The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-08-30

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NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-The following
dispatch was Published this morning from
the fellowstooe Expedition, dated at the
xuscleshell river, Aug. 10th: The ALBUMS
dsnt preparations which the Yellowstone
Expedition made for the resistance If the
Indians have been fully jus,i6ed. Tbs pre-
diction Of Bloody Knife that We should
meet savage Indians in tho vicinity OF
Tongue river proved correct. Indians were
discovered for the 6rst time about the Let of
August, watching oil our movements, and
prowling around our camp st night. No
overt act took place, however, until August
9TH. Gen. Custer. with Bloody Knife and
. squadron of cavalry, had been detailed by
Gen. Stanley to 20 on and look up the road.
Having got about ten miles ahead, they
halted and picketed their horses in the
woods by the river to wait f.r the train.
Two hours aftesward. six Indians appeared
on the plain, and made demonstration to.
ward camp. Skirmishers we,e thrown out.
and the horses were saddled. The Indians
were easily driven of, bot they proved to
be decay of . large band in the neighbor.
hood, who were waiting In ambush for the
cavalry. Finding the ruse failed, the Indi.
ans Ia the number of three hundred buddy
rude out and advanced on grove occupied
by the cavalry. Gen. Custer had only one
squadron of eighty meo, under command Of
Capt. Msyleo; one Ut the troops was com.
mandcd by Lieutenant Custer, aud the
other by Lieutenant Van Lum. The men
were again dismountcd, and extended
their line IN semi>circle around the cav.
airy horses, who had the river 1t their back.
A rapid fire was kept up st distance Of 400
yards. While thus engaged with Gen.
Custer IN front, another band of Indians
crawled along behind under the river hank,
aud tried to stampede bis horses. but were
frustrated. The Indians fired the grass in
several places, but failed to burn out the
cavalry. Gen. Custer deferred charge,
hoping that the main command would SION
come up and assis. in capturing tue Jndisns;
butsf'era three hours fight his ammunition
gave out. and he then charged the indians,
who precipitately lied, dropping many of
their equipments. After retrea,ing several
miles. they took to the bad lands. One man
slightly wounded 10 tho arm aud one horse
wounded formed the extent Of Gen. Clusters
loss. While the fight was going on, several
Of the Indians left the war party IN search
OF s'rsgglcrr, and coming upon DR. Hon.
ginger, veterinary surgeon in the cavalry,
and . sutler, who were less than . mile
from the column, they killed them and took
their horses and vslusbles. Private John
Ball, Of the cavalry, while out hunting, met
. similar fate. In the fight, two Indians
and several ponies were killed. On the S.h
Of August, four days after the light .,
Tongue river, We Came upon the site Of .
recent Indian village. Stanley directed
Custer 10 take bis cavalry, numbering. $50
men. and follow and punish the Indiana
Custer left ON the night of the 9Th, At sun
down, and on the 9th, after march Of 20
miles, be arrived q place where the lndi.
ans had crossed the river twenty -four bours
before, taking over their families ON RATS.
Tbs next day, Custer attempted TO cross the
Yellowstone, which at this point 10 $50
yards vide, but the current was too swift
and deep 10 swim the horses, and the at.
tempt WAS abandoned. In the evening, his
camp was discovered BY the Indians, and on
The next morning It daylight, August 18th,
be Ms attacked BY about 800 Indians. The
firing was kept up for about two or three
hours, both parties using trees for cover. A
party of 800 Indians then crossed the river,
both above snd below our camp. and endes.
vored 10 gain the bluffs In our rear, Tut our
men were d'smounied and posted on the
bluffs and received them brxvely. The In.
disns behind the ridges kept up fire until
Gen. Custer ordered . charge. Our men
then mounted and pursued them boldly for
sight miles Just at this time the train
came up and opened On the Indians across
The river with artillery. A tew shots dis>
persed them and ended the fight This bat.
lie, which took place within two miles Of
Big Horn, was . furced one. Gen. Custer
Md Adjutant Ketchsrd had their horses
'hst from under them. Lieutenant. DroSen
was badly wounded In the thigh. Private
Tuttle, Gen. Casters orderly. Vas killed,
md twenty OF his soldiers were slightly
wounded. We had four horses killed, and
'hreo wounded. The indiana Ioss ID csti.
mated By Gen. Custer 1t forty killed and
wounded. The Indians were We'll armed
With Henry rifles, and had abundant amu>
'itiou. Some were dressed IN clothes pro.
'ured 1t the Agency-these were mainly
Uncapas. supposed to b under Sitting Bull.
md I'll are supposed to have received their
spplies from Fort Peek. on the Missouri
liver, famous trading post for Indians,
md an infamous one for whites. The Ex.
'elisioo arrived q P"mpeyS Pillar On the
oh. and reached Nuscleshell on The 10Th,
smewAsd Lound. Gen. Stanley expects %
each Fort Peck BY the Let Of October. The
'ealth Of The command 10 good. Lieutenaus
3roeen b getting along we'll.
v@ Miscellaneous.
Lancaster, IN. ~ Aus. sa-llenry Ward