The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-05-02
NIODOc WAR.

MdS TtCelNeu aJ 4UClock InlS morning.
In THE LAVA BED. April q.
No Indians having been seen during
the past two days. Gen. Gillem sent
out reconnoitering party on the 2slh,
consisting of Company 4. 18th InIan-
try, under command of Col. Wright,
BATTERIES X and A Fourth ARTILLERY,
under Lieut.. Crnston. The whole
party was under command of Major
Thomas.
| About II A. NJ. they reached Gravel
Mound, about three miles south of the
old stronghold, where they received
a volley from Il ledge of rocks. The
fire was returned by the men, and
they then retreated and rallied. The
Indians pan round the bluif. came in
front and opened fire npon A aud X
Batteries, Fourth Artillery. The in
fantry company was then ordered to
tall back and take a position behind a
ledge OF rocks. They fell back, but
failed to halt and left the position de-
momIized. The Company Comman-
der and his non-commissiollel staif
Kept their position, but the men kept
up the retreat.
After the troops fell back the Modocs
came and took up the position that
was to have been held by our troops,
thus surrounding those left. AT this
time the Warm Spring Indians, ten in
number. came up in the rear of tile
ModocS and held them down to the
rocks for Il while until they shifted
about and gained position that made
| the small cover of Major Thomas and
the Others worthless, and here they
did the fatal work OF the day. From
this point they succeeded in killing
Major Thomas. Lieut. Howe. Sergeant
Rover and two privates. and wound.
ing Assistant Surgeon Zemig. Dur
ing this time Colonel Wright and the
men who stayed with him were slain
as fast as they showed their heads
above the rocks. Colonel Wright was
shot through the right breast. Five of
his men were shot dead and two
wounded. The troops in camp were
under arms by this time.
Orders were given to the Warm
Spring Indians to move Immediately
to the scene of action. Col. Mason
was ordered to have all his troops that
could leave to start Immediately.
Troops H. X, and + had already start
ed from this side. The ground is so
rough that the troops did not reach the
battle ground till night and they could
do nothing but lay upon their arms.
About midnight three wounded men
came in and reported all clear in front,
and all killed or wounded except three
or four privates. The troops were
aroused and an advance made for
short distance, and they then rested
for the night.
At daylight Major Green sent a
party OF skirmishers, who found the
bodies of the packer Louis Weber.
and two soldiers. Another party
found in the Sage-brush thicket Major
Thomas, Lieutenant Howe. Surgeon
Lemig, three Sergeants and four pri-
Yates all killed Or wounded. Colonel |
Wright and men were found upon the
extreme right. Major Cranston and
five men are still missing; it is sup
posed they are killed.
The following is the list of killedand
wounded, as far as can be ascertained
at present:
killed-Maior Thomas, Lieutenant
Howe, Sergeant Romer, Captain
Wright, ten priyates and one citizen
packer, Louis Weber.
Wounded-Assistant Surgeon Ze-
mig, Lieutenant Harris and nineteen
privates.
Missing-Lieutenant Cranston and
five men.
Ont of 65 men that went out Al are
killed, woundedand missing. General
Gillem's forces proceeded to the cave
and were fighting when the courier
left.
The following comes by the Oregon
Steam Navigation Company's tele-
geaph, Itwas received Tuesday morn
ing.
WALLA WALLA, April 2S.-The
following news was brought in
by a person who got 1t from Mrs.
Cock, who was informed BY n friendly
Indian. Fourteen hundred warriors
are camped at White Bluffs, putting
up breastworkS-two aud half miles
lre already finished
The residents living in the Yakima
are very much frightened. He left
Cocks Ferry, on the Yakima, Thurs
lay, 23d. Mrs, Cock was alone aud
very much frightened The indians
nave left the Reservation,
From Mr.. O'Neil, Just down from
Jolville. we learn that the Spokane
Indians are very Saucy and impudent
They are going around in bands Of Is
o 20 with war paint on, notifying the
ettlers to leave.
Geary, who is an educated .cuss,"
lad a notice written by himself served !
" the settlers. telling them the land
hey were settled Oh was his, and he
wanted them to goaway. The settlers
H.. .