The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-18
Army Intelligence.

THE SIOUX EXPEDITION THE DEPARTURE FOR THE
SIOUX NATION.
Our advces from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas Terrific
ry, to TIE sth inst letter to gentlemen in this
city, dated the 9Th inst, says
Four companies of the Sixth Infantry are ensamped
the Fort They destined soon for Forts Kear
ny pS 9os
along and perhaps battery Of artillery: The weather
10 very dry and the grass comss up slowly. 49,.
mint to the command Of the Sioux expedition, arrived
at Fort Leavenworth the 7th inst, to inspect the
the oas Nsdn pon Ths troops a To Place ON the ss
the Sixth infantry, under the com md OF Colonel
CooIe ard Major Howe; and Capt Ho ~es Light Artillery
battery The Second Infantry, under commsnd Of Gen.
Hitchcock, route to Fort Pierre, point some
three hundred miles from what may be called the head
quarters OF the Sioux 1t Is expected that one of the
Lssvsn~oria before active operations shall commences
The Sixth Infantry and Howes battery we're to leave the
Fort about the 10th inst and move directly to Fort
Lsayenworth said that portion Of the Sixth In
fantry would remain at Fort Kearney and the others
atty miles Fort Laramie which ID Immediately
in the sjoux Nation The dragons leave about the
same time, and move upon the Santa Fe route
These troops ali in high condition. and with their
wellIed commander and their Young America General
md them a Almost % may % bss.s
these Wild Of the forest there Ia but little doubt
that 1t wfl be effectively done.
MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS IN NEW MEXICO.
letter from Fort Fnlmore, New hexco, dAted Apru
4 to citizen Of Baltimore says tss Baltimore Sum- has
been submitted for The following extract win
prove interesting to many Of our readers
Colonel Miles has been ordered out three months
scout in The Same Indian country in which Capt staun
ton was killed His command is two companies OF infan-
try and one OF dssgoons amounting to hundred
The inialtrJ companies are commanded by leuenants
both thsr captains being absent The force went
the 29th OF March, and expected plenty Of Hsht
Ing but on arriving ut Dog Canon the ad Apr they
found there the whole tribe OF Apsches about
small baads In Tsxas council was hold AID the
Indians said they wanted peace and promised that thev
would not kill or rob any more molest the foros in
unless the entire band present. aud mol then without
the consent OF the commander OF New Mexico Gsnsr.
Garland whom the proceedings o. the council were re
ported All the men were WELL The Colonel ia ordssed
10 build fortified camp tho Bonita river two nun
dred miles from here Fort Fillmore in the mento
mountains. There he win be joined by two hundred
troops under the command Of Major Carleton, Of
tits Expected thAt the camp will be changed to fort,
but II is upcertain whether Colonel Miles Major
'Carlston win have command; Ihts will BE- determinsd
the 18TH when General Garland will visit this placs.
One OF the infantry companies came from Fl Pass,
Texas, forty Eve miles from here When 1t marched up
one Of the lieuteDants who was lately married, vas
accompanied BY his wife, who insisted upon accompany
ing the scouting party. The Colons had to tall her.
most positively that she could no. CO. before che rslin
quished De dea and then she made her husband pro-
told the Colonel that she was better pistol SHOT than
her husband, and could walk far as he could And
20 snow now much she was In earnest, she brought
mule with sice saddle. On the march here she stated
tnn che bad her bed made on the ground, without .
ent 70 show she could bear the fatigue and hardDeis
IKE good soldier She IL somewhat Of original and
quIte feature In cur little party.
Coonsl bonneville Is appoin el 20 the conmssd Of
ne regtmtnt in place OF Colonel Gee sord who died m
NAT lant recently. He IL now In Csifornia ssa VII
'i"' washington, bush sxpsct,I hsr. laJaiy.