The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-24

TO THE DAILY IgTELLIGEYoER
GENERAL NEWS.
The Battle With the Cheyennes.
Gen. Crooks Official Report Of
the Result.
Potter Holds Secret Council About
the Clphers..
Uncle Sammy Invited to Open His
Mouth and Tell What He
Knows About Them,
Murder and LaWIessness In Ken
lucky and Tennessee. & '
Ths naltle WIN The chSyonpes. ],

morning confirming the news received las
evening, OF the battle between Capt. Wes
sells command, consisting OF four Com
panies Of the third cavalry and the escap
ed Cheyennes. Yesterday morning traal
were discovered leading 70 the direction
ofa large range Of hills, some IS miles
northwest OF Bluff Station, distance o
40 miles from this post and were followed
by Capt. Vessels, until he was within
Smiles Of the hill when he halted and
formed skirmish lines. All the four Com.
panies deployed as skirmishers and Com.
pany /. Lieut. Baxter, smoEing from the
south to the northeast side, Company H,
Capt. Vessels directly opposite, Company
i, Capt IAwsonb closed In at the mouth
ofthe raviue where the Indians had en-.
trenChed themselves and Company A
moved to their rear, thus hemming them
In on all four sides, leaving no possible
avenue OF escape.
The Indians had placed themselves In a
deep washout, keeping under cover. As
soon as the skirmishers were within l50
yards Of the rayine, the savages opened
deadly fire on them, killing Sergt. Taggart,
priyates- Brown and Nelson, Of Company
A, and dangerously, If not fatally wound
ing private Seboisse, OF Company H.
Despite the dreadful volley being poured
into the troops theyst6alilS advanced, and
when within seventS S-five yatds OF the
savages position, they opened on them
from all sides, with terrible effect. At
this moment Captain Wesssells, leading
his company, and loudly cheering them
forward, receiveda liz Il Zeal alpwouiid from
4 pistol in the hands OF one OF the blood
thirsty Cheyennes, rendering him COM
pletely insensible. Lieutenant Chase
commanding Company A, seeing the com:
rasndiRg officer fall, ruShei forward and
seized Captain Vessels and carried him
beyond the range Of theehehiy 'sfite, then
dashing to the head Of his own company,
gallantly led them to the very edge OF the
washout, where they fought the enemy
with unRbated fury III E-)
Meanwhile, the intrepid Vessels hay-
ing regained consciousness again came to
the front, and seeing the ground "strewn
with the dead bodies Of the savages i'm
plored his men to cease firing, with view
Of getting the balance OF the Cheyennes
10 surrender; but the latter stubbornly
refused, rushing at the troops with formid.
able hunting knives, ,shaying expended all
their ammunition, deterntneGt to surten-
der to death only. But ere they had ad-
vanced many PAGES q volley was fred BY
the troops, and all was over C"J -
Companies F and E were in bad posi-.
tons TO accomplish much, while Col.
Evans, with companies Band D, remained
on the opposite bluff from, where Captain
VESSELS started, and not knowing the po-
sition Of Vessels command, arrived TOO
late for action. 'if '''' .'''' "'''
1On the cessation OF the firing the dead
bodies Of ftwenty-three Indians were found
the rifle pits occupied by them, including
seventeen bucks, four squaws, and two
pvpooses. Nine remained, ,Sot whom one
buck and five SquaWs were -Ih0re or less
wounded, and three squaws unhurt. OF
the troops but the three heretofore men,
toned were killed, and Captain Vessels
and one private Of his company wounded.
The latter cannot live. jAmb6laGces LETT
here at ian early~hour this morning Ito
bring in,the dead and Wounded, and DIRE
now moving back slowly. They are ex-
9Seni5i pss1dS aere rs i9 FlEA spe p0GR5 lg&9F1Ow
5Ji ms n GEN. 6RooK's REPORT.
CHICAGO, January ga dispatch fr ON
Gen., Crook, OF Omaha, 70 IieuCepant
General Sheridan, says: The following
has Just been received.
CAMP, EtGnT MILES NORTHWEST OF |
20 aFBLuFF SrATfcS, Januasy23 !
To Gen, Grook, Omaha, :. 49,. 80,
The afairlRlth the Che, ,ahhes osOhFed
yesterday about 2:S0 p. N. ut u point ten
miles east OF the Telegraph line from Rob-
inson to-Hot Creek and five miles north
OF the stageFou Ehe Cheyennes fought
with Extraordinary coutaee N refused
al PtefmA hut death. FheS hffieers Rhd
troops behaved with great spirit. Those
engaged were Capts. Vessels and Law
son, Lieuts, Ghase 0 ana HaraeeTR W.
Baxter, OF the Third Cavalry; Lieut.. ].
Baxter, 3 of the Ninth fPh Infantry, and DR..
Bells. ~ A.'ile HSn 4
Among the wounded are: Sergeant Reid
and private Debois, Of Company H, Third
Cavalry. s..s,n,.sp1
0HfS; TSe Indians flisaaa aVitsare seventeen war,
riors,, -four women and two children.
Nine we're captured, three OF whom were
wounded. One man Of the wounded will
die. T-Sa'-
[Signed[ GEO. CRoox,
| O. E9ts.rI.ixIs PSRIat of'f !
senSencted g tRs + fsGsiteRliaty.. ~
JAcxsoyvI1Lr January a3-In the u
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y. oltcul. ooufs 9o'uay 'uuse eet''V sen
fenced ,the. Brevard NcoNnty eApvassinG
board, convicted Of Iiaslhg iGlse ., rotGrnl lsll