Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-10

Halters Around Their
Necks.
they are Evidently Expecting
Help From the Sioux
Full List Of the Killed and
Wounded Of General Miles
Command.
THE INDIANS.
General Miles Encounters Joseph
and q Bloody Battle Gneues.
CHICAGO, Oct. THE following |
dispatch from General Miles was re-
,eived by me here at eleven o'clock |
his evening:
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF THE
i YELLOWSTONE, CAMP NEAR THE BEAR
PAW MOUNTAINS, Oct. 80, IS77.-Gen-
sral n. II. Terry, Commanding De-
oartsent of Dakota GENERAL 81
This command moved rapidly to 1
Snake creek, striking the fresh trail
Of the hostile Nez Perces coming ont
Of the Bear-Paw mountains, at seven
o'clock on the thirtieth. We ,nrt ..uu
the camp at eight o'clock,
the larger part of their herd
about six hundred horses, mules and
ponies. The engagement was quite
severe, and enclosed is a list of our
killed and wounded. The Indians
lost seventeen killed, including Look
ing-Glass and .'n-eph's brother and
three other chiefs, and forty wounded.
Joseph gave me his solemn pledge
yesterday that he would surrender,
but did not, and they are evidently
waiting for aid from other Indians.
They say that the Sioux arc coming
TO their aid. They are closely invest
ed in some deep ravines and kept I'M
der fire. To take them by assault
would cost many lives. I may wear
them out and eventually compel them
to give up. They fight with more
than any Indians l have
ever met. l believe there arc many
escaped villains in the village who ex-
pect to be hung when caught. / be-
lieve there is communication between
this camp and Sitting Bull, and l have
used every effort to prevent juno
ton. am expecting the companies
with Sturgis up, and will then endeav-
or to send the second cavalry compa-
MES to Benton. l presume you do
not wish them Withdrawn when sur
rounding the Ncz Perces camp. in
tend to send my wounded to the Mis-
souri, and the captured stock TO the
Yellowstone. l would respectfully
suggest that information be sent to
the British authorities to prevent any
portion of the Nez Perces tribe cross
ing the line, or to disarm them should
they take refuge on English SOIL
Can supplies be sent up the Milk river
road for the second cavalry? Please
send me any information or orders
that should govern my movements
Very respectfully, your obedient SER
want, NELSON A. MILES.
Colonel fifth infantry, brcyet major
general.
U. .. army, commanding.
Capt owen Halo, 7th cavalry, COM
handing company X; I'd Lieutenant
Joseph w Biddle, 7th cavalry, COM
pany X: LIST Sergeant Otto Wilde,
company X, 7th cavalry; scrgeants
Max Meilke and Ii w Pachacl, COM
pany X, 7th cavalry; privates VIM
Francis Roth, Geo Hen
drick and Frank Knapp, company X,
7th cavalry; LIST Sergeant Michael
Martin, Sergeant James M Albert
and privates Rander and Dawsey,
d, 7th cavalry; LIST Sergeant
George McDermott, Sergeant Otto
Denslow, and privates John E Cleva-
land, Lewis Kelly and Samuel McIn-
tyre, company A, 7th cavalry Private
Irving, company G, I'd cavalay; Pri-
vate Richard M Peschall, company G,
9th infantry; Corporal John HaddO,
B, 9Th infantry; Private Jo-
seph Kahler, company l, 9Th infantry
Private Keapegan, company Q, 9th in
fantry.
WOUNDED.
Captain Miles Mailon and Captain
E S Godfrey, 7th cavalry; LIST Lieut..
and Adjutant G w Baird, 9th infant
ry; Adjutant General and LIST Lieut..
Henry Pomeyn, 9Th infantry. Compa-
ny X. 7th cavalry-Sergeant John
Nolan, Corporal Michael Delaney,
privates Peter Allen, Michael Murphy
William II Magee, John Schwerer,
John Myers, John Schauer, Emil
Taub and Chas Smith. Company ID,
7th cavalry-Sergeant Charles II
Welsh, Corporal John Quinn, Trump
eter Thomas Herwood, Blacksmith,
Fred Dettlcr, privatcs James Clark,
John Curran, Uriah s Lewis, James
FL johnson and David e Baker. Co.
A It'll cavalry-Sergeant Thomas e
Goldman, Trumpeter James Z Chris
topher, privates David s Wright,
Howard Weaver, Thomas DENYING,
Charles Miller, Michael Gilbert, Geo
w Savage, James Farrell. Company
F, I'd cavalry private John Ferrans.
Company D, 9th infantry-Sargeant
james a Cable, privates Louis Gen.
sler, Patrick McCanna, John AM
drews and Nicholas B. Ward. Com
pany l, 9th infantry-Sergeant Geo
Krager, musician Jesse O'Neil and
private David Hogan. Company G,
9TH iufantry-Second class hospital,
steward Jean Baptiste Galleunc,
Sioux Indian Hump and Cheyenne
Indian White Wolf. Ilearn from the
scout, DuckuM, who brought Gen.
Miles dispatch, that the battle took
place on smoke creek, about eight
miles above 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. He also thinks that none of
the officers wounded are fatally in
jured.
NoTE-The above was received at
midnight from Lieut.. Gen. p. III.
Sheridan.
Ohio Gone Democratic.
CINCINNATI, Oct. l0---Retu rms from
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