The Portland daily press., 1876-07-18
THE INDIANS.


WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE following des-
patch was received yesterday afternoon at the
War Department:
CHICAGO, ILL.,, July 16.
To General William I. Sherman, Washington,
The following despatch was received late last
night
l had already ordered Gen. Merritt to Join
Gen. Crook, but he will be detained few days
in attempting to intercept the Indians who
have left Red Cloud agency.
would suggest to Crook to unite with Terry
and attack those indians, but 1 am so far away
that will have to leave them, as have done
heretofore, to act on their best judgment
T. ID. SHERIDAN.
CAMP ON GOOSE CREEK,
Wyoming, July u, via Fetterman, Is.
To r. G. Drum, Assistant Adjutant General,
Chicago:
My last information from the Red Cloud
agency was that the Cheyennes had left there
and were to reinforce the enemy in my front.
As this takes away all the disturbing element
from that section. have availed myself the
Lit. Generals permission and ordered the eight
companies of the 9th cavalry under Col. Mer-
ritt to join me at this point.
The best information L can get from my
front is that the Sioux have three fighting men
to my one, and although have no doubt of my
ability to whip them with my present FORCE the
victory would likely be one barren of results,
and so have thought it better to defer the at
tack until l can get the 9Th here, and then end
the campaign with one crushing blow.
The hostile Indians are, according to my ad
vices, encamped on the Little Horn, near the
base OF the mountain, and will probably remain
there until my reinforcements come up.
received despatch from Gen. Terry this
morning asking me to cooperate. will do so
to the best Of my ability.
GEORGE f. CROOK,
Brigadier General
The Utes.
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs to-day
White River agency, to allow the Ute Indians
who wished to join Gen. Crook to leave the
reservation for that purpose.
Receptions to Ex-Postmasfer General
Jewell
NEW HAVEN, CT, July 17.-Ex-Postmaster
General Jewell reached this city at $50 o'clock
this afternoon and stopped two hours and
half. He was met at the depot by prominent
citizens and taken to the New Haven House
where there was an informal reception. He
was serenaded by the American Band and
made short speech from the balcony. He
then proceeded to Hartford on special train.
HARTFORD, July 1.-THE reception to Gov.
Jewell in this city tonight was a grand ova-
ton. A committee of citizens of both poiti-
cal parties met him in New Haven and after
the reception come to Hartford by special
lfaiu, StOpplnS dt merlu6u, WHERE IneTo was
welcoming address by Hon. 0. III. Platt and a
response by Gov. Jewell.
At Hartford thousands of people assembled
at the depot. A salute of fifteen guns was
fred and the arrival of the train was hailed
with music, rockets and colored fires. Mr..
Jewell was welcomed by Mayor Sprague
(dem.) who said the people felt that there was
not blot on his escdtcheoD, and the desire of
the people to restore an apparent Injustice had
added to this assemblage many of his political
opponents
Gov: Jewell expressed his qualification at the
cordial welcome of his friends and peighbors,
whom he was glad to meet again, and accepted
the demonstration as an evidence that his
friends approved his public course He was
glad to be promoted to the highest possible
rank, that of an American private citizen.
A procession, consisting OF seven companies of
the LIST Regiment, state militia, the Governors
guard and the Cambridge Guards (colored),
then escorted the Governor to his residence FIRE
works being sent off on the route and the resi-
dences of citizens being generally illuminated
and the streets thronged with people.
AT his residence, Hon. Henry @. Robinson
made an address welcoming him again to
Hartford. Gov. Jewell responded in appropri-
ate remarks.