Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-28
THE INDIANS.
A Lot Of OHiosrs and Soldiers Of Stur.
sIs's Command Killed ahd Wounded
The Troops Living on Mule Neat.

NBw YORK, Sept. pa Herald die.
patch dated Camp Hiltcn, Yellow Stone,
near the mouth Of ClaTk's Ford, Sept. 10,
gives the following list OF officers aud sol.
dters killed In Sturgis's command: XIII.
ed-Nathan T. Bown, Edgar Archer,
Frank 7. Goshen, priVates. Wounded
Edward Deverin, Geo. A. Campbell, VIM.
Young, Jas. Lawler, Jacob Watson, Al.
bert Fowler, Levi Wiegel, pliVates. The
Indians subsequently attacked one settle.
ment and de ,iroyed two ranches. They
next stopped a stage at the mouth Of
Clark's Fork, but the passengers and
drivers escaped.
CHICAGO, Sept. 23-The following has
i1st been received here: Fort Ellis, Non.
tana, September 22-P. H. Sheridan, CHI.
cage: Sturgis writes under date Mussels
Hill, September 10, that In the fight OF the
l3th,and In the pursuit Of the l4th and 18th
twenty dead warriors were found. He
believes more were killed. he estimates
their loss In wounded at 90. his own loss
was French, Nicholson and Gresham
wounded slightly, four soldiers killed and
twelve wounded. A few scouts were
killed ard several wounded. Nine hun.
dred horses were dropped by the hostiles,
UP to the 18th he had dropped many Of his
out. His command had been living on
mule meat. Crows who came to the
Agency say Sturgis sent In telling them
not to light the Nee Perces any more,
because bis soldiers were not able 10 fight
them longer. The Crows say S~turgia's
and Nee Perces's camps were only eight
miles apart. and 1t may be they have sur.
rendered. This report needs Confirmation.
Nothing from Howard since my last.
(slgned.) BBNHAM,
Commanding General.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24-The following
telegram was received at the War Ohice
last night: Chicago, September 23-Gen.
Is, D. Townsend, Washington: The follow.
ing dispatches have been received from
Captain Benham, commanding Fort Kills.
dated the 18th inst: Towards cavalry
under SANFORD Ora battery and a cOmpa.
ny OF scouts, under Fletcher, Joined stur.
gls on the 4th. Stnrgis's last report dated
Mussel Hill, isas follows: We kent close
IN the heels OF the enemy yesterdSv
making 81 miles, and killing 1--we Indians,
and wOunding rs many more, 80 far we
nave compelled them to drop over 600 head
OF horses. He reports his own horses
much faded, but says: III am going ahead
This morning, and propose to push them
till they drop their whole herd or we drop,
and think they will abandon nearly their
last horse today Howard, with inEan.
try and artillery, was north OF the Yellow
NhNhV eSAoW NAMEhb EOTA On LuU IULu, muV
ing to Mussell Hill via Bakers battle
held, He thinks the remnant Of Neg
Perces will be absorbed by hostile Sioux,
The Crows are fighting the Nez PeFces
and have broOght Into the Agency several
head OF horses.
(signed) p. Il. SHERIDAN,
General.
Nav YORK, Sept. 24-sltting Bull.
with LOCO men, is In the heart OF the Cana.
dian buffalo country, near Wood Noun.
tains. J0seph's band 10 heading north.
and 10 addition $50 lodges Of YSnktonR'
$50 lOdges Unaoapapas, 12O lodges Con.
tees, and 10 lodges AssibOnes, are max.
las their way to Canada. Nearly all the
Northern tribes ere believed 70 be ready
Tor revolt, and all can cross tho Canadian
border 10 three days, and would number
over LOO warriors, exclusive NJ Sitting
Suite 1000 and ell will Join the latter,
sitting Bull 10 supplied with ammunition.
md the other tribes are rapidly %prOOurins
from Canada, and all the Indiana Drn. +.
less utter contempt for the United ststes
troops and the Government. Sitting BuIi
told . Catholic priest that be would never
sonfer or have anything 70 do with Ameri. I
san omcers, as they were all Tiara, .
OAAHA, sept 2A.-Ten companlea AZ A. '
18th infantry arrived on z special trSIn.
LETT TOR Montana, en- route 10 he seaR
the la6ian war.