The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-04
THE INDIAN WAR.


Crsek-0eseral Carr Oversakes Thes and
Kills Tee Isai..s aaa Captures Many
sssres-The Indians and Thcir Lodge Psics
- Fitshs-Ths Cavalry In Hes Pursuit.
Csmpii.essnry Order frss Gescral sseri-
dan Absus The Flsht 81 shs fssh last.
POwr HAys Kansas. Oct -. fsds.
Hardly hsd the savagcs recovered rom their dis
somnture about . week since. on the banks of
ths Beaver. tnAn they again found themselves
pressed b. . moro powerful force ans compelled 10
onsr Aght - IN act Of seifproscryation. The piece
Of good fortune amending Carpenters and Graaam's
men. when sscorsing seneral Carr IN search Of his
command IN tae Geld. IN striking the savages and
the gallant exploit vhch attended their efforts
10 take savantssc II their opportunity 10 desi
. blow, though Was 10 be accomplished
with vastly Inferior Numbers. have not been wasted
I'm single spAsmodic display 81 emery, bat have In
fused renewed life iafo The operations Of al the
troops towards the NORTH. No sooner had General
sheridan received the accep'ahs intsisencc 81 the
discovery of me locality of the Ees than Ne Or
dcred new movement nom Fon wshAoe. without
even allowing any tune for rcst, and every ayasl.
able man was ordered lnto the neld. ny foruaafe
coincidence the fgfth cavalry faxed % nni the
savaSes and bent upon = new search. returned
within ready communicates OF this place ant sent
In for additional supplies ON rhur~iAy. octaoer
O. the General commanding the department received
despatch RON Baalo sprlag tAat the Flgth cayairy
had come IN and was eaeanpei four mllss
from the railroad on the SALINE. Ifn'aedi.
atelY the General rave orders 70 brevet Lieu-
tenant Colonel A. j. McG0nnlsle. QaAIicrnaster
and Brcvet Bngadler GeaOral NlcDael Y.
Morgan. commssary Of Subsistence, hoth o. the
department star. 20 hasten forward twenty dav
supplies. About the same time tue two companies
OF the Tenth cavalry had returned home from more
"a
bringing In the important intelligence % ne ocaton
OF the Indians. while these two companies inme
diately received orders reat Tor another expedOn
Brcvet Major General Eugene A. carr, nalor Elth
cavalry was advised OF the wherc o. his con-
mand, which he joined Immediately, reaching n on
Friday, october 20. The command py this time was
ready to move. During It's presence on The Saline
the General sent forward the few renf0Tcemcnis
which he had, which made this entire force When 70
moved out the same day, 10 consist OF companies A.
B,F,H,IL and NJ Of the Fifth cavalry, Breyst Colo
mel William Il. Royal, MAJOR Tenth cavalry, com
handing and the company OF Forsyth. scouts. Lieu
tenant Sias Pepoon commanding; Lreset Aslor
nand ing the expedition. Brevct Lieutenant Colonel
Thomas w. O. Moore, Captain fertieih infantry aud
Aide-deCamp to General Sheridan, Also accompanied
the movement. II was Friday, October ~ when
the command started afresh. The line Of march Lag
In ste direction aags acrHss rsss Ss
delightful clear and bracing. The plain hardened
by recent rains, made the march OF The Column ess
uncomfortable than had characterized its move
ments but few weeks before. Two days elapsed
and the column moved forward the animals hasten
ing their footsteps with knowing Instinct towards
the watering places and the camp grounds. and ON
GERS and men scanning the plain IN every direction
IN o. spg sSs ana
the approach 70 the scene OF fresh encounters with
the fierce and intrepid warriors Of me I,ains nas
the bold horsemen did not appear. Herds ~ Onna
loes, here ana there, at greater or lesser ds,ances
on hui sides and in cahons, were 70 be seen
..xttxr all ehA nj (0IeIFW
fine Old bulls on the ouisEirts OF the herls.
