The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-12
She iaes Engugs0sns o6 me First Cavalry
with the Cheyenne IadAans.
10 THE ypIsoR or ran HERALD.

vhs isss EnSsssmsns u me First Cavalry
with the Chsysnns Indians.
10 rHD IDIsoR OF ran HERALD.
Ihsvo seea u ~ Ne a yoaS paper noaoe q Ne
recent susagsnsss q sx companies u Ne Frss Cavalry
with ne Cheyenne indians, ~ Alo pasasrsphs In other
papers, al equally derogaaosy a " nilaxy skin dh-
played By The commanding oosr of Ne expedition and
Of The behavior a NJ troops sagagsd il A. NJ =
Judge from he tenor or thsse paSsgrsphs hsy are
either malignant representation made BY ctissus Who
having knowledge OF military matters or Of indian war
fare, not content with giving plain unvarnished state
mens or facts 70 DO submitted 70 dscsrnpg pub TO- bold
ly launch forth upon a conjecture and fabrication
an ample Geld 70 show nordnaie amount Of ignorance
and stupdity-or they arc made upon Representations
based upon private anmosty-a poor exoase 70
inju1e either the military character Of AmAndes,
or 10 chaxactsrse ~ ridiculous the actions Of the
troops under him. lhA endeavor 70 give pAia state
mept OF the engagement and few remarks explanatory
On The 29h CT July tho Indian guides gave notification
by SIGNALS (oecIe agreed upon thai indians were ahead,
and that they we're running Inc command wA imme
disey put 1t the n0t ana ior gong about hree miles,
the r diars drawn up In hne prepared to re
oeve The roors The cavalry had, up 70 mi. time, ira
Of them as rapid pace When about two hundred yards
from the foe, the command "ronS Into ne xven at
shch the companies formed opposite 70 The lndiAns .h
end regularity Tho oppos nc forces stood oosing
d each other about . minute, whss shot Was cred
and the ln1Ans commenced . movement from The
AID "oharge" were then given. and With . yell
the cavalry dashed Amoag them, but before
" szsd me Iad.ns Ana .hsy u,nod n aac
then lsfs, most Of Them crossing sAlomen's Fork ~
pce Wheve the ford was very bad, owing 10 the qlick
Ing 10 The ehtness oftheir horses and ca men, where
~ ssne hc delay was experienced By the @ rAry many
dso once ossr lie indian. ~ere IN asua By
enc mpany, which bad been turned to the efs Al the
sncenens Of the ngb delaying The lDdsns until The
RScAer part Of the cavalry hsd crossed here To-
Dian, fell running fight then commenced which lassed
for come niles but owing 70 The freshness Of The Iodian
VARY sustained loss of killed; one oi one
EeaD and Nv prvates were wounded Tbs Indians LEFT nine
Brans patty, unsoub.edly killed in this cpeascmon,
With this lumber OF hiled, those veraed In Indian
farr viii readily admit that many must have bsen wounded
the plumber could not be A.cort Ained
Tho day AFTER the ID BIT occupied In bury Ing the
dead and taking OF the wounded The nsxt day the
Commend took The Indian trail and sner gciog about
fouikea miles. oAme upon . Isrgs Cheyenne village,
which, upon nearer approach Oond 20 deserted.
The vs Tors be day before had evident. -sned through
the village spreading the NJ their defeat, and
Fastening their FAM Ter OF seo-o the ARRIVAL ~ Hoops
Nearly hundred lodges yemsp stapdng
burned. - also large gnan,i;ier ci buao most skins,
cook pg utensils, &C. The Ipssrs haa, doubt, been
aware Of the Apr troops days IRE
the eDsisement They bad pcnA es gvcstcr part Of the
summer In preparing for eyeni AMI when found they
were drawn up In battle Array, on leced ground, num-
beSrg about i0ur hundred warriors, well AIMED fresh
dAh amcrg the boops and shoot them down ike buffalo.
The cavalry Numbered about t~o hundred and leveny.
iii he 80 Il tho oase Who c.a doubt for mo
nept bus that The cavalry gained complete triumph aud
the only reason more Of The Indians wsrs not killed
the fact Of sbo superiority Of their horses
hes been asod In Of ho Eastern papers upon
the inform sion OF Ar Hines, mail Conduc4oY) that the
horses Dung and manageable and consequently
could DO made; and, moreover, for tne'e
Ysssops b. ID ef,cers and men were anxious 70 avoid
battle This a'most preoosterous TO controvert aod
n In INN tha y.n.l nhssR II pNntt I'm
Tray. nost OF The cavalry horses had been
staniiy drilled for the Last ihfee soars, aud the
most ,, oesou mo horses behaved in me most qrie.
and nnccnccrned manner until the command "Chsrge"
". sivsn 10 sssrd 2 The ns'snsy q going Into 20
for n opportunity and whsn The ohaso1 ives ven them
sey ~ went gai pay on .ogeher. Anosher sa cmens,
49,. erssi many q lhe c'vIy sore d,moun.sd. on
shot from their ho ses, Know Of only IT,, sho dh
ARD cSnsderng the nature Of The ground passed
riding TIA. dsy mint s. mssr q oou.dsrsSI. ss,.sc
New fes words explaining why he battle Was fought
military egcs,caIls launched forth me nrs,
numaaicn Tho cavalry mad Of The Indians through
led thai the Indians were in fight rue ssnal vas Rus,
~ proved Afterwards that . small reoounotsring
hen wss ~ cppossun Of dysrsSins ses iuS.p, .~s
he cavalry Or Of losing taem entirely By waiting for the
nsp,ry Every person, both In The oavslr, and nasry
What else could be done under The but
move on with the oavairyS This done; and ater
mGohpg about three mi The Indians 5deny appeared
IN tight Tho cavalry brought INTO line
Why not wait for ho infantry now Sim -y because the
peians ihs nseies old not YAH bad h'ot 81 least
seot made Dc opstTaiion The YEhl aud hfs be
lore ths command "Chvee" vac gwen 10 the cavalry
The charge OF the osvalry with 'drA saorcs" ives
spoken Of - great Ths may may be The
case. 10 civilized vsKne The sabre sypony Nth
The cSsrse tho Indians, u the time the "D
sAbres" given, presented ali the appearance
end disciplined uocrs End from their bold front
dsunkd spf earAnoe hand 70 hsud copncl exported
The cavalry were armed tn pistol oarbi.s. ,spt shot
run and We uncertain ., long ranges Had vncy bocp
1red si distance OF 20 hrndred very little ssmase
VI or tran srmip: Ne horses woul bsve bcsn Tho cf
feet and This Nood have very materially irjured the
force Of the charge An .he men f,und mai they
could net approach enough TO use sabre, tn,
greater pert ued their revovcrs and cMones but
count o. hs s.in~s o. TIE Indian horses They coad be
usea with but little eject.
An IDoian battle 10 proverbtally hard 10 fight After II
10 fought In cary " oTtcse H. thousand ,positlous
modes attack are advanced better than the adopted
but II In usually planned In quiet room far away from
Why foe, who are nyirg 10 out mn@uyro you al every
step. J. No j., FirsI VARY.