, 1876-08-01
: INDIAN NEWS.
Sioux Account Of the SIaugh-
ter Of Cen. Clusters
Command.
Reno and Custer Attacked at
Opposite Ends Of the
Camp.
The Latter Forcc Disposed Of
in About slll Hour,
While the Fight with Reno's
Troops Lasted Three
Days.
A Small Number Of Custor's Men
Break Through tho III. :.
dun Line,
But Aro Pursued and Slain Before
They Had Gone Five
Miles.
The Savages Believed to Be Re"
turning to the Agencies for
Reinforceno1ts.
The Sayages Believed to Be Re.
turning to the Agencies for
Reinforcenonts.
They Boast of Their Captures Of Arms
Ammunition, and Provisions.
Advices from Gen. Crooks Cor12-
rnand on Goose Greek.
CUSTER'S LAST FIGHT.
B1oux ACCOUNT OF TIE SLAUGHTER.

CUSTERs9 LAST FIGHT.
BIoux ACCOUNT or TIE SLAUGHTER.
Special Dispatch to Tho Tfftune.
ST, PAUL, Mimi, July 8l.-13rcyet Ltcut-Col.
j. 8. Poland, Captain Of the Stxtl, Infantry, |
commanding tho military station ut Standing |
Rock Agency, l,ntlcr date eth July, reports to
adIutant Gen. Buggles ns follows.
Sir, respectfully report tho following d having
been derived from Rcyen Sioux Indians Just roeurn.
cd from the lloatllo CAMP Jnly 21ss some Of
whom wcso engaged In the battle Of June 81, with
tue Seventh Cavalry. Their account as followa:
Tho hostes were celebrating tAoiF grcatcst Of Fo-
ligtous festivals, tho Sun Danes. when runners
brought nows Of tho approach Of cavalry.
Tho dance was suspended. md gen.
oral rush followed, mistaken by Cnstcs
pcftaps for retreat for tho horscs equipments,
and arms Major Reno first attacked the yilaVc at
the south end and the Little Zig 1orn. Their
narrative Of
HENo's OPERATIONS
comedies with tho published account: How flo
waa quickly confronted and surrounded; how no
l,ssnounted, rallied in the timber, rcmouned. and
cut his wny back over tho ford and up the bluffs
With considerable lots, md tho continuation Of The
eight for sone little tlmc, when runners arrived
from tho north end OF tho yillago Or camp with the
news TINT tho cavalry lad attacked tho
north end somo 3 i mi{cs distant.
The Indiuns abont Homo had not before this tho
slIghtest iutimation Of aghtingat my other ponf.
A forco largo enough to prevent Reno from assuH-
Inn the offensive WAS left, nn tho surplus available
force followed to tho ohur end Of tho CAMP where,
finding tho Indians successfully
DRYING CUSTER BEFORE THEM,
instead Of uMltlng with them, tEoy separated into
two pasttcs and moved arounl tic TANKS OF Ills
cavalry They report that Custer crossed tho river,
but only succeeded In reaching tho cdgo Of tho In.
diau camp. After llo wns driven tn tho bluffs tic
1ght lu.ted pcrhnps m hour. Tho Indians have
no hours Of tho day, md tho time can onlr
10 given approximately. They report that
a small number Of cavalry hrukc through the Inc
of Indians In tho!r rear, ind escaped, hut were
oyertaken within n distance Of Or u miles,
and all Killed. infer from this that this body Of
rotrcatug cavalry WIS probably led by tho mlsslng
onlcpfs. and TINT they tried to escape only after
Custer fell. The last nan that was killed wRs kill.
cd by tTo sons Of Santcc Indian. 1tcd Top, wh0
was leader IN tho Minnesota nassacFcs Of '02
and 'G3.
After tho battlo tho s1uaws entered The field to
plunlcr and nluttato tho dead. General rejoicing
was fnlulgcd In, and q distribution NJ arns md
ammunition husricily mnde. Tlicn this attack on
Ilcno was vigorously renewed. Up to tho attnck
| tho Indians hatl lost comparatively few mcn, but
now they say their
MOST SERIOUS LOSS TOOK FLAcr.
They give no idea Of numbers, but aay there wcso
great many, Sitting Dull was noilhcE killed nor
pe,sonal1y engaged In the 1ght. l[e remained in
the Council sont directing operations. Cfnzy Horse,
with largo band, and Blnck Moon, wego the pr!n.
cipal lenders on tho 2:ith Of June. XIII Eagle.
Chief Of TIM 1sackfcct. VIVA ut tho
head Of aome twenty lodges OF this Agency.
lie was prominently engaged IN the battc Of June
n5 md afterwards upbrataol Sitting l'nll for not
taking m active rcraouul part III the engagement.
KIll Ea.lo has acnt Mc word that te Was forced
into tho Aght; that ha desires to return to the
Agency; and TINT ho will return to tho Agency II
o IL Killed for It. 11o 10 reported to be actually OF
tho way back tn 60 to his Father and Agent ana
MAKE CONFESSION AND nECElvH AHsoLuTloH
for s defiant crime agalnst tito hand that had IRA.
tu!tously fed him for threo yeara. lie ~ truly
ahrswd Chtof. who must have discovered mat
- lilo who nuhts and runs awnx :,
May live to aght anuthcs dny.'
Tho 1ndsns were mol all engaged At any on'
time. Heavy reserves wuro held to Tcpafr loase
and rcnow attacks successiyely. Tic fight con
ttnued until thu third day, whnn runners, Rep
purposcly on tho lookout. hurried Into camp all
reported great body Of troups tGcn Terry'& com
maad) advancing up tho river. The lodges hastn
been previously prepared for moye, retreat In
sontherly direction followed, towards unl nlon
Rosebud Mountain. Thoy marched about 50 nlflcs
went Into camp, aud held a consultation, when
WA determined to acnd Into al the Agencies ro
porta OF their success, snd to cali upon them TO
CONE OUT AND suARH THE CLONES
TINT there were expected to be la tho future.
NO may expect an influx OF oscrbcaring and In
pudcnt 1Ed!Anh. to uEga by, futce perhaps, an ~
cets!oA 10 Sitting 13ulTs demands There II q get
cral gathering in lhe hostlte camp from eacl Of tt
Agencies on tho Missouri River, Ncl Cloud an
spoltcd Tall, az ul1o Tic Northern Cheyennesa an
tssapahocs.
They report for tho eapectal benefit OF their sct,
tlses here that In tho thseo dgats lAcy had vii
the whites they have