The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-09
Reinforc inenis for Gen. Crook Phil. sheri.
dams view OF the situation.

OMAHA, Neb., July e.--CRpt Mc X crson,
the aide .do-camp OF Gen. Crook'e staf, who
went cut with the expedition, returned to oma-
Ia yesterday. lie LETT Gen. Crook on one Of the
smsll fOrks Of the Tongue river, At the bsse of
the Big Fern Nountains. Isl miles from Fort
Fettsrman ana nbou, 92 miles from the rail-
road. The command was awaiting tho arrival
of suppiies and reinforcemen,s. TITO latter,
consisting of Eve companies, lcit Fort Fctter-
man on July I, and expected % reach Gen. Crook
ABOUT M" I'm. lie win alFo - Joined about Mon
dsv hy l1O ~nske in,isn-. These, with tue troOps,
ditlln u nhout I in. Cupt. McKer,on does
not npprehtud any danger TO The eNpeditlon,
neither docs Gen Crook. Capt MchersOn d, IS
nDt .o1s urou no attack ~ lew weeks ago Ms
dcfeat. md Is confident Crook can and will
~hp the Sioux - soon as reinforcement ar
rive. Gel. Crooks location Is not more than
10 niles from the scene Of TIE Caster mass lcre.
n. pope has issued orders directing Gen.
Niles, wt'h siA coapanies OF Tho Flith Infantry,
to report At once At the scene Ol the sioux war.
Ihe compauies 50 otieret ate s'ati ned rs fol-
love one ~ F'rt Nlb-on, one IL Fort Havoc,
ono ct FOR, Riley, and ttrss crinpHuic- at Fort
Leaveuwurth. Gen. Miles haa IN, u putation Of
heing one Of tue best lLdlan hghtsrs of the
WHAT sBERmAS SAYS.
WAsH.NoIOS, July s.-ILe following despatch
was received here oday:
PUILADrLrHIA, Pa, Julyr.
YosT de,es rseesed it,ns Il Il premature 10
r D, a a.In i G s' 4 ,Ss '%S s.s@S
onf lnt'ntfy given TO fct.y hc vii rave about
1000. tryVs IN % icN dsys WIZ l"vo LOCO en-. and
t'Lf pm Msrriitse.s eoap4nies ~ J q tsyal'
depi re The lJs Of Custer an his L eH. | fear Il
at unnecessary rscrnce. due ~ mi-lprrehrnsion
superatundhnce OF coHr ge, tLe latter extrAordi
u,riy dcvcl' pea Ia custer. viii Keep IN constant
communcst on. and II SHOULD the sgatc neces
sity of additipns mounted men, which unfortunately
ci1pot BE- furnished from ny n.eagre eouimahd viii
sst.t, TO ssk lcr tnciu. n ,Ongress wii give
taI 100000 which have asked the past ycArs
f6T thc e.tao shn< of posts Tongue river ana the
tcouomy ana viii settle the Sioux question. II should
be rtmt b,reG tat the io.s uf Custer and the men
responding loss On the par Of the udIans.
T. ". suhkipAs. Ia utenant General.
Another dssp ,tch from Gen. Sheridan Ia u-s.
Sherman states that he bas notified Gen. Terry
mt six companies OF the Fifth Infantry unGer
Gen. Miles will immediately Join him, and aso
that be has requested Gen. Sherman to send
from the Lake stations SIX companies OF the
Twenty second Infantry to join him. Gen.
Sheridan further says:
have notified Gen. Crook OF this fact and that
n he QuiTe an, additional force tan the nve com.
ns OF infntry under Gen. Merritt to Join him There
Il nothing 10 be regretted but Clusters death an
the officers nd men with him The CO umn sui.
ncienly strong nave handled the Inasns II Custer
had wait, tOf the Junction. There 10 no cause Tor
easness, ard VIZ wal soon give the Indians another
turn. viii be In Chicago by the nrst tram
Gen. Sherman does not think the Indians can
number more than 500 or 1900 men, and must
be greatly embarrassed by their wounded.