The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-20
COL. MERRITr's EXPEDITION.
Driving the Hostile Indians Back to tho Red
Cloud Agency.
CHICAGO, July 1o.-The following official
report OF Col. Merritt was received at military
headquarters to-day:

CHICAGO, July 10-The following official
report OF Col. Merritt was received at military
headquarters to-day:
RED CLOUD AGENCY, July 10,
via FORr LARAMIE, July 10.
forced marches to the msin northwest trail. on
Ind ian creek. In thirty-hYe hours my com
tbe Se s1Ddsy evening se AZ aSos oSoeK
The trail showed that no large parties had pass
ed north. AT tdsyiight yesterday morning sad
died up to move ON the trail toward the agency.
At the same time party OF seven lndtsns were
discovered near the command, moving with 'ln-
approaching Sage creek. A party was sent out
TO cut these Of, killing one OF them The com
mand then moved out at onos after other In
dians seen In this direction, and pursued them,
but they escaped, leaving few lodges and sew
eral hundred pounds OF provisions behind them.
After securing the country thoroughly In our
vicinity, We moved at once toward the agency.
At a distance NJ twenty-five miles to the north
west Of the agency the fDdians broke oamp aud
fed. so that we did not succeed In catching any
OF them. The trail was mucn worn. The indi-
cations were that hundreds Of Indians were
ports which l cannot give In this despatch.
was certain OF striking the Cheyennes. To &c.
taking tne Infantry along TO guard the wagons
and to nsht " necessary. The reports received
from this point led me TO believe that many Of
the Sioux warriors were with the Cnevennes.
am now satisfied the nun Der Of Indians leav.
ing the agency 10 exaggerated ~ the report and
l am certain that not hundred Indians. or
rather ponies, all told have gone north on the
main trail IN the last ten dave. The Cheyennes
whom we drove in " sterday took refuge on the
again l think II will be to go south or TO the
agencies, as they seem TO be thoroughly fright
on Indi,n and Hot creeks was a complete sur
prise to the Indians In that vicinity but those
further 10 were Informed oS runners, % yan so INA,
your despatch of the 18th. will move without
DELAY TO Fort Laramie, and as soon as possible
very tired, but a few DAYS reasonable marching.
with full forage. will make them all right.
oEs. cRooK's INDIAN ALLIES.
The Indian once has Information that good
servics was rendered Gen. Crook, In bis late en-
eseemeDt on Goose creek. by seventy Shoshones
from the Shoshone Agency, wyomioe. The Gen.
sna SAID ' ssst tbsy % seemed % 10 S be UNDER more
than ordinary discipline, and behaved with
marked bravery during the engaeemeDt. After
to the agency, having had one killed and four
wounded. Gen Crooks desire to continue their
services led the commander Of tue post at Camp
Brown. wyomins. to offer TO see that their
women and children were comfortably cared
for during their absence. This oner was imme-
distely accepted, and on July 5, 1875, warriors
left the agency to Join Gen. Crooks force.
Agent Hsstings Of the Red Cloud Agency re-
ports BY telegraph on the l7th inst. that on the
18th all but twenty lodges Of the northern Chey-
enne, left the agency. Two days after few re-
turned IN the morning. and a large number In
with white soldiers, and that some OF their
number had been killed. Three hours after
companies and reported meeting Indians fifteen
miles from the agency, aud killing one. IL is
believed that the party consisted entirely oi
Cheyennes. The Sioux OF tho agency are quiet
In a council on the ltth inst. all OF the sioux
agreed to remain at the agency, but the Chey-
ennes could not be prevailed upon To do so.
The Iudian agents at the Fort Peck and Yank-
ton Agencies b We reported to the Com N issioD-
er Of Indian Ansirs that none OF their Indians
have left their agencies for SttiDR Dulfs camp
Most of the Fort Peck Indians have gone up to-
ward the British Possessions on their usual
aummer hunt.