The New York herald., 1867-04-29
THE INDIAN EXPEDITION.


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.eecAL CORRESPONDENCE Of TINE HERALD.
Mevemeuts Of General Hancock's Exp edition
Talk with the Indiaas-They Desert their
Village and Retreat-A Child Brutally Raw
ished. foWnd In the vilage-Pursuit Of tho
Indiane, &C., &c.
CAMp GENERAL HAxcocEs ExPKDiTroNARy FORCE
PAwSEs FORK, KANSAS, April 10, 1867.
Ny last letter closed the troops marched out Of
their camp ground Fort Larnard The purpose Of
the movement may be stated in few words, though IL
may be best to make the statement clearly poss
Bile, ~ there to great reason to consider
Indian outbreak imminent.
In order to have talk with all the principal chiefs
General Hancock sent word the different bands OF the
Cheyenne tribe that he would be at Larnard q
time, whom he would be glad 70 the chiefs
and have a big talk. The Indians were exceedingly
slow to come In, aud when they did
rive were not the full representation Of
the tribes The fact that they did in before
may be accounted for partialythey wore hunting and
medicine making. They were averse to talking until
they had been fed enjoyed smoke and arranged thor
toilette. This is Indian style, and 1t may be we'll to
state that the state OF Indians stomach has very
considerable to do with the talk The talk was not
entirely satisfactory the point arrived at being simply
that the Indian would keep his treaty. but keep after
his own fashion
The writer OF this has had Indian experience with
these untutored savagcs It after the fol,w
ing chcycnnes got him penned in hole in
tho bank ono hrigh. November afternoon, and found
that the white would not come out, but quite
ready TO 1ght any Indian that attempted to take him
out half bred crawed up and asked IL
the treaty was sigaed, and received the in
formation that It was Tho Indians stated
that they wanted peace and would shake hands; the
white men camc out their fears were almost entirely
removed by the apparent friendship Of the party Five
OF the party escaped with slight wounds was killed
outright and two were taken prisoners These had their
tongues cut and other portions Of their bodies SUBJ
~ ,s S1wes % snsu the osra os
one to be celebrated By dance. II IS with those In-
dians that at presen. dealing They are known
the dog soldiers Of the Cheyenne tribe
General Hancock leaving Fort Larnard. invited the
chiefs that had called him to accompany hlm toa
place convenient to their village. where he would TALK
With them all the chiefs Of the tribe were
assembled. The first days march OF twenty
ivo miles brought him to point ten miles
on the Pawnee Fork, about forty miles
northwest Of Fort Dodge Just previous to going
into few chiefs toward the head OF the
command These were kindly xcatcd and invited to
to camp and cat and slesp which invitation was
accepted.
The chiefs. who held coun at Larnard continued their
journey toward their village, TO tell what they had seen
General Hancock was led to believe that the village
was short distance awav, four hve miles the
most withths idea he made arrangements to hold the
council At the camp at nine O'Clock. rhe Indians did
not make theV appearance at ten, when the troops
broke camp and marched on up the fork when SIX
miles we're accomplished, Indians were seen the
rolling ground In front Colonel Wynkoop, the Indian
agent and ed. Guerrier the interpreter advanced to
meet them The troops were marched line battle
and halted quarter of mile from the Indians, who
also formed in irregular re near the left of
which was gaudiy gotten up chief with white
handkerchief on slender pole The Indians nun.
bercd about two hundred. Generals Hancock, Smith,
Custer and Davidson with few officers Of their respcc
tive STATS Colonel Wynsoop mad by this time informed
the Indians that General Hancock would like TO speak to
them. The parties met about midway between the
the backs OF their ponies The principal chief was
" Roman Nose rather tne specimen OF the Indian,
gotten up in soldiers jacket with largo epanettes and
great plent:udc Of brass buttons His head was COW
erd with otter skin cap decorated with many colorcd
ribbons and small mirror front piece One OF the
escort remarked that :" ne just putty boy" and
Roman Nose seemed quite aware that such his
The talk was short General Hancock told the Indians
that they had burned all the grass near and he could
not into camp have the talk but 60 until
he could find a moro desirable location. He assured
the Indians thar his visit one OF peace or war as they
should determine; he was desircus Of having talk-a
long takwhen he would show them that peace was the
object and could only he had By thcm when they
c wanted peace as much as they id and the best way
to have would be for the Indians tn understand what
the white man wanted he desired them 70 go to their
perfectly SAFE and then come 70 his camp then
and have the talk With the exception Of few unimport
ant chiefs the party left at once for their village and the
troops after resting sufficient length Of time to enable
the Indians get out Of the way. moved forward Gen.
the wear the Indian ponies are ali very poor and the
Indians them little a. possible Many Of the In
dams were for this reason Those who found
but such eeis never saw before except in the
possession Of an Indian. Roman Nose alone had re-
The Indians were all in readiness for q nght their
bows strung and revovers and rides ready One Indian
carried rifle that had belonged to one OF tho poor fe
lows that was burned 20 death at Downers during the
attack mentioned IN this ieitor--a Ballard carbne
Scndsc snds0, ,,n,r fou $ 20 sEe should
result but It prudent TO say nothing that should
provoke annoy these people, who know how 70 make or
and General Hancock was dssircus Of doing nothing
that could be construed in any cher than peaceful
from which the grass had been burned, the troops
reached eminenoe covered with short buAo grass.
From this point scene Of extreme was
through which the Pawnoe Fork wound It's course,
marked by fringe Of dwarf timber. In the centre
wigwams OF the Indians wore visible. TO the right
hill Of very considerable prominence for this country
furnished one Of the e:ss loosous possible command.
Camp was pitched on the bank Of the Fork, about
mile from the Indian village. While going into camp
Tail Bull and Roman Nose returned from the village to
state that the women and children had all fed, and none
GShi was shas she women were afraid THIS is very
possible and altogether probable, this band has been
Tor long time considered the worst on the plains aud
outrsges yet fresh in their memory. Il was
also possible tina. the Indians getting their
women and children out OF the way that
they might have chance Of replacing their
poor stock with the well conditioned steeds on which
our troopers were mounted. General Hancock told
them that he would be glad to have their women
and children return and gave them every promise that
they should bc perfectly safe He also told the chiefs
that he found that he must put In their cnmr 70
see that tne rest OF the Indians did not run away
Ed Guerrer accordingly sent, with instructions 20
report every two hours or Immediately II any movement
wns made.