The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-19
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
70 THE DAILY LNTELLIGENGER
THE SIOUX WAR.
Union of Terv's and Crooks Forces.

Union Of Terry's and Crooks Forces
Sitting Bulls Views Of the Situation.
The Make Up of His Forces.
The Loss Of the Indians In the Custer
Battle but Thirty.one.
!WAsHtMgosI August IS. The Coin.
missioner Of Indian Affairs has given
permission 10 General Sheridan to raise
1000 Pawnee scouts for the Sioux war.
Secy. Chandler has tappointed the fol-
lowing gendemehi commissioned to treat
with the Sioux as provided for in the In
dian appropriation bill passed by Con.
yress at It's last session: II. G. Bulls,
Iowa; George W. Manypenny, Ohio; A.
G. Boone, Colorado; Newton Edmunds,
Dakota; H. B. Whipple, Minnesota; A. s.
Gaylord, Michigan; Assistant Attorney
General OF the Interior Department; S.
D. Herman, Interpreter; 9. NJ. Hendley,
OF Washington, D.. c.; Secretary.
Gaylord will act as legal adviser to the
commission and represent the Interior
Department. The Commission will Estaft
al once and viii, meet in Omaha, Monday
The 2Sth inst. > . b SO -
NO CONFIRMATION OF BATTLE REPORTS
Capt. Pottins OF the Seventeenth In
fantry arrived at Bismarck from Fort
Buford last night, but he fails to con-
firm the sQuaw report Of the recent bat
tie between the Indians and Terry's
forces. The scouts from Terry's columns
two days out arrived at For Buford on
Monday evening. The couriers who ar
rived at the Supply Department, at the
mouth OF the Rose Bud, on the 1lth inst,
report that Terry's commands went
ahead Of General Crooks command ear
Iy on the 10 inst. Crooks men were fol-
lowing a large Indian trail in the direc-
tion OF Powder river, and upon n short
consultation Terry's and Crooks conf
mands united and 40 followed the trail.
Infantry was detached from Terry's col.
umn and ordered back to the stockade
with instructions to take 10000 rations,
embark on the steamer Far West, and
patrol Yellowstone river IA far as the
mouth of Powder river, and ascertain
whether or not the1ndiahs hadsucceeded
in crossing the Yellowstone. II not, they
are TO prevent them. In the meantime
Terry will come down on them with the
combined commands and force battle.
It is not positively known whether the
Indians are on the Tongue river or Pow
der river.
Five hundred Crows volunteered to
ioin Gen. Terry. They were at once, ra-
toned and forwarded TO him. They will
be sent down the north side OF the river
with Gen. Miles command.
The Pioneer Press has u. special from
Bismarck this afternoon, containing in
teresting news additional 10 that already
given. The steamer Silver Lake arrived
from above to-day. She reports that the
steamer Far West Twas fired into few
miles below Fort Buford by a party Of
about fifty Indians. No damage was
done. "A well.armed party Of Indians re-
Gently ran off herd OF 400 beef cattle
from The Black Hills, Killing all but one.
A large number Of horses have also been
run OF. The boys killed one Indian, and
his head, preserved in alcohol, will be
sent to Washington when an, opportunity
presents itself. Grey Eagles scalp, by
Dave Campbell, was sent TO the Bismarck
Tribune by the steamer Josephine; so that
settled the question whether he was
scalped, Medicine Cloud and party be-
longing to Fort Peck agency, whom Maj,
Mitchell, the Indian agent at Fort Peck,
sent to Sitting Bull with a amessage May
eth last hasreturned % the!agency.' The
message. sent, by, Maj. 'Mitchelfto Sitting
Bull wasito the effect thathe desiredhim
to come and visit, him at It. Peck, hoping
such a'stepwould result IN his returning
upon the reservation and the eeasipg Of
hostilities against, the whites. Sitting
Bull replied July, 27th: Tell him l am
coming before long to his.post to trade;
tell him ] don't commence, ! am getting
old; that I don't want to tight, but the
whites rush on me and I am compelled
10 defend myself; that but for the soldiers
stationed %. The Rose Bud, with my
people would have been there
before; that, II I was assured OF
the protection OF the great Father
I1would 90 to Fort. Peck for the purpose
ol making peace; l and other chiefs want
the Black Hills abandoned and We will
make peace. TIE medicine. club numbers
The hostiles as Consisting g"ofs the e'Brules,
,Upepapap, Yeatons, Wiah0nas, Sarasacs,
Agillalas, Cheyenne, and the Black Feet's.
OF the latter thirty lodges. He says he
does not remember the names OF many OF
the leading chiefs: Four Horns and
Black men are the Unepaps; each nation
has two or three chiefs present and they
all insist that they did not Intend to fight
the whites, but the Santees commenced
the trouble some years ago, but the
whites crowded them back so that they
took itup: He says also that there are
no Yankonites with them.4 He estimates
the hostile as consisting from s to 10000
fighting men.I- The Sanawecs and Chey-
ennes are the most numerous, and they
all have many women and children with
them. There were many chiefs besides
Hanging Rock, but they did not engage
in the light. One OF these chiefs started
TO 60 to the whites with a.papeT at the
commencement Of the fight, but was shot.
There are. no white men cooperating
with them. He does not know how much
ammunition they have; but they have
plenty Of guns and pistols. He thinks
they got ammunition from a, place called
the Burning Grounds. beyond the Black
Hills. They captured many horses dur
ing the fight. The Blackieet Indians made
many presents; Consisting of horses, &c.
to the warriors In order to'induce them to
retirefrom tho conflict, bntnfter Offering
the request it was not allowed, They
watch continually for the whites, but do
not intend to attack, but will fight hard
in their own defence. They are living
entirely on meal, which they find 1t very
hard to procure owing 10 the close prox-
Unity OF the whites. The hostile camp is
now on Tongue river, south Of the Yel'
Iowstone, III days ride. The Indians are
in constant alarm. There is no sleep
in their camp. In answer to the in.
quiries concerning the fight Of Little
Big Horn, he says the total number oI
Indians killed was thirty.one, and his es
innate Of our loss corresponded with
what has been heretofore published, he