New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-08
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MILES WHIPS TIE NEZ PERCES.
A DESPERATE BATTLE.

DhTD HORSES CAPTURED-JUsgPT SURROUNDED.
CHICAGO Oct THE following dispatch from
General Miles was received by here, at o'clock
this morning:
IIEADovApTERs DISTRICT or TIE YELLOwsToNH,)
CAMP NEAR THE BEAR PAW MoUNIANs. {
Oct. 3. 1877
General A. H. TERRY, Commanding Department Of
Dakota:
GENERAL: This command moved rapidly TO Snake
Creek, striking fresh trail of the hostile Nez
Perc6s, coming out of the Bear Paw Mountains
At o'clock on the 30th nit, we met and
surprised a camp at o'clock, capturing the larger
part of their herd, about 600 horses, mules, and
ponies The engagement was quite severe, and IN
closed s the list of our killed and wounded.
The Indians lost seventeen killed, including
Looking Glass and Josephs brother and
three other chiefs, and forty wounded. Joseph
gave me his solemn pledge yesterday that be would
surrender but did not, and they are evidently
waiting for aid from other Indians They say that
the Sioux are coming to their aid They are closely
invested in deep ravines, aud kept unaer hre'
To take them by assault would cost too many lives
may wear them ont and eventually compel them
to give up. They fight with more desperation imam
any Indians ever met. l believe there are ni''nF
escaped Williams In the village who expect to be hung
between this camp and Sitting Bull, and have used
every effort to prevent junction. am expecting
the companies with Sturgis and will then endeayor
to send the ID Cavalry Companies TO Ben
ton | presume you do not wish them
Withdrawn when surrounding the Nez Perces camp
| intend TO send my wounded TO the Missouri, ana
CAPTURED stock to the Yellowstone. L would
respectfully suggest that information be sent 10
the British authorities to prevent any pofuoh Vi
the Nez Perces tribe from crossing the line, OF 10
dlsarm them should they take refuge on English
soil. Can supplies be sent up the Milk River road
for the % Cavalryi Please send me any informa-
ton or orders that should govern my movements.
Very respectfully your obedient servant,
NELSON A. MILES,
Colonel 9TH Infantry, Bfevet Major, u ). A. Com
handing.
THE DEAD.
Captain OWEN BATE, 9TH Cavalry, commanding
Company X.
Second Lieutenant, JOSEPH W. BIDDLE, Hh cavalry
Company X.
First sergeant. OTTO WILD, Company X. 7th
Cavalry.
serceants. MAX MErIKE and II. w. RICHAEI, Com
pany, 9Th Cavalry.
Privates WIN. WHIrELAw FRANCIS Roth, GEORGE
HENDmcK and FRANK KSAPP Company h. Nn
Cavalry.
First Sargent MICHAEL MARTIN, Company u. Th
Cavalry.
Sargent JAMES NJ. ALBERT, 9TH Cavalry.
Priyates RASDER and DAwSEY. Company ID, 9TH
Cavalry.
First Sergeant GEORGE MCDERMorr Company A,
9TH Cavalry.
Sergeant OrIo DFRsLOw, Company 4, 9TH Cavalry.
Privates JoHN L. CLEVELAND, LEWIS KELLY and
SAMUEL McINTYRE, Company A, 9TH Cavalry.
Private IRvING, Company g. 9TH Cavalry.
Private RICHARD NJ. PEsCHOLT, Company G, 9th
Infantry.
Corporal JoHS HADD Company b, 9TH Infantry.
Private JAMES KAHR, Company |, 5th Infantry.
Private GEO. HAGAN, Company c, 9th Infantry.
THE WOUNDED.
The wounded are as follows:
Captain MILES MAYLoN, 7th Cavalry
CAPTAIN L. S. GODFREY, 9Th Cavalry.
First Lieutenant and Adjutant G. W. BAND, 9Th In
fantry, A. A. General; First Lieutenant IlENRY
RoMEYN, 9TH Infantry.
SERGEANT john Nolan, Company X, 9TH Cavalry.
ConPoRAL MICHAEL DEIANY. Company Il, 9TH
Cavalry.
PRfvATEs PETER ALLEN, MICHAEL MURPHY. JoHN
H. MAGEE JOHN SCnMFEER, JOHN MYERS, JOHN
ScaoNrR. EMIL TAUBE aud CHARLES SINK.
Sergeant CHARLES II. WEIGH, Company ID, 9TH
Cavalry.
Trumpoter THOMAS HERwooD Company D, 9TH
Cavalry.
Blacksmith FREDERICK DETLElN. Company ID, 9TH
Cavalry.
Jko. CURRAv URIAu S. LEWIS, JAS. S. Johnson
and DAVID f. BAGER.
Sergeant Thomas L. GOODMAN, Company A. 9TH
Cavalry.
Trumpeer JAMES L. CHRISTOPHER, Company o, 9Th
Cayary.
Privates DANIEL WRIGHT, HOWARD WEAVER,
THOMAS DgNvING, CHARLES MILLER, MICHAEL
GILBERT, GEORGE w. SAVAGE and JAMES FAR
RELL.
Private JOINS FERRoNs, Company T, 2d Cavalry.
Sergeat JAS A. CALALE. Company d., 9th Infantry.
Priyates LOUIS GENsLER, PATRICK MCCAIN, JOHS
ANDREWS, and NICHOLAS Is. WARD.
Sergeant GEO. KRAGER, Company l. 9th Infantry.
Musician JESSE O'NEIL.
Private, DANIEL HOGAN, Company l., 9Th infantry
Hospital Steward, JEAN RAPrIsTE GALLERISE.
Sioux Indian, HUMP. Cheyenne, indian WHITE
WOLF,
learn from the scout Bucknum, who brought
General Miless dispatch, that the battle took
place on Snake Creek about eight miles
above It's mouth He thinks General Miles's force
consisted Of three companies of the 2d Cavalry three
of the 9TH Cavalry, and eight of the 9Th Inian-
try He also thinks that OF the officers reported
wounded are fatally injured. General Sturges.
whose arrival General Miles expected, must
have with HIM seven companies of his reg-
ment The three companies Of the I'd Cavalry
with General Miles were originally inten ded as an
escort to the Commission to meet Sitting Bull.
CAPTAIN HALE.
Captain Owen Hale was born in this State,
aud entered the army from it, He received the commits
zion Of Second Lieutenant in tle TN New York Cavalry
tha in NH