New-York tribune., 1873-05-24

their hearts 10 bleed for the white people, ana
they all wanted TO return 10 the fold ana
live In peace among the whites, bnt IN the
present condition OF affairs, due regard for their
lives prevented them FROM appearing within reach
OF the army. They wanted n peace talk. and said,
Let the Great White Father, meaning Gen. Davis,
come out and see them alone and talk over matters.
Through that medium the parties might come 10 an
amicable understanding. but no MOdoc would sur
render without q peace talk. Dixie corroborated
the statements Of Arteua The interview lasted an
hour and three-quarters. At the close, Gen. Davis
told Artena aud DiIio 10 20 back 10 tho hodocs'
camp tomorrow morning and tell tle Indians that
he should not come out for peace talk; that he did
not believe IN peace talks away from his men that
the Indians must come to him II they wanted 10
talk he would allow them 10 surrender and they
had until Friday morning TO make thcir appearance
Mt his headquarters; after that time be should shoot
every Moloc found with n gun. The women told
Mr.. Fairchild that thoy would not return 90 the
Modoc camp. That question will be settled IN the
morning Col Perry has arrived with his cavalry.
Snow is falling.
SEw HEADQUARTERS EsTABLIsHED-GnLANT con
DUCT oF THR TRooPs At DRY IAKE-INrEREsT-
ING DETAILS OF CAPT. JACKS DEfEAT AND
FLIGHT.
YREKA May 2O.-The following dispatch has just
been received, dated Fairchlds Ranch, May ~,
o'clock p. m:
Gen Davis has determined upon Fairchild's rancho
instead Van Bremen's for his future headqnarters
and has changed his plans Tho place is about % mites
northwest OF the Lava Bed Capt. Hasbrouck left
Boyles Camp May 7, and has been scouting ever since
His command consists OF Battery Is, ih Artillery
Troops and G. Cavalry, aud Warm Spring Indians,
numbering In al 2lO Capt Jackson had charge or
Companies and c. with which ho harassed the Indians
kuaNr maid
heed hunger, that they vanquished the Indians
Capt Hasbrouek specially praises the gaantry OF Com
pany and portion Of Company m the charge at Dry
Lake The scaled ridge IS feet high In face OF the
Modocs, and drove them away. Capt Jackson led the
right and Lieut. Moss the left and Leuts Boutille and
Kyle held the other dangerous positions. Capt Has
brouek has not lost since the Dry Lake engage
ment
Artena Chokus, Long Legs and one-eyed Dixie. and
two Modocs residents OF this rancho last evening ques
toned the five women captured by Capt Hasbroucks
command and from them cleaned interesting accounts
OF MOdoc operations during tho last few months The
captiyes Mrs. Wlchmeto, Boston Clareys two Sis
ters the mother OF Black JIM and ono maiden whose
relatives have attained no notable distinction They re-
port that Shack Nasty Frank shaczNasty jake Shack
Nasty BIZ, Steamboat Frank, Ellens man, Hooker
Jim's father, Boston Nick, ana several ot0er
Modocs have been killed, and many wounded
Curly headed Jack was dangerously wounded.
The inability of Little John TO travel at rapid pace
delayed the band Hasbrouck encountered and got the
Molocs into this last diculty. TIC account OF the
cause OF tho disafectOn among the Modocs after tue
battle II interesting Jack consulted stolen chronom-
eter and. after sundry gestures and explanations,
promised his followers that they would shed rifle bullets
a. a duck does water and escape unharncd The conn
dence this statement inspired rapidly dspeed by
Capt HIsbroucks enc0uner when several ModOcsW were
killed and others wounded Indignation reigned su-
I ri, faff rnaHh hraa NJ
the tribe from Fairchd's decided that they would fight
no more This resolution led ~ Jacks candestine de-
partirc The Cotton woods numbering 20 warriors and
30 women and children hurried ~ the snow Mountains
at the southern end Of the lava deposit preparatory
to travelling TO the Yanox Reservation aud lmporibg
| pardon from the Great Father at Washington The
sudden and xpected advent OF Hasoroucks cavalry
and Warm Spring Indians disturbed their peaceful med
tations and caused them 10 or Zht During the STAN
pede Mrs Hendricks alias Limpoy," threw her six
months old infant the ground n the hope OF escaping
but was soon afterward killed by Warm Spring warrior
The babe was brought hither and handed over TO a
squsw Artena also learned from the Modoc women
that the Cottonwood Indians earnestly desired any
action looking the restoration OF peace and would
Weld 10 tho soldiers II opportunity were offered TO
them. About this tmo the gentle Warm Spring Indians,
who were outside the while the women were beng
questioned began singing one OF their national meo-
dies and drawing their bright knives across their neat
squaws and terminated tho consultation.
Capt. Hasbrouck said no willing to have the
Modocs surrender, and would afford them every facility
for so doing Artena, Chokus and Dixie, who have
hitherto been Of great service to the Government,
caught the idea Immediately and wanted to be Gun
ployed as emssaries They were provided with horses
and for days and sent after the Modoes
They started on their mission early this morning The
results thus far achieved in great measure attr6-
utabIe to tho conduct Of Gen. Davis He found the
officers and dsheartened by their terrible reycrses
and that decentralization had really commenced
second dispatch, dated May 81, o'clock m, says
that Gen. Davis has Just returned from the klamath
Reservation He says there Is disposition on the part
OF the Indians in that locality TO join the Modocs
few young men and hoodum" warriors the reserva
tion might have been induced TO enlist under Capt.
Jack had he with continued but his defeat
has darnpened their ardOr No trouble is appre-
hended from the Modocs slipping into the Yalnox
Agency and incltlng the young bucks" to mischief