The New York herald., 1877-07-27

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me afternoon Of the ilh and we bad opposed 10
General Howard rhs psck drveb 10 me centre
OF the tAbieiand or which ws ~ere Anc then ordcfnE
the cavalry 70 snnssss unA the infantry. eresd
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As quickly ~ The indians sA~ that they we're DIS.
from the stock 70 them. eight or ten Of their
most dashing bucks rode out from nsss caayes sns
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bullets Their object cviaently 10 aivest
US ,u,sssr nas. iroa The escaping STOCK and ,hs
ever. 'hey we're dissppointsd, a. our men
could not be dscoysd from iheir post2 Shorty alter
canyon, riding ias around eur leiI ssspscsins that
they had seen pack tsain which vose ior us.
company Of cavalry and company OF srtiiery we're
sent to intercept them The suspiclons proved cor
rect for just the troops arrived ths Indians
yins m,sn No sS on me rear o. 70: ras sharp sss
tured but Quo mule whlc loaded wlth how
ammunition, thiss perfectly useless 10 them. I've
packers connected With ths train missing, and are
generally supposed TO have been kiiled
aALLAxrKY OF rnE rKoora
Although our force outpumDcred the Indians IN she
eight yesterday, by about hundred Insn. bal
tied Al Q great disadvantage. Tho redskins .
protectinx canyon, shooting from the brow 81 hi.
through tall grass and from behind trees aud rocks
while our men had 10 approach them through open
and treeiess praria A. times u redskis wosid show
his head or jump up and down, throwing his arms
about wholly and then pitching himscif forward Ike
dead man flat upon the grass, and al such movable
targets had to nrs not at all two ch
were male the Indians during the dag, driving
them back from positions which they had stealthiiy
occupied, but under very hoi and CALLING
fire, as the number OF our wounded wiil
prove During the early part OF Ine 6ght IN Indian.
With telescope rne, was picking on our men Al long
range wth unpleasant frequency, when one oil Lsuten
ant humphreys men 'drcw bead on Tho rascal,
and tnat young officer IL now IN possession of The
deadly weapon.
along the bank Of The river, and, dismounting,
attempted TO recapture lost position overlooking the
river but Captain Miles cut them OF with few oil his
men aud captured all their horses and irappngs Ia
this Captain Miles was ably seconded by colonel Mil
Ter, when tho entiro command took up the spirit and
with yell, made the most gallant charge oil tho day,
driving all the Indians down from the bluG.
WANT OF WATER
Being tableland, our men and horses suffered =
great deal for want OF water all OF us drinking eagerly
from the little mud holes within reach When
night wo all slept surrounded by pickets and
riHemcn In pits ana The man VINO says the whistllng
OF bullets is the only sweet music TO his ear, ght
have had eXcess OF ~ had be only been here Early
this morning the Indians drove largo band Of wild
peding our stock, but fortunately our men headed
them of IN time 10 prevent panic Captain Jackson,
with full company OF cavalry ana twenty Indian
scouts arrived to-day.
HowARD's FEARLEssNEss UNDER FIRE
During the entire hgnt General Howard behaved
with the greatest coolness standing out IN ull view OF
his ontire command ana The enemy giving his orders
The men did admirably, not hesitatng AZ any order,
seemingly determined TO make Joseph feel the folly OF
his boast that ne would live on soldiers this sum-
naer." Our officers splendid set OF iellows gsl-
lany leading their men personally where they would
have them 10, and have added new laurels 10 the
American army.