, 1864-10-01

/ with Iuolaps. The train Ras advanced. and tb
| fight kept up for ten mlnotee, when they aeat
camped- The ue1t morning the Inaiaus cou:t b
see p On every eide, apparent preparing Tor sec
ono hE9t Ast.1 the. trala started, tho ludi4a
uf the b t'tnpeso.a wss ready to meet them viii
twp ho~ftzer5 snd eiI compat1ea Tcey wer
t tenccet9'u!it rePu'eed, aid then eave up the con
seftsd camp Of Iudtaus, aod found It very exten
eiye, fndcs'ine thsr lheJ had been engaged y ii
4.0I or 1000 Indians. Sally reached yellow stone
On tse l3th: Hnd found two steuners there w1tt
fnpplles lie Is now returning, aud had reached
Fort Rice on the 10Th Inst.
Cspt: Ftk's 1d4ha expedition has also been at.
ncGed BY lndi4ps, md at last accounts was IN a
rear o1 hs train YES attacked and men Killed and
wotnted. Next dsy he marched nlne miles,
mnehsine m al the wy with 1so Indians. aud Killing
Esq ~aH'ors, and completely be1eaenered. In this
dilemma he sent bsck to Fort Rice, $50 miles dis,
tat Tor aest:tance. In writing to TINT post Capt.
stTueion 10 NY ts pa9tv % By bold ifa ilens aud I'D
great sig,lance W Ihsli. think, be ab,o to hoid
cut until r liesed:" IFS near a thics timbered
rvs, f ~. in oaGssan 100 niles east Of the Mon-
etnt Colonel Dlli forW.rd, @ w vIsS S'o: IS ta %sg
and two how1.xefs: ~l,h orders to brig
be compelled 10 winter instcad ot.roamIng among
tne G91e puegels OF Idaho, as they anticipated. Ii
E1pld tase f. nve day. toE this force to resch Capt
Ftrk, arc the messengers were three moro Ia
canning thri ugh from bl, so that he sas Obliged to
deIeno hinse at least e,ght days. and great fears
8re enter Ieet during that time he Was over.
powered In tce!r first at ack on his rear the Ia
otaus captuted t~o WAGONS, containing arms aud
ann uni. lpn+ Whl=h prove OF great advants5e TO
Them. They were tbcsmped without fopd, water,
or forage, but they h1d dug well, and were feed-
ing on the cattle.
IL Gen. Suls's fpht not man Is reported killed,
the indians having used arrows almost exclusive
y, and n'ne only were wounded, but our boys 1aid
NQt large numbers OF fAG-nHinA
6T. tor1s. F1iday, Sept 80 Capt. Hall, ant 1hor
He gives de'ailed accoun! Of the defense OF Pilot
knob, ,hnt It doesn't differ materially from the re-
port already te1egr1pbed. At one time the rebels
we're 81 neas the 1ost that they got OF the draw
bridge, y hich was down, the ropes having ne.n
h1osen, but they were driven back With great
tlaC9tter and forced to retreat. Our men fired
a@out Sco rounds zach. The garrison was not pur-
tued afler learfpg The fort.
tf1ia OF eix'y four wagons had been destroyed
hy Tho re:ela between 1ronda1e and Mineral Point,
arc TIE men massaczced without demanding their
eurrt 0ter.
Oas brigade of Gen. Smiths force ia now sta
toned At the Meramcc bridge; fow miles below
Jther*on hs!Iackr, the remainder Of the command
being Al the latter place.
Nothing IS known this morhipE Of the whereas
bouts Df nDvemeLt- OF the enemy.
The townR OF 1rnn:ou, Arcadia, Mineral Point
I'D Potott suffered great Injury. The crops Of
that country are entirely destroyed and many cttI
zenE utterly ruined.
A party OF rebels were reported to he moving
yesterday morning tia Redwood, Washington
county. torarus tho South Branch Railroad, bnt
10 .tdtnes have yet been received Of the damage