The New York herald., 1867-02-13

DErARrxKxr or DAKOTA

OoPes ~ o,usrs from MAJOR General Terry. dated
Headquarters Department OF Dakota Fort Smelling
Minnesota Janoary 2s have been received at the Wsi
Department revokn9 the paragraph OF General Orders
Platte which forbds Indian traders establish them
selves on military reservations far t reates 10
posts IN The Department OF Dakota
The following has also been received
CensTal Orders No 3
HEADQUARTERS, DErAKi,dgSr ~ DAKOTA
Fort SsEiIISG, MINI jan 20 1857
In obedience to instructions from tue War Depart
Snent and Tho Lieutenant General commanding the mill
from the headquarters OF the Department OF the Platte
July 81 1865 so far TO posts now ncuded
IN TINS DEPARTMENT. hereby revoked
Second -Heresiter Ind traders located at military
posts win be permitted sell ammunition 20 Indians
under inc orders and supervision Of the pos. COM
Third Post commanders will be held responsible
hat ONLY such quantities OF powder and lead sold
may e' aue the Indians TO obtain their subsistence
They III not permit them be sold in such qpanltie
ss win enable either bands or individuals to accumulate
any stock beyord what they require immediate
90 Observed
. Ftrst-The stock of ammunition belonging to the
trader win be kept in the post magazino trader
or Traders VIII have access 10 it only the order Of the
Commaudng officer
Second The commanding officer will issue to each
GRADER such Quantities OF ammunition In his judgment
may be saies sold during the week having reference 70
sne number OF Indians trading al the post; and he will
Afo nx the maximum amount which may be sold 10 any
pne person In any one month.
Thfyd-Every trader will be required to keep regis
Ter Of his sales Of ammunition specifying the names OF
the persons 10 whom they arc made, and the amount
post officer OF the day, and shall Inspected at least as
often once week by the Post Commander:
I Fb,l,sA-Should there be any evidence of an un-
Sreudiy disposition among the Indians the vicinity Of
post or should any outrage be committed by them all
s,lss O. ammunition VIII De- a. once prohibited; and
xOr misconduct the part Of individuals or bands
yM-should any trader in any manner evade, dis.
ebcy and fail 70 comply With she provisions this order
jor any rules and regulations addition thereto which
may be established BY the commander Of the post
q which he Is located the commander will forthwith
closeup tho store of such Offending trader and report
Che case 70 the headquarters
By command OF
Brevet Major General A. H. TERRY
CHARLES II. GRAVES. Captain Thirty. fourth United
States infantry Acting Assistant nspeetor and Adutant
TRANSPORTATION OF rREEDHEx
Tho following circular on the subject of transportation
Seer issued oy Major General Howard Commissione
The special attention Of the Assistant Commissioner OF
Shs Bureau is called to the subject of transportation
Transportation is given only to relieve she government
of the support Of The INDECENT and to enable those
o1 wIns 70 sc places where they can provide
OF refugees and freedmen will issue except from this
ece and every application besides the rigid conditions
already imposed must be forth clearly the fact Of ex
fremc deslon VIII ch must be certified 70 by the As
.0stant Commissioner in rerson.
!. DsSDiS< IN TEXAS
Major A. Hogan, Of The One Hundred and Four.
eenth United States coored infantry forwarded the
follow report an encounter with bandits in Texa,-
HEADQUARTERS POST FoRT dcINrosH, TEXAS
January IL, 1867.
