The New York herald., 1863-10-02


Bay Co"pany's Territory,
Co.. Co.. 10.
Our ~, Paul Correspondence.
ST.. Pact, Minn., Sept. N, 1883.
ss fndan Carpaiss--H History and Plan--Orraions Of
sc Tsoo Cosasans-- Aousmcn,s Of General sitey-En-
ssosntr ,oitA he IidansTAe MurcA and Rstrn--F'rs-
SEN Posture Of ATairs ca the sroniier-Bouements Of
Gen raj SrllTyoops fycas M.nnesoa SEM Beloo-Iaci-
kn'al Meters. dc.
Tho siocx massacrcs Of 1904, and the campaign Of
General rpe In the eutamn Of that ycg, have become
matters OF history The country has been made familiar
with the story OF the horrible ou,rnges which led the
operations the United States forces against the pevpo
traitors iberoof.
Thegria OF the oFenders and tho execution Of portion
Of Tho guilty we're duly got forth at tho time The
paign against the hostile Sioux not ended with st
year he season too far advanced prepara
siona had been completed for Furnishing tho The
present year opened with the work unacconPlehed.
Everything the way of preparation bad boon sttonded
70 during the winter and the rivers opened 10
adnt tho transportation OF supplies the oolumnc made
ready 70 move
mo plan Of the campaign was prepared by General
Pope, and embraced operations two hAes. The
bases Of these lines respectively al Fort
oneng on the Mississippi and Fort Randall the Mis-
souri, From Fort Smelling General sbiey with force Of
ehrsc thousand troops--one thousand Of thsn cavalry
wss 70 pursue northwes. course, crossing Dakota
fesritory BY Stone Lake, thence bythe valley
q che Cheyenne river 10 tho vicinity Of DEVILS Lake.
From Fort Randall. Gen Suly with force nearly equal
but chiefly cavalry, ordered 70 keep along left
eastern bank Of tho Missouri. and intercept all
ncatons OF the Isanti Minnesota Sioux and the
sosnais or Dakota Sioux With the equally numerous bands
q the Dakota nation Of the MISSOURI known
ss The frontier reoas. General Suy's troops
b supplied by ascending the Missouri river on
which would be suicent force infantry the pro
tsotion OF the vessels and their Indispensable eargoes
fhs reto OF the Indians westward beng thus prevented
bley, would blns the sauti and Yano,on Sioux bat
~ Devils Lake. The number o. hostile warriors
tins nassed together cost Of the Missouri estimated
~ 1900. General Pops organized the expedition
General sbley on scale adequate 70 with such
esee when placed position OF
While thus prepared for sbc contingency Of severe
sneasemont, General Pope hardly expected American
territory He rather anticipated H the American troops
end trains kept clear OF ambuscade that the Indians
would avoid battle seek safety from attack
she International line, especially Little Crow done
Everything possible conciae the authorcsat Selkrk,
and kind OF British protection. What should
- done such grave question at the head
quarters cf the Department. OF The Northwest in
April last, and tho subject OF no little discus
sion at Washington and Quebec. u became
sary TO determine the point unprecedented drought
and low water the Missouri prevented the pro-
sress northward OF sniiy's expedition which
SILENTLY anticipated General Pope had engaged vessels
for lhe transportation Of supplies which during
nary of tho oldest fur trader had bccn toned 10
navigate the Upper Missouri to For, Unon but the low
vwal Fort he adv nj
Ne steamers chartered TO attend aud supply Gen.
Bully command and IL after the dde OF
July by the substitution OF smaller craft that the Dakota
copmp was fairly moton OF course the Sioux camps
were advised o! the unexpected advantage. Their line
o retreat was suddenly changed from the direction OF
Central British America to a westward march the
Missouri, where, the vicinity of the Yellow Stone
end s tributaries ihey could form alliance, defensive
aad Offensive, with the trans Assouri Sioux tho Te
sess.
