe
J at them from every side. The boys actet
with great bravery, dismOunted and fire.
with their long range carbines upon TIN
enemy, positively killing five of the In
dians and wounding Others