The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-07-21
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SAN FRANCISCO, July l4.-A press
dispatch from Portland has the follow
ing special dispatch, just received from
General Hnward's headquarters, de-
partfnent of Columbia, dated Camp
Williams, ON the banks of tie south
fork of Clear Water, near the mouth
the Z 5ttonwood, July 18th, yis Wallis
Wslia. lith: by making a forced
march, ! struck the enemy at p N.
yesterday. about three hundred strong,
in Deep Canon, near the mouth OF The
Cottonwood and the south fork of
Clear Water. and opened fire at once
with ho~itzers, and succeeded In
driving the enemy from their position.
Passing Traverse Canon for mile and
half, / began battle In good earnest,
and dismounted and formed Ia the RAJ
vines behind rock barricades well
prepared. For seven hours every
charge we made we gained on them,
but still at night our position WAS not
very good one, as the enemy
moved contiguous to my eommuniea-
tions, aud / was short of raiions.
This morning, 10y determined
effort, we regained our springs
from the sharp-shooters. This after
noon | gave our lines to the care of
Captain Perry, commanding cavalry,
and Captain Miles, commanding a
battalion OF infantry. j drew up
Captain Miller's battalion of artillery
acting as infantry. Just rs we were
| ready to commence offensive work,
Captain jackson and pack train APP
peared In sight, beyond the Indians
position. Miller pushed out in skirm-
ish order, met the train and escorted
il successfully through. He had hardly
formed the junction with US, when the
artillery battalion already beyond the
| eneny's flank. made q rapid move.
ment, taking the Gatlin guns and
howitzers along. The Indians
made desperate effort to flank
Milier's command but failed, and
gave chase. Everything was then
pushed in pursuit. We sheiled them
rapidly from some high bluifs as they
escaped from tie left bank of the river,
and followed them escaping in every
| direction as far As the river, aud are
now across and going into camp. The
losses OF the Indian appear to be thir-
teen killed and quite q number wound
ed. We have Captain Bancroft and
! Lieutenant Williams and eleven ell
listed men killed and twenty niue
wounded. The scalps were abandoned
In great haste, leaving much plum
der. The Indians fought AS we'll As
any troops | ever saw, and SO did
ours, not one man failing in duty. /
believe that am ia 4 fine condition,
just 30 soon as Green appears for
Boise, to make thorough work with
these Indians. They are making for
the Snake river country, and think
concentrating at Mt. Idaho. No
troops have ever done harder or more
rapid campaigning, or better fighting
than these.
TO Asstsf General Howard tn hi.
War against the Indians.
SAN Francisco, July I6.--A Boise
City dispatch, of the l4th, says: This
evening companies c, ID and F of the
FIRST cavalry, and Captain Robbins
company OF twenty-five scouts will
unite with company b and Captain
Bender's company at Indian valley,
and proceed tomorrow under Colonel
q. ID. Sanford to reinforce General
Howard, via Wire Bridge, ON Salmon
river. Companies b anu OF the fif.
teenth and company A of the twenty.
first infantry moved from this garri-
son to-day 10 follow, rs .ast as possible,
after Colonel Ssniford's column. CoEi-
pany g of the first cavalry arrived
here to-day at p. m. Battery b il
still behind. This is the entire com.
mand under Colonel Green, and num-
bers about three hundred and fifteen
men.
| WASHINGTON, July I6.-The second
infantry, enroute to reinforce General
Howard. arrived safely at st. Louis,
and left there last night.