Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-22
The EGG!an war.


tho couoc!l with the 1cdisns yesterday, the IN
terprctcr aud scout report that On the Sth six
IodaGs came from the White River Agency to
the Southero Utes. That night 0 war dance
vas held. and many yturg warriors left With |
the White River UteS. The six Utes fred the |
young bucks with tho reports Of great victory |
| over Thornburgh's troops. This morning. Sa- |
| van, Chief Chopates. and Aquata, IF he Man |
| ch05, came aU1g and reported The same. II |
seems that lgrscio had Instructed his men that |
| this Information IVES to be withheld. These |
chiefs say it is impossible, 10 control all their !
young bucks. % the 2lst annuity goods will
ue Issued by COL Page, when the missing H.
| 6isus will be knGwc. Also sent 40 inteftretcr
| 10 tho agency gh0 knows nearly every lodian
10 these tribes. | shall be at A,iGss on tho
20th, when | hope to obtain Information from
| McrIitt's ironf. II it is TIC intention TO light
them, The Fourth Cavalry should come forward
| at ouco. We have runners that conciia5ory
N easures a!e btipp tukcn. 1t Merritt forces
his way into The UncompaShrc pars, the gen
trai commanding mag think it test to send toe
| Fourth, thus leaving NC 10 TO the work here
vi Ii What | have. L am now IN communic.
ZION With Cli Bucls rcrmard ca tic Sao
Juap. HATCH, Colonel.
Secretary Sctu,z st s O'clock last evening
Fccyivud the following irGm Special Agent
Charles ad m:
los PINoS. Coz, Oct lS.--Arfiecd last
oieh' Our.y d camp, and pow make prepa-
r.iicn3 o Ga 20 the camp OF Douglass, between
Grand aud GunLisOn rivers, with az e. cort OF
lud:.us, 10 .ecuIC the oaIiurtd WGn"n AID
chdch, who have ASSURANCES. are s,tc, and
will be delivered. Troops should not proceed
;outh lrum White !ecr. Meanwhile, Is be
lleVe that y0Og c9nGlti0ns to sacurs peace will
be complied Wi,h, norc of The Southern aud
only part OF the White River Utcs have been
Engaged 10 tho trouble, and all runoIs Of dep
relations off he rescrvalion ara uutrue, except
he driving off Of horses from Bear River. aud
this before Outay's order 10 cease fighting was
received. Ouray has pEtcct cNnrol IT his own
people, and the White River Utss arc in con-
slant communicative with him, All desire
pesce, and cXpet to return htr3 ~ slS days
D with the women and children.
| The fist conditions OF peace whioh General
Adams was Instructed by Secretary Sehulz to
.. Insist unon wete tho immediate giving up OF
the captive wcmeu and children aEd the sur.
} render OF the Indians who he'd taken part in
the alta * upon Maj. Thornbursh and the mur
der OF Agent Mceker and employe,
The Commissioner Of Irdian Affairs yts.ir
: day rec lived q telegram from Mr.. Page, agent
fer the Southern Utcs in which, under date of
Fort Lewis UoL., Oar. Is, (va Alamosa 2l,)
/ HI says: Il arrived hero yesterday with 20
Utts, Chiefs and head men, aud held ccun Ill
with Gen. Hatch. they assured him they da
sired 10 remain st peace. | rotuln 20 tho
{ agency Gt oECo with them
. Amoas those killed ~ tho Indians 10 New
{ Mckee IS ". G. Hinds. United States c)Iieo.
:, ter. & large body of Indians is reported as
concentrating between Colorado ard HisbUro.
; Il company Ct ludian scouts have deserted orr
$ forces AID jo!acd the enemy,
d A correspondent Of the New York Herald,
in discussing the particulars of the Thcrnburgh
, disaster says:
Martha +. Hughes, Captain Dodge's lieu.
. tenant, Dc ctlblug The app rJavh ci biz compsoy
Z 10 Payc3's camp, says:
) JOIN Gordon, vino Left Pay nU's camp with
Rankin, Grd went With lin as lar az Bear
Rivcr heard Of tho death If his brother George
, aud met Us there. lie offered 10 show US to
. the camp IrO1lieG he had D good horse. D1dge
Told him 10 pick the bts. hoIgo il the com-
Inand and gave him everything be wanted, iu-
cluding belt Ct cartridges. When wereaohrd
{ Sticking uu!ch, four miles from Paync's posi
ton, J1hn found his brothers corpse, and
almost ct tic sane time found tho corpse of
az old schoomao o. mine. named Brigham,
! who had accompanied George Gordon with the
; thraallcg uaohino. The burccd corpse Of The
hey who was also with Gordon lay lot far off.
When John Gordou cawo upon his trnthcrs
, body there Yves 70 rGs-aiolng hin. Tie LETT
! lis saddle, aEnk by tho roadside aud gave way
; 20 bis grht 50 loudly that it llarncd slmo of
IL, wha feared tito indians might hear his sobs
and cries. just here | may rs well tell you
that there appeared to be no fouGd4tion what
ever fJr the report that Gordon had made s
light with tho lodiaus before be was killed.
The story shout large number OF empty car
iIidec shells being found near him was f.b
tcat!cn. In all probability The Indiats, when
they approached him and Brigham, did so in
u ircadiy ma5uCr with ihcir usual How"
tlen then closed artuod then and SHOT them
down without gtclus them the least chanca for
sell defence. Dodge aud | bcc.mo anxious
about HE ladlans 10 iIoGt, and s ut to John
urging E!m for Gods sake to CONS on ond
to keep sill last the Utes should antus,sde
US in tha dark. He did como OF, and accom-.
pat the Advance guard mo p yoe's CORA.
Ii Was bis voice that rcassuIcd Payucs senti-
bCs, who Tad their carbit G. raised ready 10 fir,
lhlnklog We we're ludiars" GoIdou. whose
services sr1 Valued even more hsnly thsn
. Rot kin 5 By the officers CT the beeasureG eou
maHd, has slGco said to your correspondent
i '"a5 c1ptalu Ia The rebel army. ard very
much Or. JUDGED egeiost digger soldiers, bur
If the Lord will forgive me for what [ hayo
said sbcu: them l vi! never repeat i. after
what they did that day
Altr C,ptaln Dodge's oompasy Of ooored
cavalry Glosed out Of osmpic-uishi 10 k the
Train ter Cheyehrc thence to Fort Uoiou,
NrE H. xlcu, u thrilling cheer Was given than
by the ~ti;e troors Of Captain Psyue's com
inaDc, whom they first Succored at Milk river.
Hats and caps were lifted en- bo;h sides. aad
Wtits bands trasped black ores, while ell said
Good BY In toe words CT Captain Llwsoo,
the gallant Ptn9syVaLia lrisbman who coul-
handed ooe of tho Thornburgh cmpanias:
The boys Of the Fifth Cavalry have f1rgotteu
aabort the smell OF niggers. The men ofthe
Ninth Cav Cavalry arc the whi,est black men
ever saw
| WINNEpgG, MAN, Oct. Oft is reported
that many Sioux Indians ara moving north.
| There no buffalo in the interior aud they are