The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-19

| llQlA0. DLCmhuub WH5 uUt lUJuLeu, uS
having hid among the locks when hiE
mule was shot. CASTILLO says the blaze
OF musketry firing on the lake shore
about the time Of his departure last night
was terribly grand. He believed the
Modocs made strong effort to escape by
tho lake or to get water and were com.
pletly routed. From appearances the
Indians are certainly dispersed. He
watched them with glass at long range,
Different times during tho days fight
they were running from one point
10 another, with no apparent strs.
getic movement, seemingly bewildered by
the advance Of our forces. VIM. Smith,
bpgler Of battery NJ, 4th artillery, was
killed and private Harmon. battery E.,
severely wounded. The Warm Spring
Indians fought like heroes, stalking upon
the foe, ever ready to take and hold any
advantage
SAN FRANCIsCo, April 18-1280A.N-
A private dispatch from DR.. Simig, at the
Lava Bed, this evening, says tie Modocs
fled 10 the hills southeast ofthe Lava Bed.
The cavalry are in pursuit. Forest, Sar-
geant OF Co. X Cavalry, captured Modoc
battlel flag md took tho scalp Of Scar
Faced Charley. The savages mutilated
the body of Eugene Haney ieariully.
Meachamis improving rapidly.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 1S.-LAvA BaD,
April 17-0 p. My dispatch Of this
morning stating the supposed death Of
Eugene Haney between this Camp aud
Colonel Green's line, proved to be only
too true. AS soon as Watson, who was
in company with uaney, returned to our
camp at the southwest corner Of Tule
Lake, dispatch was sent by the
signal officer 10 Col. Green stating this
fact. Soon after q dispatch was received
from Col. Green 10 Major Trimble order
ing him 10 post his men In the most ad.
vantageous position. This was imme.
diately done and arms were issued to the
citizens, also TO twenty Warm Spring
Indians, who have arrived here since.
Donald Mckay Joined Col. Mason's com.
mand. On the 18th, after the Major had
posted the command, your correspondent
took a position about two hundred and
fifty yards in advance Of the picket line,
10 a ledge Of rocks and waited for the ap.
prOach of tue ModoCs. Orders from
Major Trimble, after remaining In the
rocks for an hour and halt, au orderly
from the flag station visited tho different
posts and told the U. 8. cavalry was COM
ing in on foot and not to mistake them
for Indians. In one hour thereafter Gen.
Gillem and his aid, Lieut.. James Polk.
well, came in sight, and We returned with
them to camp The medicine flag which
has waved in front Of Captain Jacks
stronghold since the entry into the Lava
Beds, and the scalp Of Scar. Faced Char.
ley, who was found wounded in the eCave,
was brought in by the troops oil compa.
panies X and F, as was also
q sQuaw, who was captured and turn
ed over to the Warm Spring Indians.
Our side has now five scallis in this fight,
and the Indians have only the Scalps Of
Ray and Haney, who were killed this
From tho officers who came
in with the cavalry, we learn that the en-
emy have been driven from their strong.
hold, and the Lava Bed is ours. The
Modocs are now guerillas. During the
afternoon We saw smoke south oI the La.
va Bed, indicating that tho ModOcs were
toward Willow Springs, on the
old emigrant soAd, or for the country be.
tween Clear and Goose Lakes. Tho Cav.
airy start tor country east OF the old emf.
grant road, from Oregon for tho country |
east Of Tule Lake sometime this evening. |
will accompany the command on. this |
scout. Three days fight results: total
loss, ten wounded and five killed. Both
wings Of the troops are in excellent spirits,
and arc anxious to pursue the Modocs.
Part Of them occupy Lava Bed now, and
will prevent my Modocs from returning.
Everything is working admirably. We
may have 10 chronicle the death Of the
last Modoc in n week. Too much praise
cannot be awarded TO the officers and
men. Will send full particulars to.mor.
row,