The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-05-24
T H E oD0GS
Shack Nasty Family Surrender
They Smile Sweetly and
Talk Peace.
Captain Jack Sill on the War-path
and determined to fight 1t out on
that line ffit takes all Summer.
SAN Francisco, May 23.-The fol-
lowing dispatch has just been received :;
YREKA DISTRICT,
FAIRCHILD'T RANCHE,


lowing dispatch has just been received
YREKA DISTRICT,
FAIRCHILD'T RANCHE,
May Goth, 4 o'clock H. NJ.
While General Davis, Instector Gen.
eral Hart, Colonel Green, Colonel Sum-
ner, General Gillem, Colonels Harvey
List, Rockwell and Adams with their
escort were en- route to Van Breuens
having left the lava beds about the 10th
of May, a courier intercepted them
and delivered dispatches to General
Davis, whereupon the Warm Spring
Indians and scouts in advance were re-
called and the programme instantly
changed General Davis determining
upon Fairchild's rancho instead OF Van
Brenen's as his future headquarters.
The place is about twenty,three miles
northwest OF the lava beds.
Captain Hasbrouck left the camp
May 7 and has been scouting ever
since. His command consists Of bat-
terry B 4th artillery, troops B and G lst
cavalry and Warm Spring Indians,
numbering in all 2l0 men. Captain
Jackson had charge Of the troops B and
G., with which he harrassed the ldlans.
His men fought we'll in every particu-
lar, and paid but little heed to hunger,
SO that they vanquished the Indians.
Capt. Hasbrouck especially praises the
gallantry OF the troops in the charge at
Dry Lake. The men scaled a ridge,
twenty-five feet high, in face OF the
Modocs, and drove them away. Capt.
Jackson led the right and Lieut.. Moss
the left. Lieutenants Boutelle and
Kybbc held the other bold positions.
Captain Hasbrouck has not lost q man
since the Dry Lake engagement.
The five women captured by Captain
Hastrouck's command, report that
Shack Nasty Frank, Shack Nasty
Jack, Shack Nasty Bill, Frank, EIlen's
man, Hooker, Jm's father, Boston
Nick, and several other Modocs, have
been killed and many wounded. Curly
headed Jack carried piece OF lead in
his body several days, and when last
seen was apparently looking for the
happy hunting grounds. The inability
OF Little John to travel at rapid pace
delayed the band.
The account OF the cause Of the dis
affection among the Modocs after the
battle is interesting. Captain Jack
consulted a stolen chronometer, and af-
ter sundry gestures and exclamations,
promised his followers that they would
shed rife bullets as a duck does water,
and escape unharmed. The confidence
his statement inspired was rapidly dis
PEELED by Captain HasbrouCks attack,
when several Modocs we're killed and
others wounded. Indignation reigned
supreme in Captain Jacks household.
The Cotton Wood branch Of the tribe
decided they would flight no more"
This resolution led to Captain Jack :
claudestine departure. The Cotton
Woods numbering about twenty war
riors and fifty women and children,
hurried to the Snow Mountains at the
southern end of.tbe Lava Deposit, pre-
paratory to moving to Gainox reser-
vstion and imploring pardon from the
Great father at Washington. The sud>
den and unexpected advance OF Has
brouck's cavalry and the Warm
Spring Indians, disturbed their peace
full meditations and caused them to run
or fight. During the stampede Mrs.
Hardrick alias "Limpsey," threw her
six months old infant to the ground in
hope of escaping, but was soon after
wards killed by Warm Spring war
rior. The babe was brought hither and
turned over to squaw. The Cotton
Wood Indians earnestly desired peace.
SECOND DISPATCH.
General Davis reports that Captain
Hasbrouck's command fought por-
tion of the Modocs, beating them bad
ly, and compelling them to surrender
Internationally. Tie remainder OF the
Modocs, under the personal command
Of Captain Jack, ere being closely pur-
sued by the troops, and news ia exeect-
ed any moment that Captain Jack has
been captured.
Among the Modoce captured by Has
brouck are Bogus Charley, Shack Mas
ty Jim and several noted warriors.
The total number Of Modocs captured.
is forty warriors and boys. The Por-
ton under Captain Jack must be very
small. No soldiers are reported as
wounded.
LATER.
General Davis further reports that
Captain Hasbrouck found the portion
OF the Modccs mentioned in the prevl~
GUS dispatches, on Sunday, near Fair
child's Ranch aud attacked and routed
them. He chased the Modocs two
miles. These are Cotton Wood Indians
aud surrendered unconditionally to
General Davis. Captain Jacks party
is reported as being south OF the Nc.
Cloud range of mountains. General
Davis has ordered a close pursuit.
LATEST.
Further advices from General Davis
at Fairchilds rauche say that Hooker
Jim deserted Captain jack and came
into camp and surrendered. h'gn'
days ago disafection arose in Captain
Jacks command aud q CREST portion
left him and took TO the mountains
where they fell in with bogus Charley
ho assumed the command.