The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-07-16
rroan enc Edaho Indians.
4 succEssrUI BATTLE sFogGHT--DET OF
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Il 4 fSUCIESSFULFUA 1AA<N, ~
THE EKcoUSTER.
SAN FRAycrsco, July I4.-A press dis
! patel, from Portland says the following hi
4 cial dispatch has Just been received IRON
Genera! Howard 81 b :.
Headquarters Department! Of Coiun61g!
Camp Williams, Left bdnk, South Forh
Of tie Clear Water, near he MoaM 9I " aet
Cottonwood, July II, uia Wata- WGtt "a,
July l4.-By making forced march
struck the enemy att z. M. Yesterday, aboul
three hundred strong, in deep canon near sI
the mouth OF Cottonwood, near the aouth
fork of the Clear Water.s--I opened fire al
once with a llowitzer, and succeeded in
/ starting the Indians from their position.
Passing around Transverse canon sor 9
mile and a hall, i began! the battle in good
earnest, and dismounting.' formed IN fhe
Frayines and behind, the; rocks. The barri-
Ecades were well prepared, and for seven
hours every charge we Isade gained on
Them. Still at night our position was. not a
Eyery good one, as the enemy lay contiguous
Ito my Communication, and Twas short Of
rations. - - .1iAt!- 4&sEtb-3
This morning, by determined effort, we
RECLAIMED our spring OF water from some
/ sharn-shooters. = Z. Il isiE ~, '.R,I I
This afternoon 1 give our lines to the
Icare Of Captain Perry, commanding the
cavalry. and Captain Miles, a battalion ofein-
fantry.y Iidrew out Captain Miiler's; battal-
ion of artillery; acting us Infantry. i Just
as we were ready to recommence offensive
work Captain Jackson and pack-train APP
peared in sight beyond the Indians posi-
4 ton. Miller pushed out in skirmish order
to meet the train and escorted It successfully.
/ They had hardly formed the junction with
us when the artillery tbattaiitn, already be-
| yond the enemy's flank, madea rapid move
ment, taking the Calling gung and; Is witzer
along. The Indians made ntsrrSra>e effort
to flank Miller, but failed, sud then gave
| way. Everything was then pushed In
pursuit. We shelied them raiidly from
high bluffs as they escaped frolu the left
| bank of the river, and followed those es-
| Gaping in every direction as far as the
river, and are now across and going into
camp, at7:3O P. NJ. The losses OF the In.
dams appear to be thirteen killed and quite
| large number wounded. We have Cor
poral Bancroft aud Lieutenant Williams and
eleven enlisted men killed, and tWenty-nine
wounded. The camps were abandoned In
great haste, leaving much plumber. The
indians fought as well as any troops / ever
saw, and SO did ours, not onelman failing
in duty. = :. -! :: :. - :.
I now believe that am in fine condition
|(iust as soon as Green appears from Bois)
to make thorough work with these Indians.
They. are making for the, Snake, country,
and 7 for concentration at Mount Idaho.
No troops have ever done harder, or more
rapid campaigning or better fighting than
these; -, H. ..,.sI II. ~ ~,
WALLA-WALLA, July 13.-On the 10th
instant Joseph and his band surprised O
marty OF thirty-one Cinnamon who were
coming down the Clear-W alter in canoes, and
for mere pastime and recreation inhumanly
killed the whole party except one, who
managed to escape 4" ~ 49,, t., ..,.s e
FURTHER REPORT oF JosEPH's DEFEAT. =.
PH1LADEIPHIA, July The following
telegram was received Tonight by General
Vincent, Acting Adiutant General:
H!Sdn Francisco, CAL, July 14.-Adjutdnt-
General of the army, Washington, u. g.:
I hasten to send for the information Of the
Secretary and the President the following
important telegram from my aid-de-camp,
whom I had sent to General Howard:
/ WField Near Mouth of Cottonwood Greece,
II Z. M, July 10, .via .Waltd- WaRa, July
IA General McDoHell, q. San francisco
Have been with General Howard in the bat
I tie Of to-day, which he reports in detail. 1
consider this Il most important success. DO
seph is in full flight westward. Nothing
can surpass the vigor Of General Howarfs
movement and action. ,;i--.,'t5I 80
isisned1 - 'SI<sH sKEEIER "A. D. c.,
! s.My aid lis AN officer OF experience In
actual service, and his Judgment Is entitled
to consideration. I am therefore infinitely
relieved and reioieed to hear OF his reports
and Howard's success, which comes most
OPPORTUNITY, as the reservation Indians bad
been supposed wavering if not disposed to
lioin the. hostiles because OF Joseph's
first success. I think his defeat will. tend
to cause them to remain peaceful, and may
make it unnecessary to act under the. Presi-
dents authority to call out volunteers for
temporary service, I will at least defer
action till get Howard report. ~
rSiened1 = = - MCDOWELL,
......'... =. Maior-General.
SITTING BULL AND FIFTEEN HUNDRED INDIANS
COMING SOUTH. -.....-,,.s-. H.
semi.official reports say fifteen hundred
Indians, with Sitting Bull, are in Canada.
;,toy, n oor,o s,,o cnr,fh Turiptr Summer