The National tribune., 1883-10-04
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

CHEF JOSEPH: His Pursuit and Capture. By Gen.
eral o. .. Howard. Lee and shepherd, publish
ers, Boston, Mass
This is one OF the most interesting books we
have had the pleasure of reading in years.
From first to last the readers attention is en-
gagged to the exclusion of all thought of fatigae
or of needed refreshment.
The Nez Perce campai ga, beginning with the
revolt of Chief Joseph with a portion of the
tribe, his murder of the settlers near Fort
Lapwai, on the Columbia River, IN Oregon, and
his subsequent bloody repulse of an attack
made upon him by Colonel Perry with a bat
talon of cavalry at White Bird Canyon, to his
final capture is described in all its details with
scrupulous fidelity. After the defeat OF Colonel
Perry there was gathered In hot haste q
force from various military posts, Of which, as
soon as they could be collected, General How
ard assumed command and started on march
that was destined TO last seventy-6ye days, IN
which the trail led one thousand three hundred
and twenty miles over the great continental
divide to the banks of the Missouri, where the
troops under his command were shorn of the
laurels of victory by a fresh force under Colonel
Miles, which, marching across the country a
| comparatively short distance, faHked the In
| dian camp In this campaign General Howard,
| with force of infantry and cavalry number
| ing less than four hundred men, fought and
| defeated Joseph and MS band at the Clearwater,
| Reservation, in Oregon, and pursued him
| southwark across the Rocky Mountain Range
| through the National Park, reerosSing the
/ mountains twice over steep, almost impossible
| ridges, through narrow canyons, over deep,
swift running rivers, by night and by day,
| pausing only for much needed rest q few
| hours at q halt, on through the trackless will
derness, guided only by the trail OF the sayages.
| And horrid trail it w2s-murdered men, out
ragged women, burning homesteads and slaUgh-
| tered animals.
| A stern chase is long one. especially when
! the party pursued is utterly reckless OF cOnse-
! quences-responsibie TO no law for the attroci-
| ties he commits Chief Joseph proved himself
| a rival to the famous John Morgan in his
ability to press horses into his service. He Lett
none behind him to remount his enemies
| Doubling often on his trail, he led his pUrsueTs
| by many q labyrinth of tang gled f6rest around
| two-thirds OF a circle, and then, by rapid march
| ing at tangent, vainly endeayored to throw
them Off the track.
once Joseph was surprised after hard days
march by an attack from two hundred cavalry
under General Gibbon and driven beyond hrs
camps, but, gathering his people together, he
| made counter charge and rescued ms ponies
| leaving Gibbon so crippled as to be unable te
continue the pursuit. General Stargis was sent
out TO intercept him with the Seventh Regular
cavalry but Joseph eluded him BY creeping
along the base OF MSUliJalu ~ nISht through
a narrow defIe, emerging miles II Sturgis
rear The story Of the campaign IS well and
graphically told. 1t is fgl of deeds Of vaIor
and so thoroughly illustrates Indian character
customs, and their mode of fighting, that we
do not know of book that contains so much
solid information upon the Indian question
and withal so iuIl Of thrilling sSfgatioos and
blood -cuIdliug scenes. IL is illustrated with az
excellent steel engraving of General Howard
and photo-lithograph of Chief Joseph
From Messrs. De Wolfe, Fisle & Co, Boston
we have 1.-The Belle of Australia" novel b5
William III. Thomes. author of the Gold Hun
ters of Australia the Bushrangers" an6
other popular stories. This latest production
of his industrious pen viii rank with tho best o
his efforts aud Is in some respects. perhaps, ths
most entertaining Of all. It is indeed re
markable book, by no means free from iaults
yet IN spite Of them extremely picturesque ana
interesting. The scare, as the tltie indicates
is laid in Australia, and the local color is s.
strong that the reader who possesses little or n'
acquaintance with life in the convict sestls
ments Of the island in the early days of IL
| history win DO apt TO pronounce it extravagan
and unnatural, although the internal evidene'
in the shape OF Incident and description reaii.