The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-24
Final Flight and Defeat Of
the Hostiles.
REINFORCEMENTS CALLED FOR.
Over Three Thousand Trained Warriors
in the Field
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
BEAVER CREEK. NJ. T.. July II.
via EOnT l3IJFoRD d. T. July D. 1879

to be a day devoted to fighting. On March II. 1876.
General Crook attacked Crazy Horse Powder
River. and on June II. 1876. the general had
hard encounter with Sitting Bull Rosebud Creek.
THE REDSKINS DISCOVERED.
To-day about noon Lieutenant w p. Clark, of the
Second cavalry who went forward with q company
of his own regiment under Lieutenant Hoppin and
company of the Fifth infantry, mounted under
Lieutenant Borden. together with eighty
Indian scouts, mostly Cheyennes and Crows
struck large hunting party of Sitting
Bulls young men on Beaver Creek, about twelve
miles from Campbell's house. and running fight in
which the hostles did the leg business for some
! time the result. Falling back they rallied on
their reserves with their usual ability and
swung around Clarks command in q manner that
made it very lively for that officer.
HELP.
He sent courier to General Miles, who was on
the march, and the whole force started the
at gallop. The demoraliZed Assinaboines
making tracks for the rear slashing their ponies
and crying "Heep Sioux" in accents OF terror The
daring Cheyennes. stark naked on their horses
who were left to guard their pony herd,
rushed forward like fury yelling in their peculiarly
terrific manner. The painted Bannocks. who had
little stomach for row. sat still their ponies and
seemed glad enough to be out of the fight. Scout
after scout came back to say that the hostes had
Clark surrounded and that he was nearly out Of
ammunition
MILES TO THE RESCUE.
| General Miles sent forward the pack mules with
fresh supply. riding with the in person Soon
the white puffs Of smoke from tho two skirmish
hines were visible But the Sioux nearest to Miles
rctreated when they the advance. Clark
then charged them in front and drove them across
Little Rocky Greek. their pace much accelerated
by the fire Of Colonel Rice's Hotchkiss howitzers
which by great exertion brought in time to
give the rascais taste of their metal. After the
second discharge the hoses left in great haste, and
Rice piled shells into them distance OF 2. 500
yards.
THE HOSTILE PARTY-THE LOSSES
The hostile party numbered between three and
four hundred warriors. who had mostly wickyups
instead Of regular tepees. They had only few
squaws with them. One captured and was
killed by stray shot from the Crows. The
friendly Indians took several scalps but their
| JOY somewhat dampened by the loss Of
Medicine Stand. gallant young Cheyenne. and
impetuous Grow warrior. Boti, Of whom killed
in advance or their skirmish line One Assini-
bone got badly unded in the thigh and may have
to lose limb. Lieutenant Clark drove the Indians
ten miles before the main command could overtake
them.
SITTING BULLS WHEREABOUTS
Our scouts Frenchman's Greek report that
Sitting Bull with 1000 lodges. has moved nearer to
on Little Rocky Creek North Forks We hardly
think he will attack but have not sufficient
force to attack him to make the attack
success. The sooner the War Department reinforces
Miles the sooner this affair will be settled. unless
repetition of the delays and disasters of the 1878
campaign is agreeable to the country. Sixteen hun
dred hostile lodges WILL at the smallest average give
the Sioux chieftain 3. 200 lighting men.
| rHE WOUNDED.
The casualties in this engagement all in Miles
command aud consist OF the following wounded:-
Private HARDMAN. company c. Second cavalry. in
the foot.
Private GENIN. company c. Second cavalry. i'll
the right shoulder.
INDIANS KILLED.
| MEDICINE STAND. Cheyenne.
SHADOW COME OUT. q Cheyenne.
| MAGPIE. Crow scout.
BLUE CLOUD an Assniboine. seriously wounded.
HosrIIEs' LOSS.
The loss among the hostiles is not definitely
known but among their killed reliable friendly
Indians report there Nez Perces as well
as Sioux.
MORE TROOPS WANTED.
Lieutenant Rice. of the Fifth infantry, with his
detachment, handled the Hotchkiss guns superbly
and their voeys assisted the rafting pace at which
the psnc-strickeu rascals made for their rear The
| friendly :ndians with Miles all fought splen-
didly. Crows. Assniboines and all struggling to
about eight hundred counting white troops and
Indians. hardly sufficient force to act on the oen-
sive against such warriors as the memory of the
Little big Horn forcibly teaches arrayed on the
other side Reinforcements would probably have to
be forwarded from the Missouri River. ii we except
the Eighteenth infantry, and that might be ordered
into the field but this would have be done by
War Department., Miles having control there.
One of the most experienced men in the West gives
it his opinion that there will be plenty lighting
and that Miles command is not strong enough to
cope with such an adversary.
A VISIT TO THE BATrLEFIELD AND ITS RE.
SUITS SITTING BULL IN OVERWHELMING
NUMBERS.
| lBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE HERALD.
BEAVER CREEK. NJ. t. July 49,
| Via Fort BuroRD. July ~ 1879.
Eight of our Cheyennes went to reconnoitre this
morning tho scene Of Yesterdays fpht
and came upon solitary Sioux who was
similarly engaged for his side. They shot
his horse and him into n hole. He used his
Winchester freely. and killed the Cheyenne chief
Shadow Comes Out at the first fire. The other Chey.
ennes then charged in a bunch and killed the Sioux
whom they recognized rs promising warrior OF the
Uncapapas.
BULLS
The report that sitting Bun with an overwhelm-
ing force is within few miles of Is confirmed
He may place the defensive. because Whatever
may be the military idea of the subject In the States
IL is AN emphatical inipossblty for soluier to
surround and capture from three to hve Sioux,
which Will bc about the proportions against
him. Miles may come out all right: but IL he does
1t will DO the result OF luck and not of sufficient
numbers. The camp at tins moment IN filled with
rumors, and we may be said to dwell in the midst
OF alarms" although we still dispute the reign Of
J Sitting Bull i'll this horrible place.
ADvrCEs RECEIVED AT GENERAL sHERIDAN's
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DIRECTED TO AVOID A
| COLLISION.
lBy TELEGRAPH TO THE uERALD.1
| CHICAGO. Ill. July %. 1879.