The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-04-19

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as follows 81 suppoSe you have force
enough to destroy the outlaws, Unless they
succeed in eilding you. Nothing short OF
their prompt and sure destruction will sat
isfy the ends'of justice or meet the expecta.
tions Of the Government" :...
| WASHINGTON, April 1S.-Geuerai Sherman
has received the following dispatch from
| General Schofeld, dated April 18th: mo
news from General Gilem since the 18th in
slant; but hope to hear Of decisive action
this evening. All available troops are ready
to move if the next reports make it nece=-
sary. and | will 90 to the front if my pre-
sence is deemed desirable"
Later.
HosT!LITIES COMMENCED.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 1S.-Tbe following
dispatch was received here to-day from the
headquarters of the Modoc expedition:
CAMP SoUTH OF TULE LAKE, April 15.-The
day opened warm and still, but was ushered
in by roar of musketry and the occasional
booming of howitzcrs. Col. Mason's camp
was at the Hospital Rock on the north side
| OF Captain Jacks position and directly under
that famous stronghold.
General Gillen. who had been awaiting
the arrival OF his stores and the Warm
Spring Indians. issued orders yesterday for
the tents to be struck and drawn in com.
pact shape to place near the Hospital rock.
aud for the troops to be supplied with three
days rations and 100 rounds of ammuni-
ton; also. for the cavalry to be ready to
move at 2 O'Clock this morning, and for Col
onel Mason, on the opposite side of the lava
beds. to move at the same hour on the
enemy.
Colonel Perry and Lieutenant Cre>san
with the cavalry were TO move to Il point
beyond the main cave and conceal them
selves until joined in the morning by the in.
fantry and artillery. 1t was hoped that
when the latter companies left camp the
Modocs would observe them. and in an at
tempt to cut them Off fall into the hands Of
the cavalry. These movements were faith
fully executed, probably hurried little on
our side by
THE ESCAPE OF "LOSG JIM,"
a Modoc who was under guard as prisoner
of war. At midnight he leapcd past the
guard and escaped, though many shots were
| fired at him. At daylight all heard an
| irregular fusIado on the opposite side Of the
| ava-bedS. and knew Colonel 0Tason's forces
or his skirmshcrS were engaged. At
o'clock we heard the boom Of the lIowitZers.
and saw shells bursting over Captain Jacks
camp. At this time the rocks were swarm
ing with Indians, and firing was rapid.
| THE PLAN OF THE BATTLE
was from the north side. Colonel Mason
was to advance his command on the right
the Warm Spring Indians on his lett, circliDg
up along the ledge to unite with the right OF
the troops from this side. Where Captain
jacks cave is, up the ledge to the south for
nearly mile. the bluffs carried by Captain
Miller are now held. Two lcdges intervene
between the men and the main plateau.
Now, ut =. NJ, mortarS are being moved
forward, us our men are ready to scale the
heights. Col. NIason'S line has not leer
broken. BY tomorrow we shall be will
the Warm Spring Indians and have the ret
fiends encircled, with but the lake left then
to escape ly. From appearances it woult
seem that the lower like shore and the bluff
have been cleared of the Indians by Col
Mason, rs our men are steadily advancing
without receiving any shots. The troop
will probably hold the lower rocks for cove
| until morning.
THE WOUNDED.
4 private of battery NJ, Fourth artillery
was shot in the lcg--a tlcsh-Wound. Private
J. DanIcy, OF Battery Il, Fourth artillery
was shot in the forearm. Corporal +. kel
lcck. of Battery Il, Fourth artillery, received
Il scalp-wound. Private McNlanuS, Of Com
pany f., Twelfth infantry, had his thSi
| crushed. i. McManuS, Of the firm OF Nc
| Conncl & McManu>. merchants of Ireka
| ycntllrcd between the advance line held by
CAPTAIN Milcr's men, who carried the blul
under orders in such Il gallant style and th,
reserve line. and was shot from the hiSt
bluff and left on the ground. When th'
| mOrtarS arrive
THE BLUFF WILL BE s!iELLED AND RECOVERED
At , u. ii. the order was given to adj
vance the mortars. Major Thomas in com
maud, with Lieutenant Gran>tOn Howe, o
the Fourth artillery, and Sergeant Ramcl
with nineteen men compose the party. y
1870 the line was dcployed down the LAKE
opposite Jack camp and crossed the inter
verin. open space at double-1tHck withou
receiving shot. They are now In readincs:
TO charge on the bluffs when the mortar:
| have done their work. The mortars have
arrived on the ground and tlkcn pos.ton
All was quiet until j:3O. when a sudden and
heavy yoIley ratified along Colonel Masor'
| line and continued several minutes. JUS
previous to this il was sSnallcd that no one
| had been killed or wounded. The pack trar
of Warm spring Indians has just arrived
composed of seventeen mules and 100 horses
At $40 Z. NJ. the !iist shot was ilred iron
| the moitarS, planting shell far IN Tilt
bluffs. A few shells were thrown, golnt
well into il part of the ava-bedS, APPARENT y
doing good work. Cur line now extends
from under the bluffs, leaving the lake as th'
only means Of escape.
While marchin. along the lake shore just a
the head of the long cave, about nile ana
half from Jacks camp,
THE Troops ENCOUNTERED TIE FIRST OPPOSE
TI0S.
Struggling shots were fired from the BLUM
nj long range. The men were deployed II
omen skirmi,h order and advanced slowly
under such cover as the rocks afforded. Gu
riyht opened gorge in the bluff from TIT
| right bank, of which came Struggling shots
willie few fell around Us from the LETT bank
Our skirmiShers crept up, supported by TN
reserves, until we arrived at short range
when u severe vo!iey WaS lircd from th
blutT. there evidently being from twcnty.hv
20 thirty IndiaEs posted there. Their hr
WAS heavy. After standing about ltteel
minutes,
THE ORDER TO CHARGE WAS GIVEN,
and the men sprung forward, amid the mos
deafrnipo wells from the Modocs. such wa
the rapidity of the onslaught, and so uneA
Dec.ed that the troops were on tnem Delof
thcy knew it, and in few minutes
WERE MASTERS OF THE SITUATION, "
and our brave boys were behind the rocks
resting at their leisure.
General Gillem had seut al order TO Colo
uel Mason to stir them upon bis slde, an
he Ia, into them with vengeance, distrac
Ing their attention and materially assisan
our troops. The charge was a'saliant ON
Meanwhile we extricated our wounded, lou