, 1877-10-13
A Bitter siege---For Five Days Ex~
posed to Bullets, sleet,
and Snow.
1J,es nerolca1Iy Sacritlccl..-Niaj. 11ale's
Dying Worlss e'Charge Them,
boys, Cbargop'
awe,ll Stay by Them a; Well Si7
Up with Themi"
rortitude of the Wounded-.-The Mes
Perces Unexpectedly Humane.
nv Tt,eornnh II !Eew Yoyk HtrnId.

to Eastern Monia"a e'''ee lh'' nNsus,' nasc
been Ial11y ent'"ppca. us" 4o"u' ,,.,, ~"
tuatedet 1ew 'soos .s',' ,, t'ssn :"s.,! y. oa
pnrsuea "osep.' mn ~, u'oo ~" ~,
peltlnae"s, wv on ".s LILY ..,. ',".,,u n ea
fofce p.gsa, ~ A., "'sH NJ. i, ata M
Nhh WORKOUT a'''' ~ - u', wv e''etem ~ w
lIyertng the rctrcattnE Ncz PcFces m elective
htov. i'm iuclncd tn think that this was Ills
,"t.;or,uuc uG rather than l!s fault, aa that tho
nsio. e,,a.e., I,r unr f,,,ha,, onI III. I,r.ro
Aarc's ks."e' ~ y! ,,t'.s'..., ~. ,,.t" ~.
command II, tlic no" hlslo!'ca4 hS-fiole HEM
msn should receive for tt,eir perseverance
.snIr,, the obstacles rn.ut.ar 10 The co,,ntry.
leuh'. ~. ~ ,ro,.,ors,,ot, ,,i,e ;,a-tdn 1fova.,,.
Even 'ho nu.ss. as.. ss H., W. us aa,,'.s -
which Is really noteworthy in the history Of In
Alan campaigns.
''a'' nowaun AVN o,unov.
.,x.,,,. ~ 1a.u,,, ,,,-.,uat A.. yo,,,,r.
IN MS pursuit. u '19sp'' ..1p"eH ,ae ieilo",
stone country howard iound himself 'mpcdel
b, BARRIERS apparently fmpassablo. ufmE the
sr'nI. - ant, ,mnIcment Of the trtaots ami Tenn.
s.n ..ss. ,kc, le cnnxtrnctt,l mn excellent wuron
,a,,. Hess aSe; .,,,",,a,, .h..s ,r,noJt,nar.. +,
road afalgn1 tnlonsn tne7s ..'pe4,li'en.s, Una ~
Towards departure aud Its sill.condtlonct1 array
rnt him at n disadvantage from the outset, Ger.
cusan,. w. ,7I.o1vo,,oro a. 1,tv un,c wo, IN In.
G'oooas asaa'a".' .., ~ r.. s .as ".' -, -"
vbat ircshcr than nownrd's, and certainly taen.
Clhhon yas bvttor acquainted than Howard viii,
t",,nn rnrfarc. acn,n,t Jo.cnl,,. t,y;cc o,,,-
numbering ,p rorce he pushed battle which,
though It lost him hfey-eIeht men, tnarcu TO inc
ta.ttuC credit OF the United States arms In the
Northwest.
MILITARY sK1LL or THE Nnz rEucEs.
tlujc,l SturEts, was advancing confidently
nortbwarl. Io had burned At Cowstatt. OF,
thc Missouri, n great llasa Of Government and
private freight, amt, having croascll, was pro.
Nlk Rlrcr. Although lie hal sacrificed f, Ills
retreat great number of nuttnals. be stfh rc.
iaIoed the best Eorscs Of his herd. These nunl-
besd ae25y lo9o Wsn VI % ne :n ssapc, 1e,a qn mis tns
loo1, Of clothint., and ot ammunition had been
depleted, and hunting parties were sent out 10
ssthcr buifalo meat, rob nranarcs. a',d steal
!a.tls. Some Of these prctlntory panls came as
Fort benton, walrru Gen. Terry anil the Sitting.
BuIi Commission arrived Yesterday neoil.
