The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-02-01
The Mosioc BastIe-Dctails of tho First
Attack orr Captain Jacks Camp--A
crcat B1undcr-Tho United States
rorces Compelled to Engage the I'm
.;,u. without seeing Them.

.rho New York Herald has the following
.,cr;,I diSuairh f~om the San Francisco
.onjr;s, giving ne details Of the battles
.i,b the Modocs on the 10Th and 18th in
sian':
,rrt,a tho special Correspondent al the Seat of
War. San Francisco. January 70. ls72.
The !a,a-hcd where the battle was fought
: .iluarcd on the border Of Tulo Lake, near
-. boundary lines OF California and Ore.
-nn. The troops operating against the Mo-
,!or. were gathered into two camps, one
about SIX miles from Captain Jacks camp,
irr o.arr about fifteen miles distant on the
,ta.r side of the lake. The troops in the
lr>t amp were under the command Of Cap
tain Bernard. and We're intended to CO.
operate with General Wheaton, commander
q the forces.
rNR PLAN OF ATTACK.
,f,rnoY-! Wheaton,. having completed all
tho arrGJtSTr .cmi> for an attack, fixed on
Thnr>3Ey the 18th instant n the time 10 bc-
IN The plan ni attack embraced move
rnrni Of Hcrnard's from the cast simiItanc-
a.,>i. with march Of the troops from Van
Er,uru> headquarters from the west. On
,.,.,%gn General Wheeler sent orders TO Bcr-
,.,l,! "a break up camp on Thursday and
t.Nc towards Captain Jacks camp. and TO
.A., l.;,a position rs near rs possible, to hold
..,,a'uo during the night, and then to at
,.,t, on fgidlv morning. 1t was expected
t..,rlc ModorS. being thus attacked stimuli
..,.n,i.iv on both sides. would be entirely
,sl.,g4;il"d Bernurd's command number
ri u,rr 100 men.
NE iNplASs ADVANCE AND FIRE
a,r,r,l;r. TO orders he moved from his
...,r IN Thursday. but had not proceeded
..~ .,f1:r the Indians began 10 dispute his
.,..ncr. and all day Thursday he had close
.,! h.nl.to-Aand lighting. He, however,
... r.rGrd II tukin. and holding position
,s.I the Indian camp.
TIN FORCE AZ CAN'T VAS BEEAER.
Tho troors at Camp Van Bremen consisted
If one company of cavalry under Colonel
Perry. two companies Of infantry under
Major Ma.on Two companies Of Oregon vo-
unr,,r> under Captains Kelly and Apple.
..fr. and one company Of ANNIVERSARIES
JOHN \. Farchiid-the Whole under General
Wheaton.
TIE MACH
IrnE! Camp Van Bremen commenced at y
o'clock oh Thursday morning, the troops
ro,ing direct across the mountains toward
Captain Jack, camp. Supplies, blankets,
lowi,zrr>. &c. were placed in wagons, which
l1i to make a dc:Our 10 The northward, ana
-. uid yct NJ nearer than the lowest slope OF
49,. mountain where tn" Indians were en-
'sII"d. y" troops atri't" III 'his Poi''
' | O'Clock, where lucy "hit'u ioi tic
"lgpn>, which ana not hrllF" wv Hi'rf 't''h'
ia" troops ,hcn cil>aliiih" Oh t''e Hi'l", x.
rglulU2 'hcir All iDtlrNt'd. i'Sn''
nr<ErAL WHEATON BAlFLED " ~ roc.
General Wheaton now :" = his error in
,.,ilius hi, order tor Thu ,,,,,o,,,n,,, Ca, -,
,..ohing the summit NJ ,l,n mn,,n,.,;r va
i -lia. vas visible mn, - dos, ;,n,,an,.tr,II,
~, - dense f., ronL.r aIu'n,t i,nnn,s;,J,
a"N chance ot 4 successful hunt after the III
& "',.'' ''"t J; WAS then too !a'c 10 ar'W back
- '>"FAa'd had oh"ycd orders 3nd was al
'''"! hv':E engaged.
Il AWAY TO EDENAED'S ASSISTANCE
4 II. could no, he left to maintain thc s,rup
y ,Ao alone, nor could word reach him 70 dis
g ,outnuo the tiwht. There was no time lo1
II dIay. rh" troops under Colonel Green
n u,r.. ur,Icrod lo ndyrn.,. t,n.,in Fair
q ,#.lli> cuiiiiGIIv WAS assigned 10 a position
81 'n the irii. TIA infantry llntcr Mason with
81 'ar oregon Volunteers. and Colonel Pcrrv'>
81 r.uI,uy 81 cavalry d>mountcil. The line
81 l0r!. ,Di med advanced over the rocks and
81 'irJIA the c!N>in$ 0I I'll" lar;t.hcl.
81 4 BATTLE n THE L,v,.Btp.
q The, reached within , mila or tr,o ynd;,ns
81 u,fhou r,,t;n,r. Then rho Indian. cnn,.
81 incurred Iirjur ON them from beninh rn.l,s
q t.,,,,. .,.f uf the d,tr>o f,r rho vo,I;nr'
IN .,u,j ,rty fin. =, r,u,o,n mr. ot tbn rl,,a.
q l,lu whence came the tire Of their foe. rho
n nrr va, reformed while the h,rtIn w,s i,
q ..ro,rr,-. Perry bcin~ ordered 70 don,In.
a "H'k lack ana iahra position next TO Fair
ltt.ht lt' 'llcEt lhNEtll Win lbtflldfu men