New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-28
The INDIAN EXPEDITION.
Arrival at swan Lake, and Junction WIN
Col. Thcmas-nurder Of Capt. Ffe'dinS
nv tho Cut.Heud sioux,


Tnsrs are entertained that they viii be unable 70 pro
coed faftbcr account Of low water ana ~ iTntey
ore considerably hghteDed, O. ri'e wop 81 the cam.
cours Il must lend to 6iscoacor The pau TO find
oaign The General however i dt , hs mnrs and
me Sioux II he Is obliged 10 P"0A
aorscs 10 The Black II us ,orscuoRs
- rLTniATUM or TIE sIoCI coo or me Western
ne determination Of the ws sagfS Vented in mes.
rr'hee an soleInn council ~ al io"e
sag To ne " Long Knives . .. nay tber, for tho Inf
floes ma LII year and make good ali losses ana
ds%ase sS,t ,sIs Sy TIER from The expedition Of
Gems >ih and Sully last season one pnhdio question
Is the ,aost iinortant in the eyes ~ the sioux Gud
roaIes largo fgS ~ in thir couneils) and Insist that
fosds shsl not be lai their anas rsr travel be
permitted in their territory. Upon these terms and
no other say they IAN we remain at peace with YOU
III these proposiiio Nre rejected the musr GO
oyss oitcer captured alive will b. made to eat the
sh OF tie soldiers or men ne leads and are captured
AN hnman ingenuity devise anything more helish
ga this is there any trial any torture within the
,oe range of human conception, coupled with Satanic
ESkod less 700 awful for such fendS to inict upon
Gheir yictnsi Death in any form, accompanied with
sht moss excrueatins pain n sweet compared W we
horrible fate which would await sher unfortunate
'TBr SIOUX ALREADY or THE WAR PATH.
Tav doubts have been entertained Of the beIgerent
;ntentinl ~ the Missouri Sioux none exist now. On
me thiri Day out from Fort Suy signs OF lurking saw
s wrrr dsccraed and the scOu;s gathered cnongh 10
- lcade iai fhe designs Of tr pro~ng .,af's were
angtiias bat friendly; yet nothing certain was ascer,
iained L1tl the third day cstO when the nfst act OF
hosiilit. on the part Of The Siouy occurred
The shontiug and death Of Capt Folding The tpo'
~ ,phira engineer Of the expedition settled ai SIec
"A ions in that direction That officer was captain n
~ cd L. S Cavalry, and was ndsd 10 tne Po
Tr ,titu,e on account Of his scientific atsihmeAls' III
order To- make his notes Of The line Of survey more COM
plee. be often yennred lGrtAei On the naks .n rru
stence ,o.d warrant, fact hch was noticed ~ the
ienera who only the day befoIe cautioned hun IN iha'
IN return the Captain remarked that he had lived
clyr yrrs with the Indians ANA believed them 10 he
nuch.abgsed race that he had no FAIRS oil taof haru
lug h IL they were not disturbed ms rcsueueS Win
Indans more nofensiye and hess tIeaebeTOHs and war
Nko ~ -, the Sioux had awakened his sympathy ioT,
and helped 10 form false estimate Of the character oi
81, wild Dakotas Of the plains -, III. .o.,
He had moved during the day march Win thv MOST
advanced scouts who at high noon looked nom the
bluffs INTO the narrow valley OF thelIitle Shayenne
We had already marched twenty miles, and II was
,e ipfsfoa 10 camp at the head of the timber l@t
Etream: the suns rays were scorchng, aud seeing
i,rge fre. In the valley which cast inviting SHADE.
ghe tearrtion 10 visit IL to strong To resist ana
80 Ca,,aiin accompanied by orderly and scout,
turned h horses head in that direction. descending
no Ia valley. The scout passed over t1s ioE heaf
ry bed ofthe river and removing the saddle nom bus
4orsc peketed IL ont Ia gralc the captain aso ois'
nouucl and stepped down to pool Of water to get
haught and was in the act OF dipping 1t np as three
Irdaus who were concealed among the weeds on The
bnk above rose and fred uron him two shots taking
effect through the hight aria. the oths. III The
Their attention was now turned TO the scout, n,
whom ihey discharged dozen Of more arrows though
ISL
coma La further attempts TO xiii aim and saInpedn-
two OF the horses they started toward iGe coean TO 10.
eastward They not able 10 secure the horses but
succeeded in driving them on in the direction me!
wished TO escape.
