The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1855-12-07
Indian Battle a: Ash Hollow.
Il Thrilling -NarrdiDe, By one srho saw il,


A Syracuse paper prints the following Fvtier,
from an officer under General Haraey, giving
an authentic account Of The great battle with
the Sixous, Ioaans, in the "ar N5vsia Terr1to-
ties, in September, an imperfect report Of which
has been heretofore published:
CAMp on Blue RiyEr CREEK,
100 miles west Of kearny, Sept. &.
We arrived for the second time at Ash fIol-
low, on the September, and found bs signa
that the Sioux were not far Off We stat cut
spies that night and found that from 500 10 400
warriors were on Blue Water, fivertailes uurih
of Hollow. Accordingly, we started at two-d-
clock on the morning oiAhp Sd, With four COM
panies OF mounted men, and eompanlfs A H. L
and K, OF the 9th n!antrv, on foot ~ w E ar
rived near camp just at daylight, which was1B
valley between the bills, and tlle Blue Water
running through the centre, he most lovely
place | ever saw The infantry We're placed
in their front, ard we Ia their rear. ThpY
were ready iorus, having eSpted oar movements
in the night, by their watches. They came
out. aud their Chief talked some fifae 10 Gener-
al HaFney. BUTT was no Nse--ltneral Haf1
eysaid that be came there 10 whip them, a0il
shat tfey must fsht. Allsthis 4ins the voalflg
warriors were daring us=niis shaking tlltiF Iiih-
l4sa4t -.,s, AZ tpae - sY
charge sounded loud and shriiI, and at them We
went, hammer and tongs. They were nearly
all naked, and fought like devils
In about ten minutes We started them, and
with hel!ish yell thay started, better skeltrr.
The foJtmrn with their miniip rifles, brought
them down fast, and the Dragons and mounted
artillery all Joined 10 the charge, and kept it up
in a noble aid gallant style. The Commence
ment, charge, and from the first fire to The last,
was over four hours, and not a tree nor bash
in the way. After the battle we counted over
ninety dead warriors, besides tie dead they car
rird of. 1t is estimated that hundred and SIX
tv at least were killed, and some say over two
hundred were slain. We lost but five Killed,
Wis Fitzpatrick and Carroll, Co. G. 9Th artil-
lery, Capt. Pink, and privatrs Lyail and Nc
Donald, Of Co. X, 2d Dragons Also , woun-
ded in the dragons. ] don't know how many
OF the infantry were wounded. Sergeant Hra-
ley. of Co. c, is wounded in three Places
Sergeant kit!ass' horse was shot not three steps
from ne in short, it was hot aad desperate
fight Wetook over 5000 pounds Of dried but-
talo mtat, IS lodges, 10 PONIES aad mules, 3S
squawS, and a taft OF children. We are here
now near the battle ground, and have 50 mnch
plumber, taken from the Indians, that We can't
move yet. We go to Fort Laramie, and rX-
pet another fight soon; God prevent it, for
there is no fun in it-but ift must come, et-it.
We also lost several horses, killed and woun-
ded. The dragons numbered $50, and infant
~ 10, in all $50 men, to over 400 warriors,
all well armed with rifles and bows.
We are nearly naked for clothes, shoes, &c.
| don't know when we shall come home; [
think about the middle Of October. Il IS very
hard tramp have suffered some, and the du-
~ oi the men is very hard.