The New York herald., 1877-10-11
JOSEPH SLRRENDERS.
Miles and His Brave Men Crowned
with Victory.
"A BITTER SIEGE.
For Five Days Exposed to Bullets,
Sleet and Snow.
LIVES HEROICALLY SACRIFICED.
Major Hale's Immortal
Dying Words.
"CHARGE TEEN, BOYS Charge r
well Stay By Them; Well Sit
Up with Them !"
FORTITUDE OF TIE WOUNDED.
The Nez Perces Unexpectedly
Magnanimous.
well Stay By Them; Well Sit
Up with Them I"
FORTITUDE OF TIE WOUNDED.
The Nez Perces Unexpectedly
Magnanimous.
SITTING BULLS SELFISH SECURITY.
Rumored Trouble with the Cana
dian Authorities.

dian Authorities.
The Nez Perces hostiles. under the COM
mand of Chief Joseph, have surrendered
Internationally to the United States forces
under General Miles at Snake Creek, near
the Bear Paw Mountains. The surrender
was made on the 5th inst. after des-
perate battle lasting over two days.
The camp contained $50 men, women
and children, of which 160 were fighting
warriors. The Indians betrayed none
of the brutality usually manifested to
wounded prisoners in their hands prior to
the surrender, and, while fighting stub
bornly as long as they could, acted in a sur
prisingly civilized manner. We present
herewith graphic description of the battle
so successfully waged by General Miles.
and that of the surrender, forwarded by the
HERALD correspondent in the field.
CONTEMPT FOR HowARD-GENERAL MILES
ADvAYcE-HALE's soLDIERLY pEATH-A WILD
scENE-suFYERINas OF THE WOUNDED.
fBY rE1EoRAPH TO THE HERALDl
FORT BENTON, NJ. T., Oct 81
Via HELENA Oct 8, 1877. (
The dispatches telegraphed you last night an.
nounced that the Nez Perces, who have led the
United States troops a race from oregon to East
ern Montana since last August, have been fairly
enirapped. General Howard, who snatched few
troops from Alaska at Portland, pursued Joseph
and his tribe with speed and pertinacity yet on his
long march with small force insullcicntly pro-
vidcd with clothing, and with wornout animals,
he did not succeed In delivering the retreating
Eez Perces an effective blow. am inclined to
think that this was his misfortune rather than
his fault and that the laurels gathered by General
Gibbon and his brave command In the now histor-
ical Big Hole fight need not wholly eclipse the
praise Howard's men should receive for their per-
severance against the obstacles peculiar to the
country. Even the irontiersmen who deride How.
ards lack of success praise him for an achievement
which is really noteworthy in the history OF Indian
campaigns.
HOWARD AND GIBBoN.
On his pursuit OF Joseph through the Yellowstone
country Howard found himself impeded by barriers
apparently impossible. Using the hands and mpIc-
ments OF the troops and tcamsters alike, he con.
structcd an excellent wagon road straight through
these mpediments. II was made in incredibly few
days. The haste OF HowarAs departure and his Ill
conditioned array put him at a disadvantage from
Hole was in inferior numbers only. His troops
were somewhat fresher than Howard's, ana GER
tainly General Gibbon was better acquainted than
Howard with Indian warfare. Against Joseph's
twice outnumbering force he pushed a battle
which, though it lost him nfty.eight men, Injured TO
the lasting credit OF the United States arms in the
Northwest The story OF Gibbons encounter has
yet to be told, but the telling OF 1t must wait under
the impcrious necessity OF despatching the later
news OF General Miles achievement.
MILITARY SKILL OF THE NEz PERcEs.
Joseph having escaped from Howard and eludcd
Bturgis, was advancing confidently northward. lie
had burned at Cowstand, OH the Missouri, great
mass OF government and private freight, and, hav-
ing crossed. was proceeding lcisurely toward Fort
Bclknap, on the MIX River Although he had sacri-
decd In his long retreat great number OF animals,
he still retained the best horses OF his herd. These
numbered nearly one thousand. When he en-
camped on the 18th OF September, between the
Mttle Rocky and the Bear Paw Mountains, his sup
plies Of food, Of clothing and OF ammunition had
been depleted and hunting parties were sent out
TO gather bnfYalo meat, rob granares and steal
cattle Some OF these predatory bands came as
lately as three days ago within four
miles OF Fort Benton, where General
Terry and the Sitting Bull Commission
arrived yesterday noon While thus employing MS
warriors Joseph had great contempt for How.
ards tactics and so little fear OF sturgis approach
that he took no precautions beyond those usually
observed In pitching camp at night These had
saved him SO far, and, as 1t will be seen they JUST
saved him on the 3Oth nit. from anninilation SO
skiu Joseph and his chiefs In the art OF warfare
against the whites that they had never lated at
Their intrcnchments included not only rine pit for
each warrior, In which he was almost as well pro-
sssted as the Union and Confederate soldiers were