The New York herald., 1876-08-17


An Official deepatch received from Camp Brown, wy
T. to-day. under date of the lash, says:A shoshonc
Indian came In to-day He left General Crook ON the
10Th we'll down Tongue River
He thinks that Crook struck Sioux village on the
11ih or 18th Small parties Of Indians were watching
and annoying him, burning grass, &c
GENERAL sHERMANs OPINION OF THE RU-
MoRBD BATTLE BETWEEN THE INDIANS AND
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. sTEEIE AND HIS
PLAN FOE RAISING voLUNrEKgs.
WASHINGTON, August I6 1876
General Sherman says MI ght that he has received
no advces Of the rumorod engagement of General
Crook and forces with tho Sioux and of the alleged
consequent considerable loss in Killed on both sides
BY his manner he seemed to regard tho whole thing as
incredible on account OF the questionable channel
through which the information comes
Upon being asked about the enlistment of the $500
additional troops and If there would not be difficulty
getting thcm for the regular army term three years
he said that on the contrary, thcy could get all the
recruits needed at once, as soon rs they were
advertised for. He says that orders will
be immediately issued to recruit men at the various
posts and efforts will be made get as many as poss
Ole IN the West; but at tho snme time steps viii be
taken TO obtain recruits in the East lie does
"N' 'u"A tho PtopVsition Inaue Dy representative
Steele for the enlistment OF volunteers for short
time would have been preferable to Gllng
up tho regiments OF the regular army, but
is firmly convinced that the latter plan is
tho much more advantageous and practicable,
REPRESENTATIVE STEELE,
as well others from the frontier say that they can
not get mon TO enlist In tho regular army for thu ee
years as easily as they could recruit regiments of
volunteers for a term OF SIX months, during the
emergency. he drew up the original bill and
since its defeat the Western Senator's Representatives
and Delegates have bccp very much chagrined at what
is regarded as the triumph Of the War Department.
which from the start has been strcnu.
ously opposed TO the organization of any
volunteer regiments for in tho frontier against
the hostile Indians. Representative Steel says that had
hts bill been passed he would have Immediately gone
West and organized regiment of 900 men. All tho
required be had ut once there for volunteer
organization and short torn OF service 1t is con.
tended also that they would be superior account of
their experience in fighting Indians.
TIE PRESIDENTS AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT MORE
TROOPS ACCORDING TO THE BILL SIGNED BE-
FORE THE ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS-
WASHINGTON, August 10, 1876.
The bill authorizing the President accept tho ser
it,es passed both houses of Congress and was up
proved by the President just before adjournment
last evening, empowers the President increase the
number OF enlisted to 100 for each company of
such reg,mentsof of cavalry may be employed in the
existing Indian hostites, and, in his opinion they
need the same, provided that no moro than 9, 500
shall be added at any ono time to the 25 600 men
authorized by Congress the bill making appropria-
tons for the support Of the army; and provided fur
ther that tho cessation Of Indian hostilitles tho
NUMBER OF enlisted mon the army shall be reduced
to the number established by law (25, o0o) but
such reduction shall not be made from tho cavalry
force The bill also appropriates 81 634 700 70.
cruitine, subsistence, transportation, &c.
FORWARD.
The superintendent of tho recruiting service is
directed to send 1sO recruits to Cheyenne for assign
mcnt follows-Sixty for tho Fourth infantry ninety
for the Ninth infantry and thirty for the Fourteenth
infantry.