The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-09-21
BY TELEGRAPH,
.NCiAM NEWS.
Operations of the Peace Commission
at Red Cloud.
TIE Indians all Slipping Away from
the Agency.
Private Instructions to Red Cloud rot
to Sell Foot of the Black Hills.
The Indians all Out Of a Treating
Humor.

The Indians all Out Of a Treating
Humor.
BROKEN UP.
CHICAGO, September 1.-THE Times
special correspondent with Terry telegraphs
under date of Fort Buford, mouth OF Vel
lowstone, September s, via Bismarck a.
that the final breaking up of Terry's COM
mand occurred Yesterday morning, and all
the troops are en- route for home, with the
exception Of two regiments Of infantry,
which will winter 1T the mouth of the
Tongue river. The Montana troops. num-
herring go infantry, 120 horses, including
, 20 infantry and second calvary, under Gen.
Gibbon, left for Fort Ellis with wagon
train and supplies for 80 days. They will
follow the old Stanley trail. The route is
teemiug with hostiles, and is i20 miles
long. They may encounter large war
party in the Big Horn country. They have
been in the field since March and are poorly
clad for the cold weather and fierce storms
which sweep over the prairies this season.
The Dad Infantry have been LETT at the
mouth Of Glendine creek, and have COM
mencei the construction of a stOckade.
|, They viii remain there until November I-t,
or later. The Michigan cavalry have left
for Fort Buford, and will move along the
north bank Of the Yellowstone. After ar
irving here, they will go to Fort Lincoln to
winter. The 10Th Infantry will remain
here. Gen. Terry and staff arrived here
this morning, and will remain few days
| 4 81, ID
the 18th, ali the troops will have been
Withdrawn from the northern country, ex-
cept the j;h and Dad Cavalry, containing
400 men. A dispatch has just been re-
ceived from Gen Sheridan, which counter
mands the order to winter regiment OF
cavalry on the Yellowstone, which renders
winter campaigning impossible, and indef-
nitely postpones the subsection of the Sioux
Gen. Terry leaves the field, having accom-
plished no purpose Of the expedition, and
with one-guarter Of his troops killed by bull
lets or exposure.
INDIAN NEWS.
CHEYENNE, ". T, September IG.-A
courier who left Gen. Crooks command,
September 10Th, brings the following news
10 September 9th:
Since Gen. Crooks column turned south,
toward the Black Hills, on the 9th inst,
there has beel considerable hardship
through, wet weather and living: on. bacon
and hard bread, and good deal of grum-
bling. Ga the 9Th, it was decided to send
portion of the pack train ahead, under
escort of-Col. MILL, with 10 men, on the
best horses of each company of the Third
cavalry, sking $50 in all Lieu,enants
Van Lutwitz, schuttle and Crawford COM
posed the subordinate officers, with Lieutea-
ant Bubb, Of the Fourth infantry, chief
commissiary, Tom Moore, chief packer, and
| Frank Gruard, Crooks chief SEQ t.. The
latter was 10 serve both a. guide and scout,
and on yesterday evening he discovered
through the rain and fog, without being
himself observed, a hostile Sioux village,
consisting OF Al large lodges and band of
several hundred ponies and few American
horses.
Col. Mills concluded to attempt the at
tack with his $50 men, without waiting to
send word TO Crook for reiniorcements. He
| fell back few miles, hid his command in
a ravine, and at o'clock this morning,
made fer the village, which wa situated on
a little creek, a tributary of Grand or Owl
creek. He formed on the north side. before
daylight, and ordered Lieut.. S~ariz, OF
company M, !" TO charge through the viii
| lage, while the rest Of the force, dismount-
| ed, were TO form skirmish lines on either
side, and pick OF the Indians as hey came
out. The latter were completely surprised.
and scattered out rell-meli, half naked re-
turning the fire to some extent. Their
ponies were eiiectually stampeded. Owing
TO Miles small force. he only succeeded in
securing the lodges and the property there
in, and about 40 ponies. There was an
immense quantity dried meat, berries,
&c, all that Crooks whole pack train
would carry, and sufficient to postpone the
proposed purchase OF supplies. There was
| wagon loads of robes, and savage spoils OF
all kinds OF the Seventh cavalry, which
Custer used in the Little Bighorn massacre,
and various articles OF wearing apparel
were OH that occasion also captured. A
quantity OF corn, which stood at the
mouth Of the Powder river 81 late as Au-
gust 9th, where Terry was fired on, was
among the spoils Of the whole march, and
the showing since Terry and Crook met
goes to confirm the soundness OF the latter's
views OF the enemy's probable destination
and whereabouts since leaving their camp
on the Little Big Horn.
Lieut.. Van Lutwirz was seriously wound
ed in the knee: privateS Midbury and
Chas. Foster, company b; Aus ustus Dearm,
company ID, and Sergeant Glass, company
L, were wounded, and private Wenzel, OF
company A, was killed in the action Of the |
morning about seven o'clock. Word had |
reached Crook, 10 miles back with the |
main column, and he came forward |
with sections from the cavalry, reaching |
Mills at ii o'clock The latter had kept |
mp good pickle; fight during the forenoon
Gen. Crook was very much disappointed |
because Nils did not report the discovery,
as there was plenty Of time to h-ve got up |
The entire command and SO effectually sur
rounded the villsge that nothing would
have escaped bu; the General is also
pleased, all things considered. About one
hundred yards from the viiiage is little
rayine, in which band IF seven Warriors
and eleven women and children are safely
lodged in the cavenous rocks, and it was in
trying to dislodge them that Mills lost his
killed and most Of his wounded.
General Crook desired to save the women
ard children, and 10y means of guards in
terpreting, party ensued. Three warriors
came out. One chief named American Horse
being mortaily wounded Before this par
lev was effected however, Frank White,a cit
izen, was shot through the heart, and pri-
Yates Kennedy and McIeanan of company
Of" 9th cavalry, wounded.
About twenty minutes past four o'clock,
this afternoon, there was a sudden picket
firing sprung up,sbeginning on Col. Mason's
front, rushliing in the wounding oil Sergeant
Schruber Of company *" and private
Dom Of company "F," 5th savalry
Ii proved to be the result of re nforc .menis
received from Crakyhorse's band, and
running attack all around the circle, but
the troops were quickly thrown out, and
the enemy driven of in every direction.
The latter got about a dozen horses, too
poor TO get into camp, back a mile On the
line OF march. All the village was
thoroughly ransacked, and the spoils
divided round. Cal Mills and men got the
ponies. There was found a pass 70 good
Indians from indian Agent Hammond, of
Spotted Tail Agency, and an illicit tende,
there, named T. c. Baucher, dated respecr
lively January Iiih and February l8.h-
1876.
Much ammunition and many guns were
found in the lodges, and all the evidence is
TO the effect that lhese indians we're pre- .
pared for winter. There we're probably one
thousand warriors connected with il, and ,
their chief is Roman Nose" formerly of {
Cheyenne Agency. 1t is regretted that 9TH {
ers of larger villages near BY were not sur
pris.d and destroyed, but this affair dsmon- {
,traies the good policy of a stern chase af-