, 1870-02-03

The following letters and dispatches will
explain the matter Of the severe chastise-
ment inflicted upon the mnrderiug and |
marnudiug Indians in Montans, accounts Of !
which have recently appeared.
During the past summer congratulations
were sent to the Secretary Of the Interior |
by General Sally, Superintendent Of In.
djans in Montana, and BY ludian Agents !
md citizens, setting forth The outrages Of
various kinds, including several murders,
and attacks on small pstties Of meu, CON-
1nittsd BY these Indians. These communi-
Cations wers 1efstred through the War
Department and General Sherman to Con
e1sl sheridan, who rephed by the following
letter:
R1ApQuAK1xRs Au1rARr DIpox
CHICAGO, IT. Oc. 81, 1ss9
Brsots Sate' General 4; o. 79ssssad. Ayutans
sIt: I hAve ths nonor TO AcIu,x1rdga tue To
ctipt Of ,er ,rouu tue seeze-sfT Of the Iaterior
Pss sna r. ina.eo aFeass nan. u Moa
taEs. On tfe tab}ect OF dspredss.ona b. The F.ean
We have had 10 ler t1oopa IN Moutsna OF, -.
count Of tho expiration Of enlstnents, y To
have been unabae 10 do nucn azainAt tnese 1odtan
nd i Intns It ~ Toaa "a sne Dess Il" plan . is: M
ne md out exaeuy -he1e 1hese indians
aIe soiuE to spesd & the - ..n'cr; and aeoas @
SAsty ano tfJ 1nd stsite them ABOUT s1o l5s1 OF
January tneJ win bs resJ he!plea.: snd Il wnsfs
night be able to kiye them good hard blow.
| Which wilt make peace desltaoe object
10 simply keep th- usop. on tue defenItre
11se wtcre 1t hurts Atd II the GeneEat.,u, cnler
tnir1s well Of tltt, viii tn and stea! = small
force on thts u'he l1ou Fost Shaw o1 Ellie daring
Il numbers about otrsen hundred, men,
ncmsr. sno children, al tola Fsty Ies pectFm'Js
1 L,eu,ens1t General.
| This letter wns replied to by General
Sherman, Is follows:
HEADQUARTERS OF TIE ARMY, An1U-
TAn1 GENERALS OFFICE,
F AsnlH0T II. NOV. I, 15SS. J
| lieutenant General r IL. Sheridan, GHt..sandi4.1
Military D.rfsi"H " sht A...suri. Chr 17o, H.:
E1n: Kt1erntR to 3oar coumu1tcat.on Of the
oss.s IN ID aoutans, ] / have 1Se neIor "a tniof1a Joa
teat your plppoted action, - Rts,ed tceretns FOL
The pu1 isnEtnt Of these marauoer-. has been ~
Is sned} E b. TOWNSEND,
| AdtutIns Gtncrx'.
Instructions were then given by Genara
Sheridan to General Hancock, as follows:
HEADQUARTERS NIL Div OF THE MlssouRtl
CHlCAGu, Ill Gov- 15, 1869. g.
Nejvr Ge4.uul r.. y. Iianeoet, caps'nanasng De
Sse SpsRsa q sscsc.s st 70, % tas % Correspondent
which referred TO ia u, pr!fae 5o:e 81 ~ ~
tn&E Il will be teen from 9tEetA tpnnseua -. T.
ter THAI authority baa neru given 10 puotah the t'e
!. rnte II fet1Ld within e1r ktDg defiance; and 70
ase authorized By ne n extend tnle Aat1oItty Z
IN he murpeis and ruoosrles lale,g pe:palrsie
o IN MnnrAnr
a Colnrei Raker. who II now IN route TO Fo,
EIl,t. In 1nott exctllept nxn 70 bs entrusted IT;
=. ~ I'm ~ tne snp,ec, Wneo hc 1a4.ed terous
Chicago. ....... u.,,.,
i III be q Pn @ts IL se se
~ tbe greatest care rnoud oe ,sksn to ksTp tae - i
iscj n TiI nn tuapS ssIble to sy1ke thefc trxtRa
10 srr nnirsa the tfeste5t secfecy IL 1pa1ptAtue
n, ! ver1 Tesnectfoi1T
I1TsM y eurprnlS
ic Ne1f ftenfenR1t General
4 - .
Before the time ZOE rae e1ecuuon o1 LUG
I'd direc+5nns had arrived the Indians becAu
r. c--...
- 80 don0leso1ne +Aat tua oupe1tatenoeo4
be | Int1jnn Affairs recommended the raising
rr.4
ee | 800 mounted volunteers IN the lefutofy
mt ! .,a;rgt +bar,
oEe9ase aee-u'~ ."eA..
m General Sheridan then sent his Inspect
he ! c..,, p-avat Ne;or Eene1aJ :Ian,as