New-York tribune., 1876-07-01
THE SIOU.Y u Az

GEN. CROOKS EAIEDJtloN.
INDIAN ALLIES oCGur AtD :. ceEE, THE CROW
Sc IUrs-AN ATTACH DY fHE sIuCN-PR PARA
Hons foi. a FORCED ~ RON
lrKoI \ SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT "F ms TRIBUNE.I
CAMP on TONGUE RIVER, June l0.-lhc ex-
.duun OF Gen. C.o,a La- remained camp ncrr ioi
.rycra days. waiting the arrival oI tye Crow ana the
snake Indians who viii scouts. Tdg- AFT moon
tie hostile 1uI.an, hrst made theT appearance l..
.unp /. surrounded by blu bold recrdns. AMI 90,
pockets. placed au PLAINLY visible irom almost
any point ADcui d y. m th se Oh he recrding blnh'
below the LIJuti oI creek, bali "a NILE 10 the east
wrI were seen nrns in the aif and maAing drmpnstI-
lions TO attract our attention. scarcely had TINS OceuGrd
wn,n drine commcucrd Uu hlsn Oinh ON tr norih I'll
II The riyer where p.cActs were placed Ia ihc IF'
rsnc aud hBilcts began :" "1ii' overhead among tHe
tcuts horses, aud wnaOus throughout tbs camp, ana
n hanls soun realized that party of ho.t'le Indian
ad begun an attack On the Impulse of the moment Ia
lire was returned from alln,st every portion
Of oar side, but OWING 10 the extreme d.S-
tlncc 500 10 500 yar,'s - 10 where the nlan'
wcgc Gen Crook ordered al hins 10 cease ~ II was
mere waste OF ammunition. Tne prkcts having d3coV-
cred the Indians unexpectedly ~ the Litter. rc'rntrG
,be sncaking wietches iron DONG dian IRE al
random Tucy were Iuouucd. and some o them rode np
i1 the edge o the bnH very pu sigat for "a instant
only to lurn anl ili DicG OF rLng tlr whole
mus los stid a0rilng very pretty sight In the mean
time cImpanie- of the Oh Infantry. C. IT, "uI I"
Cpts Nuuson Burt. and Burroughs vita Lcuts Caproh
i.pJertson. aui Irpcutor were formed under tha mr.
ami d the creek {, guard the app caches.
from the east hile Col Royal o the 3 Cavalry dis
patched comp lncs NJ A. H. an OF his regiment
the engage tle enemy ornive tntm away. The
wafer came mp tho horses InAs but NIL w,re over
lnd up the blun n order Perhaps 100 shots W. r.
exchanged the cavalry AMI the Indians. bal al
too long range eject anything scrous The Indians
would keep falling back and crclng round In fash
tnll IN
" ihe t,is altogether lasted about one hour-from g to
o'cloch T.. Ihu casualties Dli injuries Sustained ou
oar side were aud almost wurthy oT mention cou-
.iIrnr tc nnnlrr ~ suuts Hi,d intu The ciuii teas.
80. Two ra>dlIymen wcre slightly wOunld by s~W
balls. Crook thnSs the enemy cons y 'd "i te M
nab.,Hns at susir village, uhi toe Object VI t"tlI
at ,ack va, t. cover th,i, cn ingr Oi camp.
JUNE l5.-NHtn last wrote, a the camp ai me
fork, nf tao Tongue River and Prairie % < Lrek, l.
irs b. ow here tine members expedition were M
tc tDrucs Oi anxiety over the uon-r1vaI ~ the Crow
ana kr allies Tie Scouts OF al away und
tue hostile had nred lntO the camp About Z p IN
yrttclday, fowCycr, the camp was d"ah'uh from rs
sav,y uoud by tie sudden appra. aneo oi Gtddrd
Ut tine railng Crow udiaiS hnd bringing thr J1Sh
intelligence taii la very few hours over 40 Gro"
warriors would arrive. de ua,lon was detailed To
~, and tArm By O'clock the parry, headed by
Cat. Burt, iutU camp. sfachcd their arms aJ"hi
Loo yas suntb of heal tarief-. Proceeded t9 erci
tcpces Iouses LdsoSl and seneTiny s'tle down ~
part a.d parcel OF tlc eApo.ii lie hot,y group WIS
tIr center Ot cuIous h.etest ON the iIt "l sDl'is
tcaust,Is, and Paeaers rnesr Indians all have so"d
arms ti,r mostly oIarps btn"s, WIN lew
springfield need and irr 0rrccloadcs, besides
royONos. Tney generally wen Snpilcl wh ainlIil
nitI0. The wrh tAey JON tde expedition niH
onOucd enough fur tl@ Cover ncn The Etit,r L. To-
furnish tem with riiOs ani tleir wages are u consist
tnry capture from the enemy. natiuns Of har
bread, sugar Hd curc were dealt uut 10 htm at once,
int, resting ceremony Ia see thc lead men
serve uuL the supplies tncr cOmpInius Mos of tue
C.oAs ldr-e aud oT good ply silue. and the
| tribe Ia nnLed Tor comparatively Nghl cotl-
| A boast haNuL Killed
| .uy wniie men. BY suld0wu the sam day tne
the Suhes, 81 ia number, rode up To eatip lhe
Crows brng tue lor1 part all oI Gibbon 3
cuiulahd had reached YollowsOne River opposite
! the Sioux Village, bnt had mol sue cedod IN getting
acs,ss lIe ti,tr Notnng yet been heard Of Gen.
Terrys command Crook has decided Ia cnL tose
from both asons aud ,acAs, mount every asalibe
man ou hofses AN Iauies and The Indians II Is 80
miles al least where camp is, or WAS lately
anu only III rapid an desperate oi mare ies can
the village b reached anL surprised under tie must
| favorable conditions.