The New York herald., 1876-11-06
The Hostile Camp in Sight-Fifteen
Hundred Warriors in Line.
SITTING BULL STILL FOR WAR
Conference Between General
Miles and the Chiefs.
II H r B A Il II l. f
The Fifth Infantry Wins an I'm
portant Victory.
Mourn OF CABIN CREEK. NJ T., Oct 81,
Via BISMARCK, d. T., Nov. 4, 1870.

Mourn OF CABIN CRKsK. N T., Oct a.
Via BISMARCK, d. T., Nov. 4, 1875
An unexpected change has como the face Of the
lately desolasc OF the Sioux Close upon the
report that 1905 lodges of Sioux had len Standing
Rock Agency delay she regular supply train
from Glendive Nothing heard from IL for
era days after the proper time had arrived for to
reach u.s. and began to fear for its safety. Scouts
out could not md IT, General Miles, In conso-
quence gave tho Fifth infantry
teen days. supplies and march to the relief Of tho sup
posed corraIled train. The two companies of the
Twen.ysecond in fantry wore left camp guards Ons
before daylight the troops readiness for start
with eight pack mules per company and icw wagons
Every alive to the necessity Of marching
promptly to the relief Of the train. The crossing of
the Yellowstone River was commenced in tho macki-
and fiat boat and finished by eleven A. NJ,
when this march was promptly taken up and thc
old rinh filed out through long, ravine
in slender column, but looking sturdy and solid on
this, FIRST expedition regiment, sacs the Utah
campaign.
II numbered about 450 men all told. The march was
continued without intsrmisson until about dusk,
whom fifteen miles had beon passed over and halt
made and coffee taken Hero waited for am
munision wagons to como up. They arrived . little
after dark, and night march was made Of thirteen
miles Early tho next morning tho weary men again
plodded forward after short sleep and marched ten
miles, when another halt for coffee was allowed
TIE ENEMY.
Shortly after starting cloud Of horsemon were OBJ
served gaoping toward rs, and proved to be OF
tho scouts who had been forward They reported
the train coming, and also that they had had close.
sharp tight with about twenty Indians, who had killed
Of their number and that they had killed seven
Indians while they In tho advance. Tho tram
came in sight, and soon Colonel Otis rodc up
YIGHrrSG THEIR wAr
It appeared that the train had left with couple OF
had captured about forty molcs which compelled It
TO return to Glendive. Colonel Otis then tssk i've Of
his companies and brought the train safely through,
though having had a sharp running fight with about
800 Indians During several days the Indians re-
newed these attacks, charging boldly down
on the train and firing on our men, but
they every occasion speedily driven
away Two friendly Indians who had boon sent from
Standing Rock by General Carn had came in under
white flag tell Colonel Otis that the Sioux wished
bn- 4
had declined to do. letter had also bcon found pu.
upon a stick signed Sitting Bull, ordering trains to
cease running through that country and Frightening
the bunalo The Sioux had found their thrcc days
experience that their old enemies tho Twenty second
are no more be rined with now than formerly, ana
in Colonel Otis they could neither stop whip
Three OF the Twenty second wounded and many
Indians were TO fall from their ponies That day
the commands campcd near each other and rested
The next day each took line Of march-the Twenty
tiles after sending back nfty men to complete the
quarters, already we'll under way
That day the Fith marched nftscn miles and camped
on Cherry Creek without having seen any evidence OF
Indians beyond q fow carcasses OF buffalo
SITTING BULL rARLErs.
on the mex. day, eight miles beyond Cedar Creek,
whero the Twenty second had seen the last of the
Indians, two Indians seen coming over The hill
with white flag which the prelude to what was
the most remarkable which has taken place
be those from Standing Rock brought word that
Sitting Bull wished have a talk with General Miles
with view to surrsndering the Indians About 80
soon appeared Oh the brow Of . hin somc
distance away They were 50 Suspicious and
doubling that seemed scarcely possible 10 arrange
meeting, especially General Niles interpreter
absent Finally Lieutenant Bailey, acting adJu,aus
consented 10 go over to tho hostilss with the tvo
friendly Sioux There no found whitc Interpreter OF
Sitting Bulls, and, after much dificu!ty, = meeting
lew followers eacn side. Everything being con-
coded to she reds. except tho removal Of . Rodman
gun, which frowning down from . ncishboring
hc,gnt, and which caused tho Indians much uneasi-
ncss General Miles rode ous, followed By his staff
and ordsrlios, his line beng arranged with company
each nsnking hill and under tho Rodman gun, his
train surrounded BY skrmsh line to the rear Of the
whole.
TIE INTERVIEW.
Having moved out several hundred yards General
Miles halted ncsr the centre and awaited wnat ap-
peared AL hour. Lieutenant Bailey having returned
and gone back to the reds, at last motion was OBJ
served in tho hostilcs and there appeared line Of
in perfect nc without rifles, accompanied BY others
mounted and armed. Slowly they moved forward
until thcy arrived about thirty yards from the Gen.
erals party ana halted desiring him TO dismounA
General M,Ics and staff then dismountsd and moved