Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-10-03

present battle, returning upon hi. Va,
path 70 winter 10 the Yanktonais eouusey
ssar Devils Lake. vt
All their ~io.er's supply vas esp.urel
and burned i" The late sngagsmsat. aud
they are left i starving condition 70
roam like hungry wolves over he ,ast
plains in search Of food: Il il said .has
the battle Vas comusuced contrary %
General Sullyi order, and before tho IL.
dams were completely surrounded, - in
tended. Tho Nebraska Regime mt, iups.
tient for the eight, dismounted, and leav>
ing every fourth man 10 charge Of the
horses, marched right 10 upon the Indian.
and drove them straight through The par.
TALLY formed line Of the 9th. Darkness
settled upon the Geld and prevented pur.
suit But this 10 rumor, and give it only
~ such until the Generals report explains
The matter.
Ilis Command had been eleven days on
half rations, and the horses were 20 worn
and jaded that pursuit on the following
day proved to be Intellectual in over,ating
the enemy. Fer twenty miles along their
bloody trail, were to b found heaps Of
from II to 20 Indians thtovn tIfethsr
10 small coolies and pit holes dug for tho
purpose. The vast stacks of dried buffalo
meat which were burned for two days after
the battle, formed actual rivulets Of run.
ming fat, resembling little water courses.
1t is = curious fact, that oil the soldiers
Who were left dead on the field during the
night we're found next morning com pletely
stripped Of arms and uniform. L;eu,eu.
ant Leavi.t, Of tho low. 9th, 10y all nigh.
wounded upon the field anperceived, hav.
ing crawied to the side Of = dead horse
and wrapped himself 10 robe, and the
next day crep. to the camp Of the Rsg;nst
aud died n noon.
The I'd Nebraska is now at Fort Ran.
dali, on its way home to be mustered out
Of service, their time having expired with
the exception Of two Companies The
Iowa 9th, with Gen. Sully, are near the
mouth Of Medicine Creek 1.-THE line Of the
coded land) building . new Fort aud pro-
viding hay for battalion 10 be stationed
there during the winter. A battalion il
10 be left at Fort Randall and sufficient
force 1t all intermediate se,tlemen,s for
the complete protection Of the border from
Sioux City to Fort Pierre. Your Sioux
City Company is spoken Of Is the flower
Of the Expedition.
Capt. Trip has returned from his Re.
connoitre to Dirt Lodges and Snske river,
in pursuit Of the mail robbers aud muir.
derers Of Trask. "Grey Fsce," = friendly
Y.nk.on, WAS out as guide and Interpreter.
They struck the trail Of the murderers,
and also found the hat Of the laneo,ed
Trask and two folded newspapers perior.
atsd with ball holes They followed the
trail into = country of hills and springs,
between the Jane. and Missouri, where
The rocks and trees we're painted in ".
rious colors with lndinn signs
On one large stone was the print of .
human hand, As though dipped in blood
and struck upon the face of the rock On
James RIVER they came IL sight Of lone
Indian on horse back, who, on being dis
covered few like the very wind over bill,
valley and plain, and was pursued for
distance Of Is miles when he ina!ly dis.
appeared in the marshes Of the river. /.
is believed, from this reconnoitre, that
there is no formidable body of indians on
the coded lands. ! understand that the
Commanding General has warned the iso
lated settlements to be on the alert Tor
small parties who will sndeayor to make
good the loss Of their winters provisions
by stealing from defenceless settlers and
unprotected wagon trains. A great work
has been achieved Sy Gen. Sully for the
people Of Dakota and the General Gov.
eminent, and if he can have bu. one more
season to carry on this war in his own
way, he will teach the murderous hordes
Of savages that the hand Of retribution 10
swift aud terrible, and that although their
haonts are far in the wilderness, their own
soil shall yet drink their blood, and conceal
the bones and tomshavks of their wicked
nation. The day il dawaiog when there
shall BE- peace aud prosperity for Dakota
and her people. LOGROLLER.
HON. FERNAN no WOOD COMING
sa5 z.-.. TO IOWA.
A circular letter received fran LeGraad
Ellington, Esq, Chairman Of the State
Democratic Central Committee, who il
nov in New York. Informs u that the
Hon. Fernando Wood win address meet.
ings Of the DeOple ar Iova Il N. Eolio-.