The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-16
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been repeated on a small scale. Every
Que has heard of the band of Cheyenne
Indians, who fought the United Sta es
forces almost daily while travei sing a
thousand miles OF territory, seeking to
gain the greater freedom across the
English boundary where Sitting Bull
found peace and safety. They were
captured; and now for the sequel:
OMAHA, NEB., Jau. 10, 1879.
Telegrephic advicAs received from
Military fieadqu n tiers, Depar ment #
The Platte, furnish de,a /, OF the bloody
afai at Camp RobIus1n. Capt. u
Vessels, VINO Was lntrusted with tie
duty of transporting the Cheyenne TO
Fort Leavenworth, states pretty. in q
teies ram from Camp Robinson, that
the Indians broke out the Windows OF
n room In which they We e confined
at ten O'Clock last night, and, OVERFLOW
erlus tue guard, wnicn had been doub-
led as an extra ~piecaution, hi led one
soldier, mott ! y wuunded another and
inquired others. Tue C~neyennss III
sone manner had seoreted a few OLD
revol.ers, which were used. The cav
airy Immediately rallied from the bar
racks, nd the Ind. aus declining to sur
eudrr tired into them, killing forty.
The others retreated, the Java ry rur.
suing. A later despatch from Lleu>
teEaut Johnson reports that Captain
Vessels is still out with cavalry IN
pursuit.
OF GENER L CROOK.
Your correspondent convaIseI with
General Crook thls afternoon on the
matter, but the General stated that the
Information received was SO meaCre
that he could form no opinion. He
stated that the Indians were ~ such a
condition when captured two months
ago by Colonel Carleton that thsy
would have returned to Indian Terri. o.
ry. for they considered themselves van
Quis ed, and expected it. Being al
lowed to stay So 10 *. they looked on
it as settled hat tney We're not to be
taken away. An order TO remove
them, 10 accordance with the dec sion
OF tho Department OF the InteI.O 4, came
about d week aso. When the adams
we're told they would be taken laek 70
Fort Leavenworth they we've greatly !
surprised, and decid d to die rather !
than go. in their present iemper any
attempt 10 remove them by force was
certain 10 r. suit Olly III tho death Of
some soldiers and the killing OF the
Cheyelnes. Thereto e it was decided,
as stated in the Herald of January Z,
to freeze aud 5 arve III IN out, an offer
benz made, ana per0m pJuiiiy refused.
To iced he small childteu, as the In
dians hau decided 10 die together, and
then began singing the death song
Captain Vessels, with five companies
- ~. fNh;rl nnx,ru 80,
the Indians, awaited tue issue up to
yesterday, and part Of the Indians had
surrender ed ana decided to go, but the
re mainder were as desperate as ever.
Things We're In this condition WHOM
they broke from the room last night.
The Cheyennes were .Jnfined in one
set Of company quarse.s whi;h form a
part OF tue Ioctangle into which The
was laid ou;. Thes ldiers were in
Il 50 proximity. The total number of
bucks Was forty, and if, as believed,
b parties killed were bucks, this
nearly extermina:ei t.em. No Que
doubts that the Indians could have
be N taken back peaceably n easily
when c~aptuled.
REPORT Oh THE AFFAIR
The following special has just been
received here from Camp Roblnson:-
While being removed on Thursday
" lid Hog fatally stabbed Private Fer
su,oD, Company A, Third cavalry.
The remaining savages b gan chanting
The var song and ~stGbborDly refused
% smerge from the prison OOH, aud
proceeded to barricade the windows.
up flo )ring, the iutrenchsd
.he mselveS therein, y impiovised
$3.50. nl,, n, nt, Ii. &c - 80. -.
| he stoves we've also broken iu f.ag- :
Soon after midnight the Chey.
daIted tlrou h the prison win
and fired on tEo guard with re +,
Divers which they had succeeded in F,
.;oncealing, and ali ian for the open
The guard opened fire on the |
| icing savagcs, $40 ting them down by :
ioZ ,nS in the irs zen Sow. The troops :
ire III purs uit Of the It tire .ting Indians, '
Killing them without mercy. -Four {
of the Third cavalry were {
vouuded and one killed, be having t
,eeu sh 1T through the heart. Dull
Aniie IS numbered among the dead, v
laving baeu shot through the head. G
ne hundred aud ii ~ cav.lryinen ar
n pursuit., while 9th rs are employed t
n carrying in The dead aud wounded n
r
'ORT ROBINSON, Neb., JaI. 10, 1879. \
The TT ops are still in pursuit of the II
scaped Indians. Thirty-seven, nearly e
Ii Of whom are squaws and child en-, k
ave either surrendered or been cap 3,
IL ed and are nov under guard here,
pilty-four are sti | at la g including n
bout fifteen warriors, among whom Is .,
Il ief Dull X ife, e~rroneously reported -
cad last night. Wild Hog, Crow :.
nd Left Hant, head men OF the tribe. >.