, 1877-07-21
THE IDAHO INDIAN WAR.
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LEWISTON, July 10Th, P MA message
from Gen. Howard arrived at ?. NJ, to the
effect that on the morning OF the 10th
Joseph sent word to Howard that he wanted
t. surrender himself, that he was not to
blame ii tins war, that he WIS forced into 1t.
He did not speak Tor the rest OF the hostlles-
We did not see Howard's dispatch but we
are informed that Howard did not place
much confidence IL Joseph's sincerity hi the
proposition The above we gather IRON OF
ticial circles.
By Mute Thomas, who left McConville's
volunteers at p, IL, yesterday We learn the
following, to-wit:
He says Substantially that McGOnvlile
with his volunteers, and Jackson with his
cavalry were ordered to proceed d0Wn the
Clearwater 20 Dunwell's Ferry and croSs and
come up behind joseph, that they had pro
eseied aboat fiye miles this side OF haHla
when : messenger overlook them from Gen.
Toward with dispatch saying that Joseph
had sent IN word 30 Howard that be wanted
to surrender himself and 20 upon the Teoer-
walton. and upon The receipt OF tins 4 halt
was ordered, and that before Thomas left at
6 r. N. word had come that while Joseph and
Howard were parieying Joseph's force made
their escape and Joseph himself .followed
theta L was ;houeht by some that they
Lad gene VIA the L0 Lo trail, and by the
greater parl that they had crossed the Woipe
CANES grounds and gone towards the forks Of
CiearW attr; hat Howard row had become
convinced that JUseIhs proposition to sur
render was only I Tuse 10 gam tiine Tor his
fsgcs to get away. Thomas SAYS that James
LAWYER does al the carrying Of messages
between Howard and Joseph. Thomas was
wi.h McConyiile on the night OF the 10th,
, when the Indians attacked Ine volunteers at
= past Il Wlth about llG warriors and fought
III daylight, stampedIng % OF their horses
( leaving most of them on loot The evening
before the attack the friendly Indians mott
tied them that Joseph was going to attack
them and cat them OF that IIghJ; the next
day hs vas gong to attack Howard and
whip linn, then they were going 10 Lapwal
and Lewiston and clean them all out and
then 90 back t0 Salmon river. On the
reclip. If tins news OF purpose to attack,
Met JOuville fortified on a small hill, prepar-
nag several rite pits and. bringing his AMI
Iaais inside his fortified lines, and all hands
waited the attack. II was made, and the
boys having the advantage of the position
stood them. The Indians fired about 100
shots the first volley, but without any other
effect than to SO frightsn the horses that they
broke their ropes and sJamPeded, several
Of them bong KILLED. The next morning
the boys counted li6 as they rode OIL
towards Joseph's camp. Finding themselves
iJoL they sent 10 i'm Lawyer 10 furnish
them other hoIses from his band Of the
frendlics, and received the answer that
Joseph had forbidden lis doing so OF the pen
ally OF hrs attacking the frlendhes and clean
iug them out al Eamia- At one P. NJ, on
the ith, Joseph attacked Howard, the result
81 which attack We have given. Thomas
says IN the Two days fight - soldiers were
1lilel and ZS wountcd, TWO Of tie wounded
died before they arrived at GraugeyiIle.
The Kama Indians report nom l. To 20
Of the hostllas killed. 80 soldiers SAW Iaole
than four dead Indians Thomas SAYS that
while coming In he saw smoke from Hres IN
the direction Of the fOgas OF Clearwater, and
1 ho IS OF the opinion that tins smoke Is caused
/ l.v the h0suIes whom he thinks are moving
~ that direction BaSha and boy who
was with Inn as cook for his tram were
killed IN the fight with HoWards command