The New York herald., 1876-07-21
THE INDIAN CAMPAIGN.


NIzED-EvIDENcEs OF THE STRENGTH OF
THE HosTILEs - LARGE REINloRCEMxNTs
FROM THE AGENcIEs-TRooPs AND SUPPLIES
MOVING TO THE FRONT.
BISMARCK, d. T., July 90 1876.
Sitting Bull was undoubtedly killed In the Little
Horn battle. His body was recognized by
Fred Girard, an interpreter at General
Terrys headquarters, who has been among
the Indians for the last twenty-six
years, and the description Of Sitting Bull given by
William Courtaley, OF the Berthold Agency, who
knew him well, is perfect description of the body
found which was at first supposed that Of Sitting
Bull.
EVIDENCE OF AN INDIAN.
Goodnow, q Sioux at Fort Rice, who, two days
before the battle, gave detailed plan Of Sitting
Bulls campaign, including the abandoned village
and the larger village into which II was intended to
decoy the troops, together with a descrip-
ton Of the ground, gives similar de
hrmaton Of the theory that he was killed we have
a statement which comes through an Indian chief
Grass at Standing Rock that he was killed, to-
gcthcr with Black Moon, Crazy Horse and six other
chiefs.
THE STRENGTH or THE INDIANS.
The statement that Sitting Bulls band
of Uncpapas lost 1eo and that the en-
tire Indian loss was between 800 and 400
is renewed. To show that Sheridan still under.
estimates the strength Of the hostiles, give you
the following facts:-Last week a count OF all the
Indian lodges in and about Standing Rock, including
the scattering lodges for twenty miles up and down
the river was made, and the number proves to be
297, or about 1900 Indians, when there should be
1000.
INDIANS ABSENT FROM THE RESERVATIONS.
Agent Leman, who was present when the beef
rations were issued last week to the Indians, says
that the rations were drawn as usual by the chiefs
OF the respective bands, and there was so great
surplus that lodges Of four to seven Indians
drew from three to five head OF beef cattle
each. Another gentleman says that there are less
than twenty young warriors at his agency, and
another that where the plains were swarming with
well armed Indians, when rations were drawn last
fall and winter at the last drawing there were but
four guns in sight.
Mrs. Gaopin, well known to o1lcias as a reliable
Indian woman, says there are not to exceed 200
men at the agency where there should not be less
than 1900 warriors.
REINFORCEMENTs TO THE HOsTILEs
been reinforced with nearly 1000 warriors from this
agency alone, and those well armed.
Your correspondent has known the. men who
bring this information three years, and knows
them to be reliable and accepts fully their state
ments All but fifty lodges out OF the camp OF
more than 1000 have either joined the hostiles or
moved to the east side of the river They pretend
they fear an attack from the hostes, and for that
the east sidc
TROOPS TO THE FRONT.
The steamer Carol left for the Yellowstone this
afternoon with six companies Of the Twenty-second
infantry to reinforce Terry, and one hundred and
fifty tons Of supplies. The weste IN will follow to-
morrow with horses and recruits for the Seventh
cavalry.
THE CLOTHING OF CUsTER's MEN.
Indians have come into the outer camps at Stand
ing Rock, wearing officers clothing and arms, and
also wearing the sashes and carrying the arms
of the Seventh cavalry officers or men, Five
wounded have been reported to the commandant
at Standing Rock as having arrived from the NOS
tiles at that agency but they are kept hid by their
friends.
REINFoRcEMENTs MOVING TO rERRY's HEAD
QuAITERs-rHE PROPOSED FORTS ON THE
YELLOWSTONE.
BISMARCK, D. T., July 20, 1876
Six companies of the Twenty y-second regiment of
infantry and l75 recruits for the Seventh cavalry
the mouth OF the Big Horn River These
troops are under the command of Colonel Otis of
the Twenty-second, and are largely made up of old
soldiers used to frontier warfare. They were in
General Baird and presented fine appearance.
The command is in
EXCELLENT SPIRIT,
and will, doubt, give good account of the Sioux.
Great energy has been shown by Captain Burns. the
Quarternaster at Fort Lincoln in furnishing the
troops with the necessary supplies for
taking the field. and tncy would have been
their way days ago had the. steamer
Carroll arrived from Powder River as soon as was
expected Since Colonel Otis arrived he has dis
played unccasng energy, and there is no doubt
but that the reiniorccmcnts under his command
will be hurried forward with the greatest possible
speed
II is calculated that Colonel Otis will not reach
General Terrys headquarters much before Twelve