Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1873-05-29
Particulars Of the Surrender Of
the Medocs.

A special dispatch to the San Francisco
bulletin gives the following particulars of
the entrance into our lines and surrender
of the Hot Spring band Of Modes:
The news of the intended surrender of
the Indians spread through the camp like
wild6re.. Soldiers. Warm Spring Indians.
and scouts we're alike elated at the EROS.
poet of q peaceful victory.
Never did a procession move moro
slowly. A few ponies. ridden by the
Modocs, we're gaunt and weak, and seem.
cd scarcely able to bear the women and
children that were literally piled upon
them. Among the bucks were Bogus Char
ley, Steamboat Frank, Curly headed Doc.
tor, andothers of lesser note. They were
dressed in motley CARDS, nearly all Of
them wearing portions of the regular uri.
form Of the United States Army, and
every buck carried a Springfield rife.
The women were dressed in clothes that.
had evidently been used by the fair sex
within The confines of civilization. All of
them entered the camp at q funeral pace.
All noisa among the soldiers was hushed.
and a few words were spoken. The Mo.
docs said nothing. General Davis am
forward. lie met the procession fifty
PAGES from the house, and was formally
introduced to Bogus Charley.
Charles is a slender, athletic. intelli.
gent warrior. of about twenty years of
age !; thoroughly understands and spsaks
the English language. lie smiled swoetly
on the General and took bis hand. and
then all tho leadin,, warriors came for.
ward and greeted him cordially. Then
every buck laid his gun beside him and
awaited orders.
General Davis said: Give up your
pistols and all your other arms"
Each buck said ho had no ARM.
"Then," said the General, II shall
give you q camp, where you a remain
tonight, and if you try to run or escape
you will be'shot dead"
The order was explained aud all obedi,
ence promised.
The procession moved across Cotton.
wood Creek to a clump of trees. AT this
point the tailings Of the crowd came in.
There were halfnaked children, arcd
sqlaws who could scarcely hobble, blind,
lame, halt. and the scum of the tribe
There were sixty-three personS-men,
women, and cbildren-twelre bucks,
twenty squaws and their children. Fair.
child says there are twenty bucks missing
from the Cottonwood branch of the tribe
Bogus Charley said Boston Charley hsd
been killed. The disafeetiou heretofore
reported is corrOborated by the captain of
the Modocs, who parted company with
Captain Jack eight days ago.
The artillery has been divided into
squadrons, and the Warm Spring Indians
into small parties. for the purpose of fol,
lowing Captain Jacks facto of the Mo.
doc tribe, and the respective commands
will start out in q day or two.
Another Modoc has since entered the
camp and surrendered, II is Hooker
Jim, the Lost River murderer.
General Gillen has been superseded.
The following is the official saaosnce>
ment:
SAN FnANcIsco. May 2s,--aTo Gen.
eral sherman. Washington /; Colonel Davis
reports that about half the Modocs, being
whipped and hard pressed By Hasbrcuet'
have surrendered Internationally. Davis
says he will push the pursuit Of CAPTAIN
Jack and party, and hopes to end the
war soon.
", ScuorIELD, Najor-G eneral.r