, 1876-08-01
safety, Gen. Crook and ptrty found at 2:3o p
NJ, nEu the whole command

' ~ nx1unnED IN SAFETY TO CANT,
reaching 1t at : y. IN. The General now for thc
I1rsi time hears1 Of s!b'ey's mlshap, aud the
tin co,lricrs that haA Iecn sent to him with tho
ncwa having failed tn find him.
ycstcrtlnY, a2J Bioshones, headed by Old
Washaktc % person, reaes1ed n., laslng mnrcl.'
We were oil glatl-very glatl, In faet-to SIC
them, as they relieve us Of great deal Of the
heavy guard and picket duty that VIC lsa7o lad
Lust nlsht slidt was tired fnto camp, mud n
party Ut ten 1ntliasls approached ot'c u our
plcket*, .anll were Tired on. Mills battalion
were or'lcrel on the skismlslriine; but nothing
further occurred.
(}r,arl rcyorts tl,atthc frat party that attack
cd Sibley's detachment wcra
cHEfEHNEs, LED Br WHITE ANrElofE,--
TINT celebrated cheftuln being recognized act
iyelyy tn the capacity Of hcad-deTll for tho whole
This morning a Sergeant md tw0 n,cn Of
TrtHp, Seventh Infantry, ,catnc in, having ridden
ni t!ls: wny from rerrys chmp at Tho nnuth nf
11ier report that they saw no Indians whilst
cn r,ntc; anil II ta generally believed now TINT
the Sioux arc concentrated somcwlicre nenT thu
nurtlcr,l bnsc Of tlie nlg Horn lsange prepared
are pushed hard.
fisn slcri;la!1, in reply to Crooks dispatch
''t1T THEN AuAlN, AND hit THEM HARp;"
4Hu LHl1lk VT hHhtI " - III It!G "t"'A'
A long md desperate war ia tc'osc US, but We
arr b0IinL tn succeed In the cntl How many
gallant elosa are to 70, unler In the struggle.
is not 4 particularly ,plcatant cof',ltldrlt! to
calls them ii tacs the savage foe; but all In thfs
command, officers and enlisted men, are pre-
pared to go the whole length to ayenge brave
Custer ani the dcatl who aseep on the Held VI
| honor Oh the banks Of the Rosebud.
| ANOTHER INCIDENT OF TiiR uATTLE or ROSE
| NUD HILLS
has co.nc to light, which may be Of interest to
yoltF readers: When Lieut.. Foster begun TO fall
sfk rfs vs s & S4feP Ssp ,ff fiji ssl GaTpy s a
Ut The odgss and l1est soldiers f, the regiment,
saw m Indian skulking into pile Of rocks near
which the p1atoo'; would have to pass III regain
s Resut tr crawIe dI ont sR With 900 yaros d tho rcd
sliil,, n,ul, watching until the rascal exposed
himself III aiming at tic platoon, sent earblae-
bullet through Ills throat, killing h|tn instantly.
Afterwards, Grow Indian, who Ind seen tile
Sioux lal, ran out aud secured tle scalp.
Our wagons, With sixty days asld!tiona! sslp,
plies, are expected In tonight. And Just here
VENTURE A PREDICTION,
especially as | havc no prophstc reputation te
LOSE II 1t docsnft cuint true. We WILL leave llert
about the 18th lust, with the wagoll-trafti ind
the whole command, f.rco our way through ull
gn T,rf %n @ sdns ts & wt t we J.tst nes
them, drive tho balance Into thy mountains
Thu route BY which wc will join Terry will III
either BY Tongue River to It's mouth, and thence
up the Yellowstone; Or, II tlIe watcr s at oil pns
sable for wagons, from hero to ths Lttle ,l'ig
Horn, md from thence, BY Tcrry's bael
trail, 10 his present cAup. II the Indians break
up i.,tu slaatl parties ntd take to thc mountains
tirn VIC want about fotr or i've Regiments,
infantry 10 put In after them, while the carasr.
watch around the 1aae to prevent the!r gcttln.
t,.t, The Snux will soon 1c asmn.llitcd b.
this mode Of procedure, and, %hen o1'!e , @
foot, lie IL u nuisance t0 binReif, thorough
tlc1noraltzcd aul will fall al, cnsy victim tu tn
"l>nboyt,n who can beat him ut Professionalism
and give him odds too. a. few ino'tntaln~llo"
strong positions which otherwise might rcqulr
heavy loss tn dIslotlgc them from.
T1Ir D1srATc1l FROM nEN. TERRY
to Gen. Crook contains all recount Of the BATH
OF tho Little lHg-Flurn River, luur .45 anu a
wticl, you have without doubt reccirrd IT
, this. lie suggests the tNoprctv Of the tw'
commands operatiug together or within com
.. 1nllnicutlng distance, n1Ml wniyes his right 4
! scuiotisy tu cnsc Gc,l. Crnnk's column enllc
within tho limits OF tho Department Ut DaGot.
Powder River and In tic co':ntry north Vt 4
Whether sgnal.stnokes, Of caustl by bur''tn
the country IN or1tcr ttErrtp7le orr movement
It is Impossible t0 Rny. Gen. Terry ~ii !
: ready to aguin take the Held ly tile 18TH inst
pa;llcs of Infantry, md n sufficient supply {
= mules and l,orses to rciit lis command. III
i probability, we will muvc FROM here out tl.c 81
t q. +. S,litli road to the Dg liorn, mud tht
i down tho Big Horn to Fcrry'a Calnp' we =
t,ctcr We t!inl force our way t,rouel, anytlI!s
, tl.at thu cnc1ny Gun send against III, us II
u understood tint no g1lions NEED be passed I
II route, u that tho country Is comparative
r u,,etl i'll the way. Our frien.ls nccl l'nsc J
5 anxiety for us. Lead autl pluck WILL carry