Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-17
Sitting EMIL.

4 dispatch 10 the New York Herald from
the Sitting Bull Commission, dated 18Th inst,
says:
We have made good progress on our tolsome
Journey toward the Canadian border. The
weather is fne and enjoyable so that the dreary
route We are pursulog is endured with tolerat!e
philosophy.
This afternoon, while Gen. Terry vas quietly
riding at the head Of the cavalry column over
trail that led US through the drcarle- waste Of
couctry We have yet encountered slrce entcrus
the Territory of Montana, some excitement gas
occasoned by the appearance OF solitary horse
man riding toward ua. cproGed to be cour!aT
sent forward from Fort Walsh. the Canati4n
post lyi5g beyond the boundary line.
The courier carried letter for Gen. Terry
from Col. Mcleod, The cammandapt e the
| Canadian earrs at Fort Walsh. In his letter
the Colonel informed Ger. Terry that be had
at last succeeded in inducing the Sioux Chief
Sitting Bull, to 90 Inside the fort grounds with
thirty of his warriors. COL Mcleod had achcS-
ed this movement alter considerable troubi'
and the exercise Of coed d.al OF d!i' onac5.
aud he writes that he hopes to induce SI''i"H
| Eul to remain at the fort unii the arrIv.I 81
the United States Commlsslcn.
| General Terry considers this news OF Sitting
| Bull so i'm portart that he has resolved to leave
| behind him considerable Part U! his wasou
| train and escort, aud push on With the Fc".aln
| der to Fort Walsh. To accomplish i!i] series
| of rapid forced marches viii be male. b"g'n
niog with to morrow. The portion ii The rx
peditoo left 90 the road is to follow IL rs Ea;'
| idly as possible.
We start to morrow morning at daylight, ioc:
| the duration Of our pight hats Will only cover
| the hours Of darkness 1t Is expected that !,r;
Walsh, which is situated forty miles north q
| the line aud one hundred and three miles from
our present camp, will be reached by the n'eht
| Of next Tuesday, the lG;h inHt. We hp?" %
our arrival to inA Sitting Bali still the:".
The scout or courier who brought The letter.
| TO Col. Mcleod encountered on his Wy 10 IT,
| the Ncz Perez CHIEF White Bird. 'sho, WITH
| twenty four bucks and about thirty .uuaHs aoi
children, had escaped from Jos<!p!l's camp III
ring the recent battle Of Be,', Paw Moua!ain.
White Bird Informed the '3aut that during tie
| fight between Gen. Miles !orce, ari tie J,,eph
tribe Me- Perces Lode. n, w*r: constlrty atr:r
ing at Sitting Bulls camp, and urged hin. 10
come down across the border to the as,stapoa
| Of Chief Joseph and bis bani.
TO all their r,lcadinss foc the a9slstanc, 90 the
| Sioux warriors Sitting Bull lent r,n ind ,irrr:r
ear.
| "G OH may smoke ara eat here, be co;rjH 81
| Wy GU arc welcome But this l. your tiPh.. n.
mine. You must not expGo, that any .. M
warriors will 60 across the border to hi you
| This may encourage some reOpet, hope All
believe that the great chief Of tho Sioux hoS!i"s
who never yet has made Tray OF any Hin.
with the United States government vii! co: d<
scend now to trea with tho present Commission
| We shall soon SEQ whether or mol this hep. J:
| dclusivo one.
| The scout now in camp tells HE that he h Is
sean and spoken with :ling Bull and reports las'
the Sioux CHEF expresses in savage terms III:
inv aterate and undying hatred Of vi Am"gi.alir.
| If this be so it does not promise much tor the
success Of General Tcrrys mission. 1t Is u h'
hoped that tho scout is mistaken or exaggors.r.
| little.
| In the camp Of Sitting Bull, besides hi, owa
one thousand and more lodges. there are SOM
| fifty Nez Perces who have, exclusive Of White
Birds party CT refugees, escaped into Osnai!ata
| territory.
General Terry has just dispatched two cour-
iers tc the Car adam authorities hi Fort Walsh.
and also to Sitting Bull. apprising them OF the
approach of the commission. Should SittiuG
Bull euse to remain ut Fort Walsh in ordar g
meet the commission, and retire procipitstcly t.
his own encampment, then tie chances to b.
taken on q visit to his stronghold wi! DO similar
to those taken By the sss who once on a t'nc
Waited the lions den.