, 1869-09-20
THE INDIAN WAR.


Bnsc.cst1uK Letter from General
moEroNs
81. FoRr BrruRp, August II, 1850.
3iS pkAR GENERAL: Il boat Is reputted coming
MT. to write you q ten laca rae 1niiaaa have
virtually, blockaded ny fost ThcJ show them
sslsss s Il N,.t sss, ss.t sssa as pv
Them chase. They malt tHo attacks, Ia ona
q which iheJ kIllea four men. e!uzens; 10
tne e inaps osz s Unable sas 9
they were lied 70 their nnimala- In one Of tho
nRh.a theI lett IN lndtan and thlee harsea gu The
Indians never leave their dead when they can, By
any Posal.atty. &c. them Cd. the fhct that they
eii this one, viii other circumstances to be told.
In the voods to which theJ resrcated from one Of
.n7 thas maoy ot them we1e vounied. Z not
killed. AT the river, hero the other pnTtF re-
crossed, many impresAIons Of the human body
we're seen lu tha sand, accompanied With marks ot
hlool. From al iheso Indications nc pellevo taelF
Without reference to style, ! haro no umo for
that, ~ the boat A DOW WhlstitrE, Will attempt
10 atyc yaa tetcrtp1o1 ot most remarkable
arr here to receive their anputtea. On The daI Of
the battle they we're comtnE to ne garrison 70
Rtve PC ~ danct TIE martfofa were MOUNTED.
An In full drcst-thAt 10 10 bay, they Wcto nearly
NAKED. 4nd psiptc1 from head TO foot 10 thu most
tan.aatie manner. lhey had just reacaed the post
rnen I'D @ nE 1n
Their Hsy 10 the scene Of the coaf1'ct l terer
witncaskA I mota animated ece1a. Hundreds
q se o:9f se1e = o 5ss j. @ o4 f. %
meb. The woenrt and the children CONTINUED the
pspccat1on 10 the GAnclBx ground. ID 4 short
1sicmenf @ M % sf,nonncc,i sas; he hui, S,ed : soax;
the ecrns a1ount! hccatre one Of Tremendous ex-
sncmcnt. In perhaps t~cnt1 Easousce anothef To-
,oaa Sroapa BIZ III ho%1ssS % ueck. lei Tne orcitsnsas ]
Sr =, sss.,{ - Il ,ns s.Rts IA g f1Gss ~
efs: IT, e'aea 4 I'd CO.. ~ = as "a
shcA stgat u u ssllt,ri srNu In thla Mnfltl Tney
estne ht i.Fktaftt tkcc tnt hcAsps, irE% A!tua,
t,rnn the palnta ot rot~s, an snn ntolr htn1 aanx
she *ss sassas ss.a yyess ~ s..ssa }ss!s q ;As
As'In nst!s: w!s ts{ snsGhta ; -, o aans'as
fpt ye!lsf. s'atet, exug shd ,taneos1 IN lha lhas
frani,n manner. Atlt tho ~Arr,ora Reltopsl tant
sx IL spss 5 e.ast s sa"S III ss ss
ser. arh!,e ny wagon returned. hungtn1 lho
sxht; the ba,.,ea falsl, nsssted VIII azsewe; one
man had fourteen AIyoa Z In hlm. slx of theuftn
his faee Ihn storJ, pootiJ to!a. ampia atsts.
Enterell
an exp<ctin9 . b.t.le With the 1aa,ana e.ey
ss; I'll IL Ga .'iosa e.oaah @ ia q t.ss u. Ia iii thy tSs1
x.yn katm = rsnt, y II Is on'y 70 please thes
non iosded Ind tn poaitton, 10 tnst III Al
instant ! can kiyc batllt. nAys n1iJ
Aboai sesenty.nEe men 1t for duty. From
intended to sstket me 1t daylight thta morning,
and had the garrison up u dawn. Du..ag the
night the scouIs reported thst lAfKa parties had
wonld hare BEEN : convenient point tsom which 70
have attacked, spd at once 1hellcd r. The nikts
Vas dAzk. and the shells bQrsttnR over tho woods,
Ing Up the surrounding scenetr, presented grand
spectacle, and ono et1dotu seen ~ the luttAu1.
htdlnG plsce. aud sheu contemplated attaek VIZ
tRN 2Tted for &hA pfcat1t
AZ the boat IL Abcur going, up1gt close, Fease
excuse the hakte with Witch have written.
| YourH vr1J truly, uxNAr 4. MORROW.
To BNc1d1e{ General Alyufd,