, 1876-04-04

ATTACK BY TuK INDIANS.
Boon nfter this letter WAS written, 400 Indians
attacked tho little colony, aud drove thcm into
thoir stronghold. Fort Poaao, The fighting con-
tinuod for several days, md many Indians wcro
killed. Tho ecttloEs lost tHo Of their hes. men
killed and soyora! wounded.
nELlEf OF THE sETTIEns.
Or tho 14th Of February, Paul Mccormick and
o. 8. Hubble volunteered TO go to tho settle-
mopts, md carry the mems Of the dangerous aitt1.
alton Of tho colonBta. They set out In blind
Ing snow-Btornn, md, hfter peyilous journey Of
ai1 days, reached Dozcman City, Tho nlartn was
givon. and delegation Of citizens called on tho
commanding officer at Fort Ellis. and askcd him
10 sond troops to tho succor Of tho mon at paase.
Gen. Terry was tc1egraphed, and ho ordered tho
troops to mo7o At once. Four companies OF
cavalry, battery, TWO companies Of citizens.
aud 1fty friendly Grow Indians undor command
OF Gen. Drtsbln. .. y. H., matched. and. on tho
4th day Of March, camo in atght Of tho be-
loaguored fort. The tlag was still flying, aud tho
tboir iron 12-nouudcr.
Eigltcon white men and ONO negro were founu
in tic fort Tho following arc thor nancs ::
5ohG Crime 5ohn mcKn7ls 5ohn Baker
]. Il. Ford. william Watson, James O'Brtau,
,Yillinm Smith. Joseph Anderson, Duncan Nc.
Crao, Edward Fox, I: V. Wilson, 9. H. Morris,
N. Dorcha1dt, Abort aoohde, z. 3. Topping,
On tue 4th Of March tho fort was cracnated,
and the lag loft firing. All tle goods and men
wcro brought away and, on tho 10th OF March,
they arrived safely a. Bozeman.
CASUALTIES.
In tlc astonApt to lodge . settlement as Fort
poaB,. Which Is locntod at the mouth Of Tho Dig
Horn River, where It foins the Yellowstone, the
| following men wero Killed BY Indians: james
Edwards, Samuel shire1S, Fed 11eorlluo, =: q.
Sweeney Joseph Jesso and Grin Mason. The
! following. named mon we1o wounded. but will
recover: Patrick Hyde, shot In tho elbow; ".
o. Millektn. In tho shoulder; Tyler B1eyins, In
tho body; Jefferson Thompson. finger ahQt oH !;
James Doing. arm broken; NeAl Gillos, shot
through tho thigh Byron Nutten, In the leg :;
II. NJ. Taylor, thumb shot of. II Was confident
| ly expected that tho Indians would attack tho
citizons aud troopH on tho march. but they kept
| cut Of their wny.
THE FONT BURNED NJ THE sloux.
Fort Pease was abandoned on tic 4th OF
| March, and on the 9Th, Grow scouts report, tho
aiou1 appoasod In Ercat numbers, mud bntncd
| tho fort to tho ground.
mtle8 up tho Yellowstone, but did not venture to
attack, or oven como In sight Of them.
Fort Pesso Was located at tha head OF Sitting
Bulls camping grounds; and al attompts to
make bottloncnt sherc hayo bocn abandoned
for tho present.
r. b. Peaso, Zeth Daniels. Paul Mccormick,
q. Dexter, John McKinzie, and William Smith
uaro the peoprie$ors OF the former settlement !;
and they hase lost hoayily by tho failure Of their
enterprise. They bad laid out town, located
farms, and even buils steamer 10 carry CD trade
along tho Yellowstone.
TIE CANNON
at Fort Teasa was Lott standing IN 1ts uaual po-
stsion.. This party brought away tho larger por-
tion Of their Booda, which theY will leayo At the
mouth Of tho Saltwater for the present. Baker,
battle-ground was also abandoned Thero uero
only two men 1T that place when the command
reached 1t, tho othnra having loft Tho day befor0.
MOVEMENTS AGAINST THE E1oux.
Four companies from Fort Bhaw aud ono from
Camp Baker mored out on the 18th ult., under
command Of Gen. 0lbbou. This conmand will
march BY Fort Els for supplies; 'heaco to tho
aud receiving aupples, 1on. uzisbln'a command
will march aud form Junction with Gen. Glib
bonss command, when general movement will
DO made againat tho Sioux. roets will probably
be established at tho forks OF tho MnBclcshell
aud OH the Dighotn.
Cen. Crook, vt last accounts, wHs at Tost Fat
tormau, III the Dlack lIills, with fftoon compa-
uios OF troops, Oh route for Powder NlyoE; Gen.
about - many mose troops, destined for thc Big
Horn oountryi aud Ii ls believed that 0eu.
lihscn will leave bis camp on the Missouri River
for the aano deatlnation. Al! these troops CON-
ot tho Sloua country, viii, il Is believed, hayo
teudoncy to keep thom quiet.
Einu1 CUhNtNQ.
The Crows report tbs discovery Of = large trail
Of Indians loal!ng from Fort peaso toward the
Missouri llyer. The Indians wio ulado th!a
a!gn arc believed to bo Sioux, who have beol
notified by the Agent or Traders At Fort Peck
that the lEoopa nero about to insado their
camps on the Yellowstone. The Bioux hare taxi
on tho alarm. and hurried OF to their rese!sa"
tlon, to await tho return OF tho troops and then
60 again Gu tho rar-plth.
/ BcouT LOFT,
Cody, who started from Fpss Ellis with dis
patches to tion. prisblls command, had not
been heard FROM ten days after hls departure.
TAH Ch0W5.
hhve word from Fort pock that the Sioux Intend
/ Q attack their Agency, aud arc afraid.
Al SIN.
San FRAsossco, April 8.-The following dls