The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-10-16
The rHdinn Eapcdttion--n Zig
Fight.

The lulian Expedition under General
Stiblcy TO the far Northwest, has proved
useful perhaps M u mSnace, but ns cas-
| tigulion Of the murd,rous Sioux il was q
failure. Tho hostile Indians have been
/ driven from the border, aud il il believed
that they will not return uiTd inicst the
scitlcmcnlsy The Sioux war is regarded
AZ terminated in Minnesota.
The Expedition under Gen. Sully up
The Missouri hus been more successful in
bringing the Indians into conflict anl
capture The following letter to the
Missouri Democrat. dated Fort Plecrc. d.
T., September 18th, gives an account OF
a great battle with the Indians at White
Stone Hills, which proved very disastrous
to the sOvases during the three days ight.
inr. Tho writer says;
General Sully met the Indians, about
2rt00 strong, on the I'd of September,
Something like 400 miles north of Fort
piccre where an engagement .ensucd,-
! Tho Indians were overhnulcd by part
Of the 9th Iowa Cavalry, about 3 O'Clock
H., who occupied two hours in dcploy .
ing tho enemy in various ways, patiently
awaiting the arrival Of the command
The enemy were under cover in a rnvinc
running north and south, The General
! formed u section "f his force, aud the
atltry on the north side /; the 9th Iowa
| fall IA, lin, a h.tll la, tho 4
the ravinc, and the I'd Nebraska Gu the
west side. The I'd Nebraska opened fire
un the enemy Immediately, which was
kept up by both regiments until night
set in. The ID Nebraska after the third
round advanced to within thirty yards OF
the enemy and poured round aNer round
into the conglomeratcd mass of Indians.
squaws, pHpooscs. ponies and dogs, the
/ mingled noise of which was the most
h'deuus that ever rackcA human cars.
The Indians fought llka demons, hut
os rshot us, The firing gradually cease d
as tie uight advanced. During the night
the enemy escaped, leaving everything
they possessed in the world on the battle
field, even their squHws aud children. II
is estimated that their loss of personal
property is greater TO them than the de-
struction oftho city of New York would
be TO us. In the morning We found the
encn,y's deud and wounded in every di.
rcouon. As many as three hundred were
killed, ana the wounded innumorablc.- -
Our loss thus lar, was about forty killed
and wounded. On the ith our scouts
overloaded the enemy ON several occa
sions, resultngin spirited fights, losing
now and then man. On the 9th, IT. .
detachment sCht TO the Ncrth were driy-
on In, with loss OF six killed. The ~
n braska was immediately ordered to
pursue the enemy which tney did, over
taking part OF them about seven miles
ir, camp, whcro a short cngOg, mcnl
took place, resulting il killing six lndi'
ans. Our loss, one killed and Cne wound
ed. This was the last we saw OF them,
j We met unmistakablo evidence OF Ut.
tel. semorsliza,ion aud preeiptate flight
Our loss during the entire three days
fighting, amounts to sixiy-ono killed and
wounded. Among the killed is tho Ad
julsnt Of the 9th Iowa cavalry. We have
taken ever thee hundred prisoners.
4 Chiefs are coming IN svery day aud Civ
ing themselves up. We have taken thou.
sands OF small articles, such Us gowns
bonnets, household and kitchen iurnitur,
books and articles of small value that
these mwdeung scopndrels took frun
the Minesota people last fall.