The true Democrat., 1855-10-09
From the St. Louis Republican. Great Battle with the Indians

Gen. Harney has signalized his advent into the Sioux country by one of the most gallant and complete victories ever obtained over an Indian enemy. The victory is so thorough as to strike terror into the whole of the savage tribes occupying that extended section of coun- try. Still, there may be hard fighting to do be- fore they are completely subdued. As yet, we are without details our own letters not having come to hand. But other letters, immediately from the battle ground, have been received in this city, from which we gather some of the de- tails of the battle.
 The engagement took place on the Sd inst, at the Sand Hills, on the North Fork of the Platte The entire force of the United States troops who participated in the engagement is stated at four hundred and fifteen men, Maj. Cady was in command of five companies of the 9th n- fantry. Col. Cook had command of two con- panics of the second dragons, one company of infantry, mounted, and company of artillery. The whole force was under the command of Gen. Harney.
 The battle commenced early in the morning. and lasted several hours. Gen. Harney order- ed Col. Cooks command to place themselves some distance in advance of the infantry and so as to come down with full force upon the enemy. This movement was successfully per- formed about three o'clock in the morning. The engagement was then brought on by the infantry, who attacked and drove the Indians in the direction of Col. Cooks command. They were of course ready and eager for the fray, and commenced @ desperate attack upon the enemy. They soon routed them, and a running fight followed for some ten miles. At point of rocks, portion of the Indians are said to have made stand, and to have fought with great desperation. But they were completely rout- ed-having seventy or eighty men killed, and fifty women and children taken prisoners.- They suffered also the loss of all their camp plunder-a large amount of dried buffalo meat, their lodges, and fifty horses. The Indian wo- men, it is said, fought furiously.
 On the part of Gen. Harneys force, five or six were killed, and as many wounded. No officers were among the killed.
 The Indians who were concerned in this bat tie were the Brule Sioux of the Platte-the same who were concerned in the massacre of Lieut. Grattan's command, near Fort Laramie, and the murder of the mail party, and who have frequently de6ed the United States to meet them in battle Among the papers found with them were the way bills of the mail which they had captured.
 The letters speak of the engagement as a very gallant and we'll conducted affair, as it un- doubtedly was to be successful in kilingso ma ny of the enemy and the capture of their wo- men and children.
 This war will not end here. The Indians will not be satisfied with single engagement, though tho result has been most disastrous to them. It is not probable that they will again risk general engagement but their policy will be to annoy and harass our troops by inviting pursuit into distant and inaccessible portions of the country, and there giving them battle But they will find Gen. Harney, and the forces under his command, ready to meet and chas- tse them at any point and under all circumstan- ces.
 The Republican of the day following (25th ult,) publishes the following additional infor- nation:
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