Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-27
SITTING BULL VICTORIOUS.
The Government Confesses 1t By a Dis.
graceful Abandonment of the
Campaign-Custer Is Not
to be Avenged.
The Troops Now On the Trail Are to Go
into Quarters, SO that the Sur.
plus Regiments Can be Used
in the South for POliti.
cal Purposes.

CHICAGO, August. 2s.-A special to
the Times from the EeiJowstone expedi-
| ton, from the etesmer Josephine, near
the mouth of the Yellowstone, August
10th, by way OF Bismark, August 18th,
Gays that since the junction Of Crook
| aud Terry, it Is hoped to oyertake and
force G9ht with the Sioux. The COM
mand moved west to Big Horn noun
tsins, Whefe, On the fourteenth: trSil
Ave or six 6ays ole and two II lies wide,
being the HEAVIEST ever seen en- the
prairies, was discovered. This trail
finally separated, and the Indians
Were found to be in full retreat,
one band beading for the north,
toward the British possessions, with
probable intsution OF dressing ths linej
the Other going south, along the Little
Missouri, for the purpose Of crossing the
Missouri river above Fort BeTthold.
Thera is every indication tbat the hos.
tiles have been heavily reij1fotced by
the agency Indian D. They have their
families, an evidently intend remain.
ing north this winter. The Amy has q
ffi 5ult programme, and it will be al.
most miraculous il they Overtske the
ssvages, who are well mounted, and
when the supplies are exhausted the sol
disrs will have to return to the supply
camp.
General Miles, commanding the Fifth
infantry, returned, TO camp on the Rose
bud On the twelfth instant. He ia In.
structed to patrol the river north of Fort
Buiord, and to intercept any band of Ia
di,ns attempting TO cross the Yellow
stone, moving Lorth; also, to construct
winter on srtOrs Mt the mouth OF Tongue
river Tor one regiment Of infantry. alhe
steamers Far West, Josephine, Carroll
and Yellowstone have bS eu p aced at his
disposal, and supp les for the command
are being tapidly shipped up the river
from Font BUfofd. The steamers Carroll
and Far West will be employed IN
pstroling the river north Of Buford.
General Mles's command has been
reinforced by two companies Ct the Sev-
enih Infantry and other troops, giving
hiIn total OF Rbous seven hundred men,
TeTry's supp y camp has been moved to
the mouth Of Tongue river, SIS a base OF
supplies during the campaign. The
steamers are well guarded, ana the sup.
ply camp is strl1gIy defended, The gar
rison has three u ltling guns and several
ROdn1xn guns, and the steamer joseph
inc has On board three Gstliug pieces for
the garrison. Sharp work may be ex'
pected on the south bank OF the Yello1-
stone before the war ends,
A later dispatch, dated August 22d,
near the mouth Of Powder river, says:
The practical failure Of the campaign
thus fer hsb catised change in the plan
OF operations, and the government will
ks.,v- 81 IaAt
are subdued or return to their reservs-
ton. 1t is almost Rssoted that the scout
now making by the combined forces OF
Crook and Terry will be unsuccessful,
and the troops will probably retire to the
mouth Of Tongue river On the twenty
fifth instant. The command will then
refis fer another dash, which it is
hoped will prove mere sue
cessful. General Miles's winter quarters
will accommodate fifteen hundred men.
and if the troops do not have a success.
fol engagement with the Indians before
the fifteenth Of September, that number
will probably be lefG on the Yellowstone
for the winter. The Fifth infantry, IN.
der General Miles, aud the Fifth cavsl-
ry, under General Merritt, two OF the
finest regiments in the service, will re.
main in winter quarters; aud il necessa
ry, additional numbers will be Kept in
quarters. Thus the campaign viii be
extended late in t. season, and II neces.
sary VII be resumed early in the
spring. 1. is thought that sufficient
supplies can be ior0Ar led for the troops
before cold weather sets in. The fall
campaign will be full Of hardships, but
not so dangerous as another season of
murderou5 work. There are evidences
of Indians slong the Yellowstone, but
every precautiOn is being taken to keep
advised of their movements, and fight
is not improbable. The troops will &C.
cupy quarters Of Tor que river by Sep.
TENDER Goth.
A still later Dispatch, dsted August
2Sd, by way OF Bismarck, says: "CfOok |
and Terry, after following the trait dis |
covered on The 1--WE 18th, moved thirty.six |
miles down the r )setu1. The northern |
trail was abandoned on the fourteenth,
and the command pursued the southern |
trail, crossed Tongue river to G bose |
creek, thence returned to Powder river,
followed it to its mouth, which they |
reached on the eighteenth, where they |
went into camp. and will remain |
until the twenty-fCudh. The wagon |
train and all supplies at the |
mouth OF the Tongue are being shipped |
to the mouth of Powder river, and it is
expected that the wagon train will |
reach there tomorrow morning. The |
Indian trail diveTged from the east |
bank OF Powder river shout twenty |
miles from its mouth, south; sgsin to. |
ward Little Missouri river, Wheucs the |
will follow speedily. Tne en-.
tire command is short Of supplies, and |
unless otherwise ordered, General Terry |
will march such as are not need
ed over to Fort Abraham Lincoln. |
General Crooks command will scout |
toward the Black Hills ard, Vid Fetter-
msn, home. Crook and Terry both |
think Ii too late for extended field op- |
erationE. The Ildians on the southern |
trail are believed TO be moving towsrd |
the agencies, and Terry will, if possible, !
intercept them. The campaign is there. |
fore practically closed, unless further |
instructions come rom the lieutenant |
general"