Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-04-24


Thurbur settler, who had joined the party.
Major Jackson's command suffered quite Sc
verely, one soldier being killed, and four
wounded-two of them mortally.
FLIGHT OF THE REDS.
Seeing that the Indians were too strong to
be dislodged or subdued with the force at his
command, Major jackson withdrew the troops
to the other side of the river to care for his
wounded. The Indians who had been fight
ing the Brown-Applegate party fled across the
river, and joined their band under Capt. Jack,
and as Major Jackson had already crossed to
join Brown and Applegate, the two forces
eyed each other from the opposite banks Of
the river all night long. So far the Indians
had the best of it, but toward morning of the
10th they deserted their camp, leaving their
women and children at the mercy of the mill
tary, who at once crossed over and took them
prisoners.
The Indians on the morning of the 10th
deserted their camp, and on their march over
took William Brotherton and his two sons,
who had been in the woods for load of fuel,
and were then approaching the rancho on their
return, with two four horse teams. The In
dians, under command of Scarfaced Charley,
at once stopped the teams, and shot down the
elder Brotherton as he sat on the wagon. The
two boys tried to run, but were killed before
they had gone fifty yards. The Indians then
unhitched the eight horses, mounted them,
and started for the house, where they doutless
intended the murder of the rest of the Broth
erton family-the mother and two young sons.
Here they met the first check. The plucky
woman, suspecting that something was wrong
from the fact that they were mounted on her
husbands horses, resolved to sell her life dear
| ly. She had three rifles in the house, and
putting one in the hands Of each of her sons,
She locked the door and built barricade be-
hind the windows with sacks of flour. Then she
waited the approach of the Indians. They
soon came up and demanded admittance. The
brave woman's answer was rife bullet, which
she sent crashing through the skull of one of
the savages. The boys also began firing, and
the Indians, taking shelter in some trees, re-
turned the fire vigorously, but without doing
any damage. The woman and her two sons
kept up the battle. And it was not long be-
fore another Indian was killed. For two days
the daring woman kept watch, rifle in hand,
but the Indians did not renew the attack.
She had beaten them off, and kept them at
such distance that they could not burn the
house. That night George Flock and party
came and rescued Mrs. Brotherton and chill
dren, carrying them to the settlements.
THE BEGINNING OF THE END.
It was now mid-winter, and Captain Jack
and his bloodthirsty band began raiding and
marauding around the neighborhood of the
lava beds south of Tule or Rhett lake. The
outrages on the settlers became so frequent
that the troops were called on to exert all
their energies to capture the lawless band.
But all the efforts of the soldiers proved fu-
tile. Jack and his men took to the lava
beds. Several attempts were made to rout
them out, each one failing. Three or four
battles were fought, resulting in the repulse
of the troops. The last attack was made
by Colonel Gillem, commanding force of
three hundred men, some six weeks since.
The nature of the country was evidently un-
known to the commanding officers, for with
this small number they undertook to storm
the Indians stronghold, meeting with sharp
defeat Thereafter it was resolved to push
forward the means for attaining peace upon
double basis. Three hundred additional troops
under Gen. Candy, were hurried forward to
punish the Indians, and full peace commits
sion was organized to pacify them. In the
meantime the Indians made rally, but were
repulsed. Before the troops moved again the
negotiations were opened. Arrangements
we're speedily made for surrender, in which
the Indians were to be protected from the en-.
ragged Oregonians and transported to some
reservation. A day was appointed and
agreed to for the surrender to take place.
Wagons were sent by the Commissioners to
convey Captain Jacks baggage over the
rough ground, but no signs of the Indians
we're discoverable. Days passed, and at
length an Indian appeared, who complained
that Captain Jack and his fellows were fearful
of the troops, and that they wanted to 60 to
their old Lost river reservation. The troops
under Gen. Candy now moved forward again,
and commenced to encircle the savages in
their fortress. The circle was drawn gradual
ly closer, and the Indians again protessed
desire for peace conferences. They saw the
troops drawing closer and closer, and now set
up new demand They objected altogether
to leave the lava beds, and wanted the troops
sent away. Notwithstanding this preposterous
demand, the peace commissioners listened to
the palaver ofthe braves Several interviews
took place. The story of the last one is told
in the murder of Gen. Candy and member
of the Peace Commission.
CAPTAIN JACKS STRENGTH.
tits said that Captain Jack has only fifty
three followers With these, he has defeated
several hundred United States troops. and for
a year has bafled their attempt to drive him
from his home in the lava beds. There are
now 600 troops besieging this small but des-
perate band, with orders to spare not, but to
eXterminate.
INDIGNATION OF THE PEOPLE.
A despatch from San Francisco says the
news of the murder of Gen. Candy and DR..
Thomas caused great excitement among the
border men. They were loud in their denun-
citation of Secretary Delano and say they will
hold him responsible. Delano was hung in
effgy in San Francisco.
LATEST FROM THE WAR;
Since the dissolution of the Peace Commits
sion and the resumption of active hostilities,
two days fighting have occurred-on the 18th
and 18th. A number of Warm Spring In
dans have allied themselves with the United
States troops, and are reported to have acted
we'll in the recent engagement Eight of the
Modocs are known to have been killed. The
Federal loss was FIVE killed and FIVE wounded.
1t is reported that the Modocs have been
driven from the lava beds and have fled to
the hills southwest. The fear now is that they