The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-23


that on the preceding day. October /. 100 Indians,
supposed TO be Kiowas, attacked Fort Zarah. LIEU
tenant L. W. Cook, Third infantry, with small force
from Fort Larned happened to be present al the time
OF the occurrence. With about twelve men he
marched out to meet the savages, and engaged them
al three hundred yards. One Indian killed and
his body captured with all his accoutrements. Sew
erai were also wounded. While this preliminary
gagement was going on other troops in the fort
formed and marched to reinforce Lieutenant Cook.
When these fresh troops appeared the sayages fed,
moving up the river short distance above they
met government provision train on its way to Fort
Larned with rations. This the savages attacked
killing one teamster and securing the mules from
three wagons.
At daylight, October 2, the same party attacked
rancho eight miles below Fort Larned driving or all
the stock. small detachment, all that could safely
be spared from the fort were sent in pursuit.
very significant fact indicating the warlike feeling
OF the Indians on the Arkansas, may be gathered
from the circumstance that no Indians have come
n as they promised, to get their rations and return
to their reservations General Hazen accepts this
as very conclusive evidence that they intend war.
The war club captured by Lieutenant Cook Is said ny
Curtis the interpreter, to be Kiowa, from which 1t
is judged that the hostile sayages were OF that ma
ton.
The officers and men on the line or the Arkansas
are very anxious to have fair opportunity OF lis
tngushng themselves in the hostilities which have
now fairly commenced In that vicinity. The force
now stationed on the Arkansas Is not adequate
for operations Of SO prompt q nature az could DO
country between this and the Platte without uncov
erng entirely this valuable section. Now that the
war has assumed rather formidable dimensions more
troops must be sent into this department. order
to bring IL to a speedy and successful termination
| OF intelligence from the expeditonary column Of
Brevet Brgadier General Luther T.. Bradley. now
operating IN the regions Of the Republican Fork and
publican Fork October 8, 1868, six P. NJ. He
says for five days he had been on scout. on
the Beaver and made circuit Of 100 miles.
lie saw no Indians nor bufialoes. on the
Beaver, twenty-five miles east 81 the Fort
Wallace trail, he found q .'iodge-pole trail"
or trail indicating the removal OF indian
families, some days old, and turning south to-
large party and the General thinks 1t probably the
same that fought Forsyth on September II last He
thought it best not TO follow, as the party had at
least three days start and there but three days.
ratons left in the command. He thinks, however,
now moving towards the Republican win encounter
the savage party. General Bradley says there Is q
great scarcity Of game IN the region trayersed ny
east and forty miles south, and from the Platte to the
Republican Fork he had seen but SIX butaoes. The
General intended, after days rest, TO start the
companies of the Second cavalry towards the kiowa
and the Fifth cavalry and infantry would follow;
ii. Penr0se, dated at Fort Lyon, Colorado Territory,
October 8, 1858 and received via Fort Wallace:
the day before. october I, within Ave miles OF the
fort on the east side OF Purgatory river The In
OF the Firth infantry being out the stage route.
The Indians were in too strong force TO engage IN
open battle, but the troops succeeded In Keeping
them away from the settlements, notwithstanding
| the former perscvered with remarkable boidncss
during the entire day: the sayases , Withdrew TO-
herder was killed. and having his throat cut
from ,o ear dox we're w The o ns
party. On Tuesday last, October q, the day before
the appearance Of the Indians menacing the fort,
large party seen at the Point OF Rocks on the
Arkansas, twenty -eght miles west OF the fort:
These General Penrose states. he thinEs were OF
the same party who attacked Forsyth near the Re
publican. ON the day OF the date OF the despatch
General Penrose proposed starting with the men ne
endeav0r to find out what the Indians were doing.
The Official report OF the attack In the Vicinity OF
about seventy-ve indians were visible from the fort
and town Of Ellsworth all day onfhe 18th inst During
twenty head OF horses WITHIN mile OF the town Seven
men were murdered ON Ash creek and came 20 Siine-
had no time to commit depredations there. as the
troops the ground too soon after the demon
| STATIONS commenced. Detachments OF troops
| now stationed &c Ash creek and Stneberg's.
TIE resolution OF the Indian Peace ConiInis ion as
the tact has been telegraphcd TO the commanding
general, fayorng the prosecution Of q vigorous war
against the savages gives great satisfaction TO the
army on the Plains, aud untrammelled by misin-
formed or deludcd body OF philanthrops's there ~
now every prospect OF suppressing ladian HOSTILE
ties, as far as the nations now in revolt
may be mentioned OF the peculiar
instances Of the control Of the Peace Commissioners
their promises, that In the recent engagement with
the savages several Peace Commission medals were
| captured from the bodies OF dead Indians.
Governor Crawford, oil Kansas, and General sher-
dan agree entirely upon most vigorous wa policy
| Topeka and the regiment OF volunteer cavalry an-
thOrzed TO be raised IN this state II IL expected Will
be IN the field by The beginning Of november The
organization VIII consist OF ten companies oi 100
| men eacn.
set out for the Arkansas to attempt TO induce the
indians IN tnat region 20 return to their reservations
These men have not the sympathy or even the re-
spect OF q single oncer IN the army and II ~ not
thought that their errand OF peace FROM no les pa
trotlc motives than 20 resume Their lucrative
trade with the indians will meet with aiy cncour.
agement from any source In the army. rue general
commanding the department. 4 certain not 10 show
them any favor and II half dozen are scaiped the
country will not be the worse or and there Is little
prospect OF any serious lanentation on the part or
look for overtures Of peace from the now rebelous
savages; but no propositions whatever wiz be enter
tanned until they are so crippled that they WIN not
be able, usual. TO renew hosiilities the
weather spring becomes suitable to their purposes.
General Sheridan has authorized the employment
OF Ute Indians scouts. A body OF Osage5 viii also
be taken into the service for the same purpose. Some
OF the rcbcious Indians have for some time past
been making oyertures for coalition with these
tribes against the whites, but the latter have
rejected them with great emphasis. Tne Ute
Indians are known TO be mortal enemies OF
the Ki6was and Cheyennes. white the Osages and
the Cheyennes indulge In the bittere5t luminosity
tOW8rds eacn Otncf Inc Dand OF Itc3 VINO VIII be
accepted number about $50 warriors and the Osages
as many more. The Osages are expected here IN q
few days This action on the part OF General sner-
dan IL another evidence OF the earnestncss with
which he has entered the campaign The friendly
Indians, reoced at the opportunity to unite against
the hostile Indians, will constitute very valuable
accession to the army, and while doing the periioas
duty OF scouts will enable almost an equal number
or troops to be relieved from this service and put
| into the field. All the Indians to be accepted are
| armed with their own weapons aud VIII receive
from the government only their ratons, their COM
pensati0n being the captures they can make.
Information from up the road towards Fort
Harkcr received today announced the presence or
! small party OF hostile Indians not more than ten
miles distant from here. The party OF scouts under
the command OF Lieutenant Silas Pepoon sent
out and. after ride OF nearly forty miles, reports
/ no Indians nor traces OF them. For the sake OF
curity the garrison here viii exercise increased vigil
lance