The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1876-09-26
THE INDIAN WAR.
Crooks Force Surprises a Hostile
Camp.
Sayages Scattered and a Large
Amount of spoils Captured.

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CHEYENEE, Wy, Sept. l6 IA courier
who let Gen Crooks command Sep
-tembeg 10, brings the following up to
September 8 49, 4eiss
Since Gen Crooks command turned
South toward the Black Hills, on the 5ih
inst, there has been considerable hard
ship, thfplgh b wet weather and living on
bacppam hard bread, and good deal
Of gfii q blips On the 7thit was decir
|slsd tus 4 portion tlfsthe pack trim
ahead, under escort Of Col Miles, VIM
Is men, on the best horses, Of each com
|pany of the Third Cavalry. making $50
in all. Lients. Won Lutwiriz, Schutlle
and Crawford composed the subordinate
officers, with Lieut. Bubb, Fourth 1nfan-
try, Chief Commissary, Tom Moore,
chief packer, and Frank Graard, Crook
chief scout.
The latter was to serve both as guide
and scout, and on yesterday evening he
discovered through the rain and fog,
without being himself observed. hostile
Sioux village consisting of Al lodges,
and band of several hundred ponies
and few American horses. Col. Miles
concluded to attempt the attack with his
150 men, without waiting to send word
to Crook for reinforcements He fell
back a few miles, hid his command in a
ravine, and at O'Clock this morning
marched for the village, which was stu
ated on little creek, tributary of the
Grand or Owl Creek. He formed on
the north side before daylight, and or.
dered Lieutenant Schmaltka and compa-
ny N to charge through the village,
while the rest of the force (dismounted
were to form skirmish line on either
sice, and pick off the Indians as they
came out. ~ ~ .53
The latter were completely surprised,
and scattered out pell nell, half-naked,
and returning the fire to some extent =
Their ponies we're effectually stampeded.
Owing to Miles small force lie only sue
ceeded in securing the lodges and prop
erty therein, and about lao ponies.-
There was an immense quantity of dried
meat, berries. .&c.-all that Crooks whole
pack train could carry, and sufficient to
postpone the proposed purchase of sup
plies. There were wagon loads ofrobes
and savage spoil of all kinds. The
guidon of the Seventh Cavalry which
Custer used in the Little Horn massacre,
and various articles of wearing apparel
worn on that occasion, were also captur.
ed A quantity Of corn stored at the
mouth of Powder River as late as Au.
gust 5, where Terry was fred on, was
among the spoils. The whole march
and showing since Terry and Crook met
goes to confirm the s3undness of the
latter's views of the enemy's probable
destination and whereabouts since leav-
ing their camp on the Little Horn.
Lieut. Won Lutwi'z, of company c,
was seriously wounded in the knee. Pri
Yates Medbury and Charles Foster, oil
company B; Augustus Dorm, of compa
ny D, and Sergeant Glass of Company
E, were wounded, and private WeDzel,
of company A, was killed in the action
of the morning.
About = O'Clock word had reached
Crook, ] 5 miles back, with the main col
umn. He came forward with sections
from the cavalry, reaching Col Miles at
IL O'Clock. The latter had kept up a
good picket fight during the forenoon.
Crook was very much disappointed be
cause Miles did not report the discovery
last night, as there was plenty of time
to have got up the entire command and
so effectually surrounded the village that
nothing could have escaped. But the
General was also pleased too, all things
considered.
About 100 yards from the village is a
little ravine, in which band Of Z war
riors and l5 women and children were
safely lodged in cavernous rocks, and it
was in trying to disloGge them that
Miles lost his killed and most of the
wounded. Cen Crook desired to save
the women and children, and by means
Fof guards interpreting, parley ensued
Three warriors came out, one, chief
named American Horse. being mortally
wounded. Before this parley was effec.
ed, however, Frank White, a citizen, was
shot through the heart, and privates
Kennedy and McKeenan, Of company c,
Fifth Cavalry, we're wounded.
KiIl-Eagle and Liitle-WOund Sur
render Their Forces,
CHICAGO, Sept 1S-The following has
been received at military headquarters,
dated head quarters, Ft. Laramie, Wy,
the l7th:
To Gen. R. G. Drum, Chicago.
The following dispatch hss Just been
received from the Department of Dako
ta: s.Col Carlin reports that Kill-Eagle
and Little Wound, with 142 people, all
their arms, ammunition, and about 100
ponies, surrendered to him at Standing
Rock on the 18th. Twenty nine men
surrendered, all Of whom were in the
fight on the Little Big Horn Il
P. II. SHERIDAN, Lieut.. Gen.
Effect of Ast0nIshment.