, 1872-12-15

ed perfect shower Of bullets into the midst Of
Forsyth's little party: healizing that a crls1a
vas at hand, and hot work Was before him,
Forsyth tod MS men to reload every Tile, and
to take and load the rlt1es OF the Killed and
wounded Of the party, aud not to FIRE shot until
ordered to do so.
For feH moments the calling ire OF the In
dans rendered it impossible for any Of the scouts
to raase or expose any part OF their persons.
Ihls vas precisely the effect which the Indians
1t was this that
TIE MOUNTED WARRIORS, ..
under the leadership Of Roman Nose, were
waiting for. The Indians had planned their as,
hy civilized troops in assailing fortified place.
part Of the artillery on such occasions, in silenc-
ing the fire OF the beeieged and preparing tho
way for the assar}ting column.
Seeing that the little garrison vas Stunned S y
rightly Judging that now, eFer, ~as TIE proper
time to Charge them, Roman Nose and
his band Of mounted warriors, with q
wild, ringing waz-Nhoop, M eeh1ea ,ss3,a by ths
Onward. On they came, presenting even to the
sight. Brandishing their guns, echoing back
the cries of encouragement OF their women and
children on the surrounding hlls and confident
Of victory, they roue bravery ana recklessly to
--TNA0
Of the rites OF tneI 1flenos, anu o. course the
dissnounted lnaians haa 20 slacken thetr hre 1or
Tear OF hitting thelE oWn war11ofs' Inns "aa
TIE OPPORTUNITY FOB TIE SCOUTS, =,
and they were noe aiow 70 seize IT.. a." NOW T.
shouted Forsyth. NOW" echoed Beecher,
to theif Knees, ane eaetlng thelf eyes cooily
along the baffels OF t1e1r r1des, opened on the
advancing saSages as deadly ire az the Same
nunper OF men ayor yet sent forth from an
On dasned me Warriors stesnliy rang the clear,
shalp repofts o. me nAes Oh Inc 1ront1eIsmen.
Ronan Nose, the Chlef, as seen to fan dead from
ms horse, Lhon Ated1clne Man Is Killed, and Tor
an 1nSlant the column OF braves, now within ten
feet. Of the scouts, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. A
pe1ceiFe tne enece OF their "eu-Q!rected
IRE, and the indians begin to break and ecat-
se1 ID every oifectlon, un"llnng TO fnsh TO q
hand-to,h hand struggle with the men, although
tectlVe use OF their rifles few more shots
from the 1Iontlefsmeh ana me 1nalans are
forced back beyond range, and their hrst attack
ENDS IN defeat. FORSYTH turns TO Grover anxl-
ously, and inquiries, 8 Can they DO better than
that, Grover II have been On the Plains,
charge as that before thlnk they have
done their level best" was the reply. "Al
right, Responds SANDY then We are good
for them."
AAE.ot1sANi HE.EGA1*fs AtA!AAl+V.
So cloao did the advance warriors Of the at,
tacking column come in the charge, that several
Of their dead bodies now lay within q few feet OF
the Entertainments The scouts had also suffered
heavy loss in this attack. The greatest aud
most irreparable was that Of Lieutenant Beecher,
who was mortally wounded, and died at sunset
Of that day. He vas one OF the most reliable
and efficient officers doing duty on the plains-s
nephew OF the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher.
Modest, energetic, and ambitious in his profea-
had brilliant future before him :; and, had op~
portunit7 such as is offered by great
war ever have occurred, lieutenant Beecher
would have without doubt achieved great dis
tinction.
The Indians sti1l kept up d continuous fire
from their dismounted warriors but, ns the
scouts by this time were well covered by their
miniature earthworks, it did little execution. At
2 o'clock in the afternoon, the savages again at
tempted to f1y The sd b e Ssa sss
Of Their best and most fearless leader by the fall
Of Roman Nose. they were not so dhring or i'm
pulsiye as in the first charge and we're both
times repulsed with heavy losses, At dark they
ceased firing, and withdrew their forces for the
night This gave the little garrison on the
island m opportunity to take breashing spell,
and Forsyth to review the situation and sum up
how lie had Jared.
AN APPALLING SITUATION.
Tho result WAS not cousoling. His trusted
LlGu[6uauC% IsICEQeI, NHa lI1uk ueA4 Qy his blUb
his Surgeon, Movers, was nortally wounded
two of his man killed, four mortally wounded,
four severely. and ten slightly Here out OF a
total at GftF-one, we're twenty-three killed ind
wounded. Bis own condition. his right thigh
feaTfuy lacerated, and his left leg badly broken,
only rendered the other discouraglng circum-
stances doubly 60. as before stated, the In
dlans had killed al Of his horses early
in the fight. His supplies were c1-
hausted, and there was no way Of dressing the
wounds Of himself or comrades, as the medical
stores had been captured by the Indians. He
Was about Ito miles from the nearest post, and
eayages wero all around him. The outlook could
scarcely have been less cheering. But Forsyth'a
disposition aud pluck incline him to speculate
more unon that which is or may be gained, than
to rapine atthat which is irrevocably lost. This
predominant trait in his character now came in
good play. instead Of wasting time IN vain re-
grets oFar the advantages gained BY his
enemies, he quietly set about looking up
the chances IN his favor. And let the
eubject be What it may, will match Sandy
Eagninst an equal number for making favor
ablo showing Of the side which he espouses or
advocates. To his credit account, he congratu-
ted himself and comrades, first, upon the fact
that they had beaten OF their foes; second,
water could be had inside their intrenchmenta
by digging few feet below the surface; then,
for food, "horae and mule meat to use Sandya
expression. "was lying around loose in any
quautity;' and last, but most important of all,
LIE had plenty Of ammunition. Upon these cir
cunlstancas and facts, Forsyth built high hopes
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