Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-05-03

ton of his battery X, fourth artillery,
and set an example of bravery and de-
termination to his men, uttering some
suca sentiments as those already quoted,
no, that it required such expressions to
stimulate the men to deeds of bravery,
when every man would willingly have
followed either officers wherever they
chose to lead. Yet they showed the
mutual confidence existing between
them. Since they were to fall, it is
pity it had not been when opposed to
xUrthier foes. Yet it is a mournful con-
ISOLATION that each Capt. Thomas, Lieut..
Howe and Lieut.. Wright, sons of sol
diers, met a soldiers death in defense of
the government and laws of the country.
OF the men killed or wounded it is
perhaps sufficient to say they showed
their bravery with their blood, the for
mer with their lives, the latter in total
or partial disability.
4 later dispatch says: The rein
forcements sent out under Col. Green,
together with the killed and wounded,
are expected momentarily. A heavy
rain is now falling, which is beneficial
to the poor wounded men in allevating
their suffering and relieving their fever
ed limbs. Their arrival is anxiously
looked for by their more fortunate com
rades in camp. Every preparation is
made for their propel'reception.
When the news OF the massacre reach
ed the camp, soldiers who had grown
old and gray in the service wept like
babes at the fate of their officers and
| comrades.
| TIE NBwS IN WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, April 29.-The intelli-
eence from the Modoc war excites much
interest, especially in army circles. Capt.
Thomas, reported among the killed, was
the son of General Lorenzo Thomas,
formerly adjutant general of the army
Lieut.. Howe was son of Major Mar
shall Howe, and son-n-law of General
Barry, the commandant at Fortress
Monroe, and Lieut.. Wright was son
of the late General George Wright, and
nephew of the late General Sumner.
a comparatively brief telegram re-
ceived by General Sherman tonight
contains nothing new relative to the
Modoc expedition i'll addition to the
press accounts, which IL confirms.
TIE FORCE UNDER THOMAS.
New York, April pa Herald
dispatch from the lava beds, dated the
2Gth, says that the force under Capt.
Thomas, which started to reconnoitre
the position supposed to be held by the
, ModocS, numbered 60 men. The object
was mainly to find out how the Modocs
were situated and whether mortars could
be brought up and used effectively
against them.
The IIeralds dispatch alleges that
Wright's men deserted him when the
Indians fired on their flank, leavinghim
in an exposed condition and supported
by only few non-commissioned officers.
The correspondent adds that the whole
command was panic stricken by the sur
prise, and the watch word was sauce
q,i puet. They were shot down like
frightened deer. The ambuscade and
surprise are mysteries yet to be solved
in view of the supposed vigilance of the
/ scouts.
The bodies of Thomas, Howe, Wright,
Surgeon Lining and several others were
found among the rocks. Several bodies
were found stripped of clothing. The
summary of killed aud wounded was 40
out of 60 men.
INDIANS FORTIFYING,
San FRANcIsco, April ga dispatch
from Portland, Oregon, tonight, says
that 400 Indian warriors are encamped
at White Bluffs, Yakima river, above