St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-05-02

anu are STduldllI approaching tnt euSt
of the lava beds.
ESCAPE OF MODOCs-sIGNs OF GEN
ERAL INDIAN OUTBREAK.
NEW YORK, April %. a Washing
ton special states that Gen. Schotield
tclegraph> from San Francisco that there
is no doubt that some of the ModocS
have escaped, and there are evidences
of an Indian outbreak in Oregon. which
if it occurs will necessitate reinforce
ments.
THE SLIPPERY MODoCS.
SAN Francisco, April - \ special
courier arrived at Yrcka last night from
the lava beds. The opinion prevailed
AT headquarters that the M"duc, will
not make another stand. but break W,
i'll small parties, who must Ice hunted
III detail. making an all summer work
tor the cavalry.
Gen. jefferson {. Davis and staff.
reached lrcka Yesterday afternoon and
will proceed Immediately t" the front
LATEST FROM rHE Mnpuc>. ANOTHER
FIGHT.-oUR TROOPS DEFEATED.
/ NEW York. April -. The H,rdlF<
I special from tn" Lava Beds. dated the
10Th, >Iy> that the force under Capt
| hOmHN. which started to rcronuoitrC
the position supposed To hr held 10y the
M"d"c>. numbering 80 men. The object
WAS mainly to find out how the ModucS
were situated. and whether mortar>
could hr brought up and used ctfrctivc-
ly against them.
~ the troops approached the base of
the lava beds. about half-paSt ten
o'clock. our command was brought to Il
halt and the men We're allowed To take
Il rest. The story of the first lire is
differently reported, some ing that
tive ol sin shots were fired and others
say only four: but Mr. Tickncr states
positively that it came from a party Of
nine Indians. VIII" occupied the bluff To
the eastward of where the troops were
stationed.
Major Thomas Immediately threw the
men INTO skirmishimg order with Lieut..
W rights company on the right. The
latter. however. had not got into posi-
ton before they were thanked to the
night 10y party of fourteen other In
dlins that had come up Ia the advance
of those who fired first
The cross lire on Lieut.. Wright's men
proved very demoIalizing aud they
broke back in cuntusiou, leaving their
gallant leader i'll AN exposed position
and supported 10y II few of his non com
miSSioncd officers
In the meantime another small party
OF Indians had obtained Il position to
the left and opened Il rakimg tire on the.
two batteries of artillery. 1t was Il
fearful trap, and the first few shots were
only med To draw the tTooI,S more. di-
I''tiH "tVWceil 'le hre "1 the Indians
"ii r NV ''Ei' anu iel''
,,,i'',;, "' a" 40 '''.,i ana Win the
-: -. Wv oih'ei' anu non COM
''',' Is me MA JONI! Oh "n"lll
~ i;.l f sti''i nf ne "n the rocks WIN thtlr
i NV I' WV i''S' ""H' 'ie "a''h-
""." va, P'"'
Do''.ls'' anu u'S"l sahi%eo hs tleE
'iiS ''''.i came 'n easy prey L"
Ine h""o's' Wh"' c"hhden' III the pro
r'll"i' ~ 'he'r h'''iNe ROCKS shot them
u""i l'hG 50 many frightened deer.
news WIS drought III ny
'ii' stare" S'l"ESleis exaggerated III the
GA'i'ih'' OUT >lShlilcaht Oh some dire
uisas'er.
Many OF these men who had deserted
'he'r ohlrers IN the time OF peri had
seen Il hundred Indians all around them.
+ ear lau distorted their vision and
maze 'hem so helpless that one OF their
h''ilnt' WAS alter"ard found dead on
the iield' Wlth"ut Sh"t. lie had been
nutchcrcu Win knives ana was So pan
lc-S'rl'ck he eo'iii not tre shot III his
own WI, defence
mere was mystery about the attack
,iitt I"podE appeared TO solve as to
no" the troops were SO completely sur
- IP Nn'le were tne
men should be almost surrounded bv
the Indians without their being aware
of Il sign of the Indians as far rs they
could see. This fact alone will give
the public an idea of the nature of the
ground on which these Indians frht
and what our soldiers have TO contenJ
against.
During the night the Indians vare
creeping through the rocks to scalp and
strip the dead. The soldiers coming
through Col. Green's line told him
where the remains of batteries X and 4
were to be found. Col. Green immedi-
diatelv moved forward his line to the
place indicated. and there. hidden in
some sage brush were the bodies of
Major Thomas. Lieut. Howe ,ctinr