, 1874-10-01


military forcch in tho Tofrit0ry, aua " very
atrong feeling OF insecurity on the part OF rosl-
nehts zero. Tho forces employed aro entirely
inadequate to the tass roQnl1cd Of them. Small
tlmos within fow miles OF toNn Tiio wish Of
orory ono il, that Con. Sheridan would COMO in
porHon and push military operations with hiH
1naomitable enorgy.
expects to Htart out tomorrow or next day.
lutlnrds' party, who hnye boon laying at Iietco-
villc, oxpeot to accompany him. Ihrnallor's
party numbers twenty-five mon, MID VIII Keep
municatfoii with each other aud avoid tho pos
n'bi'.ty Of n surprise.
Tho Ssvcct,pntcr Expedition.
CHEYENNE, Wy, Sept. 90.-Bufralo Bill, ono
Of tho guides OF tho sweeswaier Expedition.
commanded by Col. Miles, arrived at Ravli,ls
yesterday, Tho command ly iu good condition.
No Indians lAvo bopn Aoon.
Con. Hli1css Victory over tho alvnEcs.
" - syoaasnes p uls xsss fors litreid: .,
On the 2Gth Of August, Lieut., baldwin, Fifth
Infantry, and party Of aconta for tho first timo
reported, having had, during their abHeuco, noar
Adobe Walls, Tox., two fights With Indians. sus.
ta.nug no los9, bnt inIctlng d loss Of sosoral
killed and wounded upon Thy enemy. Thoy, rc.
tho Antelope 11ills on tho lioaawaterB Of tho trll
utarieA OF ted llirer. Now tile olaso began. tho
trail running southwest crossing .Custer'u (lSos)
at right nDEicB near tho north fotk Of leu River.
Camp waB broken daily ut O'Clock u. m., and
experiencing hard5hira md privationA seldom
endured. No water WAS discovered in tho boda
Of s.reams nnd only at long intervals woro found
holes Of stagnant water, imprecgnatod Mith
gypsum md OF tie consistency Of Arup. Mon
rushcd In ffonzy and drank, only to And tlioir
thrAs increased rather than s!ackod. Even corfoo
boiled in it was found 30 bittor that it could not
be drunk. The heat wna uncomfortable tho ther-
march wa simply terrible Journey lhrough .
barron waBto-deHcrt as it is. On tho 9Th, tho
mnil, Indian trail was struck at tho Sweotwater
mud followed. Tho morning Of tho 2sth it was
plain TINT h.o eayasos wero but Q short
day left behind in order TO- expedite
tho column, in charge Of Col. Bristol,
With two compauics and D, to guard
it. Only lyo NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Two an-
balances accompanied tho column. The trail
grow frcsLcr md frosLor. and inlicated the pasb-
agc Of largo numbers OF Indians Tho troops
were olated at tho prospect Of nsocting tho foo,
now life was Infused, and during tho ensuing
two days they marcLod Is miles. In such !
country auch marching aoema Incredible, iufaut-
ry aud cavalry marching together. On ttlo morn-
ing Of tho 10th tho column started Mt o'clook,
tho scouts, as usunlt about 2 miles in advance.
The command emerged from tho broken country.
Ht14NlIE HQu EIOSbluE 4QfGl plHluS Cu
tho south eido by. steep. heavy bluffs, which
skirt the Etalcd Plains. Tho tiall lcd to MI
oponing through tho bluffs, md at o'clock
Lieut.. Daldwin's detachment OF scouts outorod
the hills. Instantly band Of about $50 Indians
cl,argcd upon theul from tho bluffs on other
aide, aud tho fight opened.
At TINT moliont Bwar1ns OF rcdskins Bprnng
from concealed places aud lined tho olun. Tho
scouts stood Their GROUND, aud poured into the
andy;ancing n; foo s sasally ilre, enptyng, At tho
indians meant to surround and massacre or cap
turo tho party, They attempted tho old ganlo
OF circllng (turniug Tho flanks), but this was
prevented BY THO energetic aud rapid manner
in which tho column was brought up. Upon
hearing tho first yolley tho column fairly ow to
tho spot, led by tho gallant commander, who de-
ploycd into limo on tho gallop. and charged tho
Dlur without haltnG, cavalry on the right and
posted on eIcsatcl gronua in rear Of tic limo.
Az Boon rs the scouts could DO 80 they formed
OIL tho extreme left. It waa brilliant Eight
to witncss tue rap,dity and precision with
which TIC column was thrown into line, and tho
md capacity Of tho commander uudcr
good Greet of Years Of dha Discipline
and drill Gu tho part Of the troops: Col. Comp
THO ridgen, occupied by about 900 Indians, woso
proachnblc still tho troops apfang unilinch-
$Nf t,ofo
tusy ~ .no r WITS. sIa'5n ,no nenss ~ tn9 lacG
~" ~ ueaty ta nr anu dso'g nv tno eno1ay R9en
tnau sno on.aoms y. pos1uu. me gseas oaucuislea
Savlo;Sou " 49,, ,M, .as cha[o can nNraly
s eonue'ga, @ nuG nJen p1nao 10 auo no troops
~, ts,,,,, .n3 l. as GMeut'u M hanmer WIN
ao"n and a m r"ao% .hn 1h INC na aso 20
ncG IN ar6SSo nl;ns r sHp o,oopo.s ,l" "eto eon-
o,'rao ~ - ~ AIvo t,e pet .ner WY IN 2gzas
son1s,t ernrv Mn auo ro -; j.; '4 H. n,oos vi a!a o
c";sy hont ~, r;p;nn "1 ~ ~ we M
anns conco.iod NJ fbo ~, Tna I' .as sav
teir rround Until tho Inc lu nearI "aino eInp tl'o
Wv e. t%a hm I,,t to no.,,o ~ W 'aa
laotivs tba attor some to I SHOW % Of brayorv ay
,nefian lucy nu10o fou'eo' ns'ps III 81" ol
t'us.1a9. ush;' no,, ,o,n =, ,,,o -oas,,n, .,,,o,
Ains ecatntauR .s " NY ieusAtua causcu, M OK
tenslon OF Inc lInes, when were aonlewhat over
nrmf ';fs ~ y ia no soRg tean III
eanons, sealing nlans Amost 1naceosstplo, now
aaa saan onafRlng ana 9 eaefS,nE some sL,onG
hold occupied by iefeo OF lp9ianH, on aild on
ttnnrough an apparently impassan'o % country, an-
~ iao savages, presseo 60 c.Go.soly aaat tnGy
could not reform, wore aemorai2eu anu ~ 1nA
hight. Ihcy were drl'en - MUGS 10 tno