The New York herald., 1869-01-17
THE INDIAN WAR.

Despasches from General sheridan-The War
Ended-savages HambIcd and Suing for
Peace-Desfitution Among the TrSbes-Geu-
eral Custer's Battle Justined-
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 1859.
General Sherman telegraphs from st. Louis to As
sistant Adjutant General Townsend the following
despatch received from General Shendan:-
In THE FIELD, Fort CoBB,
INDIAN TERRITORY, Jan. /, 1859.
Brevet Major General w. A. NICHOLS, Assistant Ad-
jutant General. Military Division OF the Missouri
GENEBAI-l have the honor to forward the follow
ing for the information Of the Lieutenant General
commanding: destruction OF the Comanche
dav eiyes he nnal blow to the backbone Of the In
dian rebellion. At twelve O'Clock on the night OF
the slst Of December delegation Of the chief
ennes twenty-one in alD arrived at this
place on foot. their animals not being able
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their people to come asking for no terms but for
Q paper 20 protect them from the operations OF
ing for their losses their people starving their dogs
ali eaten up and no buffalo.
we had forced them into the canons on the east
crn edge OF the Stake plains where there is small
game or buffalo. Tney are In bad OK and desire to
surrender Internationally. acceded 70 their
make an error IN any punishment awarded, for they
all have blood upon their hands.
Yesterday we received . few papers, the first we
have had for month, and see Il alleged by Indian
agents that Black Kettles band was on their reser
vation at the time they were attacked. This is
falsehood. The reservation extends but thirty miles
up the washita from Fort Cobb. The battle took
place 100 miles up the river. II IA also alleged the
band were friendly. No one could make such
assertion VINO had any regard for truth The young
men OF this band commenced the war. l can
give their names. Some OF Black Kettles
were out depredating at Fort Dodge when the VII
lage was wiped out, the mules taken from the
trains and carried or Our murdered couriers pho
togrnphs, stolen from the scene OF the outragcs ON
the solomon aud Saline rivers. were found In their
captured camp, and In addition have their own IL
Illustrated history. found in the captured
camp, showing the dinerent fights or mur-
ders In which this tribe was engaged, the
trains attacked, the naying parties attacked
about Fort Wallace, the women, citizens and sol
information on the subject. II should be known,
also, that invited Black Kettle and his family to
come In through the Arapahoe CHIEF Little Raven,
IN my interview with that chief at Fort Dodge In
September last Tney did not come. Yours re-
specuuly, r. II. SHERIDAN, Major General.
Council Of Chiefs In the Powder River
Country-stolen Property Rccapsurcd.
sr. LOUIS, Jan. 10, 1859.
An Omaha despatch says II Ii reported that num-
Der Of the indians recently engaged In the war In
Colorado and Kansas have reached the Powder
River country where council had been held BY
large number OF chiefs. Tue object OF the council
was unknown The Indians were quiet at Fort Fct-
terman ana also along the Upper Missouri river.
~ Hunvcr despatch says party and returned from
tue pursuit OF Indians In cache Ia P0udre valley,
having succeeded In rccupturing q hundred stolen
h0Fscs anu Killing one Indian