The New York herald., 1879-10-15
Disappearance Of the Hostiles Be-
fore the Troops.
NO CHANGE FOR A DECISIVE FIGHT
General Merritt'S Official Re.
port OF Movements.
INSTR RUCTIONS WANTED.


RAwLINs. Wy. T.. Oct. IA. 1879.
No news from TIE front has been received to-day
up to this hour, ten p. NJ, and none is expected
until late at night or in the morning. A chilling
rain has fallen all day. which will have good effect
in laying the intoerable dust the route between
here and Merritt's camp.
With yesterdays tdngs OF the butchery at Meek
ers White River Agency came the acme of interest
in the campaign The last troops to be sent to
General Merritt's support are expected to
rive at Rawlins Thursday morning and to
leave with supplies. including thirty thou
sand rations. the following day. Yet no
officer here, not the veteran Colonel Bracket,
who commands. expects that either they or the
troops already in advance will succeed in getting .
decisive tight out of tho Indians whose retreat be-
fore Merritt exhibits their caution and lack OF su-
cient numbers to risk general engagement.
THE STRENGTH THE HosTILEs
Nothing except vague reports OF strange Indian
faces recently seen at the Agency has to prove
that any Of the northern or White River Utes were
engaged in the recent atrocities. and the
Utes have not had than two hundred
and eighty warriors in the field Moreover. one Of
their chiefs Douglass, to have remained faith
full to Meeker to the last In Meekers latest letter
to Thornburgh, dated at the agency on the
very day which Thornburgh was being
slaughtered with his soldiers twenty-five miles
away. Meeker says:-"I expect to leave
in the morning with Sornick Ute chief to meet
Douglass" Therefore he could not have been en-.
gagged in the Thornburgh fight, and your corresponds
ent with Merritt, writing on the 11th when Merritt
arrived at the Agency, closes the note follows.
alluding to the massacre:-
We cannot believe it perfdy on tho
part of Douglas. but rather that the battle with
Thornburgh precpitated by chiefs Yambo.
Jack and Colorado having put the Utes in active
hostility to the Government. thus making their
subsequent action seem to them necessary or al
least, expedent.
SOUTHERN UTEs.
The appearance on the scene Of delegation of ten
Uncompahgre Utes sent by the friendly Chief Ouray.
along with the interpreter Brady. Indicates most
strongly that the Uncompahgre, or Southern Utes,
will be kept out Of the mede If possible. II
was this delegation that sent in to Merritt the
flag of truce at tho crisis of his engagement with
the White River Utes the day he reached
Payne under cover OF which flag the
White River Utes retreated and have not
since been Ouray will do all he
can to stop the war. and if he control the Un-
compahgres he will succeed. In that the White
River Utes will not have men enough to prolong the
contest, and may be expected to dispersc and en-
deavor to avoid recognition and punishment by dis
tributing themselves In small parties among the
other Ute tribe.
MERRITT's REPORT.
General Merritt, in his official despatch sent
through here yesterday to Adjutant General Will
iams adds nothing of special consequence to the in
formation you have received from your own cores
pondent. His scouts have been so poor that he
was in doubt whether the Utes had fed and also in
doubt whether his instructions could justify. in any
event. his attempt to pursue and punish them If
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below.
WELCOME TASK.
That is a task which he would willingly accept
and no wonder. after the spectacle Of MUIR
der and rapine he and his troops beheld
at the White River ruins. Ho speaks of
his intention to send out cavalry the
morning OF the 18th to the surrounding coun-
try and find the Ute trail Reviewing his short but
effective campaign at some length he expresses the
hope that this report contains enough Of detail to
satisfy all critics. He asks for further instructions.
GENERAL MERRITr's OFFICIAL RrPORT OF HIS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. THAT THE HOS
TILES HAVE GONE SOUTH.
CHICAGO. ILL.,, Oct. IA. 1879.
Colonel Merritt has telegraphed to military head
quarters under date of October IL substantially ~
follows:-
This morning moved down the river to point
near White River Agency. The cavalry have been
out all day in different directions looking for In
dans and report that the trails lead southery to the
Grand River. have little doubt but that the
Indians have gone to the Uncompahgre Agency.
We expect Gilbert and Henry tomorrow.
and we will then toward the
Grand River. leaving guard behind. !
have buried seven bodies here including
Agent Meeker. and three on the road. am entirely
doubt respecting the force which the hosties can
muster 1t has been clearly ascertaned that all the
Uintah Indians Joined the Utes before the Thorn
burgh fight II my orders are to go to the Southern
Agency aud fight what we meet, shall be glad to
carry them out. but hope my instructions viii not
be. delayed.
Colonel Merritt regrets exceedingly the great
ranchmen.
THE SOUTHERN UrEs PEACEFUL AND CoN~
TENTED.
WASHINGTON Oct IA. 1879.
Commissioner Hayt of the Indian Bureau. to-day
received a letter from Agent Page, written at the
southern Ute Agency October 9. in which he says
al havc had q council with Ignacio Red Jacket and
Maniguiniup. chief of the renegade Utes and
600 other Southern Ute Indians. They lie.
sire that the Great Father be informed
that they promised that they will take
part with render any aid to
tho White River and Uintah Utes; that they
contentcd aud desire to remain ut peace. to-day
refused to issue them their annuity goods until
this day two weeks. To this refusal they consented.
ssying. All right The Southern Utes request
that when reply to this report of their action IL
received it should be communicated to them. which
have promised to do"
AN INDIAN HANGED.
SAN FRAScrsco. CAL, Oct. IA. 1879.
Victoria despatch saws that an Indian named