, 1869-04-03
THE FAR WEST.
Details of General Custar'S
Recent Operations Against
the Indians.
Rescue ofTwo Female Cap
dves.
The Savages Acknowledge Their
Defeat and Desire Peace.

ST. LnEIa, April "a long report VIII received
at Military ueadqua1tsta thu morning from Gen.
eral Custa5, detailing his operations In the field
Aftet hreatlng camp At Medicine Bin1 Creek, the
rrEt EiSna Of Indians were discovered on the 18th
Of MArrh, aud the whole command, numbering
1,coa men, moved forward rapidly, making daily
marches two three tt1es II long a those Of the
Indlsns- Tcnts were burned, and ali blankets,
except one per man md a1l surplus clothing shared
the came fate. On the 10Th they reached camp
ground which had been abandoned only two days
before About the B81ne time herd Of ponies, IN
charge Of two indiana, was discovered Custar
mined to capture the herd. md after proceed
ing some TWO nleE, ssw the Indians partially COL
ctsled behind the sand hi1is- After good deal Of
signalling, eight Of them cAmn out from
whom Cus&ar learned that two hundred
ind sixty Cheyenne lodges were encamped within
ten OF twelve miles, two hundred Of which Nc1e
directly In front on 4 tmAu streaM- Medicine Ar
TOW, the Chicl Of the CheYennes, and several other
noted chtefs than rode up Among the two lodges
were those Of the Dog SoldicEs-thc most MIS-
chteypua, bioodthlrsty and ba1oarous band OF H.
1.anA tint nfest tho plains Custar at 1rss intend
I'd to nttack this village, hut when he discovered
that the Che, enncs held two female capuses-Mss.
Morgan and Ahs Whitc-he concluded not
to do 3d. at least until he had
those women ont Of tho hands Of the saEagrs- He
| therefore went with Medicine Arrow to his lodge
in the centre OF the village, whcrr the principal
| ch1efa assembled Be3oSe entering the village he
| perceived the greatest excitement and noticed
that everything was prepared for flight, and Gus
| tar thinks that he had then attacked them with
| his fattgucd troops he could not hayo cEccted
| moro than I cAptate Of their lodgeA Gus
tal ordered the af1est Of swo Chiefs Zig Head and
Dull k1lle, intending to hold them under guard IA
| hostages for the white women caPuvea. After
considerable parlcytn2, and only when the rores
and tree wcre chosen, did the Indians ds1lFes up
! their captiYcA
The stosy OF their treatment, told by these cap
tves, Ia Of such naroarous e1ueltea and enoEmoos
indtnttes that It suspsslng TINT Civilized betngs
| conid have endured It and survived The
Indians would hare killed them
| had the village been ATTACKED. The Indians ex
prtss themselves heartily s!ck Of the wal, md AFe
willing to 20 to that part OF the coont15 WHICH N
been Indicated for them, and arc ready 10 sppmll
! to the decision OF the goyc1nment Author1nex
Custar says: awe hare taught the Indians thai
they ase safe from III In no place and at no season
also, what Some Of our own people may doubt
that the Hhits naan can endure the inclenenaes 0
winter - well ~ the indiana" He SAT
that the country and the hiding places Of the In
tlars arc now better known, and that he has nan.
officers III his command Who could conduct an e1
pcdit1un tnern wtthou. guide4 The General speak
highly Of his officers and men, and he espectal
compliments the Nineteenth Kansas Cavalry. tn
General did not lose angie man Of hts command
He concludes h!l report with the following words
| "Inow hold the captive Cheyenne chlefs =
hostAgea for rths good behavior Of their tribe An
10, the lulnment Of tho promise Of The latter +
come In and coutoszn to the demands OF Tho gos
esnment This, oonsideE, Is the end Of the In
, dian waf."
| The indiana nsde rald on ecipio, 20 mile
south Of Salt Lake, last Saturday. ant captured 10
| head Of stock
| UxlnA, Arrn 9-Detachntnt8 Of tho Eighteenth
Infantry arc already arriving rum different wcs,
e,u rofts, n ruuts to Attanta, Georgia The con-
mAnl will rsndexyoos here, and leave for III
South next week
The subject Of paving the principal husines
Streets Of this city Wsa discussed II lar1o met1
ing Of property holders Lust evening, and COZ
nlttec appointed to report upon the cheapest N
most durable pavement In use IN Eastern elite
, The work will probably be commenced IL
| summer.