The New York herald., 1874-07-21

ms own men except pn wm meavy ,oe ana Also iesring
into the dangerous country he Withdrew his forces
fa Ie VIVA
sbous 'ne tS and
snees and supplies fSs .ha Inc w9undsd lhe whole com
ss %spS inst arrived at camp ABOUT n'se O'CLOCK oil 'ne
on ns s q sqS ne
Mountains distant Sy shortest D5accaSIs route about
s nsn e s Or n miles
warrsrs counted dead among lodges and 4 g
forces while they were rereating up the side Of the
onr loss was e mem Company killed. euten
q 0Ss s % the leg e
amt the Company
haysd With great saaniry Also the citizens OF
ns r the & pS
enemy The indians attacked appear to have been
mainly ArspanSss and sous
among the captured a"' SIR very TespecTniy TRKEv
Captain Thirteenth Infantry Commanding Post
OUR INDIAN ALLIES.
From the above report 1T would appear tnat our
Indian allies were OF comparatively little use, 1all
ing to DO the duty assigned to them.
HOW OUR TROOPS ARE EMPLOYED.
The cavalry In this department are kept pretty
busy scouting. through the country, especially
those stationed near Forts Stambauph Brown and
FesteTman @ md:,, The Twentycthird nantry, General
ment from Arizona, and will probably arrive in
two or three weeks The Eighth infantry then
command at Omaha barracks, relieving General
King, who Is under orders for Fort Laramie.
Another Account Of the Attack on the
Indian Camp and Severe Punishment
of the Warriors.
WARRINGTON, July 20, 1874
The Commissioner OF Indian Affairs has received
a report from Agent James Irwin, OF the ShOshOne
ana BannOck Agency, giving the particulars OF the
attack upon the Indian camp by Captain B0es,
with Company E, Second cavalry, on the I'd INST.
an account Of which has already been teegraphed
by General Sheridan to tie War Department.
Agent Irwin says
This is no doubt the most punishment they
ever received, but they have brought 1t upon
themselves and richly deserve it. 1t Is hard to
tell what may follow. II they can get sufficient
fore the snow 1ies l would respectfully suggest
that, in the interest OF humanity and civilization,
these Indians be compelled TO 60 and live on their
reservation.
The Quaker Indian Comm fssi ON ers-The
Trouble Caused by Whiskey Traders
md Horse Thieves-Santanta and Big
Tree Pcaceable.
ST. LOUIS July 20, 1874.
Messrs. Hobbs, Of Indiana; Earl, of Massachu-
setts Taber. OF New York; Rhodes, OF Phladel-
phia, and Johnson, of Cincinnati, members OF the
Quaker Commission which has control of the In
dian policy, and who recently have been to Law.
renee, Kansas, to examine into the conduct OF
their agent, j. F, Miles, arrived here yesterday
en- route home. They say that from 100 to l5O
Cheyennes, Arapahoes and a few COmanches con-
stitute all the Indians now on the warpath In the
Southwest, and belonging wholly to wlld tribes
The late disturbances and crueltles have grown
out of the fact that white buffalo hunters and
whiskey sellers have frequently come into the In
dian Territory and alter making the Indians
drunk have stolen their ponies ana escaped and
have otherwise violated the treaty stpuatons with
these Indians. The chiefs Of these tribes have
patiently endured these oit repeated and unre-
dressed wrongs; but some OF their ambitious
young Iuen. stung by the hardness of redress,
have taken the punishment OF these people into
their own hands, and have shown much cruelty
and committed eXcesses In return.
Fhe Commissioners say that Santanta and Big
Tree, who were SO long confined IN the Texas Peni-
tentiary are true to their promise and maintain
peaceable course in good 1aith.
Seven Cavalrymen Against Twenty-Five
Indians-N0 Loss Of Life.
WASHINGTON July 20, 1874.
The following despatch was received this morn
ing at the headquarters Of the army
CHICAGO, ILL.,, July Is, 1874.
Colonel w. d. WHIPPLE:-
small detachment, consisting or q corporal and
six men, while guarding hayng party near Fort
Fetterman, was attacked by about twenty five In
dlanS, but sustained no less.