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Ironed*p-Uni-)pu-eat. fledicc-fouroldu tilling160:»nts800ion,the•ol-weitesrotewnIllVlU imw w VM*\ ^i H ViBOIMA Titv, June 4th i860.J The army exprcsa from Camp Fletcher, ten milt* from Pyramid Lake, arrived here late last evening. We gather the following new* from a reliable source.On Saturday, June 2d, Col- Hays sent out a scouting party of forty-five men, who when near the scene of the former fight with the Ormsby party were attacked by the Indians and pursued till nearcamp, when they made a stand. They were ipeed-ily reinforced by two companies of volunteers and one of regulars, when a sharp running fight commenced, which lasted near three hours.In the first charge, Capt. Story, of the Virginia rifles, fell it is feared mortally wounded; the ball entering about three inches under his left arm, ranging a little under his shoulder blade. 1 wo of his men, Cameron and Phelps, were killed, and private Hasey, of the Nevada Rifles, wounded. Also, fourof the regulars wounded. .The fight resulted in the Indians being driven backwith a loss of twenty to twenty-five killed, judging from the number of bodies found, and the number of lost horses taken. mAll accounts speak of Col. Hays’ management in the highest terms of praise, and the men are in excellent spirits, notwithstanding they have been on less than half rations ever since they left their first camp.To-day (the 4th) the command wai to have moved forward and a hard fight was expected as soon as they should reach the former battle ground as it lia* l-been ascertained that the Indians are in much larger force than was anticipated, and fight well. UpMARto this time over twenty bodies of those who fell in the first ill-fated expedition have been found, and. _ ... a % A a m A m * 9 * V 1 V . 1 mm kv a.. M tcedthenticnt-860Attheec-estprillamong them, that of Major Orrasby. I only hear ofthree of these bodies lieing recognized—McCloud, #___ thembut much mutilated with stones etc.occurredwent to take his gun from the stack, when another c/un fell on the hummer of his. which caused it to gooff. ’Hie ball passed through his neck, causing al most instant cfeath.The latest news of Capt. Story’s condition-—twenty hours after receiving the wound—report him better, and there arc some hopes of his recovery.Pumu Pakhov Vai.i.ry.--Thefollowing is adis-XIIIINBOYS, i MeiropcWeOn wh:Aftar iTimoth'TabitbaPurinc«*»icmlaugbabPoorBRrpHl1 rajing of BREW* WAOO? Brewarj*T. Wolnin the flabout t! n*vf inO rleaMTbtion, tb trufltini contraeOrleaij. f. K1
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Nevada City Democrat
Nevada City, California, US
Wed, Jun 06, 1860
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