The wounded Captain was shortly after lifel into an
smbIisnee and taken to camp suffering gleat paie No
he was corpse few uinnts before he expired taking
tbe hand Of Capt PeII within his own. he ssid: 81
shall moi ir with tomorrow Captain. shall leave
Won th-day; - and then cxacted promise from Gen.
Suly that his remains should be sent 10 bis wife Dr.
Johnson ci Brackets Battalion through whose skill
tho General enahed 70 hlhll his promise, en-.
b med the body the night following which will be sent
70 his friends on the fret returning steamboat
TIE PURSUIT.
qhe orderly AT tho firs slot hssencd 10 the Gcrcrui
WHO haa halod the command on the brow Of the hlas
To selec Ma camp ground and acquain'nS iiu with
fhe fact NO coIPsrSi,s %sr' ~, ins s aps g1r'pds
could hr easily distiu rushod for three OF -four miles
away cavalry rapidly gaining on the distant peoks
and soon coming up with the indian Scouts. who were
Keeping The Iefrea;ing Sioux well in sight bot making
attswpt 30 kin or capture them beside nrlng ie"
shots great rnnge.
ters anu to avoid their better aimed bullets the Sioux
threw siemse yes their faces IN buffalo waliow not
deep enough LoweTer 10 shield them. and few yoleys
directed II .h@ spot put the Wilkins beyond the power
efd0ipT .aont harm.
THE KILLED RED SKINS
were a. azhn TO have belonged 30 the tut Heads diy
sion 4 The Yanctonas tribe o. Sioux, whose villages
prev - 10 She massacre of l-i2 situated the
'Hs u the C0tean des l'raries" They were armed
veB s., kss-i with arrows
" 6eis Digit they bad thrown Off every article Of
slo' ~ their person carrying nothing but thor
arr The beads were struck off and placed on posts
6ee he place where The Capt tain shot In moving
tOo camp the next morning The road led By the spot
and .s ~ observed the ambulance bearing The body Of
fhe lead officer moving ovly hy Che heads with their
o. ". grinuing cOuntenaDces. The long black heir
W lg n tas wind their Xcpnlsiye feature.
Sei IA, iast Vengeance had Overaken tia yilaa"Bs
| So & nd that such fate richly deserved
Jfif SIOUX VILLAGES MOVING soU1SHAfJj.
3 hrgc baud of tAe Tonwans Sioux are said N be
.ipgcd on The Rec River, the west eide Of TIE
~ sor sDd only about Sky miles IRON here u tbs
rue ~ shall probably cross the Mississippi lower
'F-n ,aan at FIRST designed, and take n direct
curse FER the yla~e, rs Gen. Sully Is fully
alive TO the work he is senteut to perform and Will let
no pp1oil' nly 30 strike effective blow. j rot
true shall hardly leave the Valley VI tie Missouri
.tb tie site for the new Tort ort Rice 10 be call ID IL
seeet,-
II We ssb to live on tie border with any sense Of Sc
w We must deal with those savage hafahy. A
= nur be struck which viii strip the bsrbarsfn
heir savage net'lrr. and discover what little
e. obey bear humanity through The effect Of dread
previous communications by this command
| ] eTrod 90 the Minnesoia Battaons; nos, since we
eaasoiidsSd with other troops I'VE signites he
\ ut,ee gsrce moving against the Hostile SiUlly
s1al endeayor 10 keep you iAlnrlae Of the move.
men- bs,he whole Detached portion fills cSredi
tion, Il M plain statements are at al desirable
ARRIVAL or col. THOMAS.
ST. dislike posiscrip. bat must sdd the arrival
81 u. 1ho1ss's command since the abcyewas written.
| "a cso'ians are now going into camp mile to
she lfih Of rs.
re gathered no particulars Of their march, as your
| tnr oJ.deni who accompanied them viii pot !ou
Bot taon T. OF thcirrip across the Plains. The Idaho
| ca under the leadership OF Hones is with
| sae TIER train numbers about 100 wagons
We wh.se Women Capsives among the
Aisux Indian Attack ON nm IMMIGRANT