, 1876-06-27
THE INDIAN WAR.
Crooks Fight with the Sioux---
Almost n Savage Victory.
Gallant Conduct of tho Troops-. The
Sioux Warriors Magnitlcently
Led.
hfafery Of tlc Friendly Inlians..rraak Falls Back
for Supplies aal Ammunition,

f'oosE CNxrK, .Iu, ~, lsil;, VII, Fnrt fE1rElI-
MAN, .tntle ~, lsiIi-An itnln'rtant battle wus
fought 'lay bturG yesterday nj tfH. head wntrra
VI l,nsnbU,t Greek, nlyout 60 miles north, bc-
tween tl,r hostile s;lnux, nu.nmrng .,5O, un,!rr
Sitting Bull uf the Nortf, aL'l The column Under
eo,lnnnd Of 1IriE. E.-ticn. t;corgc tr,nk, toni
tn,scd If t,3M tI,n1lDt,ll soldiers, The fight
faste iive hotIrs mud resulted In tl.c ,llsct'm-
ittHre III the fayuEcs, although llut Mrfuft they
hui Inflicted o'l tilr truopsn inss u ten kiIed
arl1 twenty w0uildctl, On their uwtl Ah!c tslry
sacrIrcl by thu Iwll ntAck which tl!cy inutln
ssbnut 1OD warr!nrh mud nN eqai nutIt,cr VI
puntcs, lut tlscrchy saved far the ttt,.e heiug
their village, which, nrcurng tn tlrr guide, Iay
nj llst!llltt 1T only . nitrs fruln the Lattic-
field.
THE MARCH.
The uctivc Column of tiu expedition left the
catnp for supplies established un this strain
early on Tic morning ot juno 1bt-t;,,.
Crtok ut its heMt, ,-iHtctHltng To penetrate
nurthYnnt IL tho grand Sioux ylIagr, with
the llopp Of rcarhing it and learning ft@
acagu4 hrfore bclng obliged IN nslt. ltis plan wus
10 repeat lie achievement Ut last winter with fnutu
cninrrtc SUCCESS, F!su c0Inpanles OF Infantry,
with party Ut twenty civilians, were 1uonnIra IN
mules borrowed from tic pack train, snh only fntr
days alon. ntld one blnmhet wcru allowed rach
man ~ luggage, 10 ncan~ u transportation meru
tnkrn, except riding h0fsGs AHl mules, and two
s,lnptcf lnnca 10 carry hnrpltnl necessities and
riuurcf- -tnpa. 4 force 50 well rqniwed for rasid
shs SssSs ssss. ;sss unc n md % y os s"ass 3
Crows marched ns fcnnts, rrn'lded with tiuycsn.
,nent nem.; led BY chrfr It,ltsnnle Cossroyc Old
Crow, Medicine CrHw. aill unud Henri. t,ay he
fnrc yesterday traTch nf ii Iflea wat nlafe when
tll' fnrcc bsHnackctl Mt the hcad-watcrs of tho
norcbuh, hetwcen high blnI', where u was ncr.
G.ary 10 turn hull0w inquire IN anticipation Ot
night attack. tho Cftlwn EaA Reported fresh
hi.ns uf Sioux, nnl tho uloycmcnt III tle buffalo
Indicated they were ncnr Ihcrc was no molrsia-
ton however, md the march was resumed IN tho
morning at haf'pust 4. IN two coun'ns'
THE ENEMY.
But 10 niles were ttnfcEsta LOwn the valley OF
thc strru,n wien sudden Init w.s nafic ut Mid
s'snal Of tlg saakss E'lnplmE up aud ,,houtinE
strcstn. tthcr friendly Indians WIN lad bcri, mt.
on esryfng tue e'lun1y dashed down Into the VAL
ley. Wildly gentienat,s uni ealing y thvis little
rank ald rtood singing their war :rotlg, und vel.
siss " sots @ sas Dey Dys e ill., IL s
il hutIy pnrrur. Iii moment, all t!r Snakes nIlI
Crows rnshrd in thc direction. aud was.yellr arorc
tInnu Heart Nas rt,rsllaI by two sioux to the cdso
Ut tic valley, wlitcr he hurled 70 give the alarm,
anu there, IN The summit OF II luil, turning o.,
one OF them, hc pulled Him from his pony by tho
afr NJ he dealt the death .ok, au! Inca1y SCALP
cd tim. Cen cFook Wished trst to ntiyaice tho
titus wrre driyIu: tic tew scuuts sti ub4rnt frvu
tic column hncE 10 it for refuge but the Cruw,,
cnulA mt hc restrained; rh, snake' and Crows
ti,"n rupt,lly rccr,ic, Thc,, cIl~ucd t,rutnTy
slt fur hui M Lopr, the irovi,s in tEc valley be-:
Ing delayed frn rendering n'!ni"rs ~ tl;e nrcesti
~ uf ta,illsn;, trir ANIMALS. Capt. knnr'a fh-
inlry company the arst % advance IL lllu crcrl
" tue ridge north Of the Faey, aud there opened
y thr ,narscs of Sion. and lying h.forc them. II.
hg. STEEP ridge trfnE I'eoplcd by thgr. n1n ticr
nsir ss asnSs atsy sont s4 ,ssy y ; 1 r.
asIi,irt them r.llI higher pont. bcyond. They had
taken
IN tne strra..,, cou,,amiing tic rasines through,
which tr lsuups woM]d probuhy tave lpasacI aid
before Charge child have bcen .laiu, cart, Kuup
held thc tr4 crrrt next tle valley fifteen minutes
Thp 1lltuon Ut the Sptntlfl IsyIIry under t.apL
SOyrn eluerei d crest farther nIftll AMI! when
llikinutlntcd, poured III twu yalcyt fills nllye-
,ntnt NAN performed for thu purE1se Ut preventing
H sonx 'o fs ~ tst Lost u f1"4 G:
carEe.i lho nrxt llrl.cr srrrt, wiefu 10 dsmount.
trc for half MI hour a.uIn.t the crowd Of Sioux
.kirnslcrs, w!sn lay partly concealed. The Grows,
who had hcen Withdrawn from the front of tho
luck. Tie sunk. now Iccon,s sore bolI, wcrs
creeping forwafa and ,rettiny traly 70 max.
dssh wl.en Ny, nlo'ea sp Ill., s!te Of !,o n,uund
This t'Sms their i'sht would !ayo hen anal, hut
Charge ccrtutn utinia where small groups !! snnx
wrJu l.asusatnc hla Hunk. as ic approached they
En,o lin xeyrFu leNyy tellrys but frpk 9 at! raj.
fhc s,attnIion halted III tho Satuui bulls, whcn
On uJd u Gen Crooks delivered the command TO
EEAsE rfltINg,
anil advanced Jterrtiv ntrt1 nI,nr t1,r arr,,r IN
the Sin,,x ytliu:c sup,u,.ci hy tho ru,dcs 10 Ire
nnIv Il n,IIcs di.t,nt, turt. Soyrs was Il, ftiuw
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