, 1873-04-23
THE INDIANS. ,
Recent Operations Against
the Murderous
Modocs.
Boston CharIey's Body Found
Torn to Pieces by
a She'll.
Nineteen Of the Sayagos Killed During
The Threo Days. Fight.
stragglers Found Daily, and
Summarily Dis
patched.
Effect Of The She'll Shower uron tho
Indian Stronghold.
Indications of Trouble with
0A1,ou r, r3{o~, {U.,sLo-
Effect Of The She'll Shower uEon tho
Indian Stronghold.
Indications of Trouble with
Other Indian Tribes.

JULIET 1uQ1Rn IT1DeS.
1specfal Dispatch to Tho CHICAGO Tribune.
In THE LAvA-BEDs; HEADQUARTERS or}
GEN. CULLEN, April 10.
This morning tho command OF Col. Porry
broke camp ne a. M, and mounted to pursue
tho escaping Modocs that have tnkeu to, tho
mountatne for safety, md to SECURE tho Bquaws
thut had moved to tho timbcrod mountain south
OF Tulo Iako, and about fivo miles south Of tho
orovlces that formed tho stronghold Of tho Mo-
docs during tho heavy eholling. On tho t7th,
they mado charge upon tho. right wing Of Col
Mtllor'a command and wore xepulsod, but thoy
did not relish tho idoa Of boing
forced to die OF thirst, and about
o'clock that ovonlug they again charged upon
tho earno place, and few Of thom went through
tho lines, and some stole out at tho gap that re-
matned opon ut the right and loft wings Of the
forces. Tho majority OF them aro now missing,
and are supposed to havo passed through in tho
Same manner. Yesterday, the 18th, inst, Com
panies K and F, Flrst Cavalry, made d charge
upon the loft Of tho sinks, and carried their po-
aition, aud moved tholr whole force for
ward and took tile Medicine Mans medicine
bag and pole, and killed Scar-Faced Charley
uu44h6 ttio o4elBo' iE1fAto Moprop OF ~ tou"
pany, First onvalry, ghye him tho fatal shot, aud
Charley was scalped by tho First Sergeant,
doogo A. Leo, who, with his banner Of tho Mod
le'no Man and Charley's scalp, was ready to
moot his fato. The attacking party were COW
cred during the chargs by tho mortarH. They
old e2ceuont WORK. and wo may attribute tho
victory TO tho "oll-o1couted work that Was ac-
compnahed by those, IN charge OF them,
H.. a..
At'or tho hr1ng had ceased, m examination 1Tas
naoe' aud pieces OF Hhell Were found
IN inc alcoVe thnt offered eholtor to tho onomy,
anu thls was evident ny tho finding OF Boston
Cna1leys 0oas, tnaE WIS Atorally torn to ptocos.
everything ma pooh removed to somc place OF
security and nothing was found OF value. They
hao no PROVISIONS, Rs has boon reported by
many tnat nao neon IN the chve aud stronghold;
no ico' no water nnd wero minus OF that nice
ntsio stfeam that runs through the cnVe. All
1aat was 1onna IN tho Tay OF provisions was old.
rotton poof' anu very Small quantity.
a., 'no ponies "ele oaP'"rea oe1ofo tho
nene eo'nnonceo, ana lucy ase unmountod In
.nen u.6ns' VIII tno exception Oh ING fonf
uo!'es '1as ;a' snos eoRsutea Il from 6useno ao'ey
anu IT "asSon' ia?y h9,ea young Ao'oy md
@ooh Al1 eoaip' nl17u'nB n'S Heao WIN largo
foch. 1heae was hoie mado ny o knlfo In hia
1'gns oEeaa', anu nle 'htestlnee we're lot out by
oue aorosa INC apaomen. Ae received threo
shota oeloro ho fell. two IN tic right shoulder,
and ono IN tho head. This is another person
that has fallen prey to the blood-thirsty vii
lains.
Eugene noVoy was young and woll-rospected
man, just da"n'ng INTO manhood, and o precious
menloor OF hls parents famlly' who partly looked
TO hln LOT sustenanco. party went out and
secured 11e BODY, anu brought 1t into camp last
night, and 1t was intorrod to-day with tho dead
that weFo killed during tho fight 1t appears
that tllia Same party OF Modocs came up in tho
rear or 15attery OF tho Fourth Artillery. and
nreo upon them IN their rotroat, killing sorgeans
morgan, but run at tho return fire.
During tho three days engagement 10 Modocs
haVo been killed, including one squaw and one
papooso, aud 1t is supposed that moro were
klAod and burned up before thoy departed, as
6kulla and teeth arc visible where tho fire was
tho night before they loft.
Iho wonderful cnVo, which has boon go
mtnutely described, proves to bo nothing but
long crovico that has boon made during somo
eruption in tho past, and oxtondH north and
south for about ono and 4 half mi1oa
md adjoining it gro numerous round
anu deep s1nka which arc capable
Of giving groat defensive forco It
used as they wero by the Indians. There is, now
aud thon, such sink found. That etill holds n
At traoo1or ~ tvonnded nfodoc hnt thav ~ 49,
a;snetaa ~ ,roa fa"aa % w. a. o"S sn,an '1o s s9on
o'spa1cneo "nen lounu py THO bold1o!a. During
after firing upon thom whom thoy woro coming
~, tn h;n, oa1led md ,,oooo5 nv r,oro, r,,t to
NV p 49, taa ,s-a r.goa ~. .non, - '"I ",,a. Ino
ooyS "to 'oo n'oon ent"6oa W tnen 10 o44oW
mercy to such demon, and shot him dead.
They afterwards found auother and
cut his head of, and every man that
noaaad ra,;avaa h;a mind hv v,,;no liz,
p"a' aaa -, oou .,o g. 'no .u.,. ."o ~ br.us n'n
ioona VI t"o 1or oAe'c!se' anu Ill hehofy OF
Gan. Canby's murder. They hGvo takon no