, 1873-08-21
INDIAN WARFARE.
The Rattle nctSvocn tho Sioux nud
RAyPnec0.

rttpondence qf the NeS 1ork ueraM.
Tho following thrilling account Of tho awful
Republican Nivor III from Herald correspondent,
who took part IN tho fight:
Al daylight on tho morning Of Aug: s tho Paw.
aud chiltson, broke their camp On tho Republi-
cnn, noar Froncllman'e Fork, twonty-1yo miles
weat Of Red Willow, and started on tho trail duo
north 10 tho direction OF ahord OF buffalooH which
tho scouts Ind seon tho day previous. After
travelling about throe miles NO wore surprised
by seeing bufraloes running directly towartB tho
line of march. This unusual circumstance Was
diHregardcd by the Phwneos, and Immediately
tho boat hunters startod IN eager pursuit, and
tho plain for mios around was black with Paw
noes and buffatoes. No Boomer, however, had
tho hunters been scattered to convenient dis
boon driving the buffalo ahoad Of them for this
vory purpose. came galloplng along tho divide,
lying upon the nocks Of their ponies, with /
blankets drawn over their heads to resemble
| buffaloes
In momont tho ruso was discovered md the
who1o limo broke out with tho cry Of " Chararat!
| Ohararat!" {siou1), and tho war-sghoops Of tho |
men, sauaws, children, and paok;-h'oraoa wero
hurried into tue nearest fAvine and tho WRrr1or8,
soiziug their best horsos, .gallopcd towards tho |
approaching onemy, chanting their wild DEATH
i. o. came tho Sioux throwing their Blankets
| yol1ing aud shooting, and soon tho fight began
IN true 1uslian fashion. zach party IN turn dash
ing forward, firing aud rotroating. But soon tho
greatly superior numbers Of tho Sioux began to
Be felt, and tho Pawnees, gradually hemmod IN
ravine among their squawa and childIon: "Wo
can't fight then." shouted tho Chief" too
many; throw off the packs, put the aquaws on
s s and % s 9g'Sosga msnt hsa nS o ~
lowod them to hunt for their starving fnmiiios
on tue reservo-starying, because tho Govorn'
| ment haB allowed the Sioux for two succoB-
siyo acasons to hunt on the pawnecs' hunting
| h1nn1ntH
thrown aside, there began a ,gonoral rout, au
rushing i'll confusion down The raGine to the
river, and the Sioux firing upon them from it's
abrupt Bidea with terrible OBJECT. 30 denBely
packed wero tho Pawnoos TINT hardly shot WAS
| wasted, warriors. squaWa aud horsea falling in
struggling, groauing heaps mothors dropping
their children, and those behind rushing madly
over thon1, whilo the Sioux proeaed close behind
and scalped living aud dead. Three mica to the
Republicat-and all this why the Pawnoea ran
mud woro slaughtered in this horrible manner by
the best Of tho Government arms. Bows and
TOR Sioux fighting should even prefer Spon-
cor rilo, despicably poor Oh they arc. But tho
! pawneos Ind not even these in any abundance
mako scare any resistance. About 100 Pawnecs
worek killed or captured mostly squawa. Seventy
tvo hortes wore taken or shot. Your eorro-
spondont was surrounded and captu cd by sionx,
Chief, fearing to kill whito man, pointed mo q
way to tho river.
Aftor giving the chase to another party Of
J Sioux again rejoinod d band OF fifteen deter
mined pawneos, who wero covering tho disas~
trous flight OF their friends. About twelve miles
from tho battlefield We ca1ne upon squad OF
whito soldiers under Capt Moinhold, three days
from McnheFson who *. Kindly oosou = to resurn
yot alive. On our roturn tho field presented 9
, most horrible night The first aquaw vo found
10y doad with ! knife tightly clenched in her
! Inv unt;i nvcrnoyorcd thrown to fho ground
/ hor porson violated, q whip-stock run through
hor body, md finally scalped. All tho young
7 squawa have marks of brutal violence. The
, Children, many OF. them wero acalped alive,
without wound, and, rolling their glaBBy eyes up
! to Ours, died, staring in our faces, whilo wo
bathea their heads with water. 1uto a Brnal!
