The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-08-16
Latest from tie Seat Of War.
OTHER .RELIABLE REDsHEss
SAY CROOK HAS WHIPPED
SITTING BULL.
Probability thst Terry viii not Find the
Dusky Demons-His Plans and
Movements.

chicago, Aug. l5-EThe lnter-Ocean's
Sioux City special says:
An Indian brought the news into
Fort Thompson this afternoon of a
great battle recently fought by General
Crooks command and that Sitting Bulls
force of Indians are nearly all killed,
and that those who escaped are scat
tered in all directions, there not being
enough left to resist the soldiers.
Washington, Aug. 15.-Gen. Sher-
man states he has received a similar re-
port, from another direction, to that
published yesterday, stating that a ter
rible battle had taken place between
Crook and the Sioux, and that the lat
ter had almost been annihilated. It
was brought to Red Cloud Agency and
sent to him from Fort Laramie and
therefore he says there seems to be
more substance in the squaw's state
ment than was at first considered prob
able.
THE NEWS FROM TERRY. i
FORT BUFoRD, Aug. IL, via BIS
MARK, Aug. 14.-Gen. Terry's main
column, on its departure from the sup
ply camp on the Yellowstone at the
mouth of the Rosebud, on the 9th inst,
numbered a fighting force Of about 1900
men and was accompanies by a train
numbering 225 wagons, containing sup
plies for the camp extending over thirty
days. Owing to the heavy train the
movements Of the troops viii be .neces-
sarily slow, and as Gen. Terry expects
to return to his base of supplies on the
Yellowstone about Sept. 10Th it will not
allow him over twenty fighting days.
He will endeavor to form a junction
with Crook, and will move down the
west bank of the Rosebud fifty miles,
when the combined force will endeavor
to engage the Indians, in the region of
the BigiHorn Mountains. I
Crow scouts report the main body of
Sitting Bulls band encamped on the
Sinking rivera tributary of the Big
Horn, and that to engage them it win
be necessary to cross the Big Horn
mountains, which will be an almost i'm
possible undertaking at this season of
the year. +
There appears to be no prospect of an
engagement with the Sioux, and unless
the Indians desire to make a fight the
troops will be unable to overtake them
before the approach of cold weather.
It is reported that large bands of the
northern Indians have been seen cross
ing the Missouri below Fort Benton,
north into the British possessions, and
it is not believed that they will make a
stand against the troops again this
year.
Major Sanger, of the 18th Infantry,
has been left in charge of the supply
camp at the mouth of the. Rosebud,
which has been garrisoned by a COM
pany of infantry and one hundred and
twenty dismounted cavalry. The gar
rison has also been supplied with three
Calling guns to guard against attack.
The camp occupies a slight prominence
on the left bank of.:the Rosebud, .,and is
protected by earthworks on three sides.
A dun overiooks the garrison from the
YES bank OF the Yellowstone, and the
Indians win undoubtedly make an at
rack during absence OF the main
BODY, but Il is believed a successful de-
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