The New York herald., 1874-09-13

mis- mead as tnougn IN melancholy and profound
thought The moment was melo-dramatlc IN the
extreme. The. conversation closed with kind rel.
erences on the part OF Kicking Bird to General
Davidson and his soldiers for whom he expressed
warm regards and reliance. We bade them all
good night each one returning our salutation Win
c0rdlality.
SO ended my first nights foray into the camp OF
the most wild and warlike tribe OF the praires-
the kl0was-wh0 have been noted for daring
cruelty and unbending sell will that heretofore has
broOked no control. Lone Wof the contestant OF
Kicking Bird for the honOrs OF their chielship, Is
now an "outlaw" the plains and doomed to
certain death. when caught-as he surely Will be-
on account OF MS mercless acts OF cruelty ana
salon Baird has visited this post as Inspector
General OF General Sheridan's star and Inspected
IN his thoroughly soldier-like and gentlemanly way
all the troops which are to compose General
Davdsons column which nn,t WIN march n, hence
hostile Indians dams "a and Which he pronounced
as IN excellent order They will first go
no s o1s o Se Of d 70 e s
Greek and the Antelope Hills, until the Indians
are thoroughly whipped which General Davidson
Is determined to attempt most vigorously follow
ing the Indians by their lodge poles, families and
supplies, near which he expects to find them; and
sequel viii prove that it VIII be eventually the sue
cesslul one. | append General Davdson's order
for the march. which will be in light order and n.y.
Ing column
HEADQUARTERS Pcsr OF FoRr Sill IT,,
GENERAL ORDER NO. o.
!. The troops designated below viii form the field
column from this post TO operate against the hostile In
3 Companies B. G. II, NJ, X and company to be here,
schohed, Tenth cavalry, commanding First Lieutenant
nj and ffqnn nsren nsnh S%r
kon Eleventh. infantry eommanding, one section
hh inisntry COMMANDING carving forty rounds per I
a r. H. fa Tenh eava
s. The following staff officers are hereby announced.
f4ss sna w. s. il rss qsnh AZ
They viii Be obeyed I and respected accordingly . a.
the oaicers each company and ten each company
VIII Pc carried no & cots tables or chairs Will
and limited to the S n
Sac lifted Serssshoes Ti carried y each
ammunition at all times their persons and 25o rounds
hs out the train the viii
suss ws sa man 1Wh NTH sra w ana the the
In the infantry battalion, each man will carry one
nuE @ the nr # ne ed ne S9wS
infantry ifah and Companies and : Ienth cavalry Cap
tain George X sanderson Eleventh infantry, command
The following troop, vii garriscp s, the Wichita
company Of the Ten nth cavalry be hereafter desig
mated, Captain Gaines Lawson, Twentyhith infantry,
buIIas he absence of Lieutenant smaeEs IL the ,
j. W. DAVIDSON
Lieutenant Colonel Tenth Cavalry Brevet Major General
United states Army, Commanding.
Official-RoBERT q. SMTnERs, First Lieutenant Tenth
Cavalry A. A. A. G. and A. G. S.
The Major General commanding the department,
with MAJOR COrnbv. OF the ordnance, and his Act
ing Assistant Adiutant General. arrived here by
wagon from Fort Richardson on August 2 ana has
been busily engaged IN experimenting and direct
ing the various columns now taking the field.
Mckenzie Will leave Fort C0ncDo about september
Is. General Miles was reported bv George Wash
ingtOn a CaddOe chlel to have gotten on the up
per Wichita but to nave Teen obliged to return
on account OF absence OF water, Tor which the
whole country is suffering terribly, undergoing the
with column OF four cavalry ana two Infantry
companies, was expected TO arrive here to-day.
but no Iidings thus tar He will cooperate, 1t is
thought, with and under General Davidson, the
cavalry leading OIL. Our Indian scouts, who are q
fine body of warriors from different tribes,
turned this morning with their herd OF ponies lOr
which they went; fifteen having been enlisted and
armed but as many more having volunteered.
The men wounded in the late fight at Wichita
Agency are dong we'll and will all recover. Many
Indians at the Wichita have volunteered to 20
with the column and fight for booty. Their offer
column VIII march about 500 strong, and every
thing Will be in the best order. The coming week
will be iull Of stirring events. and on the whole
what fighting is to be done on the Indian question,
and it is acknowledged 1t Will be extensive, Will
be done desperately; and the Indian Ring al
Washington, as well as here and elsewhere, may
tremble for the duration OF their existence. In al
about /, 900 hostile Indians may be safely reckoned
upon as having taken the field. This will be In
creased. They will be opposed by 5000 soldiers in
ALL entirely too few In number for such hard work
and such an extent of country.