: been dragged, piled together like 90 many logs,
and burned. No battle-ground lover presented 9
/ moro shocking, doyilish Bcono.
r Tho Pawnees conducted themselves In q man-
o monarchs Of tho plains, and had thoy been pro
n yided with suitable arms would have hold thol
t enemy in check until they had ehelterod them
o selves In the wood along tho river, where the
y more than just that tho Government roturr
Q their captivea and horBcs to the PawneeB, whs
have performed such efficient serylco heretofore
as Government scouts, and arc always ready e
J, take up tho cause Of tho White man against LII
10 enomieH. .... .....
,. TIE pAwaEEB WILL MOURN TILL TIE NEW hoo1
II AND THEN SEEK REVENGE.
?. From the Omaha Her'td d.ty. Il.
IL Mr, Julius Meyer returned yehtordny from
l. visit to the Pawnees llo speaks tho language
10 has frequently traded with the tribe for 1ndtal
curoBiticB, and las many friends among thom
ID They may frequently bo secn about his FarnaE
y street BIgwatn when they come to town, an
i when ho gooa among thcm thoy return his hos
III ptality With interest.
u u On thia visit he found tho tribe esmpea thEe
II II miles from their reservation, across tue LouI
70 70 Tho warriors wero painted in black and signs
,t' their great grief wore everywhere visible. e
:" talked With their chiefs and with sovoral wal
riors, and but ono sentiment Beemed to porvad
:, thom al-sorrow for their loss in their late el
~ ~ gagement with the Sioux, and discriminate
M M for revengo. :.
70 ". nIr. Meyer had an interesting intorview Wit
~ one Of tho chiefs, whose Indian name ls Itfi
~ up tholr minds to fight the Sioux, and noboa;
y, ~ not oven the Government, should stop them. y
~ aad that his people mourned moro because ts
y thoy would II like number Of warriors had boe
Ny slain; that the Sioux had only killed twenty.tN
NJ NJ mon, but that thoy scalped women who Wol
aa sa non-combatanta and defenaoeHH. ho eatd I'M
" capturod from tho paw1,eos and then throw tho
~ ~ babies upon 1t and burned them alive.
W W hlr. Meyer saw two sqnawh who hsd be9 &c
aeelpod W the Sionx ons was the , %,e o. y y
~ ~ ground in groat datreHs and 1t was 6eieys
~ fhat thoy Viii not live moro than another do
10 10 Whio tho Chief WAS talking, walls OF distro
nc nc could DO hoard in evory part of the camp. Fl
hse Chief aald tho pawneos were gathering tne
i. mntil tho full moon. tkon thoy would 80 81
lou fiEht tic Sioux lo said that tho 0toos, VIM
agoos oahas Poness and Yfnhsese 3ex %S
Top thor lFlenls ui.u taas "tsok m 49,, mn IN
NY On lis way back Mr. A1oyor mot fifty otoe M y
old | t,ojn1 To tic Eawneo camp. They brought ri
10y ei.o,n nuulber of horspH which slloy deAjGn
uek ~ .ao.1 - eonut tn thn Tawnnns uo did not cOu
der W u ~ icuotS ~ -. ti,ra ,voro NJ Icnat 1f0
ncr tHul nut tAAlAe si.u :. s.,, ,,,o ven with q
aos assistant to to1 ths 95;
aon waA with thom the hunt. lto totu !uo VIZ
sIr who talked with alE Moyor tnhe t,a ~ ~
tfo in tho vicinity OH tho uaY VI tnu "'sHws, o"s
dy. HTho white man lea. 1Io soos buffalo, and
N'' wants tic Indian 10 get away 30 that le can
thu Williams. accustomed to Indians, WAS q
sa9 .fraid Of tbom, aud, although ho wHhaa to ke