The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-10-19
M - ce eIIan eouS
Record OF Defeats Of indians.

In its magnitude, Clusters was the
most crushing defeat that the
American Army has sustained Mt the
hands Of sayagos since the United
States become nation, il thero be
excepted st. Clairs disaster This
took place Nov. 4, 1871, when Mian-
is, led by Mishekonequoh, better
known rs Little Turtle, utterly rout-
ce the American army under Gen
st. Clair, who lost thirty-nino Off
GERS and 593 men. One of the few
occasions on which Washington,
himself versed in Indian warfare
and remembering the fate of the
regulars under Braddock, lost his
self-control was when he receiv-
cd the news of this calamty.-Thc
news was brought to him by spe-
cial messenger while at dinner with
company. lie went ont to speak
with the messenger, returned to his
seat, went through tho dinner with
perfect composurc, and Immediately
attended Mrs. Wasaiugton's draw
ing-room, speaking courteously with
every lady. When the company had
gone aud Mrs. Washington had re-.
tired, leaving the President and
his secretary alone, Washington
broke out again and again in terri
able explosions of wrath. Eyes" he
exclaimed, "here on this very spot
l took leave of him 1 wished him
success and honor. "You have your
instructions from the Secretary OF
War; said /. 81 had strict eve TO
them and will add one word-Be-
ware of n surprise He went off
with that my last warning thrown in
his ears. And yet, to suffer that
army to be cut to pieces, hacked
butchered, tomahawkel by n sur
prise-the very thing l guarded him
against y God o God !" (throw
ing up his hands and shaking with
emotion) shes worse than murder
er. How can hc answer to his
country 7 The blood of the slain is
upon him. the curse of widows and
orphans, the curse of Heaven !"
The war of 1913 witnessed no So
rious defeat, the massacres of Chi,
cago and Detroit having been
wrought on the defenseless prison-
ers. In 1885 came tho Seminole
war.-Gen. Thompson, tho Commits.
sioner, when the Indians refused TO
emigrate, denying that they had
signed the treaty CT Fort Gibson
understandingly, put Osceola in
irons and provoked war On the
18th OF December, Osceola killed
Thompson, Lieutenant, and seve-
raj others at Fort King, and the
same day, in the Wahoo Swamp, fell
on Maj Dade and body of ll0 reg.
uslarand destroyed them completely;
indeed the bodies were not found
for a long time. Thus began a war
which cost the United States 1,466
lives and $lO,000,0OO.
The next great Indian war was
provoked by the massacre of some
800 Indians, principally women and
children, Nov. rs, 1864, by Chiying
ton. The Indians had vengeance
for this in 1866. The Government
had been constructing new road
to Montana, which the Indians
claimed would drive the game out OF
their best hunting grounds. Accor
dinghy they opposed its making and
use vigorously.-From July 26 to
Dec. 81 they attacked every train
that passed over the road, and fifty
one times appeared in hostile array
before Fort Phil Kearney, and killed
fiye officers, ninety-two men and
nfty~cight citizens. Dec 9 they at
tackled wood train two miles from
the fort. Col Fetterman with fifty
men sailed .out and rescued it.
This gavo the Indians tho hint, and
on the 81 they planned a similar at-
tack, preparing an ambush. Col.
Fettefman, Capt. Brown and Lieut..
drummond were sent out with
ninetyrone men. when the Indians
5000 strong, fell on them and des.
troysd them. Sixty,seven corpsss
''usss in q space thirty live feet in di-
notsr.-Ool. Fetterman and Capt.
Brown blew out each others brains
g avoid being taken alive. N Y,
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