The New York herald., 1876-07-18
MORE TROOPS FOR THE PLAINS.
A LITERARY SAVAGE.

SITTING BULLS LINGUAL ACHIRvEMENTS-Hl
SPEAKS FRENCH AND READS NAPoLEoN-Hn
vINpICrIvB FExILNa TOWARD AxERIcAxs.
From the Chicago Tribune, July II.
In anticipation of recruits going forward to General
Terry every station between s. Paul and Bismarck
crowded With eager populace. No troops, how.
ever along and the eager popuaco had to feast
its eyes upon tho sangunary form of correspond
ent who, by tho way of joke. was generally pointed
by tho conductors Standng Bull the great Chief
Of the Indian Peace Commission"
There Is nothing additional from the front TO whA
you have already received by telegraph. have not
had timo as yet to any OF Renos wounded men,
but shall do so to morrow Renorcements and six
teen tons OF ammunition will leave here tor Terry
Saturday morning. learn, however from the most
reliable data that all the agency warriors between here
ting Bull and his victorious warrcrs At Bismarck
day rumor was circulated that old Sitting Bull an
Ogalalla chief, had been killed in the Custer light
This is mistake, as have since learned that tho old
chief who has OF late been friendly to the wheA
at Fort Seward the day Of the Custer massacre
have also learned almost
coMPLErE HISTORY
of this hostile warrior, Sitting Bull. He s Teton
Sioux and only thirtyhve years OF age Captain
McGarry, OF the steamer Benton, tells me he hat
known Sitting Bull about the Upper Missouri tradinl
posts for many years His principal bartering place
Fort Peck thou of late years no snd bis band
have followed tho buffalo north on the Souris and
Pembna Rivers, and have bartercd their robes and
tongues Tor guns and ammunition with tho
French half breeds OF Manitoba. Sitting Bull
a convert and friend OF Father do smct
who taught him to read and write French He has al
ways scorncd 10 learn English, but 10 far French
scholar In the Dakota language he is also verssd,
declared to be greater orator than Little Pheasant
Chief OF the Yanktonnas Captain Notary says he
knows that Sitting Bull has read tho French history or
Napocons wars, anil believes that he has modelled his
generaship after the little Corsican Corporal Sitting
port that hc gave in his adhesion Suy the
trary Notwithstanding He has always been an unre-
lenting and
vrNpIcrIvE SAVAGE
TO the Americans what Schamyl was to the Russian.
Father De Smct kept the Teton Sioux from the
path until 1858. He then lett tho Uppor Missouri and
Sitting Bull became achieE No organized effort
made to array the Sioux nation against the whites
until after the Minnesota massacre OF 1858, whom the
Sioux were driven west of tho Missouri into the bad
lands and mountains OF Dakota Sitting Bull aspred
to the leadership. but Red Cloud Spotted Tail Little
Pheasant and the ORaala Sitting Bull chiefs repudaied
him. From that timo ho has been . malcontent, and
nj war with the chiefs Of tho Sioux though he
has bv his persuasive arts Of oratory sexuced many
hundreds Of their young braves into his ranks he
is also
LARGELY REINFORCED
by young braves from tho Crecs and Assiniboins oi
Manitoba. Every summer for five years he has been
up north among these tribes and they arc hockin2
his standard. Ii thcse reports are TO 10 believed
and have no reason TO question 'nem wnen ne hcxs
in the neehbohood of 900 warriors every one armed
with repeating rifles great deal Is ex-
pccted from Sitting Bulls inability to take
caro- OF tho wounded already his hands, and
which Is sacred duty among tho Indians
II he has not sent his wounded north among h,s
Manitoba friends he will do before no hazardt
another nght The telegraphing report OF Captaii
smith, who brought Rcno's wounded down, that Terri
had found the bers nno chiefs killed Ia the engage
mcnt with Custer a mistake They werc the remani
OF sub-chiefs and braves killed by Custer whei
he was with Stanlev in 1871. Tho Sioux custom 10 u
carry of their dead braves a secluded valley and
after their customary mourning period has EXPIRED u
lay out the dead braves platform high enough v
be beyond the reach OF wolves or coyotes ,,o>,