The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-11-18
INDIANS.
Another Victory Over the Chexenu

Another Victory Over the Cheyennes.
NEW York, Nov. ia despatch dated at
the head OF the north fork of McClellan's
Creek. Texas, Nov 9th, via Fort Dodge, Kan
sas, 10th, states that Lieut.. Baldwin with de-
tachment OF 50 men and one bowitzer fought
200 Cheyennes on the 9th inst, from 8. 80 in the
morning until $50 in the afternoon. Lieut..
Baldwin, after charging their abandoned lamps
ut, driving the Indians eight miles from the
last position Of those successfully taken by
them on the hill tops. The hard won prizes
left as trophies Of victory were recovered in the
person OF two little half starved white captives,
young girls of five and seven years, whose ia
ther, mother, eldest sister and brother were re-
Gently massacreed in Kansas, while going to
Colorado as settlers. Two remaining sisters
aged thirteen and fifteen, are get held by the
Indians, doomed to fate worse than death,
dams 10 regain them, but they were bitterly re-
pulsed and handsomely charged by Lieut
OyertOn's company, who got close enough to
use pistols. The horses were so much used Mn
after this, that the men had to fight on foot
About 80 or 100 prisoners were captured and
much property destroyed.
The camp numbered from 400 to 500 count
ing women and children. The pursuit extend
ed twenty miles, and was not abandoned till
o'clock p. M, when it became impossible to
continue 1t longer as the horses were complete
ly worn out. No losses were sustained by our
more is not known, but at least several must
have been slain. The bloody state of the field
attests that the Indians dragged off Rapidly a
number of their wounded comrades.
Capt Neil of the 10th cavalry, with 100
picked men from DavidsOn's command, took
up the trail and pursued the savages who had
gone to the Stakcd Plains.
The Indians Stop Prof. H7arsh's Party.
The Tribune correspondent telegraphs that
on the 18th inst, Prof. Marsh of Yale College,
with his scientific expedition, were at the Red
Cloud Agency, and that his expedition was op
posed by the Indians. He held a council with
the chief. who did not believe that he wanted
to Eunt bones in the Blackl Hill, but was in
search of gold. and the Indians showed great
excitement; but the Professor, after harangue
by Chief White Tail, made a short speech
which had the singular effect of Modifying the
Indians, and gaining their full consent for the
progress of the expedition, provided it was &C
companied by Home indians. On the next
day, the 18th. when the party reached the
agency where the Sioux scouts were to JOIN
them, great number of fully armed Indians
were there, excited, and gathered around theiI
chief. All the Indiars who were to go with
stated that his young men believed that the
party were gold and not bone hunters. In the
midst of the talk, chief Pretty Crow rode up
and shouted, "White men going into our coun.
try to find gold; must stop them at once" I'm.
mediately shrill cry was made to the women
and children, who ran away rnd line oil
mounted Indians formed in front and rear oil
the soldiers and wagons. A collision SCENE
imminent, but Professor Marsh turned back
and q conflict was avoided. A coancl will be
held on the 14th