West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-07-20

dred head OF stock, together with provisions
ammunition, etc.........A dispatch received
AZ the army headquarters at San Francisco
from General Howard, dated head of Birch
reek, July s, says he found the Indians i'm
iorce on height near the head Of Butter
creek lie advanced two co umns, one
under Throckmorton, consisting of two com.
pames OF artillery, one of infantry and
Few volunteers, and the others
uhdcr Bernard, consisting of seven
companies of cavalry and twenty
OF hobbinS's scouts. Howard accompa-
hled the latter column. Bernard's scouts
notlhed HIM OF the vicinity of the hos lies.
when the cavalry moved forward at a trot
over the three foothills each over a mile in
ascent. The Indians were strongly posted
on a rocky crest One company was left
with the pack train. The Others deployed
Iuu advanced handsomely under heavy fire.
me ascent rs described as steeper than that
at Missionary Ridge, but not a man broke
the ranks, though several saddles were
emptled and many horses killed The enemv
We're driven from one position TO another
height IN the rear, Of greater elevation
ana crowned with natural defenses of lava
rocks In twenty minutes this position WIS
also siormed from different sides at once
ana rapid pursuit commenced of nying
INDIANS who abandoned their horses nro.
visions, ammunition and camp material
The hostiles made for the thick timber
GROWING Blue Ridge, and made another
stand, but were again dislodged and nusbed
four or FIVE miles further i'm the mountains
The rough country and great exhaustion of
men anu horses caused cessation of the
pursuit for the day. La this engage
ment hve enlisted men were wounded
ana about twenty horses killed. n
is Impossible to state the loss of the
euemy. lhelr women and children and
best horses were moved before the 6vbt he
gan, apparently in the direction of Grande
hOnde, and the hostiles fled i'm that direc
tlon. lie officers and men behaved i'm the
oest possible manner throughout the affair.
Fires.
few mornings since a fire broke out
near the boilerhead of the Anchor Line
steamer Capt. al CRY, from Vicksburp for
OF. Louis, while lying near the elevator at
Memphis, and in a few minutes the whole
boat was wrapt in flames, the officers, crew,
and passengers barely escaping with their
iiVes, leaving heir clothing and everything
behind. The elevator and several haiboats
In The vicinity were also DESTROYED. The
toai loss will exceed 100000, the grea or
portion of which falls on the Anchor Line
Company OF S.. Louis. As the books and
papers OF the boat and The elevator are lost
~ rs impossible TO obtain reliable list of
either losses or insurance. Two bodies were
found IN the wreck badly burned.
Notes from Abroad.
The British Channel Squadron has nm.
peared off Cyprus. This mas revived the
rumor concerning the purchase of the is.
land by England. Minister Iayard is reti.
cent on the subject. The Porte however.
declares no contract in regard to the island
mas been concluded......R Russia and Turkey
nave arrived at an understanding in regard
To the return of the Turkish prisoners of
war, and several steamers have been dis
patched To bring them to Constantinople.
Berlin advices state that the question of
batoum was at one time the cause of grave
apprehensions. Its settlement is the result
OF an application to the Car for new in
structions. Lord Beaconsfeld having de.
cIared that unless the commercial character
oil Batoum was strictly guaranteed England
would deem herself entitled to send iron
clads through the straits whenever she
pleased Various correspondents at Ber-
lin agree that the settlement now reached
implies that the Notifications shall be com
pletcly dismantled and no men-ofwar sta.
toned in the harbor..... The Posts Berlin
correspondent says, as compensation for
the loss OF Batoum, the Turks shall retain
Bayazid and the whole valley leading there
TO, including Alashger ......A telegram from
vienna points out that Batoum is not to be
made free port like Altoona, but to he.
come Russian free port, qui,e different
thing.