, 1876-08-11
INDIANS.
TIE nATrLE or THE CAKRoLL,

fTnnA Our INEH LWfgFHp0RHfHt
OK THE YELLOWSTONE, Powder ittvcr, Saturday.
July 90, 1a7I.-At last we have had battle viii,
tho Indians. Details to follow. Results, d very
fair pIraphrnso OF tho sehno. boys favotc pslrtAl
poem. "Wc charged upon dock of sccso," etc.
The dcRcsterB we captured this morning told Col.
Otis thai All tn1ian camp WIS NJ thu mouth VI
Powder river, but no credit WIS gyon The report.
Rasthcr On, VIC saw cavalry harsu plcketcd CT
the west bank, bnt did not stop 10 investigate whit
was certainly singular mud 1usplcfous cfrcuua.
stance. At & p. Vi. W. muAo ihe head OF Wolf
Rapids, which lay Under high hluG In the left
hAnI bend and after crossing over to high prai-
rie, uncovered ca ladlau camp OF Gte. Taking
position vi tho roof Of tic pilot honse. with n
llad-glasr. your correspondent naw the enemy,
pcrhnpa 200 ntsung the cast p!utcau just below
Powder River, and forty or 1fty IN thu west bank.
TIH ALAlsM WAS AT ONCE souNDgD.
md tho Twnnty.seeonl Infantry put IN lighting ar
ray. Ftom wllcra the hostile camp was first div
covered 10 O punt oppUdIte On the river WIS
nearly two mites; tho buat wns heavily t0adcd,
nni Thu currcnt seven niles nn hour Al tlrst,
every indication that the Indians intended glr-
Ing us bnttlo. Tha buat, however, ran very s0w,
and the fact TINT she laa but small cabin, aud
TINT tho soldiers all crowded. 10 tho larboard slto
whtrr the Indians could sec tho force they would
have tu contend against, determined then, 10 to.
treat At once, al was HE nnd hustle In the camp.
They began removing thcsr supplies and punIcs 10
tlo timber and butIh up Powder River. Seeing
THE, Col. Otis ordered landing, hut rs tho bout
shoa!cd On the left. hand point under The cuI!p md
distances Of 10 gott from thu shose he counter
tivcr. After foblng away M hour IN Ngh.!ns the
muddy tnrEent of thu Yellowstone, Col. OTIS gasu
the order IN
LAND AND FIGHT INDIANS.
The boat WIS hended nto tho right hank, md attEr
striking, Two coEnpan!es went Ill shore auA de-
ployed Us sh!smishess, but lnarsh M ot mile
stood ol. IN tho river a,,d the first se CANE srnnl
!hu inlian camp, in tha rtaps Of Winchester bu';
the pilot -hoase uni wtthin lucses nf one nf thu
poor dcvlIa who on1y llAy ar two hefurc deserted
10 keen from being shot. nar5iSa,lss u .unna:s
0n tho lar1lonrd s!dc, men drltrcd BIZ.
hind. and a Ecncrnl flee opened on the flying
aithongh ttoa.aaIs "t sais ware fIed | yut there e
wus no cvsicncu that Any execution whalcyeF was
dnne. II t"ok ths hout from u'clock,. when tho
run the ,wa ,nilrs, An irns u.lr sdu thc snttlc of
ml.akrtsy was inresrant. Thu Indians. hewcyes,
Old not Dire 10 sscsra = dozen shoi., a!x of which
tovk effect iii tho hoat n!ll que slightly wounded
private Danoyluc u captAn MInrr'a company.
Mh1n reae9s mint ut 4olpa.i,ts IT, lnana ea,
was wa Til thruwn m f"sward W a. sk,1nishuts. Alter w.
cuvcrlng lhr hIEh psnirlc
TIlR 1apIAaa WERE ALL tloNE.
Five ponies, niltl good iiuny arms anl elnip-
uturits were f,ttsiH fl ths tattft, M alru largo
cilrssiy shut down aud ts'c recall sons'rl. On tho
west bunk. AljItAhl Cnhey aud Lieut. Mackn
fund good deal uf futnxu, whc! thug destroyed,
The general RECALL @nH then 1nmntlc, aNA after ali
thr troops Ind ctnharkea tho boat rteunra slowly
up thr river. ufA thus ended 't.u Aattlu af Tho
Carroll" Muny nf il.u trouis wore under nru
t.nei, I'M It wisl for The dfHt time, and am
ship. uulaorry 10 suy, thsy wusp radly aa,lr"ut.
o'IEiLr, TIE. NEW itilEH MEitAl.l, COit,tE-
nroknENr,
seized hls rcpenfln4 s!!tu uni went un shorc with
the NFkt nEu