The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-19
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THE WAR WITH THE SIOUX.
rHH COMMANDS OF GEMS. rERRx
AND CROOK UNITED.
The Combined Force on the March Amer t.
savascs-Thc Whereabouts Of the indians
Unknown-A Message from sitting BuIt.


The Combined Force on the March Amer t.
savases-Tbe Wheresbo bouts Of the indians
Unknown-A Message from sitting Bali.
ST. PAUL, Mimi. Aug 1s.-Capt. Collins
Of tho Seventeenth Infantry arrived at Dlsmarch
from Fort Buford last night. He fails TO con-
1rm the report OF the Sioux squaw Of receue
battle between the Indians and Terry's forces.
Scouts from Gen. fcrrys column two days
out arrived at Fort Buford on Monday evening.
Courlers who arrived at the supply depot at the
mouth OF the Rosebud on the 1lth inst. ropors
that Gen. Terrys command met the head %
Gen. Crooks command early on the 10th iDsA.
Gen. Crooks men were following large Indian
trail In the direction Of the Powder river. Aftss
short consultation between Gems. Terry and
Crook, the commands we're united, and the
Joint forces proceeded on the trail Gen. Crook
was following.
The Firth Infantry was de- ached from Gen.
Terrys column and ordered back to the stock
ade, with instruction, to take 40 900 rations, em-
bark on the steamer Far Vest, and patrol the
Yelowstone river as far as the mouth Of The
Powder river, ind ascertain whether or not the
Indians had succeeded in crossing the Yellow
stone and II not, they are TO prevent them. Ia
down on them with their oomDined commando,
and force battle. 1t Is not positively knowa
whether the Indians are on the Tongue or the
Five hundred Crows have volunteered to Join
Gen. Terry. hey were at once retained nnd
north side OF the river with Gen. Miless COM
mand. the Fifth Infantry.
cial despatch from Bismarck this evening, which
contains interesting news In addition 10 thas
The steamer Silver Lake arrived from above
to-dsy. sne reports tnat the steamer Far Wess
was nred into, few miles below Fort Buford.
dians. No damage was done.
A band Of we'll armed Indians recently ran OF
q herd Of 400 beef cattle from the Black Hills,
have also been run OF. One OF the Indians was
in alcohol, will be sent to Washington when op-
portunity presents. Grey Eagles scalp, whicA
was taken by Dave Campbell, was sent to the
Bismarck Tribune by the steamer Josephine, SO
that this settles the question whether the fellow
Medecine Cloud and bis party. belonging 70
the Fort Peck Agency, whom Major hitcnell
Indian Agent at Fort PECK sent to sitting Bun
turned to the agency. The message was TO the
effect hat Major Mitchell desired sitting BAN
would result In his returning upon the reservs-
tion and csasng hostilities AGAINST the whites.
coming before long to hts post to trade. Ten
| him did not commence the war. am getting
rush on me, and 1 am compelled to defend
myself But for the soldiers stationed on the
s hs nd Of s.,o sS
lection Of the Great Father would 20 to Fors
Peck for the purpose OF making peace. and
Medicine Cloud numbers the hostilcs -
S,nn:So"i JOYS: ssfssso., ossitsiIss. 6sss.a:
snt seiy GSss :. ~ II a.n. %
| ing chiefs. Four Horns and Black Moon are
and al Ss SrS' ara S
tend to light the whites, but the Santos begr9
the trouble. Some years ago the whites orowds1
| az al la QIan -
| hat there are no Yanktonites with them. As
estimates the hostiles as consisting OF from 900
1hs saranacs and Cheyenne. are most numss.
cas-. and they all have many women and chii.
Standing Rock. out they did not engage ia the
neht. One OF these chiefs started 20 70 to the
white men cooperating with them. he doss
| not know now much ammunition they
s nave but hey h have ave plenty OF guns and
from place called the Burning Grounds. be-
yound the Black Hills They captured many
no ses during the hght, but only a few mules.
The Blackfeet Indians made many presents of
horses, &c, to warrors in order to induce them
to retire from tho conflict but after accepting
the oner tho request was not allOwed They watch
continually f9r whites, but do not intend to at
tack they VIII, however. nght bard In their wu
fence. Ihey are living entirely on meat
| which they md very hard to procure, owing To
camp Is now on Tongue river, one and a half
days ride south Of the Yellowstone. The In
| dians are IN constant alarm, and there 10 Nc
In answer To Inquiries concerning the fight on
| the Little Big Horn, he saws that the total num-
Der of Indians killed was thlrty-one, and his es-
| innate OF our loss corresponds with what haz
been heretofore published. lie saw Ave dead
indians in camp dressed In citizens clothes
The son OF the Big Chief Of the Cbeyennes was
killed, and was one Of tho nine warriors found
In the tent. These nine were brave young men.
| but none were chiefs.
| The horses sacrificed around the tent were the
| property oi DEAD nen. ana were killed In 40
| oordance with their religious belief that they
may have horses upon which to ride to the
| Happy Hunting Ground"
The Fort Peck letter concludes while am
| writing. rye party Of hostile Indians have ar
rived on the opposite bank OF the river. INCLUDE
| Ing the sous Of the Chiefs Four Horns aud Biack
| Moon, and are now engaged IN tecgraphing, bv
signs, 70 the indians on this SIDE; but whas
| their object ID has not yet TRANSFERRED"
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