, 1869-05-05
ALASKA.
Rrntal Behavior of United States
Soldiers.
How Indians are Disp osed Of.


HOW &00s"oS a. ot0p WV
The Wny in Whith UuF. F0rteS Tfttl4
Alaska Women.
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Ftotx the San Ftanetaco cAro''iese, Awitts.
The report Of General JED. c. Davis. command
Ing The Department ol Ala.ka, which was .puo-
cisco papers on or abous the 2sth Of March,
elected good deal OF comment, at4he uno f1om
sseaufed % tc;1itoTT' SINCE &C % he time = we have r.
ceived rom vn,tots sources large body Of inIor-
ait nS na ~ u ~ ~ na scans ~ cnnsts,ent
Win tie statements embo4llcd Ia the report.
wt,n rTKsistste3 aT1Hx.wArEK % ruE KAr1 M
.c.ort, IN m, p, foInsnt ,ne cb,ef h,am, A.
+.rhed ~ fhe ~ Terent dn1cn1t9 Sith the Eake ID.
Itsns +.sts ,s,th G.ncTMl Dnyts the commandef Of
Grnesas 1aFts fnrnishcsi ono Of the chiefs Of
trihs ~ Knfes Who Werr on friendly visit to the
6itla IndIaps, ind q Chilcot Chiet, known as ST.
Moror r,tcr hntlrv Entertained them himseif 1t
III avn unarfern The consequence vas that they
were s @ eaasdessSly exnasats1 p thc tims xhsn I
ri Inc nnSi fur iI,er, 10 retire to their own en-
camnu'ents This ercampm cnt WA Just outaide Of
1nS sA1Tso, IT, ,nenEasseG EaSes Win oYsens y te
ntinci ~ rntuIn IN fhcir camn sttlriily fefuse
~ nS..r thc ~ msndatc Fairs VIA then rcsor1ed 10
t", - sie,,in,, thn,n nn,f in fhe cnn
~ t,sa sMe II Hsico ,t,stst Wss Ese from
n ~ y ao,d,cvs an1 cnTrei o1r 10 The 1ndlan
ens ea9r q &c seae'ai e pasis III y Saa
Of soldiers TO pursue the lndiaps TO tner Hnts an
meaf!nse &c cne Fs, resn1is 1sn II
me \, rs eoss ftncssc ~ 1he suindctos a; r.
Sttm 70 q leSIy tlneeaAS - 1ne !nn"e'ous ~ !
of iufn'hhiue tne sasases ,l,Su Viii ",sees'
Toc so,ers N sae Sei,,pee 70 ot,iers rushed Into
nc inn ran ut ~ T[E E,n ~ ,hsr iva " II II ,Saud
r. Snp IL. II te NC we were. !; tic tine
q d tsese oseussrnee s - on feniiy Sisit e t5s
AAaA ~ aEu ~. snu hn SSg 20 Wes ~ I,ismT,v
osa .Hch ~ str thev Tnnid csnouse. - but n1aiy
cone,uded to betray their 1tsitors o their mora
Wrns sn't,1,.nt ~ ,hc treatment nf their chIeys
~ Ell III ts an io btc n nitcb Of n
the motnlng tie garrison aiseosessu taem 9ismo
IN attS ss ss%s 9s. ,nstan ma sake
course, Tho contest Whtcn tncy WefE 80 leaa{ y
provoke vas most unequn! onc. Iaa garrison
s!ot nrratmi, Int also with nunbcl
OF neld+rieccs, few discharges q Whlef
would have made teatae naVoc 70
the ranks os inc faFaee* IN aIsdltlon 70 sata ~.
ihesu were two vessels M war aheno.ed ~ tat
sttea, ~aese Rans eo1,. ~ o'99u. n1 ~ =
neat 1 sae ,s nv IN n,, .,nT ~ 1,n n,,c, ri
e1Gled 70 eaicuiate chaaees1 1aess pi m, :" a.
| and theg seemed eaSel !ol tAe my ~ tnta ious
tue Genef pas PeJa -,av Tith 'us ~ !n
chiefa Ine Stfas ptessea alouou taS .at.sa , ana
without any apparent des'8n. gsaauauI e4"TMes ss
nIeee q stiesv w Vas tescted VIII anc sx m
rsrfdits TINT no suspicious wcre Arpused Of Wha
; was going On, until one Of the kAle Chiefs an
thcmselTes inside the palisades, surrounded b
, soldiers, Who instantly secured and aisarme
them such Is the sonexnat singular statensn
Of our informant; but what follomcd according
, his declaration. Is suu more singular. 9enesa
Davis ordered thcse Capttyes, thus betrayed Int
his pover during an attempt at pa1ley. 10 be IL
Kent on d diet nf lfcatl anA wnter.
J y1C1pR1oCs CtSEnA1. vs. IN "ELEyA7E
. yr,r,tmc. Genera Inyts had ordered that \
poata Should he allowed to depart tru1n the sh0t,
Scnzly all The traoc Of the Indians, their nshlas
and rathsr ber,ies from The numerous stands ID:
dot he hay Of SltkA 10 the same manner, Ian
| frnyel being turonyenjeut and tn!lsone from ID
ntO,,t,v nnt1rr tf thc sail which a1orlls no nu
Spof;nc r. The nedcstTnn. AfTer The capIure {
sne the Gsne57! Iss
~ ofGt " IL ha WI H. siIscsnt M.tn
fne iree q .nS y ,5 a1 hsa ~ sn1 cnntnea 4
i eoout t:ses 1ays ssn " ~ an1,a ~,
@ ~ ,n ~, ~ es3,.s1 IN ~ av,a 1irreitn1 tS,t
p.tans m 's should be ~ rermii,cd ii 10 leave tbs sorc
snsn On uu ~ ann a,,,nr c,ate,r T. ~" y
!. @ ,ns senttne! % On saaTi To this remarIa'!e oia
ehsIed; I6e YET ne1s an1an0 ~. s,nH, Gtss ne a.
tsneL u oosdicaes rne 's ~ tnnse ~
n,,,n1 sa',nTn9s. ,t,,G.r rt,d .n,o me bas
y st1,n. tnm ~ thr na1,yes tEaIes, HI
7. s"nt.su, wonnt,,nr third. a siEa i
e Wan whn shoTtiv afrcr ,ijfsi OF tfla woun
Z "'1"' NIX iSpjAss SWEAR RrrKxGE
n, M sooncr ,iid fhe inte;it1ence nf tia att
r,,ch thn In,ans on shnrr fhan they became K
,rSv ~ 1n,tr.S Thrr xrrr aware Of The Teyocati
n H. mi or,1er fsrbllulnr them to navigate /