| Show ANOTHER expedition AFTER INDIANS A detachment of about one bri cavalry under major mcgarry lef left t camp douglas after dark on the evening 0 of thursday last the ath dinst for the purpose as understood of making an attempt to recover from the indians who were reported to be encamped somewhere beyond bear river north some ot of the stock which they took fi lorn om the emigrants last summer and fall and to give them a little taste of the fieting fighting qualities of the volunteers should opportunity present i it is stated that the greatest secrecy was maintained in camp in relation to the movement that the indians who are ever on the alert might not be apprise apprised tl of the intended expedition expedit on and the march of the troops through their spie who are no doubt constantly lurking about until they should bo be far on their their way towards bear river ferry a very wise precaution and if the plan of operations I 1 could have been beert successfully carried out it ht have Batis satisfactory factory results but i from reliable reports it seems that notwithstanding the secrecy c y that thai a was intended the indians were informed by a runner who was seen going goin northward on thursday afternoon ard aid passed through brigham city on bis way to the it aidian dian dlan encampment before the troops left camp douglas and ald of course they were soon on the look out for the troops tl oops and making arrangements for defense major mcgarry continued his bis bismark marh marsh during the ibe night of the ath and made no lengthy halt bait as reported until he arrived at willard the next da day y in the forenoon some fifty four miles from camp doug as the command remained at willard till late in the evenin evening on the lith when the march was resumed and passing bri brigham briham 0 ham city near the base of the the mountains on the east arrived at bear river ferry terry before daylight on saturday morning on wis vis arrival at the ferry as aade we have been informed by a gentleman who left bri brisbain Brig 1 hain batu city at noon noan on monday the major foard found that ue the river was full of ice and the ferryboat ferry boat not in running order as the decking had bad been taken orf off by the dwter mr hir empens the two twos scows on which it was constructed taken apart part when the ice commenced running to save them from demolition and on hearing 0 of I 1 j 1 the be approach of the ea alers diers the indians bad cut the arpe on the further side of the stream thereby intending to make it impossible for the command to cross the arver at that point they however hB wever weyer succeeded in getting one of the scows olit olt of the iceland crossing most of the troops over without ther their horses wb i b ch were taken down to mr air ranch some eight miles bela the ferry the troops which crossed over remained in camp on the bank of the river during saturday the encampment of the indians being in full view on a hill beyond the Al nalar malai alade e daring darlng saturday night two lid iid lilians ians lans were captured by the guards and wo two more on sunday morning on olf sunday as stai ted tea maior major lile mcgarry mcgairy garry sent an indian boy i belon belou belonging to mr J meeks bleeks to the indian encampment to inform them that if th stock which they had in their possession was not brought to his camp by monday noon tho four indians who had been taken prisoners would be executed in the course of the day on sunday the indians indiana broke up their encampment crossed over the malade to the east aide and ar r ceedee across the plain in full i view of the troops to bear river kanyon no j I 1 effort having been made to attack them while en route for reasons unknown having ascertained sometime in n the course of the day on sunday that the river was passable at the fhe old indian or upper ford forda our informant states that it was rumored in brit brig 1 lam iam city on monday forenoon that during sunday night the soldiers who were on the north side of 0 the river were crossed back to the he south side bide where their that j the entire command before the dawn of day on monday had crossed the river at the upper ford and were ready to offer the in a biais battle which it was believed they would accept he also states that at about eight lit on monday morning the firing of artillery of which the command had oxe one smal small piece with them was distinctly beard at brigham briham city and that when be left at noon the commard comma comra arid arld could be seen returning southward about twebe twe ie miles off but what had been the result oe of the fi fight hight ht if one had taken place was not known there neither whether the stock had been or not and the fate lof 0 the tour four indian prisoners had not of course transpired 1 we forbear comments till more shall have I 1 been made known concerning the expedition and its results we 4 e fear if not now cow will eventually prove unfavorable if it the 1 stock has been recovered and the indians so I 1 thoroughly 0 whipped that they will retire into the bannock country there to remain during the winter all r but if they have not been conquered it is feared that the northern settlements tle ments will not be as safe hereafter as they were before the expedition was sent out to punish them for past offenses |