While thus employing h!s Warriors, Joseph Ila.t
u ercat contempt for Towards tactics and
80 little fear If SturHls' approach, that
be took no prccautions beyond those usually
observed In pitching camp al night. These had
Jared h!,, 81 iur, and, a. II will he sect, they
lust kayrtI him ON tho 30th ult. frum nHnhain-
lion. 10 rkiilful Joseph aud hts Chiefs In tho
art Of warfare against the whites that they
had nescr faIic,l ut their lIalts ut cvcntio to In
trench Themselves. Tl.cIr intrcnctmcnts In
GUIDED not only ridc-pft for each warrior, In
which llo was almost as, well protccted as the
Hatbor, but they u!so dug deep burrows for tho
iquaws mud cl,ll,lrc1I.
SCENE or TuR hattie.
.e, S s se eHssonsei % sct IN te ravs eaten
luz dowu to snake Creek, about fourteen miles
i1ul It's mouth, which cmiptIcs into Milk River.
This position Is among thu foot.llills Of tho Bear
Paw Mountains, a cluster. Of heights isaiated
from tic ti,ain rat,rc, but commanding distant
sIcw In all directions und f0rmn. nh almost i'm.
prexpab}o citadel, Tue region ru,1ud nCuut the
Indian camp Is wooaIess and dcsolate at all
times, MD at thIs season OF the
iowcr r1,,rcs nre MT ciotlIri with \
.Iug!o trep; few scauty roso.bushel
AMI f,noH tHs ,mmcdiatc i,anss ot the
c,"cks anf Ihcir trhmtary hrnnl, Thcrcfnrc ti,s s
rsri"n % thnu~i, ui hrnI.m I. n,,"n IN n miIItars
ssi,se, and lie bjiiinr. .nntcs pf tho Nex Perrcs
hsrt, tmrnei N ! rhoiafa,a cr,,r hw tiIn nst,,m
x;.ls an,I on..'.s ~ hr.,vn s;on9s. c',i -osiins
hdIs IL % tacs ~ sha "1 en.ics III sho cnrncr
ralnreI kn,tstis. ~ tha anvnws. 'r,1 hc 31st,n
ruiscd whcrnvcr - ay,mss ,.. ' s'"" w "A'
sS''' ""etvs' nrS ~! ~ .rv.ucv
Whrn 1sn' sfi1as nnd his Command an
rrna"hs., t%is .trnni,toiI +l,nu +ro~nrsoI fo-
tinv fhn rar1cp ~ Wnntnrn m" roitnrf Gen
rr9 I'M, niv ,src,," ~ faS, ,;ovs t.f,+" ~, ~
eeiysl ncys ~ "a ,serraI,ts ~ 1osonh - ston ~
thn Wc.t 1n.tan,,v s fr his co,,,u I'etn,y ~,
Missn,,rt hc ,nthrra, his mon p ~ nrn,t. III
far,r. ihc nn,1 rn"iiv a1cn,,ntr nr" vnt t,so,rh
ara,nst III" brnv"st iIibc ~ "i,ofIginr. w.
pIttcI aw,inst 1fn,rcd Atntcs tronns ssn,
tisteI n snvcn cor,nn,drs ~ ,,,ts oun ,,fnn
try.-thn Efti,-thror rn,,,nanics ~ ~" seycnti
Cavalry. and thrca comnanics Of tiao secou.
Cayairy' cI,rl,tnnn,1cd h1 I,ant 'rlttn,, Witi
Miles a. thnir hnn,I tRcs" rnen 'no'io faro,
mpfebss frnm tba afjs.somr oro,,n,a ~" nr',un :,
tho Little RoeEg M"mnsn.ns r., IN" rast. In,
from their western sn,,ra slr1tck arross ohe.y
tbs AMAkn Huttca nro,ind, t,r rather nerl,nti. lin
bleak rayinea where the ind,at1s ,Srre IN n,,c
Tho grass Rtgw In rfent nhmn,ln,rc thsre
Theirs tue Nex pcrces fcl their i,nrscs md dir
tug the night Of &llu n1ti, wsrriora M, hst,ior
slept y fanclcd security, Long before dawn d
lhe iNth Ai1les ana hls men were up aud tloing
elal! lcc1te snIse4ucnt cveuts very nuc!, /
the manner OF tue sc1ats who have cu,ns ol
1r9in inc scei,e a nattlG, in which way aloua
HMl w poAs!D!1 " EiSe Eastern rcaIers vly
iasa ot lhalah nshttne. lhe two scouts wlor
havn seen and !ntesroxaaed stparatelynte but
!hclllseht. ai'a uo not ulEer til thclr stories on
rom smother, o. cHnef O! thS1H fa essential pa
tltlla1s lfun zen. Mics gllfctat report OF HI