, 1879-01-24
Capt. Vessels Report Of the Fort
Robinson Outbreak.
The Precautions Hc Took and the
Useiessness of Them.
Arrival of Sitting Bulls Ambassadors
at Fort Benton.


Cant, WeKscll8 command, consisting OK lour
companies OF tho Third Cavalry, aud The
uscaped Cheyennes. Yusterday morning |
krn,ls wore discovered leading in tho direc-
tion Of large rango Of hills ao1no eighteen
miles northwest Of Diuif Station, distance
Of forty-si1 miles from this post, and wero
by Capt. Wcssclls until he waa
WITHIN THREE MILES or TIE HILLS.
where ho halted and formed skirrnish-
lines. All four companies werc depfoyod as
Company T, Lieut.. Baxter,
moved from tho south to northeast side,
Company II, Capt. Wessells, got directly op-
poaito Company F, Capt. Lawaon closed IN
ut the mouth Of tho rayino whero tho Indians
had intrenched themselves, and Company A
moved to their roar, thus
IIEMMlEG THEM IN
on all four sides. leaving NO possible avenuo
Of oscape. The Indians had placed thcm-
solvoa in deep washout, keeping under
cover. As soon os tho skirmishers wore
within 15o yards Of tho savages' stronghold,
OPENED DEADLY FIRE,
killing ssrgt. Taggart, privatos Brown and
Nelson Of Company a, md dangerously, II
not fatally, wouuding private Deboisso, Com
pany H. Despite tho dreadful volloy poured
into tue troops, they steadily ndvaucoa, and,
when within sevonsY-flvc yards Of the sny.
ages position, lre was opened on oil sides,
with terrible effect. At this moment, Capt.
Wsssolls, 1eading Ills company and loudly
cheering them forward, received slight
scaIp wound from pistol in tho hands Of
one Of the Cheyeunes,
RENDERING HIN COMPLETELY 1SBENBtuLE.
Lieut.. Chase, commanding Company A,
eeoing tho commanding officer full, rushed
forward, inatantly soizetl Capt Wesaolls. aud
carried him beyond tho range Of tho onomy's
fire. Theu, tlashing to tho head OF his own
company, hc gnllantly led them to tho very
edge Of tho washout, whcro thoy fought tho
enemy with unabated fury. Meanwhile
THE INTREPID VESSELS,
having rogaincd consciousness, ngatn ca1no
to tho front, and, soeing tho ground strown
with the dead bodios of tho aavnRes, im-
p1ored bis mon to cease firing, with wow
10 getting tho remainder OF tho Oheyennos
to surrender, but the latter stubbornly re-
fused, rushing ut the troops with formidable
hunting-knives, having e1pouded all their
ammunition, determined to surrender to
donth only. But. ero tley lad advanced
many PAGES, volloy from the troops, and
ALL WAR uvEE.
Companies F ard e were In bad position
to accomplish much, whilo Col. Evnns, with
Companies D and D, remained on tic oppo-
aito bluff from whero Capt. Wcssells started,
.na ,,ot tnow,r, I'm ros,tion of Wcssel,a'
command, arrived too late for notion. On
lin cessotfon of firing.
s.o "..,u .eae"s'o. s' -. .s,. ,,,r,, ,.,,, 40
were found In tho riilo-pits occupied by
+,,s,, ,nc,n1,n, acvnpsaor hucka. four
tne1n' 'no.uaaug sc'en'ooa -, oneA'' to1
eQuaws, and two papooscs. Nine rcmnincd,
u ~Aom oue "aeh al. u,o .,aa e'aa"s "..'
more OF less wounded ana thfea squawa "n'
hurt. OF tho troops, mono hut the threo
tsratoforo rnent,oncj waro killed. and Can't.
,ouri1-d.. The 1nttcr cannot 1.-Two. A1ubu.
- N,". It,, go,
!ancee .e.1 nefo NJ IN ca''y nour 'h,a .'otA,
{nQ to bring In the dead aud wounded, and
nro now moyin, bnck SLOWLY. They aro ex.
necto4l l,ere with the troons to,morrow aftor.
A4oo1' --
Klr11Sa or rttr INDIANA,
,rha aa,cis1 ,cot,r, =, t,". cant"r,, md ,;i,,nu
, % shsxennas w1nc..'av ~ s ,1ps ,as ben @ rersiy ]
hY telegraph by 0eu. Sheridan. The report
cone. frou The carun cast Of Hot Creek. yIu
Fort Robinson, aud il dated JAM .see, at sunset
rls telegram, which Is signed b1 capts Evans
commanding thu post, IL as follows:
Companies b and d, Third Cavalry; Capt
Johnston and Lieut.. Thompson, an4 myself