, 1869-05-04

Items from General Shefix2Asu
Headquarters - Reports from
Department. C0lnta;.ak-
dcrB. Etc,

General + II. Grietson, writing from Camp
Wltch,to, Witchita Mountains, April 10, reports
tic unconditional surrender O. that place OF oae
hundred lodges Of !Arapanoes, and the only part
Of the tribe st!lt out Is unler :. Fea.hercd Bear OF
"spos,ed Wolf" He proceeds to say:
statement :a.t the whole trihe was
cn0,1r2 ia-;he 'csItns hand. Under Little Robe,
expecting TO arrive here 10 six or eight dars f.ou1
that time. On the 7th instant Red Noon Que
o. the pr7Ic.rsL inen Of Little Ro,'e.' hand,
H,ed here with eighteen urhev Chey ennes sitting
taal ne thrrt 11sn WHO t.tt atle on The sist had
way and canped On Striking Creek. They re-
aiie'l bE.r hight sud wcns 0at on the sth to re-
quest The chiefs aEd aesf nen Of tbe band to come
sa''ass Seon, s0 ''' Nss aaa a ensss
1r,s~eh desire :ls hostllisies and TO upon
their rscIracn, and their Willingness 10 come in
snd rom The ArarahYes with their consent, moye
issEs ss asS sas sa b. inc male ssFs sno.a
10 then, y ,he Department commsnier, gHar-
antstts them fO'd and protection II rhe man
While. THIS bantl uumhrss st1rs-seven lodges.
an sssir eam, is thirty ,ues distint, at tle hei
tue lime nosS set for tho Arapahocs to start ior
Camp Supply. The band nf theyenne4 nuuhes-
Ing suine 4H persnRs- Will Leave at the same time.
Food Il scarce an"rx the tns.s AMI these ,,Hrlts
1iir."
Writing rns.ar date Of March q. from Fort
Suliyt Headquarters District OF 4. L. DAKOTA Bge-
vet Major u. s. StAny, after reconn.tnR the mur-
der VI y soldier Ut Fort Sandsil. sasA: - Every
I ttinx thai has bccn dune tuWart making ptace
With thu SinES. re- nation, Is ~ cltIrt failure
The Indians are ilst IS far frog, peace today as
they were two yeafsaRo< Indians
boasted whilst near this, Df having Killed white
men this winter over. au the Platte, and Of
Stealing horslS, and I LeEcye thett are wnr
rartaa out Iow 10 tcprc'ilts on the line Of the
Itnci1c Railroad. Their hostility may run on IN
chronic form, showing t4elf only by mi occasional
Murler, though fear 1t u1uy develop in norss.
form In the Nny Of heavy ATTACKS tte ironlter.
Unfortunately for the i'less Of our pelcr a.ivo-
Gates, these lndaus ray they do nor want peace;
Thai The whites arc atrajh OF them which is thc
recsun We seua 10 much for them to cat: tiaas they
Will maxi IL Leave tal5 country, 1nd viii s:o2 khc
heats en- the NtssoH1! Rl:er- The pottlla OF the
Sioux that Ketr fHcniy tvo tea:7 ago have con-
timed 50. and ure friendly TODAY. Iney hare
gained nanc In numbers, uni all reports 10 the
contrary, that have becn circulated through the
country and asserted at Eashin >ton, 4rc fAise.''
General Terry has ordered Irryct Major HIllara
A. 1ulnlng, Captain Corps Of Enytneess aud
Chief Engineer OF Tho department., to proceed. a.
soon the 8r1sDn permits, TO Foct Totten, u. T..
ar,!. frnn that post Us Starting point, make
careful and thorough reconnaissance Of the coun-
Try l5tng l~tween the Cheyenne River on the
sor,h. The forty Ifath parallel on the north. the
Ktt lI.tE an the tlst, and longitude 100 degrees
% minutes west The Chief Engineer of the Army
4s to furnish funds, Instruments and authority to
employ such assistants AZ he may need The Gom-
Nanllns nnfcPr u Fort Tottcu Is ordered to fur.
nish cxc.rt ansl 10 srta suitable enlisted men
eha!rmcy. 1as-1ncn and aXtmeu.