The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-15

OCCASIONALLY some small squads OF molAns csWNs. ~
under OF convenient ravines aud nred few sho
then yelled and ran Oh ~ rapidly - shsr PONIES 0oa
carry them.
Ell pert as elicit expressions OF ad IMITATION RON toe
troopers Who were shooting al them IL Was tne uiss
Indian tight that any Of the soldiers has ensssec Ia
The behavior OF the men excellent ana Too mucn
praise cannot be given TO Captain Hamilton ior tns cooi
bravery displayed by him. The horses OF ms men
:. use n the fresh Of the
Indians At every charge the In Hans surnea ana ran,
leaving The e..alry%en at every Dosna ns ms%en.
Finding that this style OF sighting ives unpg0ntabh
heat, the captain began to withdraw toward camp. A
continued exchange OF shots q long range wa kept
Al distance OF nearly two miles when the lsans with
drew. The extremely poor bring or the rcd skins was
almost asionshng Many Of them lakisg advantage OF
the afforded by ravnes ana tall grs managed TO
from the soldier 1t whom they shot from rest with
ont, however, doing any execution. These futile
Temps al craftsmanship was met by the men With
shouts OF darison. sometimes too tudcrous abstain
Captain hamilton returned TO camp with loss Of one
horse sh ana disabled by the Indians and
killed 70 prevent It's falling into their hands The Indians
lost three killed. OF evidently brave OF
considerable rank. Several Indians we're wounded and
The news Of this little achievement afforded the
troopers an unlimited fund Of story and satisfaction and
whoop. There was bat one Of anxiety, that
for the safety OF the parties that out Major FL lott
With ten men was thought 70 be fair ut of hundred
or Two Of Sioux Though great confidence reposrd
in the fact that the Major on the fight and his
men were well armed and mounted The train also
Of considerable anxiety. Would Lisutenant
Robbins with forty men be quito itch for several
hundred lndians2 As things turned out he was and
tre more for the train was not more than thirty miles
rom For Wallace when 1t was attacked by about 1--WE
The details Of the affair are as follows when she
train arrived at Fort Wallace information was received
that the Indians were thicker and holder than they had
been since 1885, Station after station been attacked
coacnes had been captured, and considerable number
OF men had been murdered. Fort Wallace had been
attacked twice within short time, and all mail CON-
munication had been suspended for number Of
days Securing his rations Lieutenant Robbins loaded
tho train and proceeded his return to the command
On the morning Of tho 10Th small party Of Indians
were seen ON tho bluffs few men were sent in pur
suit ending that the attempt was futes they
tarned Soon other Indians were seen, and suddenly
the bluffs were literally black with mounted indians
charging toward the tran which corralled
The nrs onset Is the exciting aud dangerous moment OF
an Indian attack The Indian feels brave IL We may
believe the scoundrels, who 10 DO the
most abe-bodied OF liars Beat them OF when
they make this FIRST attack aud they hesitate long
time before they will under axe another The first
attack was failure. From the language it evident
That the attacking party consisted Of Sioux and Chey
eDnes Roman Nose and Little Dog, two well known
chiefs, were recognized. One Of the Sioux chiefs
young bucks about him to Ego in bullet from
carbuc tumbled him OF his pony. As this pleasing
ins'gntor OF disturbance and wouldbe possessor of
sugar and coffee rolled of his pony and lit on his head
OF tho young bucks ran up to him. turned him over,
when seeming satisfied hat he had taken nasty de-
parture for the happy hunting ground and not liking
the strong probability Of their following their chief il
thew remained where the carbne balls zpd so closely
about them, they made a remarkable hasty movement
coms general Soldiers. teamsters and Bohemians all
sailed iu. The breach loading r1e cd a big
thing for cool old toamster, with long squared
rife remarked That ere weeping she sots he chunker
lead IN the right place when she have, her chance
a few Indians had gotten into ravne about hun
dred yards In the roar Of tho corral into which they
we're sending their balls with frequency entirely
satisfactory TO Lieutenant Robbins who despa the
quartermaser sergeant with half dozen men to drive
them The result NAV be told easily in single re-
markthat or one OF the Transfers who had been trying
N get shot for sopc moments-'.Lord. Look at 'em
g il was nov evident that no such crowd of Indians
could stop our party. Lieutenant Robbins ordered the
train TO pull ont In two columne leaving between
cavalrymcn who were depoyed en- foot as skrrnish-
ers Tho white horse on which. the FIRST Indian
that was killed had been mounted had dashed up
towards the TRAM where he ca1ght by of the
VIII Cemstock, the guide, mounted the cap
ture which proved to be United States HORSE and rode
IN circles short distance from the train This move
mont Of derson and the Indians charged towards
Comsock, coming sufficiently near to enable knock
over one OF the rsdskins wound two and disable
their horsoe Tho train continued ss progress towards
and across Black Bate crock, the Indians continuing
their attack for nearly ten miles before they drew or
squads Of Indians. who did not offer TO attack and
Beaver creek.
Al Beaver crock Lieutenant Robbins was joined BY
Captain West and Brcvet Lieutenant Colonel Myrcs who
had been sent with his company to join Captain West
and assist In the convoy Of the train General Custer
fearing that the Indians might attack t. in order to &C.
cure little articles OF property and food with which
'Pswnes Killer seemed to be convinced that It was
loaded Tho Indians lost in the attack 1--WE killed and
Ten or twelve wounded, beside many ponies that
hit and disabled
Major Elliott returned on the eve Of the same day
On the 30th the command moved up the bank Of
the south fork Of the Republican. Indian signs
ABUNDANT and general belief expressed that the
command would be able 10 overake OF the Indian
villages within three four days Judge the disap
General Custer marched toward the Platte His orders
were such that he could not follow the Indians though
strongly desirous OF 50 doing
epistc cannot refrain from remarking TO the HERALD
readers that, 40 far this command concerned the
state OF sobrety do not believe that such thing as
wee drap OF the crather could be raised in camp
under any pressure.
CAMP on The Platte
FORTY MILES WEsr FORT SEpewrcK,
July Z, 1857.
yesterday. Dispatches from Fort sedgwick state
'ha. on the day following the departure Of
Major Elliott from that place, q lieutenant OF
The Second cavalry and ten mon we're sen,
with dispatches from General Sherman with orders 10
follow the trail Of General Custer and deliver the de-
spschss 70 him. The prompt receipt Of these dispatches
would have enabled General Custer 70 have pursued the
indians who made The attack the train and before
this there doubt but what the cheerful smoke and
blaze Of Indian lodges would have greeted the eyes of
some Of the red scoundre who have been burning and
numbering 30 sctivey for the past month.
The command breaks camp II three O'Clock and
marches at four for Foy Wallace, the Smoky HILL
II fresh Indian trails discovered during the march,
We shall undoubtedly undertake 10 who made them
Small bands Of Indians numbering from ten to fifty,
have bean cymmtting series Of depredations within
The last two days the immediate vicinity Of pres
On, camp Las, night they attacked th: station west OF
his, ana attempted to stampede stock but without