St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-05-16
The Mocdoc War.
ALITTIE eKIRNIISH WITH TIE MODoCs'

three horses and hurning three wagons.
'Tbrr. of the escort Private BurgWcll.
COMPANY b. 2lst infantry, Evans. com
panv |. 2lSt infantry and burns; Troop
G., Ist cavalry were wounded While
rcpclling the Sortie.
THE MODOCS FOUND AGAIN INTREN'liED'
\ dispatch from Ierka, Sunday night
states that Donald Mckay Warm spring
scouts have found the Modocs, III me
lava beds four miles south of their old
/ stronghold. near the foot OF the SNOW
mountain. where they are strongly III
/ trcmchcd. An expedition lett camp ON
/ the 9th. under Lieut. Edward Field. t"
/ recover the bodies of Lieut. Arthur
( Cranston and the men of his command
who were missing after the engagement
of the 26ult. The troops found the
hodieS in such an advanced stage OF
decomposition as to Ice unrecognlZabic.
and buried them on the field. placing
hrad-hoHrdS to the graves. Secretary
RobCSon. not having authority to ac-
cent volunteers to fight the M"d"c>,
has been obliged to decline the offer OF
the New loIk 69th veterans. and other
parties The government will try reg
Ilnl,> first. and if volunteers are needed
they can lie obtained on the Pacific
coast mach sooner than from this side
of the Rocky mountains.
FURTHER DETAILS OF TIE LAST FIGHT
LAVA BEDS. May IL. - Dispatches
from Lieut.. EaNIc>SS camp state that
at sunrise Yesterday the Modocs came
into camp and fired on the picket
Guard. The command of Captain Has
I'll HAD r.
turned to- SoI;i~~ Lake for water. AND
were making efforts 80 secure some 10y
digging. but none could hc found
Donald Mckay wa sent lack I" Lieut.
BHl less camp, a. escort of battery Il
Fourth ARTILLERY Gand Il troops OF the
First Cavalry left for the scene of the
iight. u distance 81 II miles. The
march occupied all night.
Capt. Jacks baud rodc within 4
hundred yards of the camp. when al
diSnuuntcd and charged on the camp
firing into the herd and guard. The
first wolfe, stampcicd the herd. which
lrit fnl the camp. and while the men
were getting under AIMS the N"dOc,
gave volcy after voIiry. killing tom
>nl,iirr> and one Warm Spring Indian
\ IallN WIS made. and Mckay ano
some of his men united and drove the
Noduc> into the timber. capturing
tWcuty-ouc horses and three pack
mules. one Nuduc WAS left on Tia,
field and nineteen mules packed al>'
>iN dead bodies. The Indians beat 4;
Iasty retreat toward NcLr"d'S range {"
mountains.
Capt. IIa>brorck handled his mel
dcNtIou>ly. He i now furnished viii
five day. supplies. but water i very
scarce. which dctcrs u long stay in the
field. Gen. Davis i determined I,
keep the >aVaSr> moving until the Mo
+ docs are killed. The soldiers gun great
. 81 coinage. having the. enemy III open
ground. The wounded ale being
brought into camp III wagons. AND
tium there will he taken to hcadQuar-
tcr>. IW" soldiers are reported NOR
tally WoundoI. Captain lia>hIouck
thinks the Nuio-> have no ammunition
cNccp, What they have remaining il
their pouchr>. H. they lost their entire
. RESERVE of ammunition in the tight
Ihc cavalry in camp AL safe.
Captain Jack has hUt seven animal:
with him. He wore the attire % Gen.
rIal Cauhy. and took his position il
, the field in a- lurdly i manner rs if Ii,
j had been Il BIigadicr General. TIL,
. artillery will move At once To the Other
side ri the lake. Enough men remain
in the old stronghold to keep il >'Itc
while the rest give chase and try to cX-
terminate the fugitiNc>. There wer,
81 Mod"cs engaged. y" SIuavs wcr,
seen during the fight non 10y the scout,
oil TIA" following night. There is {;
strong Suspicion that Jack l. receiving
aid from some unknown panty. 1t ap-
/ pears strange how he ever got six box
e. "t central pinned cartridges. II,
dId not capture them from our forces
aud il j certain that he could not HAY,
! picked up that amount after the hattl
, at January IL. When the courier lcf
!!Ir troops We're between the lava bed,
and the Indians. the latter being en-
'rcIy out of the lava beds stronghold.
LATER
SAN FEANCI>Cu. May l3.-No list o
The killed and wounded at the last tgh
ha> been received from the lava beds
Two men were killed and seven wound
ed. Tn" mother and brother Of Lieut.
llMli> have arrived in camp from Phil
adclphia.
Th" remains of General Candy vii
leave for the East on Thursday. Mrs
tanhN l. particularly DESTROYS that II,
demonstration Ice made on the route.
y Later dispatch has just been rrcciv
ed. dated rvk;I. the 18th. Captain G.
! i. l.NhrCkcr engineer of the corps. ha,
arrived from the front. He confirms tn,
. pi NI"u~ lcport> concerning the engage
mrnt on the l0ih inst. except tha
, thcI" WAS one soldier and one Warn
Spring Indian killed and eight soldier
ami one Warm Spring Indian wound
eel. the latter having SIucc died som,
of tn" soldiers are seriously wounded
tut the Modoc> were routed and seat
, tered in the mountains bordering %,
the lava beds. Their trail WAS hcin.
p followed 10y the Warm spring Indiam
p hy blood. indicating that some were Sc
liouSly hurt.
. Lieutenant Harris is still in Yer,
. critical condition. though the surgeon.
I think he may survive
. The latest reports from IainoX rcScr
Walton represent that all is quiet. hut il
, l. thought the Young Klamath warrior.
would readily go to war if they wcr,
: disturbed and Captain Jack were t,
hold ont much longer
LAVA BEDS. May l2.-Thc forces ar,
acting some p miles from here, AN,
are working this way, and prohahl,
driving the Nodoc> toward the strong
hold they occupied at the time of iii,
h"ma> massacre. Troops are moving
from this camp this morning. hoping t,
cut them off. All are active now. an,
/ the Modocs will lie allowed no rest.
General Davis hopes we have bccu,
. a .t,.tI,I " i.L viii ,.,,I