The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-07-18

,-r,\,. INTO CAMP OF THE SOl'DlERS-
,,,,Xr HIDE OF THREE COURIERS-
.,v,GE ATTACK on A RECoNNoITER1NG
.,rry-A DISPATCH FROM CROOk-HE IS
,or,r SAFE. But IN a TIGHT PLACE
,,.srrg.S PARENTS HOME SINGULAR
,r,rGr AGAINST CUSTER.
WASHINGTON. July 16.-Adyices from
rronI,s camp. July II, say the Indians are
~ ,hr Biz Horn. one days hard march dis
..r, crook will not take the ottensive'un-
ri reinforced.
THREATENED MOVEMENTS.
,,,ryrvXr. W. f.. July lG.-A report
,-om Cautain Jordan. commanding Camp
pninson. las been received that 500 Chey-
,rnr, were about to leave the Red Cloud
g.rncT for the North.
General Merritt has delayed the proposed
,,oyr!ncnt OF the Fifth cavalry northward
irom Fort Laramie TO General Crook, ana
Ia. moved 10 IL position where he expects
- intercept these Indians, and il possible
,,;yr them warm reception. Thetwo cou-
rirrs started on their return trip from Fet-
trrnan for Crooks camp tins evening, apd
will reach him in three days.
James Maoncy and two others, with
twenty head of horses. en- route for Law
rrnrc's rancho. from that OF W. Z. IRVINE,
thirty miles northwest Of Ogallalla, Ne
lra,ka were attacked by seven Indians,
who surrounded and opened fire on them.
nismnuMting, they returned their hre,
woundin. one Indian, when the stock was
stampedrd. The Indians finally gained pos
session and left for the bluffs.
CROOK UNABLE TO MOVE.
.InIV
lG.-Thc following has been received Uaa
Fort Fcttcrman tonight:
Crooks Camp, Cloud Peak, July T.
Three soldiers. couricrs from General Ter
rv. at the mouth oi Big Horn, have Just ar
rived. General Terry's dispatch to Crook
confirms CuStcr's fate, and implies very
plainlv that had Custer waited longer Glib
bon would have joined him. Terry is'anx-
ious for Crook to Join his force, make plans,
and execute them regardless Of rank. The
Indians are still lowering about Little
Biz Horn. one days hard march from
here They have fired into camp every
night Of late, and tried to burn lis
out by setting the grass on fire all
around On the Gth Lieutenant Sibley, OF
the second cavalry. with twenty-five men OF
The rear guard and BaptiSte Powcrier rs
scouts. went on Il reconnaissance. They were
discovered and surrounded, and followed
into the timber OF Big Horn mountains,
where, hy hitching their horses to the trees
and abandoning them TO the men, they were
enabled to escape on foot by way OF Il ravint
in The rear. They all got back alive, ant
probably this diversion saved the camp from
Grand attempt at stampede or capture
The Snake Indians, two hundred strong
loincd Us here Yesterday, but unless The
ItrS also come soon no offensive opera
tons viii bc likely to take place until tho
arrival Of the Fifth cavalry from Chey.
cnnr crossing. The wagon train and addl
lonal infantry are due from Fort Fettcrman
The health Of the commanders is good. Gen
crai Gibbons reserve force was met by victo.
riou> Sioux dressed in Clusters mems clothes
and mounted on their horses, and fired into
lie soldiers. The Indian village possesses
evidence of white mems presence, kegs Of
whi>kry. &c., being found. Signal fires, sup
posed 10 be in reference to the incoming
train, are visible to the east OF Crooks camp
on the extreme south waters OF the Tongue
river
CROOK HEARD FROM.
FoEf LARAMIE, July 11.-General Crool
Is still campcd on Goose creek. He is II
excellent fighting condition. General Mer
riit arrived at Rawhidc on the 14th to GU
OF 500 Indians, who, it is said, have lef
Red Cloud. He expected to strike the say
ages next day.
CROOKS DISPATCH-HIS COMMAND ALL RIGHT
WAITING FOR RElNFoRCEMENTs.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE following
has been received here:
Chicago, July l6.- General ". L. Sher
man, Washington: The following dispatch
received late last night, is transmitted fol
your information. l had already ordered
General Merritt to join General Crook
but be will be detained few days in at
tempting to intercept the Indians who have
left Red Cloud agency. 1 would sugges
TO Crook to unite with Terry and attach
those Indians, but I am so far away that
wllI have 10 leave them, rs have done here
'olore, to act on their best judgment.
L. ii. SHERIDAN, Lieutenant General.
camp on Goose Creek, Wyoming, July
I'm, ca fetter1nan, July 15.-Coionel r
y. Drum, Assistant Adiutant-General, Chi
e"so: My last information from Red Cloud
agency was that the Cheyennes had left
'herc TO reinforce the enemy in my front
A> THIS takes away all the disturbing ele-
htnt from that section, have ayailed my.
sell OF the Llcutcnant-General's permission
ana ordered the eight companies of the
filh cavalry, under Colonel Merritt, to Join
me nj this point. The best information ]
can yet Of the enemy in front is that the
SIOUX have three fighting men to my
one although l have no doubt OF
my ability to whip them with my pres
eht lorce, the victory would likely be
one barren Of results, and so / have
thought 1t better to defer attack until can
6c! the Fifth here, and then end the CAM
PaEh with one crushing blow. The hostile
Indians are, according to my adyices, en-
cainped On Little Horn, near the base of the
mountains, and will probably remain there
uaih my reinforcements come up. / re-
ce"cd disputch from General Terry this
morning asking me to cooperate. will do
30 10 the best OF my ability.
GEORGE CROOK, Brigadier-General.
Clusters Old Home.
correspondence of the New York Herald.l
MONROE, MICH, July II, 1876.
Last night when twilight came sat on
me broad Taranda running around three
SIDES OF the roomy, well-kept home Of the
aead Generals parents-sat there beside a
good OLD man whose form was bent, whose
a.. IA l.