Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-05-07

ing cavalry and artillery. the usefulness
of which is greatly impaired by the cpl
zooty now prevailing in the camp"
No additional news had been received
at the Indiana Bureau A general i'm
preston prevailed. however, that the re
cent sense of security regarding future
operations of the savages had been has
tily reached 1t is known that news o
the success of Captain jacks band will
be communicated to other bands and
tribes with a mysterious and accurate
rapidity almost equal to the telegraph
itself, and it is believed that the signal
free which have been built lately on the
hills adjacent to the lava beds may have
communicated not only Information to
other hostile savages, but invitations to
join in a general uprising against the
whites.
The successful operations of General
Cook against the Apaches in Arizona are
too remote from the scene of General
Gillcm's defeat to counteract its influ
ence. The records of the bureau show
that similar troubles have been expert
enced with the majority of the unciviliz
ed tribes once or twice in each genera
ton.
LAVA BEDS. May l.-[Sp.eial to the
New York Herald No further action
has been taken against the Modocs. and
the lessons received by our troops on the
26th ultimo are fr, sh in the memories of
those in cammand. Nothing will be done
for the present, while awaiting the arri
val of the 4th Infantry, now on their
way from Little Rock They will pro-
badly arrive at the lava beds about the
18th of this month, and the additional
five hundred men will enable General
Gillem to surround the enemy and starve
them out.
From additional particulars l have
gathered relating to the fight of the Goth
ult, the great loss of life is mainly attri
buted to the desertion of Company f.
18th Infantry, and some few of the ar.
tillery, who, when ordered to fall back
and hold bluff in the rear of the troops
to cover their retreat. started falling back
and would probably be falling back still
if they had not struck our camp
1t appears the command had just reach
ed little sandhill, and were grouped to-
,ether talking abou their trip. when a
couple of shots were fired. afterwards
followed by four or FIVE more. Captain
Thomas and Captain Wright displayed
great coolness, the former ordering Cap
ain Wright to move his men and to hold
|. position in the rear, while he sent the
artillery to the right to take possession
# breastwork
If these orders had been executed
here would have been comparatively
light loss. But the men went straight
o camp, and when Tue officers and non
officers fell back to these
points, expecting to be covered, they
we're met by a murderous fire from the
who had crept round and taken
of the very position that they
was held by the towards then
IN their way to camp The gallant little
,and were then entirely surrounded and
eft at the mercy of the savages, who
poured in an incessant fire. The Warm
Spring indiana, who came up later, were
Unable to be of much assistance, as they
nad to keep back to avoid the fire Of our
,wn troops. The reinforcements arrived
1t dark, and, not knowing the country
ay in the rocks until daylight on Sunday
when they proceeded to the relief of the
wounded.
In the late figh, there were is killed,
l6 wounded and missing.