, 1873-05-14
THE INDIANS.
Additional Accounts Of: tho Last
Fight with the Modocs.
Two Soldiers Killed and
Eight Wounded. .
Tho Sayages Flanked and Pursued by
Tho Warm Spring Indians.
Tho Troops and Warriors in Hot
Pursuit at Last Accounts.
Jacks Dand BolieVed to Do Without Food
and Ammunition.
The modoc Chief Clothes himself with
Gen. canby's Uniform.
indian Affairs In Oregon and
Arizona.
Tho Troops and Warriors in Hot
Pursuit at Last Accounts,
Jacks Dand Beloved to Do Without Food
and Ammunition.
The, modoc Chief Clothes himself will,
Gen. canby's Uniform.
lndtnn Affairs In Oregon end
Arizona.

AAoatth A1fa1rs In Oregon ant
Arizona.
NEw YORK, May 13.-Dispatohos from ss,
Francisco, CAL, Of tho 12th, stato that courior
from tho laya-boda bring nows that Captai1
Aasbrouok'a command Was attacked by q party D
Modoce, and four soldiers and one Warm Bpriut
(friondly) Indian wore killed, and six ao1lier'
and ono Warm Spring Indian wero wounded
Inc attack wao suddon; aud tho troops vert
taken completely by surprise. After tho frs
hro OF tho Modocs, Capt. Hasbrouck rallied
his mon and charged, and tho ModocH retreatei
into the woods, scattering in all directions
several volleys "oro fired upon thom
but Ii Is not known whether any
"oro Killed. The troops captured twenty.
I'VE horses belonging to tho Modocs. Capt.
Haabrouck also captured six boxes Of carbino
cartridges, which had boon captured by tho In
d1ans Short time ago, "hilo they were being
sent to tho front. Thcro rero SO Modocu tn tho
nehs' commanded by Capt. Jack, wearing tho
uniform Of Gen. Oanby.
/ Whon tho last courier loft, Con. Davis camp
and troops wore betwoon tho laya-bods and tho
alodocs, who wero entirely out Of their lava
stronghold. Tho artillery will bo moved to tho
"-~-- ~ sA40 A@AN " FA6fGHt HAQUCCH fDf1Tu.
ing to tho laya-bods, and tho balance Of tho
troopa will Immediately follow and extcrminato
them. It Ia tho opinion Of Capt. Hasbrouok
that tho Modocs arc almost entirely out OF am
munition. :
The bodies found by tho expedition that went
In soarch Of Lieut.. Cranston's party wore tboes
Of 1iou'' oranaton, sergt. Ely. Corporal Moo
ney, bugler Doran, and priyatos Albin and
Bloom. Some woro badly mutilatcd, Ltout,
Cranston was aoalpod, as was also ono of tho
otlofs. Lewis Webber, who waa buried on tho
hsa eSsER d9 III "ps ass s s faa9ns 2
buried On that date lad boon buiuod moro or
less. :.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
FAN FnASo1sco, May 12.--LAyA-DEps, Nav II.
y q. n.-DiBpatches from Lieut.. Doy1o's CAM,
state that at sunrise yostorday tho Modocs cau,o
to Ills camp and fired on tho pickot-guard,
The command Of Capt. Hasbrouck VIA scout
ing all day, and returned to SoraBs Lako for
water, and wore making efforts to socuro some
by digging. None could DO found, and Mckay
Was sent baok to Lieut.. Doylo's camp, having as
an escort Battery B, Fourth Artillery, Companies
G and D Of tho Firat Cavalry wore left. The
Distance being II miles, 1t occupied all night.
At tho dawn Of day Capt. Jack and his band rodc
within 100 yards Of the camp, where all
were dlsmountod, and charged on tho camp, fir
ing into the herd and the guard, at tho first
Volley atampeding the herd. They loft for tho
camp, andwhile the mon we're getting under ar1ns
the Modoca gave them voley after volloy, killing
four soldiora and one Warm Spring Indian. 4
rally was made and a charge sounded. By this
time Mckay and aomo Of his mon had nnited
and drove tho Modocs into tho timber, captur-
Ing t"onty-one ponies, throe pack mules, ono
Modoo left on tho field and ninetccn mulcB,
their trail VAS covered. The Indians boat a |
haaty retreat toward tho MoLole range Of |
mountains. Capt. Hasbrouck handled his meu |
d1oxterously: Ho is now furnished with five
aaya 70 suPpltes but water being vory BcArco
ten. Davis haR determined to koop thom
moving until tho last Modoo is killed. Ho
'nlhKs that the soldiers gain creator courage
'hSn n' they have them on opon ground.
Wagons. From thore they will be takon to head
quarters. Two soldiers are reported mortally
rounded.
Capt. Haabrouok thinks that tho A1oiocs fanyo
10 ammunition except what is In their pouches,
y tnoy !oes their entire Rtook OF ammunition In
Capt. Jack has but aoyen animals. Flo had on
ne attire OK Gen. Canby, and took his position
8 lordly Is Il ho waa Drigadier- General.
ide Of tho lake. Enough men will bo retained
n tho old stronghold to keep it safe, wl,ilo tho
est est will giro chase and try to externinato tho
There weEo thirty-throo Modocs engaged, No
qlnws we're soon during the fight, OF by scouts
u tho following night.
There is d strong suspicion that Can't. Jack
rooeiving aid from aomo unknown party. Il
fmod cartridgss They did not % eaptara % uSasar apy
rom our forces. It Ia certain that he could not
~ AVE- picked up that amount after tho battle Of
Whom tho carrlsr left the troops woro botween
10 laya-boda and tho Indians, tho latter being ,
ntiroly out Of their lava-bed stronghold.
Hlout. aarEia' condition Is much tho namo at
'covey.
San FaANo1sco, Mny IA dispatoh from
reka says tho Modocs ARC Is miles from tho t
ace OF the 1aat fight, hotly pursued by tho c
cops and Warm Spring Indians.
SaS 1as !,1a; rh;Asolsco May 81 p m;-No list Of
ON the Laya-Dod camp. Two wero klled and
ven wounded. Lieut.. Harris mother and
othor have arrived at camp from Philadolphia, t
\: sAs faANo1sco. May lisp. ma dispatch v
at received from Yroks, oal, 18th, says Capt. 0
ON tho front last evening,
a an artlBt who has boon photographing tho c
sa'poo country, ,pronounces It ono Of the Il
'unmgeas M Imaginable natural fortincations. IIo
hilrms tho previous reports concerning tho o
gagcmont Of tho 10Th, except that thoro wero Il
e soldier and ono Warm Spring Indian killed, Il
u eight soldiers and one Warm Spring Indian b
'iI Tho latsor has slnoo dlod. somo a
ldsera are seriously wounded, but t.
hlotocs wero routed aud scattered In | y
2 ., mountains bordering tho laya-bed. Their {,
u Ia being followed BY the Warm Springs. g
rt. I'VE =,
Lieut.. Harris la still In very critical oondi- ii
q, though tho aurgoonn think no may survive. q
1ho party who wont up the Klamath in sealul, q,
NoEua Charley has not yot returned. It Is b.
y y ooubtlul II they catch him. c<
Inc laat reports from tho Yainox Reservation L