The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-05-13
THE MUTINOUS CHEYENEES.

tween the Indians and the Soldiers
Arrival Of DIR. SpoOner from the WI
chita Agency.
The st. Louis Republican of the 30th
says: DIR. Spooner, who is just in from
the Wichita Agency, gives some addition
al particulars of the fight between the sol
diers and Indians at the Cheyenne Agen-
cy, in which the Indians developed con-
| siderable cunning and strategy. The In
dams before coming into the agency, some
| time in March. bad sent in word to Gen.
| Neil, asking on what conditions they
could surrender. The General sent back
word TO surrender, and he would tell them
afterwards what would be done with
them, but assuring them that their lives
would be spared. The Indians came in
and delivered up lot of old arms which
were supposed to have been their outfit,
Then commenced a number of arrests and
confinement in irons. At length the In
dams grew suspicious and they came to
an understanding secretly among them
selves not to submit TO any more arrests.
IL was agreed that the next man which the
/ soldiers attempted to arrest should resist,
and the rest fthe Indians would join in
the revolt. A young Indian was arrested.
4 BE fired his revolver, hitting one of
his captors on the arm and shoulder. One
of the soldiers fired and killed the Indian.
Then general fight -ensued, in which fif-
teen Indians were killed outright and a
number wounded. Two soldiers were
killed and thirteen wounded. The Indi-
ans then retreated to the top of one of the
large mounds or sand hills, which are
quite numerous on the north fork of the
| Canadian. 4 - .as ~
They were well armed with good weap-
ons and fixed ammunition, which they
had taken from some place of conceal
ment, as If foreseeing an occasion for their
use, having deceived the authorities by
delivering up only their worthless weap-
ons. On reaching the same hill the Indi-
ans entrenched themselves in rife-pits.
from which place OF security it would have
\ been destruction for the troops to attempt
/, to dislodge them. The Indians numbered
go, while the troops were only about SO.
! The latter partially surrounded the sand
1 hill with the intention of renewing the at
tack in the morning. The night was
dark and rainy. About midnight the In
dams fired heavy volley and the troops
returned the fire, but made no advance on
the Indians entertainments until day
| light, when it was discovered that the
enemy had deeamped during the night
and not an Indian could be seen. Ii APP
DCdItu ODJcCI VI lutlT WAS
to draw the fire of the soldiers. in order to
ascertain where the gap was in the line OF
Recommendations through which they safely
passed out without being discovered. The
escape was thus due to mastery piece of
generalship. --.-t
On the first outbreak an express was
sent to Fort Dodge. A courier also ar
rivedat the Wichita agency with the news
forty miles distant about midnight, and
reached Fort Sill, thirty-five miles from
Wichita, by daylight. Two companies OF
troops were dispatched from Fort Sill on
the double-quick, and on reaching the
Cheyenne agency they started in pursuit
of the indians, but soon lost the trail,
when a courier was sent back to the Wich-
ita agency for trailers, and sixteen Paw
nees and Wichitas volunteered for the pur-
pose. Nothing had been heard from the
expedite m when DR.. Spooner passed
through the Cheyenne agency few days
ago; but from the keen sagacity of the
Indian trailers it was believed that they
would soon come up with the escaping
refugees. e..
On the Doth inst, MOwawah. chief of the
BuffalO-Eater Comanches, who has been
absent on little pleasure excursion for
several months, on the Staked Plains, ar
rived at Fort Sill and surrendered his
whole outfit, consisting of 100 women and
children, 26 men and 200 ponies. The lat
ter will propably be coniscated by the
United States authorities.