, 1876-10-07

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Ssne.-!n br!ef, mention any, torn Il country.
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st. CL,,Ws nErEAy.
A TerriLle lsutc1lory Resembling the Custer
Slaughter.
Huskoa<t Inataa journal.
.p,,,, @ ~. ,a't,a.s ~, lin Wosso,,, from,to,
lFoab'e 10 the eett'els On .!u "eslctn t'ohtlcs'
a'la t"o Ct 1pcsltta,ne nnu atea"y essa}eu III VAIN
to uucll them. The third expedition was
a. ro,t Tosh,nrtnn, INV Cfnc,nnntt. rho
~ foh "Aa"'n' y nan 40 ~" ~, no .,,,.'.
lorce numbered sV'o 1esula1e &no l'VVe mll'l'a.
an artillery corps anu scVcra! souadrons Of
pcditIon sct cut IN tic ot1, or 7th, marching
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unss.y 'Ds.M .,.. . 49,. =" ,ss "s .l,..,. s
country. he"'ns 'near way tH'o"Rn forests,
bridging streams, and poor " eneountering the
grcatcst hardship. The little army was poorly
rf,t,,cJ. nnor1v fed. nnd noorlv t11setntjnri'
,rt,a"e ,xos ,,,,,. ,,sa.a,I,f,cttor o, NJ ~
Ane'e wa "Itu ~ a'"ae. ',.,,N, -au na"y ~
sertlons' A ilne ot posts was estaoisiea on
garrtsot them. Dy tlte means Gen, St CIu!r'e
iorcc soon became reduced III number, and On
Nuy, 8, when hc canlprtl on q branch III
tho Wabash Rlycr, twenty.nlnc miles fr0ln Fort
JcIcFsun nnd ntucty-sevun miles fruru Furt
Washington, he could only count 1,400 effective
| men 0no lialf That number were DESTINED ever
| to teaye tlnt camp. Its site wis not well
chosen. The ground was very dcenslblc
against regular troups; nn opci sparc, eur-
rounded bY close woUls, dense thicKcts, with
| hero ard tucre 4 raytue and u smali swnulp-it
Yus lust tue kind Of covering fur thu Intttans
| n their moIo Ut warfare, aud ten st. Clair
. i,f..
1T tic historian tell tho atory: "About Aalf
| M hour beforv sunrise tic next morning NOV,
4,lD1v' writes Washington Irving, "and Just
ater tue troops Aatl been dismissed on parade,
rcIeinbng, 6ays IN oi1icur, tue jii,gling Of ati
1ninitue 81 1orse bells. i WIS ine dlrcful 1u-
din yell, followed By thc sharp repurts uf tho
dc.liy ritlc. Tho militia returned a ieebic fire
ant tilen took to Hight, daslIng l'eltsf-skclter
tinu1tal troops, Which was hastily forming, was
thrown into tlsurIcr. The llidlans were Gloss
upo, thu heels ot the flying in'lltla, and would
ll!yecntcrcd tile camp with thgn', but tho sight
ccivet.ctn checked their artior, aud they threw
Themselves behind lugs mud bushes at Il distance
ofBey;ntY yards, and Immediately commenced an
attach upon thc first line. wltct, seen extended
was UPON the centre u eari line, where Tic
artillcy was pIacel. The art,ilery, II not well
srryel, waa 'braycty fought. 4 quanti.y Of
canIstGs a1l.l some round sllot wcre thrown In
tic dirsction WHENCE the Indians Tired; but,
It was impossible t. dll ct tic pieces to alya,,
age. Ilo artillcrlsts themselves were exposcd
Is a Inurlcrous lire, and every utl.rr, and more
tl,an IL lwutnir.ls q ii the @ men, , wcre ki4ica aud
wounded Twice the Indians pushed Into camp,
delivering thur iru aud then ruslllng in with
| tile tolnaiawk; but each time they werc driven
back. Ger: Butler haa boon shot run Ills horsc,
and was sitting down to ilave Ills wounls dress
ell, wbenn during savage dastcd Into camp,
tpnallawkstl and sgalpcd l!tn. He fallcd
to carry olths trophy, being instantly slain.
ss:ruo yetFan vi. C!air, who, unable TO mount
served hts toolness In tile midst of tho peril and
Jieastor, gi,Iu1 its orders with Judgment aotl
scli-posscssbu. 6ectug to what advantage his
troops fought with q concealed cneny, lie
lara, ~ rousctl,e lsllana from tneir covcrt With
tla bayonet, and turn their LETT t1unk, This
was execatedwltl, great spirit. The enemy wus
driven 800 or tN yartls; but for want OF cnyatry
W wero forsct to giyo Blk IL turn. T Ths be- sayagcs ]
had now cOt its camp bY tie left funk; ugpI1
severul c6argcl wcre ,ila,lc, but fn vain. Grcat
caraagc w,s sl1crcd from tho enemy concealed
ali Ills otticctsof tho secon,i Regiment wcre
picked Of excepting three Tho contest Aad
now endured ftr moro than two hours and a
ha'f. The splrltof tho troops tagged under thu
| loss Of Ollirefs Half Ut the army Was Killed
aud tho sittlatl,,, OF the rcmalndcr was Jcs
pcrote. Thrru ppcarcd to be no ultrruatiy,
but retrcat.
MAt il::W Hcn. IT. Clair ordered Col, Drakt
with tic Second Regiment to make auothcl
cl.arrc Us If to turn tu r.ft wing vi tlle cne1uy
hut ii .lurt to regan ttc road from which til,
army was cut pir, Th,s pb1cst was elrcctc i
iiIuy1nr colicrtoI i, onu body the rrcatcst par1
OF tilc troops,t writce ono 0i the officers, 'aut
such Of The wouni,d as could possibly hol,bj,
along with us, we t.ls!lcd out tron tic LIT d
tho rrnr luc. sacrittInr ollr nrtiligry and f,ar
otfoa horses, tut se1uo ot the l., dl4ablcd @cu