The New York herald., 1876-07-20
THE INDIAN WAR.
THE cHEYRNNEs WERE DRIVEN BACK TO THz
AGENCY.

OFFICIAL REPORT OF COLONEL MEnRITr-How
THE CHEYRNNEs WERE DRIVEN BACK TO THE
AGENCY.
CHICAGO July 10, 2s76
The following oscia report Of Colonel Merritt was
received at Military Headquarters to-day
RED CLoup AGENCY. July l9 1875.
Via Fort LARAMIE July 10, 1875
As Indicated In my despatch. | moved by forced
marches TO thS main northwest trail on Indian Creek
In thirly.Hve hours my command made about seventy
miles reaching the rai on sunday evening, at about
nne O'Clock The trail showed that no large parties
had passed north. At daylight yesterday morning
sadded up to on the trail toward the agency. Al
the same time party of seven Indians discovered
near the command, moving with the intention OF cut
ting OIL two couricrs who were approaching Sage
Greek A party was sent out cut these on, killing
ore of them The command then moved out at once
after other Indians in this direction. and pursued
them, but they escaped, leaving few lodges
behind them After securing the country thoroughly
in our vicinity moved at once toward the agency.
AT distance OF twcnty-nvc miles TO the northwest OF
the agency tho Indians broke camp and fled n so that
we did not succeed IN catching any OF them The trail
much worn.
The indications that hundreds OF Indians were
driven in by our movement From repeated reports,
which cannot give in this despatch. was certain oi
striking the Cheyennes 70 accomplish this marched
hard get the trail, taking tho infantry along to
guard the wagons aud to fight II necessary Tho re-
ports from this point led mo to believe that many
OF the Sioux warriors were with tho Chev-
enncs. am satisfied the number
report, and certain that not 100 Indians, or
rather ponies. all told have gone north on tho main
trail in the last ten days.
THE cHEyESNEs
whom we drove In yesterday took refuge on the re-
servation toward Spotted Tail II they leave again
think II will be south to the agencies, as they
seem to be thoroughly frightened out OF the northern
trip Our appearance on Indian and Hot creeks was
complete surprise to the Indians in that vicinity but
those further informed by runnors so that they
bnve lust received your despatch of the 18TH I
sill thout del n
as possible move 10 Join Crook. My men and horses
arc very tired, but a low days. reasonable marching,
with full forage, will mako them all right
REPORTS FROM THE AGENcIEs-AssrsrANCE RKNs
pEREp GENERAL CROOK pY THE sHosHoNEs-
RETURN OF THE cHEYENNKs DRIVEN IN By
MERRITT AGREEMENT OF SIOUX TO REMAIN
AT THE AGENCY
WASHINGTON, July 10, 1879.
Tho Indian once has Information that good service
was rendered General Crook his late engagement
Goose Creek by seventy shoshones from tho shoshons
Agency, Wyoming. The General expressed his thanks
for their assistance and remarked that they seemed
to be under moro tnan ordinary discipline, and be-
haved with
MARKED BRAVERY
during the engagement, Amer the fight was over they
returned good order 70 the agency having had one
killed and four wounded. General Crooks desire 10
continue their led the OF the posi-
at Camp Brown Wyoming tn offer to see that
THEIR CHILDREN
comfortably cared for during their absence.
This oGor was Immediately accepted and July s,
1875 warriors left the agency to join General Crooks
force.
RETURN or THE CHEvESNxs,
Agent Hastings, OF the Red Cloud Agency, reports
by telegraph the 17h inst that on the 18th all but
twenty lodges OF the northern Chcyenncs left the
agency Two days after a few returned IN the morn
ing and large number IN the evening They reported
that they had met wEitc soldiers and that somc Of
their numocr had been killed. Three hours later
General Merritt arrived from the north with nine
panies and reported meeting Indians fifteen miles
from the agency and killing II is believed shat
tho party consisted entirely OF Cheycnnes.
THE AGENCY
are quiet. In a council on the 14th inst all OF the
Sioux agreed remain Mt tho agency, but tho Chey
ennes could not be prevailed upon to do so. The In
dpn agents ut the Fort Peck and Yankton agencies
havo reported to the Commissioner OF Indian AGa,-
that none Of their Indians have left their agencies
sitting Bull's camp Most OF the Fort Peck Indians
gonc up toward the British thei'
usual summer hunt