Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-07
Desuerate Fight with In;iianS.

A New Y.rk Herald special dated Mouth OF
Cable Creek, Nj. T., Ocl., q, via Bismarck,
Nav 4. says ID It nwirg to the nun-ai:Va OF
the supp,y train irotu Gienilvc aud iaars for
its safety, General Niles seut the 5th Infantry
with fourteen days. supplies to It's ,ect.
Alter march of two days AID a night, th
scouts brought iu word that the rain Vas io
sight aud had had sharp fight with about
tw.uy lniiaas in which oae train haul auh
seven Indians were killed. Tie train had Il Il
Gicudivc with couple Of companies aud ia |
bcco attacked by Iudlans and forced 10 IcturG
with loss Of tcr:y uu!es captured.
Coi0uel Otis then took five companies and
brought The tain safely through, having lad a
sharp running tight with about three hui dred
Indians. 1wo friendly Indians told Colonel
Otis that the Sioux wished him to come
out acd have talk with them, but Colone
Oils declined. a letter was also tould % u
sick, signed by Sitting Bull, ordrcog the
trains to cease running through that country
aud frigh' cuing the buffalo. After joining the
supply train, the 9Th iutaDtry started 10 pursuit
OF the hosiles, aud Were met by lndlaus, GEAR
Cedar Creek, who brought word that Sitting
Bull wished 10 have iaik with G"oera Miles,
with view to surreD !, RAG the ludiIns, the
meeting to take p &c, i,e weeu The iinus, Ii was
tiually arranged, an1 Generai Mics rode out
followed by his staff and ordercs.
They were joined midway between the
iues by half zen warriors WHO came
forward uuarmeG, and the council lasted
several hours. The Indians make great com-
plants and ex:ravag rant demands, but the couu-
Gil amounted to nothing, and broke up 6uaIiy.
the lodlans promising to return uext morn
ing. Early the next morning, October 81 the
command moved ncr,hwari along Cedar creek
a few miles, confronting Sitting Bulls camp.
A second council was held, but resulted like
the first. General Miles demanded that the
Indiaus should go to Tongue river and put
themselves undcr the subiect!on OF the Gov
ernUent; this the ludlaDs refused to agree to,
they desiring to remain out awhile and hunt
buffalo. They also wanted the troops with
drawn from Fort Butord and the cessation OF
trains going through. Tue conference was
broken up by Sitting Bull, who apgriy ex.
pressed the preference for Gghtiog rather than
yield. Each rarty retired, aud Gen. Miles
sent word to Sitting Bull to let him have his
answer promptly or he would open apoo him
with his guns. No answer Was returned.
Skirmishers were at once deployed aud the
forward movt ment Of troops commenced. The
and low grounds, willie they mounted the sur
rounding hcighIs, but in his they failed
Geuera Miles forces numbered four nu1dred
and ninety men, while the Indians we're about
fifteen hundred strong. The Sioux were driven
from every point. Sergeant McPheIan and
private of Company were wounded Six
dead Indians were found lying on the field,
aud probably macy more We're carried of The
froo nf al huff, Ia
meat aud large amount of camp equipage.
The result OF this battle has been the surren
der of the MiDuecorj us AMI Sans Arcs, who
have given FIVE of heir principal chiefs. Red
Shirt Back + gle Sunrise, Sitting Eagle, |
White Bull and Foolish Bull to Gen. Miles as
hostages, that they will at once 20 to the Chey
enne ageucy. These tribes broke from Sitting
Bull Immediately after the Gtht, he goog with
a f,w lodges towards Fort Peck.
The VIRGINIA INVASION The following
,rder has been received by District Attorney
Lewis:
Executive Mansion. Washington, D. c.,
November 4, lS76.-fo l.. l.. Lewis esq.,,
oited States Attorney for the Easteru District
II Virginia-Sir: Whereas | have reason to
believe that ofeuses are likely to be committed
within the above. banned judicial district against
be provisions OF chapter I, title, Grimes" of
he revised statutes OF the United States, you
re, therefore, hereby requested and directed
o attend at Petersburg, Virginia, on the 9Th,
th, Sth, 9Th and lob day OF November, cur
ent, for the purpose mentioned 10 section 1888
f said revised statutes. u. s. GRANT
Judge Hughes, OF the United States District
'ourt, has also received copy of the same
rider in relation to the Petersburg matter.