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Show lliy W, U. Telegraph.) TUB MO DOCS. ' San Francisco, 2. A courier arrived ar-rived at Yreka at 9 a.m., to-day, with news of a battle batween Hasorouok'a co mm aod and the Mo iocs. The Ia-diaos Ia-diaos wero repulsed. There are no particulars yet. Lava Beds, Cala., 10. Via Yreka, 12. On the 9ih. instant, an expedition expedi-tion for tho recovery of the bodies of lieutenant Arthur Cranston, 4th artillery, artil-lery, and the men of his command who were missing in an engagement, Ap il 26th, the men who could not be brought oft' the Hold, left camp under command of lieutenant Edward field, of the 4th artillery. The tore consisted of batteries bat-teries A and K, 4th artillery, and ooni: panies E and G, 12th infantry, under command of lieutenants Camp and Kingsbury. The command left, camp at 6.30 a.m., and was supported by troops F aod K of the 1st cavalry, aod a detachment of troops H of the game regimout,tho cavalry being under oom-mind oom-mind of oi plain Joel H. Tremb'o, 1st cavalry. The object of the expedition was frustrated by reason of thj ad-. ad-. vanced state of decomposition which the bodies were found. The troops, however, buried the bodies on the held where they fell, and bead boards were placed at tho graves of lieutenant Cranston and the men who were with him. The bodies of eight men who were left on the field had Eao brush piled over them which had been fired by Indians, and they were almost unrecognisable. un-recognisable. The troops advanced as skirmishers with their flanks well protected. pro-tected. Skirmishers were deployed in groups of three, instead of tho usual order, at five or ten paces, with tho flanks thrown back to a depth nearly equal. General Davis is awaitiug information in-formation from captain Hasbrouck's command in pursuit of tho Moducs. Inspector general Hardio started this morning for Fort Klamath.OreRon, where he is instructed to learn from the Indian agent the disposition of the Indians in that vicioity. This done, he will return and afterwards proceed to a tour oi inspection tnrougn tnc several posts in Oregon, Nevada and Fort Coiville, Idaho. Acting assistant Burgeon Bur-geon B. Semig, U.S.A., had his leg amputated yesterday midway between the ankle and the knee. Ho has been recommended by all the officers in this command for a commission with the view of placing hitu on the-retired list. Lieutenant Harris' mother and brother are expected to-night or tomorrow to-morrow from Philadelphia. Captain Lydeckcr, of the engineer corps, got in the morning to examine the is and on Tule Lake, with the view of ascertaining ascer-taining the adaptability to tho purpose of a military depot. |