The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-04-30
1.4OO Indians Encamped
near Walla-Wa11a.
The Red Skins to be furnish
ed with plenty of food.
and the White Men
pay for it.
The Vienna Scandal Of our
American Corners.
Kellogg's Usurpers making
war on the People.

LAVA BEDS, April 26.-A reconnois-
sanee composed Of batteries X and A, |
Fourth artillery. and company Z, Twelfth |
infantry, left camp at 730 this morning |
in the direction known to lead ]
to the present ModOc stronghold, Captain
f. Thomas, of the Fourth artillery, being
in command. A dozen or so Of Warm
Spring Indians were expected to co-Ope-
rate on Captain Thomas left The troops
having formed line of skirmishers, ad-
vanced without molestation until they ar
rived at the foot of the bluff south of the
lava beds, having meanwhile signalled the
camp that no Indians could be found.
On reaching the bluffs the Modo,
opened a severe fire, causing the troops to
seek such shelter as they could find in the
crevices and chasms. As usual, the foe
was unseen. The first position became
untenable owing to the fact that the In
dians obtained both across and enhlading
fire. Up to the present writing L a. M
only two wounded could go to camp, as
the nine wounded. including Lieut.
Wright of the 18th infantry, had sought
shelter in a erevice which was particularly
open to the Modoc fire Grave doubts
exist as to their ultimate safety
As soon as information was received at
Headquarters relative to the peril Of the
troops aid was at once pushed forward TO
their rescue, four companies being sent
out. two of cavalry from the camp and
two from Colonel Mason's. Stretchers
for the conveyance of the wounded were
forwarded, the latter returning Just now
without having achieved the object for
which they were intended The wounded
so far as can be learned Just now, are
First Sergeant Clifton, Co. |, Twelfth in
| fantry private John H. Clifford, battery
X, Fourth Artillery, twice; private John
| Lynch, battery K, Fourth Artillery, since
! dead private Joseph j. Mclaughlin,
battery X, Fourth Artillery; private
| VIM. Mccoy, battery K Fourth Artillery
twice private Michael Wallace, battery
| X. Fourth Artillery, since dead; private
Joseph Broderick, battery A, Fourth Ar
tillery Lieut.. Wright, Twelfth Infantry.
reported as dangerously wounded; Lieut..
| Harris, Fourth Artillery, struck by a
spent ball
LAVA BED, April GA dispatch re,
ceived from Col Green. First Cavalry, whC
went out with reinforcements yesterday
morning, shows the surprise to have beer
much more complete and terribly fata
than was at first supposed The dispatch
states that Capt. Thomas and Lieut.. A, K
Howe, of the Fourth Artillery, were kill
ed : Lieut.. Harris. Fourth Artillery, badly
and perhaps mortally wounded Lieuten
ant Cranston, Fourth Artillery, missing
A full list of the killed and wounded can
not now be obtained, but it is known tha
private Ward, of Battery K, was killed
and Parker and Collins, of Battery A
killed; also, private Boyle, of Company Z
Twelfth Infantry, and one other man from
the same company. 1t is supposed tht
Modocs burned the bodies Of the two lat
ter.
In addition to the list given above, tn
names Of First Sergeant Robert s. Roe
mer, Battery A, and private John Higgins
of Battery K, Fourth Artillery, are give
as badly wounded, and Matt Murphy
Company Z, Twelfth Infantry, Jane
Noble and Charles Cuff, of Battery A
Fourth Artillery, slightly. Acting Assist
ant Surgeon B. Sewig was wounded in tw
} places while attending to the wounde
troops.
From the second dispatch sent by Co
Green it appears that there are now co
lected and awaiting conveyance to camp
men killed and wounded These, adde
: to the number of wounded men abov
cited, show large percentage of casua
, ties from small number of men engaged
: Some SO or 60 Modocs are armed wit
D Spencer carbines and breech- loading mu,
kets-nor is it a single instance only wheI
, one ModOc has been known to have posses
sion of two or more Spencer rifles, eni
: bling him to keep up rapid fire of shoI
n from his natural or artificial breastwork
: rock The surface of the ground in man
= places is torn up by volcanic actions, lea
. ing crevices, and these are adaptable f
: either hiding or for points of defence ]
several instances the soldiers, KNOWN
K nothing of the topography, have come u
aware ON such assures and before the
could escape from their positions were col
fronted with q willy Indian with rife leve
= ed and finger on the trigger and death
atseast dangerous wound be the resu
t65 often. The cowardly red skin escap
by many paths known only to themselye
SAN FRANcIseo April GA courti
arrived reports another terrible fight vii
!, the Modocs, in which 10 of our men we
killed, including Capt. Thomas and Lie
tenant Howe, of the Fourteenth artiller
AAcutcndut OElBuli u tle 1NSi1tu 1uldutf
and % wounded, including Lieutena
/ Harris, of the Fourth artillery, and othe
missing
WASHINGTON, April 29.-Capt. Thor
nc nc as, reported among the killed by the NJ
lie oocs, was son of General Lorenzo Thor
as, formerly Adjutant General of Il
army l1ent. Howe was the son of NJ
lor,Tenerai howe and son-in law of &c
eral Barry, Commandanf al Fortress Mo
}! roe. Lieut.. Wright was son af Z tbe 5e 10
General George Wright and nanbaw -
General Sumner. f'A'e"
lSi ns SAN Francisco, April ga d;sno.
from Portland tonight states that fnr
teen hundred Indian warriors canned !.
n White Bluffs, above Walla- W ala, are n,
"a ting up breastworks. The settlers 4
; greatly alarmed. Indians are travell
= about warning whites to leave the COUNT
- A dispatch from Yreka tonight sa
the people of that place and SCOTS v
A ley are arming, apprehensive Of genel
e a war. Ladies have taken measures to Sc
to the sick and wounded lint, bandages, fr,
ose o% and other necessaries. Mendenhal
/ troops, numbering one hundred and th