Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-10
THE MODOC WAR.
The Lava Bed Game Of Hide and Sc
The sarages Capture a supply TraIn
And Leave for Pastures New.
News to wednesday.

..--.--- News TO Wednesday,
SAN FRANCISCO, May 9.-The following
was received from lava bed tonight:
kiLdua Beds, Uia YTekG, Mdy 9.-The
Modocs made sortie to-day on train re-
turning to camp on what is known as the
Island, whittier the quartermaster and other
stores have been removed from their former
depot at the southeast corner Of Tule Lake
for lumber, capturing IL mules, 8 horses
and burned three wagons. Three of the
egcort, private BungweI, of Company B,
Dist infantry, Evans, of Company /, 21st
infantry, and Burns, of troop 8, 1st cavalry,
were wounded while repelling the sortie. 3
.sraas Thursday Morning.
MAYS-SA. M.-Capt Lyderiek, of the
Engineer Corps, and the artist who accom-
pallies him, Mr.. Wsybridge, since their ar
rival have been actively engaged In taking
views and sketches of the lava beds-in
all, fifty views. uia no
The Modoc squaws who were taken pris-
oners at the first battle in the lava beds,
April 18th, 10Th and nth, were forwarded
yesterday by o. e. Applegate to the
YsiDox reservation.
Several large fires are burning in Capt.
Jacks camp, within sight of this place.
ALI the wounded are convslescent, and
will be removed to-day and placed en- route
for Fort Klamoth, under charge Of As
sistant Surgeon Malding. Private Benham,
of Company @, 18th Infantry, died on the
evening of the 9Th inst, in the hcsptal, from
the effects of wounds received on the 265h
ult.
Thursday Afternoon.
LAVA BED, May 8, 4:l5 P. M.-Day be
fore yesterday two sqsws who lived in
Fairchild's rancho, one Reed, Diefie and
Artena Chakns being sent out by him
through instructions from Gen. Davis to
reconnoitre the position held by the Modocs
at the time of the attack upon Thomas, re-
port their strength and ascertain if possible
whether they had received reinforcements,
returned yesterday, having been eighteen
honrs without water. They saw no Mo-
docs. The idea has been that Capt. Jack
had left for other points. On receipt OF the
information the Warm Spring Indians
were ordered out with instructions to push
forward to the point above alluded to and
they discovered the Modocs, large fires mer-
toned in foregoing. The signals from
Capt. Mckay are that the Modocs had va
Gated their Notifications, going in what di-
rection it is impossible to define just now.
The indications now are that the Modocs
are entirely out Of the lava bed, but in
what direction they have gone, whether
gone singly, or en- masse, it is impossible
to surmise. The Warm Springs Indians are
reported to have found the bodies of 1t.
Cranston and three of our soldiers. They
also found two dead Modocs in the vicinity
first mentioned. A portion of the command
go ort tomorrow for the purpose Of bring
ing in the bodies.
Bogus Charley On the Tramp.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 9.-Wm. Fenning
who arrived at Yreka tonight, says he
met Bogus Charley thirty miles northeast
of Yreka yesterday. Fenning advised him
to give up. Charley refused. Di1n't say
where he was going, but said he was tired
of fighting two months ago. He had been
stopping at Fairchild's rancho after leaving
the lava beds. Other persons make the
same report. The.remains of Candy start
ed from Portland by to-night's steamer, his
widow coming also.
Lieut.. Harris, wounded in the recent fight
with the Modocs, is reported sinking ra-
pidly and it is thought he cannot recover.
Mrs. Gen. Candy.
WASHINGTON, May General Sher-
man received the following dispatch last
night:
Portland, Oregon, May S.-Mrs. Candy
by is very feeble, and has not yet left her
room. She will leave on the next steamer
for San Francisco, with Capt. Hawkins
and Gen. Canby's remains. They will be
inferred at Indianapolis. Mrs. Candy will
then go with Capt. Hawkins to Detroit.
r. SAFTON,
81 Deputy U. S. Quartermaster.