The New York herald., 1877-12-19

SITTING BULLS ALLEGED PREPA ATIoNs FOR
ANOTHER wAg-THE REMNANT OF THE NEz
PEhcEs READY TO FIGHT The cRows-RE-
PORTED DEPREDATIoAs BY THEM on THE
wHITEs-THE ILL-UsED WARRIORS or THE
REPUBLIC.
BozEnAS, NJ. T., Dec a, 1871
The following letter here last night
Crow AGENCY, Nov % 1877
A white man named Johnson, sald to be thoroughly
reliable has ju4t come rom the MuscesnelI couu
tfy and reports that he met two lndiaDs-onc a Npz
Pcrcc, named George, and the otner Gros Vcntrp-
both Of whoa lad been at SUting Bulbs camp.
George was sent with eignt others by General Miles 10
try eighty-iouf Ncz Pcrce lndnns that had
escaped return and surrender lie says that the
Sioux wsned TO XIII the Two Indians out sitting Bun
would not allow t. ont held them us prisoners
George aud tho Gros Vcnre escaped three days.
imprisonmonl uy sitting Bull.
They state there are some NeZ Perces still Woli
Creek about forty hve miles IRON Fort Benton, VINO
have been in the mountains ever since the Bear Paw
gbt taking oil the wounded OF thor tribe. John
son saws the cighty-lour Acz Perccs were
&C we'd open arms by tho sioux, and that tho
whole sioux camp 600 loogcs) preparing 20
the warpath. The Nez Perces are very outer against
the Crows tor iiehting them and say they Will DO
venged. The remnant OF The Nez Percc sad they
tended to down through the Il 81 60 round
by Tongue RIVER nghtng the Grows ana stealing
horses. Both ludans whom Johnson strongly
ADVISED the Crows 10 travel only ~ large bands,
they would be to Ds attacked auring tue
The Indians say that SITTING Bun has peniy o
ton aud aood horses, large mucr OF warriors
and he boasts that wnen ho moves VIII 20 in such
lorce lnat he do what he pioascs Iuat The two
lna,ans have been In Stiug Bui's camp from the IA.
for malon that have think there rs not DOUBT
GEO. W. FROST, Indian Agent.
ARMY.
Those who live in the Eas, and are constantly clam
oring tor a reduction OF our little army should havo
witnessed that occurred IN the streets oil Boze
man the other day. company OF soldiers was re-
turning from the Indian their station at Fort
Ellis. II under command Of Captain George l..
Browning OF the Seventh United States infantry and
had marched IRON Eliis last summer TO join General
GibDon at Big Hole Pass The company was present
10 the battle OF the 9th OF August, and lost more
heavily than any other company IN Gibbons regi-
mont Among the killed. almost at the nrst
FIRE OF the Indians. we're FIRST Sergeant Robert
l.. Edgworth and Sergean, Morton, sergeant
Edward Page lattachcdL bong killed later
IN the lgnI Sergeant o'Lonner, Corporal
Sales and Prvates Mantz ana O'Brcn also
killed. The WOUNDED IN Captain Brownings company
Sergeant FreJricss, sergeant Bcnzngsr aud
Privatcs Burk, Banghout Connor, King, RoD0ick aud
Gold (the last Attached temporarily the company
All these los cs happened IL one iay IN litte com
pany OF infantry aud ought to DC Satisfactory 20 the
Browning marched the field With iorty men, aud
returned to hs post yesterday wan Just sixteen, all
the rest being dead, wounded Or discharged
1t was sad sight 70 SOC !be t'o squad OF ten tnen
carrying muskc.s followed ~ wagon a. loaded WITH
pany In the United states Army, which Congress
Is so anx,ocs reduce. But II Congress does
not appreciate the brave Browning and his
gallant little band The reopic IN the West
do and Il was croditabe 20 our cit zcns TO witness the
hearty manner which they received these Soldiers
Escorted by a band OF music and followed by hum
dreus OF people, every honor was paid tnem from
time they came sght OF our village until they
landed safely at tue tort No mcn could have served
their country better than those have done aud, IN
return for their fatbiuncss, tho government has
| wttDhcid lneir pay since June last
ME- rKRcEs AGAIN.
man IN from the Yeio~stoue reports that when
he left saltwater a ruinor had Just come up from
low that tho Indians mad corrallcd s.oulnln at
pnrcupnc believed be a lot Of cattle and cattle
hordcrs who passed down the river q week ago Tho
indians VINO committed this last depreciation are
thought be the remnant OF ths Nez Pcrc6 band
ported the nrst part OF this letter as being Off
creek ten days ago.