BURTON DREW Lieutenant and Acting Assistant Adutant
General Sub Disiric, Rio Grande:--
SRI have the honor report that band of bandits
numbering from twelve to fifteen, have been rowing
ehrough the country and on the highways between the
Nueces rvcr and san Antonio numbering and robbiug
'svery that they happen with having killed
some seven eight within the last fifteen DAYS
Four Of tho men that were killed citizens Of
Laredo Texas. When this news arrived on the 5th /
horses to mount my men. Colonel Santos Bernardos
same forward and offered his services with thirty Mexi-
cans ws,l mounted and armed started at once in pnr-
Of the 6th when we came upon them at place called
Rugtown, forty miles northeast Of the Nueces river
When We came in sight of them made charge upon
Ewelve head Of horses / had one man very badly
Nounded. The names Of the men that killed were
1hemas Greene. Richard Gusset and NJ. Gusse, They
INere all Americans. Within the last three months
nhere haYe twelve dead bodies found in this vicinity
'"'' Major Hath United States co!ored infantry
Largo detachments of troops under command Of Colo
heS Gregg md Crittendeu, being forwarded TO Ar
sona from California, where they are much needed 1t
y thought that those at present there, with the others
n route will be ample to give all necessary protection
ksom tho Apaches and keep the roads open.
MISCELLANEOUS
Paragraph three of special Orders No 20, Department
e1 the Gulf directs thai the Tenth United States coored
artillery heavyl be at once mustered out Of service at
Baton Rouge La as an entire organization its services
By special Orders No. 81, from the same depart.
vneut Board Of Officers WAS ordered to convene at
the 7h inst, thereafter practicable to
select by actual observation and recommend for pur-
chase suitable site for the proposed Military Cemetery
at that place. The board viii examine and report upon
ahe title TO the land selected and upon the market value
p and the price asked for the same The land selected
pf bodies OF soldiers Inferred in that vicinity
end suicient in extent for the purpose required The
4ral Charles A. Hartwell Colonel Tenth United
1oored artillery heayyl Brcyei Brigadier General D.
Watklns Lieutenant Colonel Twentieth United States In
4hntsy; Brsvet Major Albert Lorng. Captain Tenth
United States colorcd artillery (heavyl
Captain John Wilcox, Fourth United States cavalry,
reports that the 9th ultmo he sent scouting party
eonsstng Of sergeant John Griffin and twenty uine
listed men Of Company Q, Fourth United States
river. On the 18th ult near what is known AZ the
San Saba trail the scouts and pursued party OF
niIss OvertakIng them they fired upon them, killing
swo The Indians returned the fire, but wercsoon CON-
anS ssna dr and or hores almost ex
austed the sergeant returned to camp with his party
bringing with them eleven horses and one saddle cap
turcd from the Indians The sergeant reports that the
men behaved weli displaying cagcrness in the discharge
of their duty.
Texas Major general i. Kiddoo, United states
Volunteers late Assistant Commissioner Bureau Reiu
gees Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, Is relieved from
further duty In Bureau OF Refugees Freedmen and
Abandoned Lands for the state OF Texas and viii transfer
~ all funds belonging to said Bureau now IN his
possession and for which lie Is accountable 10 Brcyet
1isjor Genera, Charles Griffin, United states Army,
present Assistant Commissioner for the stare All re-
ords and papers relating TO the business Of said Office
I~ill be turned over First Lieutenant j. r. Krkman,
Twenty sixth United States infantry A. A. A. q. of said
Paragraph three Of the same order directs that
Major General A. Doubleday, Lieutenant Colonel seven
teenth United states infantry in addition TO any other
duty he may now be performing, will perform that Of
Commissioner Tor the Bureau OF Refugees,
1Freedmen and Abandoned Lands nj Galveston, Texas,
loo which position he Is hereby appointed General Don
ibeday will report 70 the Assistant Commissioner of the
State for csciajn special instructions
Breyet C6hH John Moore, Surgeon has bcen relieved
Hrom duty AZ Fort wadsworih New York harbor and
assigned 70 duty at Governors Island New York harbor
Temporarily, during the absence OF Brevet Brgadier
General j. b. Brown Surgeon President OF the Army
Medical Examining Board now IN session at New York
city.
Captain Edward Knowe, Ninth regiment Veteran
discbargcd from the service OF the United states
Permission 10 delay reporting for duty for tan days.
after passing satisfactory examination before The Ex-
bminng Board In New York city IL given to Lieutenant
Colonel =. H. H. Gaebcl Sixteenth regiment Veteran
lReserve corps.
NAVY BULLETIN.