Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-02

SAN FRANCISCO, May IA lava bed special
OF April % says: The troops have all returned
and nothing was heard of Lieutenant CranstOn,
Sergeant sehz and Private Bloom. The last
two were las seen running i'm the direction of
the center of the lava beds, right into the den
of the savages.. Sunday night the Modocs had a
lar &c fire, dancing around it some time. Donald
Mckay and his Warm Spring Indians in the
fight were of little assist lnce, as our troops
were so demoralzed that they fred on them by
mistake, compelling them to retreat rhe
bodies OF our dead ard wounded were not
covered till Sunday morning. Most of the
mules have the epizootic. The Indians hal
completely surrounded our troops, and when the
men broke many ran right
INTO THE JAWS OF DEATH.
Four men were found around the body of Lieu
tenant Wright, ard eleven around Maj. Thomas
and Lieutenant Howe. By all accounts it APP
pears that they were attacked by thirty-hve
Modocs, which is supposed TO be the whole
guns and about two thousand rounds of ammu-
milton, which the Indians probably have. The
Indians had SIX fires burning on the night of the
2Sth. Eight OF our killed were buried on the
field.
GHE EoDIRs
of Captain Thomas and Lieutenants Howe,
Sherwood and Wright were taken to Yreka on
the morning of the 10Th, by Lieutenant Taylor.
The wounded are doing well. Some of the
bodies were mutilated by the Indians, having
the feet ard hands cut off.
A V eka dispatch OF the LIST instant states that
the bodies Of the above-named officers have ar
rived there, and lay III state in the Masonic hall.
NO AGGRESSIVE MOVEMENT
against the Modocs will be made for some DAYS,
As General Davis will not move until thor
oughly prepared. He left for the lava beds To-
day. The 1st instant.
A DISPATCH JUST RECEIVED PROM YRHKA
states that all the settlers on Butte and Bogus
creeks have moved away. Batteries and X
of the ith artillery have been consolidated UNI
der command of Lieutenant Leary, and com
panies and G., 10Th infantry, under command
of Lieutenant Camp. No active movement will
be made against the ModoCs at present.
A Sensible Conclusion TO Arrive At,
SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.-The following dis
patch was received from Ireka this afternoon:
Captain Silva and MIR. W. >. johnson arrived
from the front this Al ternODH. h3ying left Gen.
GIllem's camp on Tuesday ~ 1rning. Mr.. john
son believes there has been nothing done since
the battle of the Goth ultiEa3. i.Lrything was
quiet. and no different line of policy i'm lighting
the MOdocs had been settled upon. The opinion
prevailed that it would be perfect folly TO at
tempt to whip the MOdOCs after tue manner
pursued so far. That's Sob No scouting
has been done, and nsthng has been heard
from Lieut.. CranstOn and the missing men,
whose bodies have probably been burned.
Eight bodies are known to be still on the field
Of battle, or bun ned. Capt. Mendenhall's com
mand arrived in camp on the 2Sth, from South
Tule lake. General Davis, with his escort OF
twenty-five men, left Ban's this morning. The
bodies of Lieut.. Sherwood and the other officers
who were killed in the late fight have arrived AT
lreka, and will he sent to San Francisco bv
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