Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-04-20

YEEKA, April IL.
A courier arrived from the lava beds
at clock this evening, bringing news
to late hour last night. The Union
correspondent say:
As soon as Sam. Watson, who was in
company with Mr.. Hovey; returned to
our camp near the southwest corner of
Tule Lake, q dispatch was sent by sig
nal to Colonel Green stating the fact.
NooN.-A dispatch was received from
the front from Colonel Green to Major
Tramble, ordering him to place his men
in the most advantageous position. This
was Immediately done by the major and
arms were distributed to all the citizens
also, to twenty-five Warm Spring In
dams who have arrived since Donald
Mckay Joined Colonel Green's COM
mand. On the 14th, after the major
had parted his command, your cores
pondent took position about $50 yards
in advance Of the picket line, in ledge
of rocks, and waited for the approach of
the Modocs, or orders from Major Trim
BILE. Soon an orderly from the flag
station visited the different posts and
told us that the cavalry were in on foot
and not to mistake them for Indians.
In about an hour afterwards General
Gillem and his aid, Lieutenant Rock
well, came i'll sight and We returned
with them to camp. Soon after Com
panies K and F appeared in sight, bear
ing with them the medicine tlag that has
waved in froat of Jack : stion ghoii since
his entry into the lava bed and the
scalp of Scar-faced Charley. who WAS
found wounded in the cave, as also :;
sqlaw who was captured and turned
over to the Warm Spring Indians. Our
side have now five scalps in this fight,
and the Indians have only one. NJ.
Fox. reporter for the New York Herdid,
and Mr.. Atwell, reporter for the Chro"-
ice and Record, narrowly escaped i trap
at tha hands of the same patty of No
docs who killed young Hovey. and Sam.
Watson barely saved himself by flight to
the rocks. The Warm Spring Indians
the stronghold from the east,
while the troops tried it from the west
amid deafenins cheers, and Major Cces-
sen soon possessed the Modocs medicine
flag which was planted on high PIN
nncle OF rocks Soon the troops and our
Indian allies We're scattered among the
rocks hunting and dispatching a num-
proved to be Scar-faccd Charley. An
advance of our troops soon showed that
the red tiends were retreating III south
eusterly direction, leaving the lava bed
in possession Of orr troops,
and it Will be retained a gainst return
of the foe. Steps We're Immediately
taken to mount the cavalry and our al
hes, and supply them with three days
rations, and start them in pursuit. Ho-
vey was the only one killed during the
day. He was scalped and mutilated in
a horrible manner. Ten Indians are
known to have been killed and several
Many apprehend that the
Modocs will, by dividing mp, do great
damage to settlers and strasglers; but
the indications are that they will have
plenty to do in the mornings fight which
is now in progress to preserve their own
topknots A party will leave Yreka in
the morning to get the body of Hovey,
and some to join the army in the field.
4 captured squaw stated to soldiers that
Schonchin was wounded by Meacham
and died of his wound. Mr.. Meacham
in oDvaleScent