| Show the lidian indian in Color colorado cido at tn in the denver of the ath dinst we ivl find the particulars of the recent b battle at between a part of the he rind and 3rd ard col vols under col chivington cl near fort fortayon lyon the fight 11 occurred on tile the aebig bend of the sandy about forty miles northeast of fort lyon colonel shoup of the ad col colorado lorado says the on en ga gement commenced at sunrise and lasted till 2 12 1 2 1 p M 1 lie ile adds that the file in men e ii fought I 1 with great bravery but with some disorder our loss was was eight killed hilled find and forty wounded the indian loss is I 1 I 1 variously estimated at from to I 1 think about and between and 00 indian saddles over lodge lodger I 1 with ull their camp equip equipage tige black kettle keetle white antelope one eye and other elih chiefs as were killed we ive give the following letter from col chivington ivington Gh 1st ast col vols I from which it i flears that he be expected another auntee r f fight i lit I 1 red skins in a few days ill iglai AD DIS T OF COLORADO I 1 in ti tile the hold field on big bend of sandy sanda r creek col ter nov 29 1864 to chas wheeler A A A general headquarters head quarters district of Colu colorado ado donver denver sin gin I 1 have not the time to give you a detailed history of our engagement of t day or to mention those officers and men distinguished who themselves in in one of 0 the most bloody indian battles ever fought on these plains you will find enclosed the report or of my surgeon in charge which will bring to many anxious friends the sad fato fate of loved ones who are ind and have boon been risking everything to avenge the horrid d deeds of those savages we have so severely handled we made a forced march of forty miles find and surprised at break of day one of the iho most powerful villages of the choy en enne ae nation t and captured over five dnn chiefs on one eye I 1 ite antel in ope 11 t knock kno 7 2 black kettle and little robe with about five hundred hondred of their people destroying all their lod hodg es asand aad equipage n making almost an annihilation lation of tile the entire tribe I 1 shall leave here as soon a as s I 1 can see our wounded safely on oil tho way 1 to the hospital at fort lyon for the villages of the sioux which are reported about eighty miles from hore on the smoky hill and three thousand strona so look out for more fighting I 1 will state for the consideration of gentlemen who are opposed to righting fighting these red scoundrels taftt 0 M I 1 was shown by m my y chief surgeon the scalp of a whito white man taken from the lodge of one of the chiefs which could not have bave leen been more than two or three days taken an and I 1 could mention many more inore things to show how bow these indians who havo bavo been ft drawing javin Govern government ratio rations lis at fort F ort lyon are and have been acting r very respectfully your obedient servant signed J M col colorado expedition E against indians on the plains although it is not so stated it is to tc be hoped that the in indians deans defeated are arc those that have leave been committing raids on the emigrant emi rant and stage routes during the past fall A severo severe drubbing will do them M good and they should be hiat hu nac ed cd until severe chastisement should compel them to sue for and maintain a permanent peace |
