Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-08
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
The Indians.

/ Terry ) camp, Oh Deer creek, August goth, vi;
Bismarck, d. T., 9th, 1876, says: Genera
Terry's command, after crossing the GLOW
stone on the aftaraDou of the 9th, made Z
short halt gu the north bank, and then march
ed 10 nCrtherIy direction about SIX miles ny
the light of the moon, making dry camp
About six clock the mex, morning the m;rIl
was re~um. d. The general direction of ,ht
DAVIS march was northwe,leriy. GA the moru
lug of the 29th the column marched TOWARD
the north. taeu tur Led east, and final south
east, maxi . some seventeen and a halt miles
| So far v.ry little Indication Of the prese! &c Of
| Iodians lad becu found, hut 1t WAS hoped thai
on accouYt Of the prcsenc: Of the Buffalo We
were about 10 fall 10 with the lndaus. The
expedition TO the uor'h bank ct the slloW
stone, in 50 lar as the finding Of hostile ladlaus
IS concerned, has proved failure. Trails have
| been tounI of srusl! huut!ng parties, but APP
parcptly no large band Of ludians have crossed
the river, unless they nave crossed a. a pulnl
| flu her ast. There is str"ng probability that
no Icdians will he met with during the present
| campaign. 1t will TIC lmi,cr.usciy necessary
| Tor the troops who have been designated 10 re-
| main ln the eautOument during the Wloter 10
set to work preparing wutcF quarters, as Inc
| severity Ut the Wlat2r MOUTHS rcudcrs lVlug
| under cauvas absolutely Impossible.
MISSEApoLls MINI, Septc mbcr S.-Ihe
Piooe.r Press aud frbunc publishes HI inter
view ,sih an old trappsr u"uud h'tpcIy, who
| has becu ftr ling iiDo II the llow-tone
country, and claims 20 have witnessed tn"
,!user massacr bcing prisoner 10 Sltll"g
Blu : camp, and -ccng evcrg u!nvo mint II IN
troops. IT, 3as taken prisoner last Martil anu
KEEP. IN the camp OF the l1danS ever slDcc
until the Custer massacre. lie W'S kindly
treated while there. He says Siiilag Bul! or
ganiz.d not t, fight the w1'tc-, but t. drive
miners iroln the hills. Previous 10 Custer :
attack lpUuuto'i courI,r5 from StitinE Du" ;
camp had Tor eight days watched hl' forces.
its division luto small d"tachtncuo nclnE uoted
viii manifestations Of cx rene d'h@ht. AiH
cascades were INN datay prepared, and
viii c the Iooisn> stood ready Tor an attack,
many Of hcn calnbcrd Oh the side OF the
bill nvcruyk;ug Clusters Ii"c Of VI rch The
Indian caup was divided b. q hlnil, :. point OF
which rau towari the Sebui aud IN he dl
rectiyn Of one Of the available t,rds Of the
river 10 rh: calnr. By this ford Custer lol
Iuwcd III, If trail down 10 !hc water edge.
There were but - fccpcs vt-lulc 10 Custer,
tut there were - double Icep.s nchnd
the bluff Dot visible. Custer atiackcd he
Sma'l Ter village and WAS immediately met Us
500 or 1000 Indians, III regular order
oi battle. Every movement wa maj. wan
military precision. Rldg y says h. stood Oh
the side Of the bill where he had complete
view If the battle, whlcH WAS not more than
mile AID half distant. Custer br2an The tight
il the ra9inc lear the t0rd, and iu!iy nal Of
his camulud seemed TO BE- uDhorsed at the
first fir. Then ti:4 soldiers r treated towards
HIM iG the rear aud were shot dawn with a.
tonshiug rapidty, the crnnlandug tfi:cr fall.
ing from his horse in the mltdl' oil t'sr crgage.
mcuf, winch com;acuced al J. q. III and tid
not las, III +. than 81 minutes. AtG.r the mas
sacrc of Clusters forces the ladiaas returned 10
camp with s,X soldiers as prisoners ana ocllrl-
Gus with Joy over their Success those SIX were
tied o stakes at woodpll" n the village aHu
were burned to death. While the flames were
torturlng thcn 10 death the lnAIau boys tired
rcjaot arrows into their qulv2rIng h;sa uutll
they died Sitting Bull was met alter the
fight and he cxult:nt!y remarked that he had
killed maay so!dtcr, aDi oue ID general, but
ne did not know who he was The >qu:w' then
armed themselves with knives, visited the bat
tie fed and roboel aud muitted the bodies
OF the soldiers. While thus. soldiers were being
burned th ln!ians turocd their attention to .
force, ev d ,ntly Reno'-, at. ac.ln. the lower
end OF the viii.gc. RldIciy say lu,t.r ; c'iI-
man3 had been slaughtered becre Shot was
fired by Reno's force, which attacked
INC lower cnI o.! the camp abou o clock y.
m. Ihy ludlans re urnct in thc evening anu
said The men had loueht Ilk. the devil but
Ridgcly says they did not make a statement OF
their losses They said the soldiers had been
driven back twice and they piled up stones and
the attack Was unsuccessful The prison"rS
were kept ournifg lor an hour bur kIdgey
aas pot permitted 10 speak with them, So We
are unable TO state who they were. Oae vas
noticeable from his NAL ,'z, and gray bar and
whiskars Reno killed more Indians than Gus,
ter. Two captains believed to be ates aad
K"ogh were the last to die. The night alter
the massacre tho Indians W r" wild With delight
aud many were drunk on wbiskcy stolen from
the whites The squaws performed the duty
Of guards for the prisoners and becoming
drowSy Rld.cIy and two companions escaped
securing mics and gao their lorg Journey
homcwarJ. The party at game aud aid 10 The
woods four days TO AVOID The lodlans
o. the way his horse stumbled, breaking
Rilscly's arm but the party finally reached
For; Aocrc m lie. and hence K dsely came
here. He scribcs 81 ting Bull as hall
freed of larga >iz and very iutchlgent, With
,,,,i;,r roit RI !, walk