, 1876-07-09
What Has Been and Will Be Done
to Suppress Indian; Out
RACES,
The Indian Policy Discussed
in the House Of Rep
resentatiVes.
Many New Points Brought Out
in the Debate.
Sitting Bull Not One Of Your Treaty
Making Indians.

T Sitting Bull Not One Of Your Treaty
Making Indians.
Additional Troops Ordered to the From
from Various Points.
SITTING BULBS EXPLOIT.
OFFICIAL REPORTS
The following official report from Gen. Tcrr.
was received this morning at Lleut.-Gen. Sheri
dams headquarters in this city, giving an &c
| count Of the recent disaster to Gen. Custer anc
bis commando:
HEApQuAnrERs DErr or DAKOTA,
OANr on LITTLE Bic Hons R1yEn, July q.
Of the Missouri, Chicago, I'LL:
itispy Psiafs! Sqty to report H.: day bsfo;t
At Il o'clock OF tho 22d be started With his
and % eaards from the mouth % Of the Rosebnd Pro-
ceedlng mp that Eircr about 20 miles, he strnc1 a
very heavy Indian trai which had previously been
Eas supposed that it void lead, t. the Little Big
Horn River. Here he found village Of a1most
nne;xsmpled e1tsnt IND at 1nee attacked 3s 1th
hand Maj. Reno, With three companies a, G..
and NJ Of the regiment VS. sent into the valley OF
9Ltenm ut thc point Wnef6 tnE tfAIl FtfuCk IT,
Gen. Custer, with dve companies &c. E. F, 1andL)
attempted to enter it about 8 miles lower down.
Reno fotdcd the river, charged down the left bank
! pletely overwhelmed by Numbers, he vas com
4 PEELED to mount. recross the river and seek refuge
on the high blnffs which overlooked It's right bank
companies. b. Il. and f. was some miles to tho
left Of Reno when the action commenced, but who
to N the % liver @ and tightly Concluding that it
i useless for his force to attempt to renew the
fight in the valley. he Joined Reno on the bluffs.
na' d9t 1t distance c n II The seaE @Ih train q
/ pack mules; he also came mp to Reno. Soon this
unitcd force waa nearly surrounded by Indians,
| sitions which commanded the ground held bJ The
cavalry: ground from whiea there was no escape.
, Ts5s DIFF and tue aSn Ts:
the 18th till s o'clock Of ne 2eth, when The In
dians M Tithdrer from the valley, taking with them
cusTRR's MOVEMENTS.
OF the movements OF Gen. Custer and tho Eve
companies under his im':sndiate command, scarce.
them, for no officer OF soldier who accompanied
him has yet been found sire. His trail from the
point where Reno crossed The stream passes along
and In the rear OF the crest Of the bluffs, on the
aaS liver ss bas .nsa
tempted to cross, then iurns upon ITSELF, almost
completes circle, and closes. It is marked BY
the romains OF his officers aud men, and bodies Of
others we're heaped where halts appear to havs
been made.
There j. abundant evidence that gallant resist.
ance wn9 offered BY the troops, but they were bcsef
on all sides By ovefpowering numbers.
KILLED.
The officers known to be killed are Gen. Custer,
0hpts ktogh, Yates, and Custer, Lieuts Cooke,
Smith, Mcintosh, calhoun, Porter, Hodgson, stur-
ges, and Reilly of the esrslry; Lieut critten;;
$ens ASSISTANT nj safssoa R&asai 1sa
sistant Surgeon Lord are missing: Capt Benton
wounded Mr.. Bostol Custer. brother and NJ.
Reed, nephew Of Gen. Custer, wero with him,
and we're killed: No other otacers than those
ed, and missing It is Impossible ~ yet to obtain
areliable lst of the enlisted men who were killed
The oaieeFs, mass reach so. The number Of
wounded II 81.
cusrER's INSTRUCTIONS.
At the mouth Of the Rosebud informed Gen.
Custer that I should take the supply -steamer Far
West up the Yellowstone to ferry Gen. Gibbons |
column over she river; TINT should personally
On the 26th inst The steamer reached Gem. Gib-
early in te morning Of the 18th, H. and nd at ocoeP R
In the Afternoon all his men and animals were
across the Yellowstone. At S o'clock the Column,
fantry, four companies Of the Second Cavalry, and
q battery Of three Calling guns, marched ont to |
and across Tullock,s Creek. starting aoon after
TIE FIRST NEWS OF THE MASSACRE.
On the morning OF the 18th the infantry made
march Of q miles over the most difacultt country
might be sent into the valley Of the Little Big
Horn, the caTnlry. with the battery, was then
u:hed emS On y e dap,9 H pils ~ further
, h ZEN: Ths scouts discovered three Indians,
y e cPer Who aa been
Fith Gen: Custer. They brought tho first intclli-
!cnce Of the battle. Tfcir story was not crcditcd.
lighting, had taken place, but it Vas not believed
hat dtanster could have orertaken 30 large
orce as twelve companies Of cavalry.
The infantry, which had broken camp very earty
nqved up the xalle, q the Little Big Horn N''a
During the afternoon efforts were made to send |
eoata through to what uas Supposed to be Cen.
;nsters position and to obtain Information of the
ondition Of anaiFs, but those who were sent out
sere driving back by parties If Indians who in in
atmbcEE were seen hosering in Gen. Glib
At twenty. minutes before O'Clock In the evep-
q miles The men were very WEARY, and aa y1iEht
Is' !. ~ falling. The column was therefore halted
Inc above the mouth Of the stream.
RETo's CAMP REACHED. ,,
ft.1 ns m"Etng nrnh nc Increment vas resumed and
osition was reached. The withdrawal OF the IN. :
,ans from around Reno's command and from the I
aqlsy q Was undoubtedly eauaed By the appearance
u
ha]. Reno and Capt Benton, both OF whom, arc / r
lncets OF great experience, accuatomed to see | r
alee masses OF mounted men, estimated the nun !
er OF. Indians engaged at not less than 2 500: |
tEe1 oicers think that tho number Was .rcnter | y
han this. No sA~"teA
The village In the valley mas about :, miles IN a
'nsth and about mile In width Besides the | +
aSes proper, great number OF Temporary brush | n
ood nhcfer was found In It, indicating that many 4
en besides ts nruprr inhabitants had gathcsed IN
ether there. Mai Reno is very confident that | n
lc Indians. ee MIN
II ID believed that the loss OF the Indians S,a
lga. hare. as yet, received no offcinl renorts =
the battle, but what is suited herein was cather -
from tnc officers w1o were the crornd then, =
10 from those who hare been ovcr it since, Il
AEFEkD II. TEnEY, Brisadier General. y
,:...= ANOTHER REPORT. -
GAIT Of LITTLE iIoRx, June rs, 1S70.-To f;n1 -
~. gryn. AdjVfdDf Geaena1. Diri4ion OF. IL.
hFi, tAteago. A.: The wounded vere lsrnnrh+ | -;
'wn from The blnffs last might, and made ns CON-
ItADle as our means wnnld permit To-dnt m
me anu hand lfttera have been CONSTRUCTED MI &
n evening We shall commence n0Vinr thero Nv - -
I'D the mouth Of the Little Big Horn, to ,yhich s,
INT hope that the steamer has been aflr T.. -, y,
me- The removal will occupy three or four tl,vs 80
Inc marches must be short '''
2 Feeonnolnshnce was made to-9tAY by Cant -.
~, second Cavalry, along the trail modc hv iha u u
QlAnK when tbeY LEFT thu yn1tnr III p"