The New York herald., 1876-08-01

cordwood SO effective was the fire OF the soldiers.
Many more OF the Indians were tied TO their ponies
and thus their bodies were carried on, and others
were carried away by their friends.
GUNS BECOMING USELESS.
The carbnes OF our cavalrymen, with breeches
similar to our infantry guns are represented to be
almost useless after the fifth and sixth round has
been fred from them the spring refusing to throw
the SHE'LL thus necessitatng the use of the ramrod
to eject it.
Great complaint Is also made OF the cartridges,
many OF them having hardly powder enough in
them to force the ball from the socket OF the
shell.
WHITE MEN WITH THE INDIANS.
There Is quite number OF white men with the
Indians, English having been spoken In their ranks
plentlfully during the engagement One OF the In
dians that was shot by Renos men attracted pecu-
liar attention, and upon going up to him he was
found masked, and upon removing the mask the
features Of a white man were disclosed, with long.
gray, patriarchal beard. This individual was seen
several times by Gibbons command In charge
of small parties Of Indians but they could never get
close enough to him to make his acquaintance, so
they took him to be Indian sporting false whs-
ker for blind. But when he was pointed out on
the field dead, they recognized him the same in
divtdual. bugler who was dishonorably discharged
in 1852 from the Second Infantry, is said to be with
them and 1t is supposed he Is the one who blew the
call Of the trumpet
GENERAL srURGEs NOT TO TAKE THE FIELD
ST. LOUIS, July 81, 1876.
General Sturges, in command OF the post here and
who is colonel Of the Seventh United States cavalry
regiment applied by telegraph to-day to General
Sherman to be sent to his regiment in the Yellow
stone country at once. Sherman replied that his
time here would not be up till October, and 1t would
not be convenient to relieve him before that date.
General Sturges feels very much aggreved on ac-
count of the attacks which have been made on his
record as a soldier in consequence Of his criticism
on Custer's battle, and wants an opportunity TO
show his ability as o soldier in the field.
THE AVAILABLE FoRcE FOR FIGHTING THE
SIOUX AND HOW 1T IS TO BE INCREAsED-
WHY THE OFFER OF VOLUNTEERS Is DE-
CLINED-rHE BORDER REPRESENTATIVES
METHOD FOR WHIPPING THE Hosr1LRs.
WASHINGTON July 81, 1876.
According to the rolls of the War Department the
outside number Of troops which tho government can
place in tho field to cope with the Sioux will OK.
coed, all told. 5000 men, irrespective Of team
sters scouts and guides. 1t is felt that
this will not constitute sufficiently strong
force to meet the hosties, but with tho
enlistment about to be ordered by direction OF
Congress there will be added enough recruits shortly
swell the little perhaps 5000 men; that is
the companies are up to the standard OF
100 men each
Notwithstanding considerable effort and many offers
part Of Representatives from the border States
and Territories in the line OF furnishing voun-
teers to the government for the purpose
OF raising force able surely conquer the Sioux the
President and tho War Department havc thus far
steadily continued their faces against tho policy
OF doing anything toward accepting volunteers The
difficulty which the government had in tho cases
OF unlimited claims made for lighting In
dams by Colorado and Montana is cited
of employing volunteers But the serious objec
tiop which the War Department has against the accept
ance OF volunteers is that divided responsibility and
authority Ia established which Is likely to both
grcat expense and great confusion. Representatives
from the Territories say the best way to clean
out tho Sioux Is to organize, and
equip the frontersmen and let them take theil
own method, simply Offering $50 for every scalr
taken. MIR. Wiltshire, OF Arkansas, a member of thu
view, and Commissioner Smith, OF the Indian Bureau
says
"A 1.-Two white man is Of more importance than liv,
Indian"
A proposition Is foot 10 mulct the Sioux tribe.
with tho expenses OF tho war, to be taken from th'
annuities and moneys TO be paid them.