Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-08
The Indian sbrItErc5Et.


Sheridan tclesraphs from Chicago, his head
quarters. that press dispatch saga that Lieut..
Price, tr1m Fertilization Creek, writes October
8 that Payne has been able TO bold the Indians
IN r1ecEi that he tal been j1iued By Dodgu's
oonnanv OF the Oh cavalry, and that Merritt
must have reached him next d5y, 9TH iusraut"
10 a letter from Lclt. Price, dated at For,ii-
cation Creek, on the g. he says: II have seen
40 lorsiaas in this vicinity With NY 20 u.eh
Can stand off throj hundred Indians. 4 CON.
naDg 81 the 9th cavalry. 30 strong, reached
Payne yestoldlg morning, tho 81 Instant"
lrIIn the above there isprObahIy 30 ,utt but
thai Payne's command still exists. The lat.
ter was written BY 1t. Pron to his Hiia,
LATER,
CHEAYENNE, Wy. Oct. S.-rha following
vas received carly this morning from Msi,r
ttlllS at lLumiiua.
RAWLINs, Oat. S.--.Tha mail osrritr from
Snake River is list 10. lie reports tia; Mer
nit reached Payues command Monday after.
noon after severn fight, killing 81 InGi.up
Ito found them (Psyns's commaud) al! right.
The colorod cavalry company Joined Payne last
friday Eight losing all their horses but two 10
doing 10. The mai! osrIier knows nothing
about the condition Of the officers aud neu.
The companies CT the 4:h regiment ware CT
least a hours hahina Merritt's coairsnd
DENVER. COL, ost. s.~Gov. Pixie iisiI'I hes
received and s!ut The tol!owiog additional dis
patches:
=, -, LAKE Cry. Coz. Ootobcr 5.
Co., +. " PtEM:
AT olti1an's meeting last nigl t committee
ol satisfy was appointed, consisting of Alcssrs.
InrrV SInornnS E,nlnU Eloprv and 4
\ ct%?n's volunteer company has barn organ,
zad. We have plenty OF rlcn bus ara without
arms and munlt!ols. We want 100 stand tt
arms and plcrty OF ammunition.
NJ. &. FERRY,
Chairman OF tic Committee OH Safety.
Dispatches from L,advi!lo say there arc no
ludans within fifty miles of that place.
CHEYENNE. Wy, Oot. Sit courier from
the front brings The following from an officer
with the Payne Command:
BATTLEFIELD. MILK RIVER. OFT. Sc p. 10.
The courier will leave somo tluo 10 uight with
dispatches if posslbla Itdaus sill surrouud
US and pour 10 an effective fire from the com.
maudng bluffs at distance of five or six hun.
dred yards having GROSS fire upon our posi-
tlOD, which position was chosen hastily 90 the
FIRST day Of the fight All our horses and all
but twelve mules have been killed. We shell,
tered them as best We could with wagons, but
10 70 purpose. Capt Dodge aud L.. Hughes
with Go. D, OH cavalry, camo to our rescue
yesterday morning at dsybreak after forced
night 3 march Of thirty i've miles from Boar
River.
Dispatches from varous officers gives dcecrip'
lions of the fight. Among The killed RGs Mai.
Thoroburgt, Of the 4 Il infantry.
Merritt had to fight his Way through. The
battle lasted but few hours, duriog which
time the Indians suffered loss of 81 killed,
while Merritt did not losc man. The Uies
got such a severe drubbiDg that they threw up
white flag 10 tokoa OF their wish for parlay.
This was granted by Gen. Merritt and several
chiefs entered his camp itrihWth. Sevcra! of
tho chiefs wero wiling to surrender, but others
were not. MERIT: told them that If they would
give up their arms ADD ponies he would DO
nolbiog nero with them for the prts,ut. Oac
or two chiefs askcl whether Merritt
intended to 70 tie agency with bis troops. He
replied that he did. After brief consultation
all the chiefs agreed to common answer, which
was that if the UOi;cd States soldiers invaded
their reservation they would fight them until
the last of the utes lay dead. After this they
lett MeIrltts Camp ard returned to the canoes.
Gen. Merritt thon pushed forward with all
hast.