The New York herald., 1876-09-19

THE HOsTILES
RED CLOUD AGENCY Sept II,
Via FoRr LARAMIE, Sept Is, 1876
General Crooks chief scout arrived here last night
with dispatches for General Mckenzie from General
Crook. He lof the command the afternoon Of tho
llth inst and reports that Sunday, the 10th inst
Crooks advance OF $50 men struck an Indian camp
about fifty miles north Of Crook City,
THE INJURED.
Ofthe three whites killed IN the fight two pri-
Yates and tho other scout named White.
Second Lieutenant A. H. Won Luetwitz, Third cav
airy, wounded In the knee and had his leg ampu.
tated He was captain in the Fifty fourth New York
regiment during the war. Tho fighting mostly
dOno by the Second and Third cavalry.
INDIAN COMMISSION
Messrs. Whipple, Daniels, Howard and Hinman, Of
tho Sioux Commission, returned fIom Spotted Tai
by thsm with the Spotted Tail Indians was we'll at
tended, but nothing was done beyond presenting tho
q council here, at which the commission hope to
ceve answer to the propositions which were pre-
sented here on the 7th inst
Very few Indians arc hero just now, mostly all Of
them having gone into camp on Shndron Creek twenty
miles distant, and about half way between here and
Spotted Tail Agency for the purpose, as they repre-
sent OF consulting with the Indians Of that agency
nosrILEs rRox THE AGENCIES.
Gruard says he is convinced that two-thirds
OF the hos:ies arel Indians belonging TO Red
Cloud, Spotted Tail and Missouri River agen-
cies, and that large amount Of tho sup
sources He says there thousands OF Indians now
In the northern country who do not belong there.
GTuard has boon with Sitting Bull for two threo
years and knows the northern country all the In
dams belonging there thoroughly.
ABsxxrBEA
The counts made here and al Spotted Tails Agency
by tho military recently show 12 500 abscntees Very
old and very young Indians predominass among those
remaining here
II reported here that General sheridan IL Fort
Laramie, and that General Crook expected to
him there to-day, but Grcuard says Crook cannot got
thero by the time designated.
MOVEMENTS OF cRooK's COMMAND SINCE THE
FIGHT ON THE TENTH.
CHEYENNE, Wy. T.. Sept. IS. 1875
courier from Crooks camp, at Whitewood Creek
September Is, arrived at Sage Creek tonight He
brings tho following the lighting OF the 10th
inst -
MOVEMENTS OF CROOK.
Tho command has worked its way TO the Bcllc
Fourchc River, subssting fresh horse and dried
meat csptured from the Sioux Supplies from Dead.
wood met thero the 18th inst and this morn
ing the command moved up here, whore there is
everything in abundance
pIscoxroRrs OF rHH MARCH
The march OF September r. between the Owl aud
is Belle FourcAe "a Rivers, thirty odd miles, was was
most exactng that troops ever experienced. The
weather has since been good New life has been
infused into tho command, whose future moveme nts
now depend upon General Sheridan, who has sent for
Crook TO visit him at Fort Laramie at once General
far Ms Custer City,
FOLLOWING AN INDIAN TRAIL
On the 18th inst Colonel Upham. OF tho Fifth
nlry. made detour on an Indian trail down
the Owl River, across to the Belle
Fourche and up TO the main command,
further but yesterday morning he lost Private Mier
Company A, who was surprised Dy Indians whilo out
hunting.
THE INDIANS wEAKENING-sUREENDER OF
KILL BAoLE AND LITTLE WOUND, WITH
THEIR PEoPLE-rHE HosTILEs GENERALLY
TIRED OF FIoHTINo.
CHICAGO. Sept Is, 1876.
The following was received at military headquar-
FoKr LARAMIE wy. T., Sept II, 1876
General r. g DRUM, Chicago Ill -
The following despatch has just been received from
the Departmcnt Of Dakota :-"Colono Carlip rcports
that Kill Eagle and Little Wound with a hundred pco-
pie. all their arms, ammunition and about hundred
ponies, surrendered to him at Standing Rock the
18th. Twenty nine men surrendered, all OF whom
were in the ngh, on the Little Big Horn
T. II. SHERIDAN, Lieutenant General
General Drum sent the following to General Shori-
dam
HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION MrssouRr.)
CHICAGO, Sept 10, 1876 I
Lieutenant General p. H. SHERIDAN, Fort Laramie,
Colonel Bull, commanding Cheyenne Agency, under
date OF 9sh inst, says foIows:-Have had messcn-
gers yesterday and to-day direct from tho hostile
miles distant and report General Terry's column on
Beaver Creek moving toward the Missouri The Indians
are very desirous Of surrenderng. haved stated 10
the messenger that could be only unconditional,
viz:-surrender their arms, remain as prisoners and
submit to whatever punshment and other treatment
the proper authority may dictate have sent
10 General Terry, who will reach him In about 1vo
days" r. Z. DRUh, Assstant AdJutans General
THE UNC PAPPAs SIOUX MOVING TOWARD
CANADA-rIooPs IN PURSUIT.
PROVIDENCE, r. l.. Sept Is. 1915
The Journal OF shs city, has the following despatch
from an onlcor OF the Sixth infantry dated Mouth Of
the Yellowstone River September II, via Bismarck.
d. T., September 49,
MOVING NORTH.
.'rhe Unc Pappss Sioux are moving north apparently
with the intention Of crossing over to Canada band
of about Go0 including women and children are re-
ported to have gone 10 the Missouri River nj Wolf
Point
"Thc Seventh cavalry and FIVE companies OF the
Sixth infantry route to intercept them and 1t Is
possible the troops may crgagc them before their
crossing Is completed or before they have moved 50
fnr north az ~ make pursu uiS useless"