New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-05-13
. THE MODOCSn

! An0fhes &ngaReMeDt-The Indians fye
! pulsei-The New Camp o. the Save
ages-Tho ExUaditi0n in Search OF
the Bxlsaies Of Lieutenant CrnnstOst and
PaTsy-Lieutenant Field, FOusth Ar
t'iasry. in COumaDd-BOdics Buried an
the Field-Gsnoral Har.lle's nEoye-
mssts-Contenpsnsed Movements.
| YRGNA. May ls.-The expedition to bring
the. bodies of Lieutenant Cranston and
comrases, who fell on tho twenty sixth,
buried the bodies where thew were found
Decomposition prevented taeir removal.
San FRANC sCo, May IA courier ar.
rived at Yreka at nine O'Clock this morning
waeh news of 8 battle bet tween Hasbronck's
coamand and the MOdecs. The Indians
were rePulsed. No further particulars
The MOdsca are reported found. four
| 1alies below their last stand, in q very
strong position. Fhey are near the foot Of
( Snow Mountain
LAVA BE9s, May 10 via Yreka MAY 10
On the ninth instant an expedition for th,
recovery OF the bodies of Lieutenant Arthur
| Cranston. OF the Fourth Artillery, and the
men OF ais command missing after the en-
| gagemo2t of April 90, also ths men who
could not be- brought of the felA Ieft cansn
under she cOmmaad of Lieutenant Edwards
| Field. Of the Fourth Artillery.
Tho tOrce consisted of battSgtes and n
| OF tss Fourth Artillery and companies E
and 6 of the Twelfth Infantry under com
mand of Iieutenants Camp and Kings
| barry. The command left camp at 6:30 A.
NJ, and was supported by troops b and X
! OF the First Cavalry and detachment of
| troop II OF the same regiment, the cavalry
being under the command of Captain Joel
II. Trimble, of the First Cavalry.
The object of the expedition was fruss
/ trated BY reason of tas advanced state of
decomposition in which the bodies were
fnppvN hn
bodies on the field where thev fell, and
headboards were placed a. the graves of
Lieutenant CraRston and tho men who were
with him. The bodies Of eight men. who
were left on tho field had had sage brush
piled over the.a, which had been set on ire
by the Indians, and were almos. unrecognje
Fable.
The troops advanced as skirenishers witlp
their TANKS well protected. Skirmishers " ere
depleyed in groups of three instead of the
usual order, i've or ten PAGES apart; tho
t1anks were thrown back to depth nearly
equal to the front. General Davis is awaite
ing information from Captain Hosboncko
commanding the troops in pursuit of the
MOdOcs.
Inspector General Hardie started this
morning for Fort Klamath, Oregon. where
he is instructed to learn from the Indian
agent the disposition of the Indians in that
vicinity. When this is accomplished this
General will return and proceed on tous
OF inspection through several posts of Oreo
gon, Nevada, and to Fort Colvile, Ilahoo
Acting Assistant Surgeon Bremia had 10
leg amputated yesterday midway between
the ankle and knee. He has been recon-
| mended by all the officers in this command
for commission with view to placing
him ON the retired list
The mother and brother of Lieutenant
Harris are expected to-day oS tomorrow
! from Philadelphia.
Captain Leydecker, OF the line eorpso
| will go to morrow morning to the ISLAND In
| Tule lake, with a view of ascertaining 5sa
adaptability for military nosto