New-York tribune., 1876-08-05

from his skirmish line at once turned eyery ting hih
to the position had taken on lae % p.n en had The
horTes and mules OF the packtran driven
depression put the on the cess o ns spe ME was nr
orsy ATTACKED; tins about p H. ed we heu and 4s
ground with the loss OF IS eniistee n1en ahat M
As Knew by this time their oyerwnelillns , nu. ~,
bers and had given up any SUPPORT r. from @ 'ae aIv
Iaricaded with dead horses, mules ana S dians
bread opening OF tho depression s every ever
tIon 10 be ready for what saw wou1 De & 49,
saut the next day. All this might the men ms u In
and the Indians holding seadance underne. ~ w. ,ha ~
ths boiom aud in our hearing On the morning OF Ine
2Gih felt confident that could hold ny 3@n, ,t mn 40
IaJv "a far as could be, when at day eht ABOUT -.ov
a. m heard the crack OF Two rifles tnIs Was 1 seem
nal for the beginning Of hre whiSh am rxpert and
skilled suan and with range tnst e1coe1 @ rt ".
cabn and was simply iPSslOSw .,c We Se could See as
tl,, day frightened. countless hordes oi Iaen i,en
pouring up the valley from ,,gS Su' psnfs toward
ihe places designated for them by their cnies am an
which eatirey surrounded our position ond prn we're
struck on opposite sides OF the limos tro, % ouT
shots Aired think We were rgesadrs. half
breeds aud squaw between the missouri M M, rsf
Arkansas and saSt 9l The SSss GOO swapSiors The fire DID
not slacken until about $3.50 a. M anu .,rn attenpt
covered that they we;e making ths ns nes held by CON.
poDicS II and NJ. In this attacK thcy cul sou 80 ,nao
enough to use their bows and arrows. ana one nhn IN
4 cn1,n sfIckD OF one OF the foremost lnu"ts, 10
When I say the stick only ABOUT ~ vi
feet long some idea Of the desperate aIu .H .eoH
less Nchtmy OF these people may be ulueL @ s.oGu ga
About . o. u the grass the bottom was reL oi m,o
and folIowed ND by Indians who encouia2ed Ito
and il was eyds nj done fOf puIpOsc-"n Pu'
pnsr discovered, later on, to be the creation o.
rouL of smoke behind watch they were piohihe anu i
prcparin: to move their tepees. II wac OetH.eh % %
n m that the village came out from Denlhu tnc 20
of smoke au,i dust We had a close aLd gOO, NrS VI
them as they n!cd away in the direction oi DS n
Nnuu;sius moving in almost perfect nlltaFy oIdti no
length of the column fully equal 10 that OF "sc
,I,ion OF the Cay alry Corps of the ARMY ol tne ~
roulac. as | have gUen Il on its march ~.
Arr folio wing his TRAIL t Is evident 10 me tue
Cu,ter intended 10 support ue by moving ihither
,h .iieu and aftacsing the village III iauh ilAt ho
fnund tho distance greater 10 TIE IOru tDth ~
pafed: that he did charge, but his march hd inAen 80
long although As rai shows ne lp0'rd IdPiHi'' ma
tbry Werr ready for him that Companies huu oli
r,,rrau part Company l., crossed 20 Ihe village OF az
t.npt,d IL Al fhe charge and were met Dy sldgscIihs
fr, and That they icil back TO secure Iotltioh th
iic Ia r.nd themselves; bat they were followed 700
clo,sy y Iu,ians Ia permit hh 10 loi 'S AHu Va
ne think had the regiment gone III " pou! "l.'
fr,n the woods watch fJugut advanced on 'hc ~
lagr tst ts destruction WAS certain but hs NLS iuliy
couilcut they we've running, or ne Nui.u hoI ha',,
tUrue, from ne. 1 think Cdirr thc great hllLpcI "
Indians there we're LIe yllageD lI.iS tho lOloNins
reasons obtained tho misfortune: liS rapu Hsl e"E
fr two I.ys and .g beol" tne hsht' hshc uN ~
the clyt,ne at IL m. and when they were on te gus
r.rs instead early ia the morning, ana, lds'l, bs u
furtI.:e sion OF the Regiment INTO lhce conuIS'