The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-10-08
COLONEL MILES FIGHTS WITH
JOSEPH.
A Severe Battle with Hoayy Loss.
List Of Officers and Men Killed.

CHICAGO, October 1.-THE following
dispatch from Gen. Miles was received
here at II o'clock this evening.
HD'QRs DIsr. OF TIE YELLOWSTONE, !
CAMP NEAR BEAR POND MOUNTAINS,
October Sd, 1877.
Gen. All. Tsrry, Commanding Deprcj Da.
Eotd:
| GENERAL; This command moved rap.
idly 10 Snake Creek, striking the fresh
trail Of the hostile Nez Perces coming
out Of Bear Pond Mountains. At 1856
o'clock met and surprised their camp.
Al s o'clock Capt. Wiring captured tie
larger part of their herd, about 600 horses,
mules and ponies. The engagement was
quite severe and the enclosed is our list
Of killed and wounded. The Indians lost
II killed, including Looking. Glass, Jo.
Eephs brother and three other chiefs, and
~ wounded. Joseph gave me his pledge
Yesterday that he would surrender, but
did not, and they are evidently waiting
for aid from other Indians. They say the
Sioux are coming TO their aid, They are
closely invested in a deep raVine and
kept under fire. 10 take them by as.
sault would cost many lives. may wear
them out and eventually compel them 10
give up the fight. They fight with more
desperation than any Indians have ever
met. | believe there are many escaped
Williams in the village who expect 10 be
hung when caught. l believe there is
communication between this camp and
Sitting Bull, and Ihave used every effort
to prevent junction. am expecting
one company with Sturgiss, and will then
ende&yor to send the I'd cavalry compA-
nies TO Benton. | intend to send nv
wounded to the Missouri and captured
stock 10 the Yellowstone. wouId re.
specially suggest that information be
sent 10 the British authorities to prevent
any portion Of the Nez Perces tribe from
crossing the line, or to disarm them should
they take refuge on English soiI. Can
supplies be sent mp the Milk river road
for the I'd cavalry? Please pend me any
information or orders that should govern
my movements.
Very respectfully your ob't servant,
Nelson A. MILEs,
Colonel Fifth IHtontry, COMMANDING
Killed-Captain Oven Hale, 9Th cav
airy, commanding company X; Second
Lieutenant james W. Biddle, 7th cavalry,
company X; First Sergeant Otto Wilde,
company X, eth cavalry; Sergeants Mox,
Meilke and H. w. Rachael, company X,
9Th cavalry; privates VIM. Whitelaw, +,
Roth, George Hendr'ck and Frank KNAPP,
company K, 7th cavalry; First Sergeant
Michael Martin, company D, Eth cavalry;
Sergeant James NJ. Albert and privates
Rander and Dawsey, company D, 7lh
cavalry; First Sergeant, George McDer-
mott, company A, 7th cavalry; Sergeant
Otto DersIow and privatea John E. Cleye-
land, Lewis Kelley and Samuel Mcintyre,
company A, 9TH cavalry; private
Frank Irving, company G, ID cavalry
Private Richard N. Pescholt, company
G, 9th infantry; Corporal John Haddo,
company B, 9th infantry; Private Jos.
kaler, company l, 9th infantry; Keohe.
gan, company q, 9th infantry.
Wounded-Capt. Miles Maylor, 7lh
cavalry; Capt. Z. S. Godfrey, 7lh cavalry;
First Lieutenant and Adjntanl G. ". |
Baird, 5Ih infantry; Acting Adjutant
General First Lieutenant Henry
Roniegu, 9th infantry; Sergesnt |
John Nolan, Corporal Michael Delany,
Privates P. Allen, Michael Murphy, WIN.
II. Magee, John Scherneer, John |
Myers, John Schooner, Emil Taube and |
Charles Smith, company D, 7th cayalry
Sergeant Charles II. Welch, Corporal
John Quinn, Trumpeter Thomas Hen
wood, blacksmith Fred. Dettlen, privatcs
James Clark, John Curran, Uriah Lewis,
James S. Johnsoa and David L. Baker,
company a, 7th cavalry; Sergeant Thomas
E. Goodwin, trumpeter James E. Christie
pher, privates Daniel s. Wright, Howard
Weaver and Thomas De Venning, com.
pany F, Cd cavalry. ...
l learn from the scout, Buckruu, who
brought General Miles Dispatch that the
battle took place on Snake Creek, about
eight miles from its mouth. He thinks
Gen. Miles force consisted Of three
companies Of the I'd Cavalry, three Of the
7th Cavalry and eight Of the 9th Infantry.
lie also thinks that none Of the officers
reported wounded are fatally injured.
Gen. Sturgis, whose arrival Gen. Miles
expected, must have with him seven com.
panies Of his regiment. The three com.
panies Of the 2nd Cavalry with Gen.
Miles were originally intended as an es-
cort TO the Commission to meet Sitting
Bull.
The above was received at midnight
from st. Paul. P. II. SHERIDAN.