Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-07-26

the Fifth Cavalry to join Crook. Orders have
been received at Fort Adams, the headquarters
of the First Artillery, to dispatch four compau.
les west forthwith.
Rev. Harry Lee, relative of the late Gen.
R. E. Lee, has been called by the congregation
of 81. James's Episcopal church, Richmond,
to the vacant place of assistant pastor of that
church.
The Indian War.
NEW YORK, Jul y 26. "A special to the Trl
bune from Fort FetteruaD, Wyoming, says:
Gen. Merritt column Of 5h Cavalry leaves
here TOMORROW to join Gen. Crock. 1t CONSIST,
of ten companies Of cavalry and aboul one huu-
dred recl uts OF iofauIry companies uow with
Gen. Crook 1t will reach the main command
about the Pad OF Angus. Gen. Crook will
then have twenty FIVE companies Of infantry,
With NO buodred Sonke lnilaGs. With this
force active operations will BE- immediately be
guu against Sitting Bulls forces The com
Daod will even then be LIE UGH smaller 10 num-
bers than the Indians. against whom 1t Will
contend. Any cooperation FROM Gen. Ierry's
troops will hardly be practicable before arother
engagement is bad, ss the indians are encaup-
ed very Dear Gen. Crock, AID are evidently
preparing for a struggle. The buidng OF posts
at the mouth of Tongue ard Big Horn rivers
will begin at once uuier the protection of Gen.
Terry's forces 1t is probable The campaign
against the Indians will be condutted entirely
by Gen. Crock. under direction OF Gen. Shcrl
dan.
New York, July 26-The Herald il en-
muuicatiou tom Bismarck, D. t., dated July
II, from 40 officer high in command oftie forces
operating against the Indians says:
The Crow ladan Curiey is believed to be he
only survivor Of the $50 uen who Went iuto
action With Custer. He is very clear III his
knowledge of the 6aht and has made stat.
ment He says HI went down with two other
Crows and went into acton with Custer. The
General he says kept dowo the river Oh the
north bank four miles, after Reov had crossed
the south side above Clusters object WIS to
cut of the Indians. He thought kcuo would
drive do 20 the valley and at the same time at
tack the village OF Two sides, be belleslog
Reno would take it at the upper end, while he,
Custer, would 60 10 at the lower eud. Custer
had 70 20 further down the river aud further
away from Reno THAI be wished on account Of
the steep bank along the north SIDE bu' at last
he found ford aud dashed for it. The 10
dams met him aud poured 10 a heavy fire
from across the narrow river. Custer di>mount-
ed to fight 90 foot, but could net get bis skirm-
shers over the stream, 10 the meantime huu-
dreds OF Indians 90 foot aod on ponies poured
over the river, which was only about three ieet
deep, and filled the ravIues on each side OF
Clusters meD Custer then fell back 10 some
high ground beyond hlm, AID seized IN: raVlnes
In his immediate vicinity. The lodiaus CON-
petely surrounded Custer and poured in ter
rible fire 90 all aides. They charged Custer
on foot 10 vast plumbers, but we're agau and
again driven back. The fight began about Two
o'clock and lasted, Curley says, almost uotll the
SUI went down over the bills. The meD sought
desperately, and after the ammuntlon 10 their
belts was exhausted, went to their saddle bags,
got more aud continued the fight. CurIcy says
more Iodisos were killed than Custer had meu
He also says the big chief (Custer) lived until
nearly all his men had been killed or wounded and
went about euc suraging hi, soldiers t. Fl BIT OF.
He got shot in the left side and sat down with
bis pistol 10 bis hand. Another shot struck Custer
in the breast and be itll over. The last hlcer
killed was man who rode a waite horse re.
eved to be Lieut.. Cook, atjujaut OF the I b.,
as Lieuts Cook and Calhoun we're the only
offers who rode white horses. and Lieut.. Cal
houu was found dead 90 the skirmlsh line uear
the ford, and probably fell early 10 the acton).
Curly says when be Saw Custer was hopees>iy
surrouoded be watched his opportunity, got 4
Sioux blanket, put it on and wos ked up a
rsvlue; and when the Sir ux charged ne got
among them and they did DOT know him from
one of their own men. There we're sone
mouuted Sioux, and seeing one fall, Curly rau
to him, mouoted his pony, aud gaoped dowo
as if going towards the white men, but Went
up raviDe and got away. He says as he r'de
off be saw, When nearly nile from the battle
field, dozen or more soldiers In r.vDe fight
ing, With the Sioux all around them. H.
thinks all were killed, as hey were outnumber
ed Eve to one, and apparently dlomouuted,
These men W re 90 doubt part of the thirty
FIVE missing me6 reported 10 the c icial dis
patches OF Gen. Terry. Curly says be "a Que
cavalry soldier who bad got away: He vas
we'll mounted but shot through both hips,
and Curly thinks he died of his Wounds or
starved 10 death 10 the bad lands; or more
likely bis trail was followed and h. was killed
by the Sioux. Curly did DOT leave Custer uu.
til the battle Was nearly over, and he describes
it IS desperate n The extreme He is qul e
sure the Iodians had more killed than Custer
had whit. man with him, and says the soldiers
fought Oh uuti the last man fell. The other
Crow Iudaos 10 tue battle We're killed.
| Telegraphic Briefs.
President MacMahon has granted l27 ad
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terday near the vegetable market. Many
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