The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-09

shelter. Now 1t reaches the flank and blHtl-
kets, blnuses and empty sacks were freely
used To extlngush tho flames. Some OF tho
wagons were set on fire, which required all
the force possible to smother It, No water
can be obtained, and the smoke is suffOcatinE,
but the lire passes and we still hold our posi-
tion. Meantime constant vo)ey Is poured
upon IFS. Capt. Payne, wounded for the Sec
ond time, and First Sergeant DoIan, of corn-
nnny 7, killed instantly, MtKinstry and Mo
keo killed. aud many others wounded. The
but the poor horses and mules are constantly
falling about u.s. Just about sundoWn
charRe was attempted, but repulsed. tho Indi-
ans trying to drive off some OF our horses
which had broken looss
The attack ceased at dark, and soon every
! man WINS ut work enlhrglDg tho trenches and
hauling out the dead horses caring for the
wounded aud burying tho dead At daylight
the attack was resumed and the firing Of
sharpshooters has been kept up every day
enee, and occasionally ut night, sendfng us
to our pits In a scramble. This Is the fifth
day OF our Siege, but we are determined to
hold out II II takes a month for sucGOf to
renCh us; but we ars confident that Gen.
Merritt whose name IL upon the lips OF every
one, Ia on the road to rescue us. As / write
this bullets are whistling over tho top OF our
trench; they often strike grain sacks q fetv
inches above our heads, but we are deep
enough to be comparatively safe.
ed+-Malor Thorhbnrgh,. First Sergeant
John Dolan, Prlvates John Burns, Michael
Fevsrtvn, Samuel Mckee, Thomas Mooney,
Michael Lynch, Charles Wright Domintek
Cuff and Wagunmaster Mckenzie and Team
ster McNnire,
Wounded Capt. Payne, flesh wound tn
arm and side; Lieut.. Paddock. flesh wound IN
hip; DR.. Grimes, flesh would In shoulder;
lIil John Mcdonald, PrIvates james n.
Gibbs, John Hoaxey. Emil kaatsman, Eugene
Patterson. Frank Simmons, Eugene Schteke-
ddonsse, Vim. Esser, Geo. Stehger, Nicholas
Henry, Thos. Lynch, Fred Bankard. y:
Allen Tupton; Corporas 9. +. Elchfurze aud
Frank Hunter; Prlvates Jas. Conway, John
Crowley, W. Il. CLARK, Orlando Durand, Thos.
Ferguson. Thos. Lewis, Ell Lovalle, Willard
Mitchell John Mahony. James Paterson, Vim.
sehubsr, Thomas McNamara, Budia, John
Douovn; Teamsters Thos. Cain ard Nelson,
anu Guide Lowery With the exception Of
tho wound Of Guide Lowery the wounds OF
tho above named men are not serious
pAYNE's COMMAND RMAcHED~-THE INDIANS
RouNDLy WHIPPED AND THIATY SEVEN
KILLED.
CHEYENNE, Oct 8s-The following was re-
caived early this morning from Major t4ittls.
KAwLfNs, Oct. s.-Tha Rawltus maII ear
rIef from Snake river. is iust In. H. ryparts
day afternoon. After q severe fight, killing
thirty-seven Indians, he found them tPaynss
cOmmandl all right. This colorad cavalry
company Joined Payne last Friday night.
IO5IHE HI blSlI HDESpB UlIb Two LII uOIHG SOs
The mail carrier knows nothing about the
condition Of the officers and men. The COM
panes Of the Fourteenth Regiment were ut
least twsnty-four hours behind Merritts
COMMAND. GLaLIs.
DETAILS or THE FIGHT wTTH THE INDIANS
POW-WOw AND IT'S GoNSEQ UEE GEs-THE
COL0HED TROOPS FIGHT H0BLT.
RAwL1as. Oct se-.The courier from Payns's
caipp brings the following account OF the ar-
rivuI OF the relief.
He reports that Gen. Merritt, on his ap-
preach to Paynss camp and when only few
miles from It, discovered hostile. Utes filing
ort from O neighborng canon. The Indians
discovered Merritt at the same. moment, and
the General, perceivng this from their ac-
tions ordered his men To fall back LII rapid re-
treat The Indians were encouraged by this
mannuvre to rush from their hiding places,
Merritt pushing his troops to q run from
them out on the open plain He then gave
tho order to wheel, which the men did with
admirable precision, showing In o minutes
space bristling front wnere befors had been
a seeming struggling rout. The General did
not walt for the foe to attack; In less than
two minutes his men poured into the Utes
fire which checked their advance and forced
them to seek every available cover. The bat
tie lasted but few hours, during which time
the Indians suffered the loss OF thirty-seven
Killed, while Merritt did not lose a man.
!, The btes got such o .evere drlbbing That
they threw up the white flag In token or their
Merritt. and several chiefs entered his camp
frthwitb Several Of tho chiefs were willing
to surrender; others were not. Merritt toldS
them that IL they would give up their arms
and ponies he would do nothing more with
them for the present One or two chiefs
asked whethor Merritt intended to 10 to the
agency with his troops. He replied that he
did After brief consultation all the chiefs
agreed to q common answer. which was that
II the United States soldiers invaded their
reservation they would fight them until the
last Of the Utes lay dead After this they
left MerrItt's camp and returned to their own.
Merritt then pushed forward with oil haste
and joined Payne with the remnant Of Thorn
burgh'S command.
The same Monday evening, before Merritts
arrival, Payne had been most gallantly sue
cored ny o colOred company Of As men OF the
Ninth Cavalry, under Capt. Dodge. Ills com.
Springs last Friday night, and learning oil
Thornburgh's fight and Payne's situation re-
solved to get to Paynes sfde at every hazard.
In their attempt they were met by the be-
sieginK Utes, who turned upon them with
fire 30 hot that they were compelled to dis
mount. In the course OF subsequent en-
gagement this brave colored company lost
every horse but two.
Payne had held out splendidiy, losing only
two men since the twenty ninth, when Ram
kin left.
MERRITTs ENGAGEMENT DENIED.
CHEYENNE, Oct 81 $50 p. m.-The later re-
ports from Rawlins and the front contradict
the report brought In this morning by the
mail-carrter OF fight between Merr1tts COM
mand and the Utes. From the most reliable
sources 1t ID learned that Merritt had no en-
gagement with the hostiies up to the time Of
relieving Payne.
MEEKER MURDERED.
Los PINos, Col, Oct. S.-But little doubt re-
mains that Agent Meeker was murdered by
the Indians, together with his men. Informa-
ton received through runners support the re-
port that the women and children were spared,
and are at Chief Douglass's house.
NEW YORK.