The column from Fort sneing updcr command OF
Brigader General Slbey rendezyoused Camp foLa
Mo Minnesota river, above FORT Ridgey started from
Shat point on the 10th OF June axt and moved north
eriy direction u ssted of the Sixth Mnnesots
fsnTy, under Colonel Crooks the seventh, with
pay II tne Ninth, under Colonel Marshall. the 1enlh,
Colorcl Baker regiment OF mounted rangers, under
CoIoso Me- hail The artillery consisted Of eight pieces
comranacd by C.pt Jones aud handled ny nupdrod
and forty The whole frco was not lar from COO
strong aud was prov soled for ninety days Complete
eqrisens Tor cpagn, including tents for the entire
The drought OF TIE present year extended tho
Sntire Northwest and included the country where General
blcy uas 70 move his column. The and animals
nsrod deraby for want of water The trooTe
sseqoeadt obliged 70 dig wells where they encamped On
reach,ng Ievs lake, General sibey found the Indians
bad gone 40 the direction OF the Missouri but whether
they ntssscd tocress or remain 90 this side could
rnis srbey ard suy e Gm a jpnciicp Al nevis lake
ami cncioee the Indans bet them, II possible
Genera siecy was al The appointed SPOT 10 advance Of
eseoera sy and could eotan tdpgs OF the latter
encer. The ltisns had moved The direction from
which General snIy was t advance General sbiey de
eermiDed 70 esvo al his and focieore men and AZ
nucn u ms tmle~uSna sss he could spare aud push
in pursuit. HescccrdinG's formed n,ren he'd camp
N when nc pscedone thHe 1s force aud a ,he wagpn
and baggage he caHId spare rbe camp N ,pughiy
Iort'oed, and every precau,a taken gaard Agansi
Prom DsvIs lake, westward 10 the Missouri, vas o
rss'on about -hieh .ora sibnJ ocuc clean nfornA
lour.D OF The high idivids s;relll ~ between The
souri and The Tributaries Of TIE Msssspp and from
seventy 70 sishy miles wide sese q INC raides had
'vcr crossed H. aud could give Information ~ 10 tue
tcaDtes where vntw was to Re 'cuud--sn important
,onnde ration 70 an armsd force IN sime 0 general
irotfh There wss no hnip for hot TO phiuge into
he wilderness and trnst TO fortune e sae de.erance
taking rsoons for liver tyfyc days General sbley struck
'dt aoroec she couesn IN eoutnwes ey direction .o
owing IS near ~ hsopd uege ocuuss that would
a.m 70 .he Mssouri ~ potnf oppsfl's the mouth OF
On the sath - July when shout nf,y niles from tho
pissourl tue column sIsit of Tie Iadans The
after saw oa' 'rc ,be sa,ne and assembled In force
~ I1fpRaiortio nn attack Tie tran PARKED
Md nirtioimenu drown 90 around n NO that II
po'd be ds.snded ~ small nuhes os mar 10 Gaze "
pecnine oeo ary o puffe te Indih1s vita the main
body. fhs indians assembled arourd an ernirenee
nch wac fnrv ~ the his MUD ssd we're VI fun /
Wv VI oW RoN| TOO ccnfHcfaht tirtanre. Our /
y YES uofec ~ 20 The attack, battalion o. e Mounted
an rsfs, WIN piece OF NrtlerY taking tao advnnce |
he oaans about lhe mound were shened n, tss "sip
~ alN partially sraitc-ed The infantry nor morea |
var,Ss,nd poured 10 their fre when nj tto elor, Al
gn, v.e ~lfsoh was kept ap ior atout four ue. the
'dans dh'rtNG each rdge. nu, making doicrniued
sigiauCc |
iae cavnlry " ic the sayaoce, nnd
csnh rtrInlpnt of nisnifI tunel Marshall pv
as the cavalry sn overtaken the fsdmns and charged
en- repeatedly i1'I'nf souse fifteen or twenty MA
STAKE in The dov, w ~ order tue cavalry and IN
niry returned ca, W, reacning 10 al dAytrcas after
archlng all Dtptt z, next day spent IN enabling
etneu recover from ueeshsusison 81 the hong march
wards uighi The camp vas moved about three miles,
the 2th The mach vas resumed About noon Tsead
g.o Lake wee reached. here the indials appeared
a'n IN small force They Nc deperscd BY Charge of
vsiry and few roupdr N ~kciry late In the after.
M they sssernb'cd once mo, y and made Dash 10.
vsiry to quick Tor HEM and Ncceeded IN ehsra