Deare Sir an express Been [being] Sent to me on Sunday the 13
I Amediately Raise the men Belonging to my Detachment and went
to the place where Mr Kirkingdoll Son Said that he Saw Some
Indians a dresing Some meate when the indians Saw the Boy he
says one of the indians shoot an arrow at him when he whealed about
to Ride of I went to the place and found that the Indians had kild
a small Beef of Mr Kirkingdoll with in three hundred yards of his
house then taking ther traile I followed them to the Grousing of
the Colorado ther I found the Indians Campt on the west side of the
Riverunder the Bank as soon as the indians saw the men they
tuck up there Bows and went up the Bank in the cane they didant
appeare to Be any way alarmed the men then Crosse the River
up above a Small distance and dismounted then pressing on one
of the indians shot an arrow and wounded Mr Jackson in the arme
and was in the act of shooting of another when Mr. Clarke Shot
him and kild him the other indians then keeping in the Cane we had
now chance to git at them I then had there horses taken three in
number and thire Baggage consisting of two cases of arrows one
Bow and one Saddle and the Beef that they had taken with other
things two tedious to mention
the Bow and the arrows was of the Krankaways make and the indian
that was killed was a Krankaway and further more they show a
Disposition to Brake in upon the Settlement for when the men had
crossed the River Back and a Riding Down the Beach their was one
arrow Shot amoung the men a Cross the River then they hollowed
out in some Languague that we could not understand I then had them
Cawled in spannish But they wold make know answer in consequence
I wish you to send on the men that was to come over on the 20 for
to Come over on the 15 as we Left the indians just a Cross the River
three or foure Smokes has Beane seen on the west Side of the River
on friday and Saturday Last