New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-11-01
MORNING. NOVEMBER 1. 1855.
DAILY CRESCENT
From Fort Laramie.

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I Letters have been received in 81. Lonis fre
n Fort Laramie as late as the 18th Of Septembf
= Tney contain some news Of interest, {ssys ii
Z ~. Louis Republican, and altogether prese
4 the condition OF things In that quarter as of
Y pelligerent character. ssF v@Tt7sFfs "se
|, captain A. 2 Howe, 4th artillery, was abol
!. being tried by a military court, OF which CO
Hoffman was President, charged with dfsob
: dlence OF orders, in having failed at the bait
o. Blue Water to 90 down the hill, after bein
II was deprived Of the services of his 'compan
duriug the fight Nf8sS ssfss 'sssSs HsSsr
aen Harvey arrived at Fort Lsramie on th
z 18th. The Sioux Indians, IT ia said, have com
u menced war nearnest* They attacked d sna
party Of three men from Laramie, few day
after the battle of Blue Water. They ran 81
tne ScyeInrrent herd from that post q few day
SINCE, and succeeded in getting thirty animals
Il donnson was sent after them, but had to Civ
up the pursuit after going some ten niles, hi
norses m (broken down poniesj having given out
rne greater part Of the animals stolen by th,
oiou1 y, We're afterwards recovered IS ssS 3 IL
4 Inc same Indians attacked some express met
from fcrt Pierre they saved themselves and
4 snear man bags, being on feet horses, but they
iost an the lead horses. - s~sss s.
Aga.n--says the letter-the Sioux indiana
ias1 a snisnt stole eight mules from some people
sa r4nss % the States, enca.nped near this fort
DOUBTLESS will have. work ahead. The indians
s,'s come en- = Iney are on White Earth in
asney 70 - coma On with & h;s Sonna ~ es
thew ygay ,,,,s - at
he had co,,,. f,r,bsr
ltryor he weus ~ > D 4 = " st''f o'ol-
sWhartop. IA ~ Fart Ctr.t,a., 81. AL 41,,1 =,
but Ooes h Fnrs ea,nsr C.
firht are GOOD INT - ~, .,,,,,io ~ ~
will run,,s - s. '.ne HUMANS
Two forts are 10 he estatl;sted he. ,,as,. 80
mic and Fort .p;erra 'Ss "s'A i4'1r Y
Colonel Cooke deserves ereat .,cree,;t 81. H.
AL b,e ,,oc;s;or a,,a sloas LOT n,s
Of lnsW atsr ana uleaaess n lhe pat
lose an sshs Or. soons 7, ersas my sonmana VII
are nov noor -The non;ss ora ,a;rs
bly, and stand th;s couystrvs vs1i s na..a
Lowell has returned He had me- f;,hts =, a., az
time he was Passing throuuh gthe eo,,ntry. *
Indians had not been ATTACKED hv. lanaral d.
ney. nor had thew heard ,of the fght - -.
This war will not ana Il, ! 5au a.,a r. ~.
that more troops must be sent. ant - Ga,i Hs
neys has enough troous to Win The Ind; -
whenever lie meets them. sbut npt, sa
guard the road and garrison forts. - =
y Captain Cad y IS ste 90 with GensraJ- Hor.n,,,
in Command ~ rhe battal;an 81 tbs AN lss3
Hoffmans S health is such as NOT H. ner,nit hin
to 20 on the oarnpaicn All sfbe o,,ars : -
we'll = ~
{ The St Louis Renuhl;can m of ,ha es,h 4,,,ag
followino s,;u Ioter ;,ta,,;ran s..rs
= I, sN''1 AAe'' lrotn tns piains'
., sen. en-, Harney was to leave Fort Laramie on
Ear,h =. sR R;vsr ~ post On White
IL u asg.. ~. auoas ~ nati way oe.Ween Laramie
aha TOT. flerfe. Zen scompanesAof troops-
iour OF Dragons and six Of infantry were to-
acconpany MN. me infantry would be left 10
galrlson tne new post, ana the dragoons are to-
~. ~ " 81 u bat another OBJECT a.
.n,s lafge !oree INTO the neid was 70 caH-
lise W tne A4annecap]osl lndaanss who we're regarded
~ tne ost ana hestiie ot the tribes in
u enss ., region, y II.
:, enoleiy alter the nattie O Blue Water, Gen
nsiu saiAs Win 5ne oligaiia and Brule
nanos OF the sioux, IN which they agreed to de-
aver up tne mufoerers OF the mail party, aud TO
% CONNIE m M eneihseives 70 prescribed district of
country. Ten. Harvey sent word to Little Thnn-
der ghief OF the party engaged in the battle of
the Blue Water-that If ne behaved himself he
should not be molested 1t has been generally
z supposed that L,ttle Thunder was killed in the
battle OF Blue Water, but this was not the case
he escaped unhurt All the prisoners taken in
.iao pao aotIe-sonae ~ women anu cnlldfen-haye
been sent to Fort Kearney. One OF the Indi-
ans concerned IN the massacre of the mail par
y, called Spotted Tail, was in the battle Of
Blue Water, and received four wounds-two
pistol L shots passing through him and receiying
horse Of 4 dragoon, which had probably thrown
bis rider s5s E4~a s@ ~
1t was the general impression at the Fort /
saas s9ese meaia oe no more hgneigg Ine pres
had most Tsalutarv effscts ,,so,s tta Isaian
and they will be glad enough to keep d uiet.
There was % repert that the Indians had at
tackled and killed the party of Sir G Gorge Gore,
but this report is noticed only to sdiscredis il.
The rumof was not believed at Fort Laramie,
and is improbable in itssvery& nature - Sir |
Georges company consisting of large number |
Of mountaineers,. who conld whip any Indian
force, likely to be brought against them 9g qs \
The winter had set in with great severity at /
Fort Laramie-ice was formed about the middle /
Of September On the 9Th of October, a. great /
snow storm was experienced by, the party. 1t !
lasted for several hours ~ = ~ Z I
The Military Court Martial, ordered for the |
trial of Capt. Howe and others, had been dis I
solved without proceeding with the business bel
fore it on account of irregniarity in the order
constitutingit s - ..S.55.s
Col. Sumner, in command of seven companies /