The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-09-28

1 disHs IS we advance, and, having
1 plenty Of TatiOns now, can make mat
I ters hot for them. Our horses are
falling off by the score, which is the
I worst feature OF oCr present situation
September 9, p. M.-The Indians,
strongly reinforced, have commenced
the battle TO recover their ponies.
American Horse, = celebrated chief,
and two young warriors have lust
surrendered ont of the burrOw to
General Crook, on condition Of spar
ing their lives. They went in with
their women and children, who were
unable to escape in the morning. pre-
feIIing to die rather than desert them,
expecting no quarter. They fought
with 3 tigerish ferocity never exeell-
ed. Three hundred soldiers YOlieyed
them for half an hour, and they never
budged until the squaws got scared,
aud General Crook and Baptiste
Courier handed the women out OF the
den at the point Of their lives. Cour-
rier shot and scalped buck after the
women were rescued. American
Horse and his young men held out for
two hours. until the chief was shot
through the bowels. The Sioux say
that it is Crazy Horses men who are
now peppering us all around the
horizon. The fight is getting so
warm that / must suspend writing
for the present.
September 8, Z P M.-The aght has
just closed. Ii was beautiful To look
at, from q military standpoint.
Crook entirely redeemed himself,
and made things move like clock
work. The daunLess Sioux, although
much fewer than ours, came down on
front and flank like men. They rode
around US and Hred into US, still stTik-
ing for the captured ponies. II is
impossible to estimate how many In
dians attacked. They arc supposed
TO have numbered from eight hun
dred to one thousand warriors. They
evidently expected to find Mills with
his small party, but struck our whole
brigade, which was in bloody humor,
being hungry and tired. The infan-
try, under Colonel Chambers and Ma
jOrs Burt, Burke, MunsOn and Cap
tain Loon, charged the southern bluffs,
and dislOdged the Indians who Oeeu-
pied them. The Fifth Cavalry, on
foot, stOrmed the heights on the
The Third Cavalry drove |
ths Indians from the northern bills, I
and the Second Cavalry entirely de
feated bold effort made by the Sioux !
TO cut of portion OF our rear guard, |
which was driving in used-up-hOrses, |
and consequently was delayed on the |
Our eastern flank was on q |
plain, so that it escaped serious an
nOyanee. Tue Infantry fire was par
CALLING, and the Sioux op- \
posed to it melted away like snow,
carrying off their wounded, as usual
Inc bIutis are very high, and as the
shades OF evening fell it was magnifi-
cent To see our skirmish line lighting
up the mountain sides with their
vOlleys. The Indian return fire was
we'll sustained, but they were COM
pletely routed before night fell upon
rs. They must have suffered very
heavily, as many riderless ponies
were captured, and blood stains along
Ihe height they occupied at the COM
neneement OF the fight showed where
many warriors had fallen. Crooks
may we'll be proud OF to-
lay's work. The following casualties
are reported from the hospital Pri-
Vate Fitzhenry Company II. Ninth
Infantry, dangerously wounded Pri-
yate Daniel Ford, Company +, Fifth
Cavalry, severe ly; Edward Sehrieber,
Corporal, Company X, Fifth Cavalry,
George Clottier, private
Company ID, Fifth Cavalry, seriously.
The number OF men slightly wounded
)ut not incapacitated, is too large to
IA reeOrded inst now I,ieuteuart |
VOn Leutwitz's right leg has just been
above the knee. He ls In
pTecariOus condition. Private Ken
ledy, of the Fifth Cavalry, died OF the
wound received in the afternoon.
'rivate Stevenson, of the Second
has lOck-jaw, and will not
i've many hours. Four dead Indians
ave been taken from the burrOW.
Unfortunately two were squaws.
hey were armed, and fought with
heir men. One child was accident
lily killed. All is quiet new.