Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03
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RaTrEr WITH THE SIOUX.

~ Har4ter nj dnae OF thu st. tAAts 2sAsl"s -.
BATTLE WITH The SIOUX
Defa;ls Of ths sdaioa lNusa6sr killed and
ss,yua. led - biissn.cnt Of q nssr posi- =
u MIR ord,sda Q, fhs troops Engaged.
C,xr oS rug BIrs WarEx Sept. S, 1873.
To the Editor Of the Missouri democrat.
Agreeable 10 nv PROMISE 10 keep syan al.
ris.i ef wha,evcr NAV be worthy OF sreclai
note. il, he progress Of The Sioux expedt.
ton. haye now TO inform you thar denerai
Harney.s command, which left Fort Leaven-
worth. ahoar month since, arrived at Ash
Hollow on the evening of the ID instant; at
uAiah poius the General ascsrtsined thai a
bana Of forty or fFsy Brute lodges were en-
canned on.isiue Water Greek "a ane tribu-
tary Of the North Plaite.) about ssx miles
from Ash Hollow.
The General at once determine to attack
the camp essiy on the morning OF the 81, and
in order 10 b. more sure Of his game, he DIS
pa cned he principle portion of his mount
cd force IS O'Clock, A. NJ, 10 gain !. position
ia the rear of the indians--n movement
which had TO be made in the dark, OF course,
and over an exceedingly rugged country Is
wis, however, eminontly successful, being Ell.
fected without rousing the suspicion even OF
the Bruies.
General Harvey left his camp, between
four aud FIVE o'clock, a. NJ, with the infantry
portion of his command, merely leaving
sufficient force TO guard the train, which re-
m,ined at Ash Hollow during the operations.
He moved directly upon the FIRST Indian will
age, Nor it afterwards turned out Tint there
re two, but before he could reach II, the
lodges were all struck and their occupants In
rapid retreat up the valley OF The Blue Wa
ter. This, however, was just what WAS OK
pected and desired, orif tbs cavalry gained
the position assigned it, the Indians would be
brought to stand, and be compelled to night.
They finally halted and took up position on
the bluffs. which skirted the bank of the
stream, within few hundred yards OF our
cavalry, which had concealed themselves so
adroitlv, that the General himself doubted
very much whether they had succeeded in
gaining the place assigned them. II was for
this reason thu, in parley which here ensued,
between General Harvey and the Brule Chief,
s.Little Thunder, p the Generals principal OBJ
iect was to amuse the Indian until he became
satisfied of the presence of the cavalry. At
last it became pretty obvious from the com
| motion among the Indians that something had
been observed BY them that made them un-
| rarey, and opened the ball, to the music of
| the mimic rifle from the skrmishers of the
9th infantry. The bluffs we're sealed by
these in an incredibly short time, and cleared
! of the Indians, who had scarcely left their
stronghold, before they found themselves in
tercepted by the cavalry, and placed between
two fires.
The affair had by this time become exceed
| ingly lively. The Ind ans plunged down the
bluffs with Their light sure footed pom es, and
dalted off through the only avenue not clos
ed against them, being pursued in most gal
liant style by the mounted troops, who fol-
lowed four or FIVE miles, sabring and shooting
large number os them on the way.
1t is quite impossible, owing 10 the extt mt
and the nature Of the country covered by tho
two parties, to ascertain precisely ia loss
Of the Indian, in killed and wounded; but
| from observations subsequently made on the
ground Of principal combat. the number Kill
| led cannot fall short of sixty Or seventy
| About fifty women and children were captur-
| ed, and some sixty ponies and mules taken.
! As for lodges, huifaio meat. robes and camp
! furniture of various descriptions, the end
has not been seen yet, although number OF
wagons have been employed in bringing this
/ booty into the camp.
| The entire loss sustained by the command,
| was four men killed, three danger usly
1 wounded, one slightly, and one missing.
1 (suppo ed TO have been killed or captured.
| 1t IS probable that temporary past will
| be established by the General at Ash Hollow,
after which he will advance into the Sioux
| country. -rt..- ...sr c...