Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-06

THE FIGHT WITH THE APACHEs.
GEN. CARR'S OFFICIAL REPORT
GEN. GRANT GONE WEST.
The Treacherous apachcs.

GEN. cARRs OFFICIAL ACCOUNT or THE FIGHT
LIST OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 5.-The following has
been received al military headquarters:
FoRr APACHE. Sept 3 $50 nm.
To AdDt. Cen NhiTJ,e Barracks Arizona.
Pursuant to orders from the commanding rom
eral dated August 80. TO arrest Indian doctor
Nockay Delklinne as soon as practicable. and n
formal request from agent. dated l4th TO arrest
or Kill him. or both. first hoped To arrest him
when he came to hold his dances and incanta-
tions here, but he did not keep his appointment.
then sent an Indian scout with message that
1 wanted To see him. SUNDAY August D 1 re-
ceiyed an eyasive answer from him aud npxt dav
marched with troops II and +. 9th cavalry and
company 4. with scouts. the command numbering
officers and - soldiers. and % Indian scouts II
reached his village on the 30th and arrested the
Medicine Man. He professed entire Willingness
TO come with me: said he would not try Ia es-
cape and there would be no attempt at rescue,
but as We We're making camp our own scouts
and many other Indians opened fire upon us
and killed Capt Hertig first. aud ran OF the
animals already turned out TO Craze Medicine
Nan was Killed as soon as they commenced
hiring. and we drove them off after severe fight
In which We lost Capt. Hertig. who was shot in
the back 10y our Indian scouts as he turned To get
ms gun. Four privates were killed one sergeant
ana three nriNates wounded; two mortally.
After burying the dead returned a. RAPIDLY as
practicable arriving on the 3lst. Some of the
Indians had preceded and killed eight men on
the road TO Thomas. Next morning they made
a demonstration against this post and attacked
ii in the afternoon, but were repulsed. Our
total loss is: Killed. Capt. c. C. Hertig. 9th cav
airy; seven privates of troop ID. 9th cavalry. aud
one private of troop r. 9th cavalry: two privates
of company ID, 18th infantry. Wounded: First
Lieut.. c. G.. Gordon. 9th cavalry in the leg: one
sergeant troop f. and one private troop II; and
forty-five horses and ten mules killed. wounded
and missing. The command behaved with
the utmost GOODNESS and gallantry. and en-
..1.l,f.
the greatest cheerfulness. in spite of the sudden
and most traitorous nature of the attack i'm the
midst of camp. The officers and soldiers sprane
TO their arms and defeated the plan of the mas
sacre, and subsequently held their post and are
ready for further service. We require 80 horses
and 10 pack-mules. The officers here are Major
Cochran. 18th infantry: Capt. Il. MacGowen,
commanding company ID. 18th infantry; First
Lieut.. {. q. Gordon. 9th cavalry post quarter
master. VIM. Stanton, commanding troop 4.
who moved forward with the skirmishers and
most handsomely cleared the savages out
OF the bushy bottom close TO the camp: W. II.
Carter, regimental quartermaster. 9th cavalry,
adjutant and commanding troop ID after Capt.
Hertigs death; Second Lieut.. Thomas Crane
commanding Co. A. Indian scout and Of How.
ards command, troop ID. 9th cavalry; Assistant
Surgeon George McCreary. U.S.A., who besides
skilfuly performing his professional duties. used
the carbine effectively my young son. Clark NJ.
Carr, accompanied the expedition and deserves
to have his name mentioned in the dispatch.
There are As civilians here who are assisting i'm
the defense Of the post, and I am
rationing such require il. 1 armed
four prisoners two of whom belong
to the 9Th cavalry. They fought bravely. and
shall recommend that their offense be par
doned. Ireceived no dispatches from you later
than August l4th till after my return. Then
came those of the 18th. which are the latest
now at hand. 1 am confident that the Indians
have been preparing for this outbreak for six
months. Cooley, who is here. says so; also
Phipp, whose employe. Cullen. was killed.
There have been only few Indians around the
post to-day
(Signed.) CARR, Commanding"
While lamenting the death by treachery 81
Capt. Hertig and the men who fell with him. I
am rejoiced to report that the massacre of Carr's
command is not true.
lSigned,) Mcdowell, Major General.