Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-11-17
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE GAZETTE.l
The Black HILLS Expedition. DC.

New YORK, Nov. 1.-THE Tribune's cor
respondent teIegraphs that on the l2th INST.
Professor Marsh, of Yale College, with his
scientific expedition, were at Red Cloud Ageen
cy; that his expedition was opposed by In
diars; that he held council with the chiefs,
vino did not believe he wanted to hupt bones
10 the Black Hills but was in search OF gold,
and the Indians showed great excitement. put
the Professor after an haranguc by the cnlef,
White Tail, made short speech, which had
the singular effect of modifying the Indians
and gaining their full consent for the progress
of the expedition, provided it was accompanied
by some Indians.
On the next day, the 18th, when the party
reached the agency where the Sioux scouts
we're to join them, great number OF FULLY
armed Indians were there excited, and gather
ed around their chief All the Indians who
20. Red Cloud stated that his young men be-
ieved the party were gold and not bone hunt
ers. In the midst of the talk Chief pretty
Crow" rode up and shouted, white men 60
ips into our country to fnd gold. We must
stop them at once Immediately shrlll cry
was made TO the women and children, who ran
away, and the line mounted. The Indians
formed front and rear OF the soldiers and
wagons \ collision seemed Imminent, but
Prof Marsh turned back and a conflict was
avoided. \ council will be held on the 18th.
HEAD OF NORTH FORK OF MCCLELLAN's
CREEK, Ten, Nov. 9. via Fort Dodge, l6.
To day, near this place, Lieut.. Frank ID.
Baldwin, of the 5lh i. s. Infantry, Chief OF
Scouts, commanding detachment composed
Of Co. D, 9th Cavalry, Lieut.. Overtcn and
Co. D, 9th Infantry Lieut.. Bailey, while on
scout, had Il brilliant engagement with about
Two hundred Of the Cheyenne Indians with
whom G. pt A. Furnsworth, Of the 9th u. S.
Cavalry, had fight on the 9th instant. They
we're fought to-day stubbornly and bravely
from hall: past eight a. H. to hali-past one p.
ID. with aincly-eight men aud howltzcr. AT
ter charging their camps under a CALLING ire
h. captured their whole outfit, driving the In.
dams eight miles from the last position of
those successfully taken by them on the hill
tops Hard and we'll won prizes, left as tro-
phlcs Of the victory, were recovered BY Lieut..
Baldwin in the persons Of two little starved
young girls, aged five and seven years, named
Gormou, whose father mother, eldest sister
aud brother were recently massacred In Kansas
while going to Colorado as settlers. Two re-
manning sisters, aged Is aud ID years, are yet
held by the Indians Two desperate charges
we're made by the Indians to regain them.
they We're reDulscd and handsomely charged
back by Ligut. Overton company. The Fed.
rra troops got close enough to use pistols ad-
vantagcously. The horses we're SO much used
up after this that the men had to fight afoot:
About 50 Or 100 trophies were captured and
much property destroyed. The camp mum,
bcred from four hunIred to five hundred,
counting women AID children The pursuit
lasted for twenty miles, and was not abandoned
until four o clock p. H., when it became use
less and impossible to continue it longer. The
horses were worn out, having no forage tor
four days. and having marched five hundred
miles the present week. No losses were sus-
tanned by our side. -Four Indians are known to
have been killed. How many more is not as
ccrtainet but at least % must have been slain.
The bloody state Of the field indicates that the
indians dragged off "a number Of their wounded
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