The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-12-03
From WASHINGTON.

ARLINGTON, Dec 4.
The following was received this afternoon
BY telegraph from st. houis, dated Dec. 2,
70 General f. D. Tosasend, A. A. e.:
The following dsspasch has just been re-
ceived and il sent for the Information Of the
Departnsnt. This gives General Sheridan
. good initiation: understand that his sup.
ply department u to bs on Raboa Ear
creek, little west Of south from Fort Dodge,
from whence 10 can direct operations, aud
his very presence there will give assurance
thas the troops will act with energy, and that
nothing win Be done but what is right. The
bands Of Black Kettle, Little Raven and Sa-
loae ars veil knows TO ihs U. s., and are
The eano tkae have bsaa along 8n,oky Hill
for the past Eve years, and General Shsri-
dams reports embrace ths very same men
who first began this war on the Saline and
Solomon rivers.
ISiened1 W. r. SHERMAN, 1t. Gen.
GENERAL sHERlpAN's DISPATCH.
GENERAL: l have the honor to report for
the in formation Of the Lieutenant General
the following operations Of General Custar
command On November 23d ordered
him TO proceed with II companiesof his reg
iment, the ;th Cavalry, in . southerly direc-
,ios, ittuAsd IL Antelope Hills, ~ search Of
the hostile Indians. On the 18th he struck
the trailsf the ~ party of Black Kettles
band returning from the north. near where
the casters line Of The Pan Handle OF Texas
crossed the main Canadian. He at once
cesxvIaR hie 1neo1s ana fe1bepel il pOrssit
over 70 the hsad waters Of the Wachita, and
shsncs dowr that etrsam, and on the Dorn>
inr Of the 9th surprised the camp OF Black
Kettle, and aitsr dsspsrats light, in which
Black Kettle wss assisted By the krrapa-
hoeSi pndsr Dlah RAseu, Aed the ksevAs,
|fnndSR Sanfola. eap&tred Ne entire cnanp,
killing the Chief, Black Kettle, and ono hun.
dred and two warriors. whose bodies we're
left on the field. All their stock, ammuni.
don aros, lS1C4 tsAo. snd City vonen
- th,s c4nles ~ 1,'..,' ss!ssssd; O.. H.,;,-
ton aad 10 enlisted men killed ; Brevt Il
Col Bennett badly wounded; Breyt Ii Col
" Custar, 2d A 3 March md II enlisted
/ men wounded.
L. Iiiile Ravens band Of Arrapahoes and OF
kts.ss ysfseucanped q. nilss below B'acf
About 800 q 900 II he animals captured
we're shot. The balance were kept for mil
''eiy X! - ,t,as i. doe e.s c....r and
his cemaand. They started 10 furiout
saov seorm and Travelled ell the while in snos
lted1po hctnA aDep. 8.&A
Black Rettle'e and Little Ravens families
are among the prisoners. II was Black Ket
ties band Who committed the frst depreda
tons - III oaiss aad 0saonsa rivers II
Kaneas.
The Kansas regiment has Just como in
aglG.s "a "a I.l 4 ssssse ssss i i
asSI aA5 The nsn living on bsilalo meat ans
oshsr - for dsls: We vll. .oon m nss' :
two 6te5 e6od blows. ).
Thsfe Win - 10 more Indian troubles il
lny aapaonsnG We viii - Incbsd II
ability 10 supply and nature will prcsen
Many dilBeulties in our winter operations
bat ve Aays stost hearts and will do on
best.
Two white childreu we're recapsured. On
Wits eenas and 90 hoy ten ysaTs old yer
bu taIly murdsrsdby the Iudian women whe
the attack commenced.
, TSianad1 p. II. SHERIDAN.
Maj. Gen. in command: