The New York herald., 1876-08-15

BY command of Major NJ. \. RENO.
GEORGE d. wALLAcx, Lieutenant and AdJutant OF
the Seventh Cavalry
DEPOT on yELLowsroSH-
depot has been formed The other side OF the
Yellowstone, on the site OF our former camp, and for
its defence breastwork has been erected. Three
Calling guns will keep the Indians at respectful dis
distance About 100 men will remain with Captain
Sanger, who is appointed to command the now fort,
which the soldiers have humorously chrsiened "fori
Beans"
THE STEAMERS PAR WEST AND JOSEPHINE.
This telegram will 60 down the by the Josphine'
and communications by the Missouri Will IN future be
few and far between. The Far West with the gallant
Captain Grant Marsh VIII remain this point to act as
erry and enable to recross the river ut any mo-
ment II It should become necessary. Tomorrow at
sunrise We shall be moving ioaard the Big Horn
Mountains. This forenoon clouds OF dust were OBJ
served toward the west, and they supposed to be
caused either by The approach OF body OF friendly
Crow Indians by the retrca,ing bands OF Sioux
Scouts have been sent out TO find out the true cause
but at the present writing information has beer re
ceived at headquarters
THE rELEMErER EXPERIMENTS
Experiments were made this morning with the tee-
meter u new instrument for determining distances by
the fash report Of enemys piece. 1t gave COM
pletc satisfaction the officers charge OF the ord
nance.
THE CAVALRY QUESTION
has been settled in a to prevent any conflict OF
authority by order "No T." just issued by the Depari
mcnt Commander which forward, accompanied by a
memorandum OF the order oil march,
HRApQu ALTERS DEPARTMENT DAKOTA
N THE FIELD CAMP AT MOUTH 7
OF ROSEBUD CREgK, August I, 1876
GENERAL FIELD ORDERs-No. !.
The troops the field NIL be organized Tor the COM
ing movement as oliOws:-
The battalion of the Fifth, Sixth Seventh and Twcn-
ty-second infantry will constitute brigade under the
command OF Colonel Gibbon, Seventh infantry the
the battery OF artillery and the Indian scouts Will re-
port directly TO the Department CommandeE Major
Jos. = Brisbin, Second cavalry IS appointed Chef
OF Cavalry on the stall OF the Department Commander
lie Will, however. until further orders retain command
By command of Brigadier General TERRY
4. W. SMITH, Captain Eighteenth infantry, Acting
Asslstan, Adjutant General
THE FORMATION.
Memorandum OF tho formation of tho troops and
train during the coming march The Indian scouts
will form the extreme advance and will furnish out
lying aankers for the ma in body. Tho advance guard
will CONSIST OF one battalion oil cavalry The main body
will be formed as follows: First. one battalion,
Seventh cavalry; second, the battery; third, the
wagon train; fourth, guard OF one battalion OF
cavalry fifth, two ba,alions OF infantry the right
flank of the sixth, the battalion Of infantry
OF the lett flank OF the tram.
The beef herd will be driven alternately the right
and left the between the covering infantry
Tho train will be formed folows:-First, am
balances; second, headquarters wagons; third ord
nance wagons; fourth, regimcntal and battalion
wagons fifth, the supply wagons.
By command OF Brigadicr General TERRY.
f. W. SMITH, Captain Eighteenth infantry, Acting As
sistant Adj utant General
STRENGTH FIELD
Tho following Is the corrected Official report OF tho
number of troops in the field, just handed to mo by
General Terry:
Iniantry-oficers. IS; men, 922. Cavalry-Oficers
2e; men, 514. Batery-.O Officers p men, 40 scouts 75
To,aI-oGicers, s3; men, 1,6l1; depot officers 81
men, 120
The depot guard is made up Of one company of the
Seventh infantry under Captain L. H. Sanger, the com
mander OF the depot the dismounted men of the Sew
euth cavalry and a detachment of scouts
ESCORT.
II Captain McArthur's company, which goes down as
the Josephine, should be able to return, Cap
tain Sanger Will have 100 men but in any he will
be more than match for any body OF Indians that s
like against them. He has two Calling guns in
position and ono in
A DIsCEEDITRD REPORT OF FIGHT IN WHICH
SITTING BULL Is STATED 70 HAVE BEEN DE-
rEATRD AND WOUNDED.
CHICAGO. August ii, 1875
II. Williams Assistant Adjutant General at Omaha,
teegraphs to General Sheridan's headquarters here
that the following despatch has just been received by
him
WYOMING, August IA 1876
The report OF General Terry's fight with Sitting Bull
is confirmed through Indians coming into Spotted
Taps Agency. They report a heavy engagement, the
defeat OF tho Indians, ana Sitting Bull wounded.
TOWNSEND.
1t proper to say that tho accuracy Of tho Informs
ton contained this despatch, coming docs from
n questionable source, is dscredited