ike 80 many trusty sentinels TO give noLce
OF the approach OF danger snulfed the arr and look
ing around them, seeing nothing to fear, walowed
about throwing up clouds OF dust. Tho cows and
calves ana young pulls Ia ane inner cr.,e CAV .ne
sense OF confidence In the trust reposed IN their cot
posts. The nimbe and nmid antelope, fearing AZ
most its own shadow, mingled with their more sturdy
friends the bufraloes, seeking IN them protection
from some voracious woIf.or cayote. The dimnuiiye
ness towards VAR 1 his sabterranean dwelling wassns
vigorously his stump Of tail and barking an nercey
lying in Walt for his prey or skaEng out Of the way
OF something more formidable than his own
PIsw cesnn MOVE mSvad on%aES i. prea%y
to OF the untamed occupants OF the Plans set
until exhausted and unpursued the fearful brute
gave way TO restored security and resumed the onces
which hrs instincts prompted him TO fala. ga
march, and more rapidly The preceding DAY tue en-
OF Inc ram I'M was WE'RE hna
in check for tae secondary purpose OF saving few
wagons. Orders were given to destroy niteen Of the
wagons, and all the tents were also disposed OF IN
the same manner. Eight mules were now attached
to the remaining wagons. The column thus disem.
barrassed found less to delay Its movements and
by forced marching covered the ground rapidly and
were evidently gaining on the enemy.
pearancs or tee entire BODY Of the syages passing
that way. All Saturday had passed until four
o'clock In the afternoon, when, as The advance Oh
the column reached the summit OF ridge, IL was
confronted by 200 sayages on the hills opposite. The
sayages wore the appearance OF hard journey ~
order to reach the column before It had progressed
too far. They made no direct attack, but relied
upon demonstrations calculated TO bring the troops
into formations to make repel an attack, and ~
the troops advanced the sayages withdrew. The
latter evidently concerned AZ the formidable nature
q the column were particularly uneasy az Us steady
on the plain to the wndward, In hopes OF checking
the march and gaining time. But the column held
It's way, the savages recedinR as II approached.
Detachments OF men mounted on the reetest horses
made several dashes upon tne sayages, but tneir
vigilance was superior 10 the activity OF their pur-
suers aud escaped all harm.
From the skill and determination with which the
savages declined an engagement ~ was apparent
gnat the main force had not yet come up aud that
until then there was little LEFT to be done but 10
hurry forward driving back the force In FROM and
carefully guarding the hanks ana rear from . sur
PRISE Attack. The column moved On, the Havages
Ieil back and at long range the two hostile bodies
fred each other without effect. The same night,
after making examination IN different oireeilona
and travelling lortytWo miles, the column encnpcu
AJAX tue CAMP or the night before forts-one niles
north az La starting point OF the movement. IL Was
now eight oicloes. u ihe eyeling INC body Of tue
ssyascs Withdrew, tnc sJock baSing been carefully |
placeo under guard aud ricksts posted. Ihs nisnt
was spent Ia quietud, aud s9ecul3lQl upon tAc |
chances Of securing light on tue neSt days --~z..
IL was tie sabbath morning, october Is, waeI TIE
unwelconlra revellle aroused the sambcrqg troops
from tler rcpose and III the early gray " lhe dawn
each man rolled up his blanket, ~nisb he carefully
strapped upon his saddle which he BID used Tor phi
low lie buckled on his pft9ls and his sabre, and,
Singing ais carblHo acr0s5 lis shoulder. gave some
minuteg 60 the wants OF the dumb animal upon
whom he looked as his companion To sliare with
him the dangers and the narrow escapes or the h8t
as well as the iatgues OF the march the contested
field The soldier returned 10 mis- ow nasty
frugal meal and the blast OF the blge IN few brief
moments sounded to saddle, 10 horse ana forward.
AS the infant Jay sprang nom the arms OF night into
the growing light OF the approaching sun the column
slowly stretched It's length along the plalh, ana
horse and rider refreshed by q nights rest.
advanced with renewed vigor. A the great red
luminary OF day rose across the rolling emil.
nences which receded towards the cast the