, 1879-08-09
Arrival Of Cen. Miles and Soma
Of His Command at Fort
Peck.
He las Acted Within Ills IN.
cent Instructions from
Washington.
And Having Driven the wer.
like Sioux into Canadian
Territory,
Has Divided His Foros for the Pur.
pose Of Watching the
Border.

Fort Pkox, Mont, via Duford, D. r., AuR. 4
-aen. Niles ts here. fIo has virtually carried
out tho wishes Of The authorities at Washing.
ton. havtng driven tho hosttcs to Tia
line, and captured nll the hali.bree,,
who roam In tho sceton ot
country between this point md Wood Mount.
aIn. uo has now divided hia command for tia
protection Of tho frontier. Col. Whistler, with
several companies Of infantry, somo 1pdian,,
anl artillery, Ia to pntrol tho line botucon Wo,t
Potpt and Poplar Crock. s{at. Dakor, Of Tia
Second Cavalry, With several companies Of
that regiment and battery OF artillery, will
scout from tho point known as Camptclls
House, near tho mouth Of Beaver Greek. West.
orn men nrc entirely of opinion that the nu.bo,.
ties ut Washington, to my tho least, arc title
timia in their attitude toward tho hostt!cs
their dispatches to M!les oil indicating tend.
encY to stcer' clear Of complications with The
Canadian authorities, without regard to tho DO.
sttfou OF their representatives, tho young man
who wanted 0ght, Scouts arc arriving hers
daily, and men who aro peraopnlly known to me
as reliable, tho best Judges Of the situation that
can 10 found. They are unanimous In the
opinion that Gen. Mllca' command was abso.
lutcly inadequate to cope with the Indians,
they being armed well, md masscd, rs it were,
like brotherhood,
Miles has bcun ordered to keep Milk n9er
IN bis front. Arc ITO saylng amiss
when TO. note. he was placed In
position to risk disaster whon no WIS ordered
on this campaign Aud now ho has In front Of hin
this stream, 80 far removed from the boundary
line. Does not this look like tacit confession
Of our lack OF strengthl
Nal. Walsh visited Gen. Miles, accompanied
by Long Dog. Who Is u renegade, bloodthiryty
Chief, and is we'll known along tho border.
Long. Dog has mado great protcsta.
tons OF friendship for ths palo face
accompanied by tho return OF
fow atolesl horses. Without detailing tha
verbose harauguc, 1t Is only necessary 10 stats
that ho promised thoir warriors should not
CROSS tho line to hunt gamo without permission.
It Is rutnored tho Canadian authorities intend
to apply for permission for deserving Iuliaus to
hunt on thas sIdo Of tho line.
Whtlo tho Indications at present are far from
warlil1e, 1 will remind you that, from long cx-
pcrlGnce with the nomadic tribes who
now occupy tho Canadian border. 1t ia
n FUR Inference that when Gon. Mics shall hare
withdrawn bis command and returned to tic
posts from which they started this summer,
then the wandering Arubs who aro uurs[ng their
wrongs Will IN a'l probability revenge their
fancicd grievances.
Con. alIlas 1s sill at tho mouth Of Bearer
Creek with bis command. Hs Ind received Or
dors from President Hayes, through Gen. Eherl.
dan, to rcst his command thero without pro-
yukine further coutest. He has tho option oI
returning when hs so desires, but will probably
remain at hsa post until September next.
+ SPOTTED TAIL.
WAsurnoros, D. C., Aug. 8-Tin Secretary
OF tic luttrlor has letter from Spotted Tail,
who says both lie md his people want to bo like
Whites. - Wo have good country, uua behave
ourscvcs, md worh.n Tho letter thus closes:
want 10 tell you these Inst words. / have bud
enough OF tho military. want my people IL
belly futa US want to ffci1ht ,unl woik tho
ground. ncvcr laughed but once, aud TINT w.s
whcnt'te Agent OF tho Lower Brulcs said kept hi.
my pcop!e gave them 800 head of horses and scus
them al honao to their Auent. Since VIC have been
hosa MY people have had no whisky. Wherever
the Hillary arc thcru Ia always whlaky, aud that
inakcs 1roubls want you y con,o hefe aa4 ata1,
rnontA and see how It IL. My friend, this 10 oil
hayu to tell you. Ills
t'arorT8D X TAIL"
mark.
Witness: LOUIS RICHARDS, Interpreter.
Secretary sct,urz has replied to Spotted Tails
letter, thinking him for bis expressions VI
good will, aud promising to Walt bIn tle UDth
Of Aug, aud spend several dnys On TIC rescrYa-
tiup.
NEZ pERCES, hfAssACRED.
WARRINGTON, Aug. 6.-Tlu Indian A4cnt at
tho Fathual Agency, Montana Territory, ~.
parts tl,t naasacre of eight Naz Perces by Hat
party u supposed Gros VantFcs.
A Grent Moral Lesson,