Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-20
THE MoDOO WAR.
The Latest from the Front.
The MOdOcs Scattering into Guerrilla
Bands.
Cavalry and Indian Allies in Pursuit

| SAY NcIsco, April 1S-A late dis
patch from Yreka so.u. .-ht says elgnt mo NO.
docs are known to have been klIl,,- - VIZ
fight. Yesterday the cavalry and Warm
Spring allies were motinted, furnished with
three days rations and sent in pursuit of
the ModOSs IN Southeasterlf course from
the Lava Bed. 1t is feared Tie band will
divide up and do great harm to settlers. A
party that left Yreka in the morning to get
Hovey's body, came to join the cavalry in
pursuit. Jacks captured sQuaw says John
Schanchin was wounded by Meachaf1 and
died of his wound. Canby's funeral took
| plsce at Portland to-day.
Incidents Of the struggle.
New YoRH, April ia Yreka special
says Scar-faced Charley had a leg broken in
the fight, and while trying to crawl off, was
despatched by private of troop &. The
Warm Spring Indians found half dozen
wounded Modocs hidden under some rocks
and scalped them. A correspondent had
his ear clipped by Moaoc bullet. A citi
zen of Yreka, while driving horses up to
help a battery, was killed, stripped, scalped,
and piece of his stomach cut out by tie
Modocs. His body was recovered and
buried by the troops.
More of Fridays News-COuriers Sent
out TO Warn Settlers.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 1S.-Intense ex-
element prevails in the settlements of the
Lava Bed and Tule Lake country. The
murder of Hovey within mile of the
place By a party of ten Modocs indicates
the escape of some of Jacks warriors.
MESSENGERS are sent in every direction to
warn the settlers.
A courier who arrived at Yreka at P.
Il. to-dayj brings only government letters.
The country is ALARMED. 1t is feared that
Jacks band'haVe escaped from theEava Bed
Gen. Scofeld will send forward reinforce
ments with all possible dispatch.
News up to Yesterday.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 19.-Dispatches
say Col. Mendenha!Ps battery, with two
officers and sixty men on foot, Capt. Hos
tock's battery, with three officers and sew
enty men, and three mounted companies
accompanied by battery, left at P. NJ.
to-day for Fort Crook, in the northeastern
part of the country, about eighty miles
from this point. There are fears of gen.
eral Indian outbreak in that country should
the Modocs make their escape: The troops
will be ready to pursue the Indians and
protect settlers. 4 line of carriers will be
established.
The MOdOcs melting Other Tribes.
A dispatch is just received from Y reka as
follows: j. II. Sutterellary last evening
from Orleans, says the Indians on the
Klomath and Stlmon seem fully posted
about the ModOc war, even better than
whites. One Indian told him be had seen
Modoc who told him all about the fight,
evidently Modoc rumors have reached the
tribes of northern California and southern
Oregon. The people Of KlOmath and De.
lonoste counties however apprehend no
outbreak at present. Thirteen armed citi-
zens left for the front this morning to bring
in the body Of Holvy.
Retreat OF the MOdOcs to q
Cave Where They Cannot be sheIIed.
From a strictly reliable gentleman who
has been through the Lava country, we
learn there is large cave six miles from
the late Modoc strong bold in the south
easterly direction taken by the Indians.
The cave will be harder to approach and
will protect them much better from
shells. 1t is amply supplied
with wood, food and amin ais, bit according
TO his recollection nearly half mile from
water. There are great many lesser caves
and crevaces, out not water. A circuit of
thirty miles, be thinks, would have to be
made to get guns and supplies to the new
which the rascsls now almost GER
tainly four dispatch here breaks off,