, 1881-01-11

Arrival Of chief Gall and the Other
Captives at Fort Buford.
They Do Not N.lrnbor, All Told,
Moro tllnn 200 Souls.
Doplorable Condition Of tho Rolskina When
They Roaohed the Fort.
spteta1 ptspateh to TAe Chicago Tribune.

6ptstdl Qtfpateh to 1At Chtedoo Tribune.
1T. PAUL, Mlnn., Jan. 10.-rho Ploaccr-
arcss' Fort Dutora special OF the 10tl, says:
"Contrary to expectations, Chief Gall ani
tho capturcd Indians arrived here ut an enrly
hour iii the morning. Thrcn mounted
soldiers Of Capt. Uol's command reached
this post with Intelligence to tic effect TINT
tEo IadInns aild escort captured OIL Muddy
Greek, distant from iiera twelve miles,
Sunday night, would arrive tic next after
1lO0li.
THE CONDITION OF THE rI1nEE CAVALRY
forcibly portrayed what tho condition Of tho
lnlfgna might hn cxpgcted to be, tho ther-
nlonleter registered ~ bcfoW zer0 yesterday
forenoon, md ridu Ut tl[rtce,, miles proved
to DO anything but II pleasant attalr for thu
three soldiers. Their condition WIS truly H.
iuantab1e, tito blood ppzing frnm their fr0zcrl
facos and they were SO henumbcl rs TO re-
quiro assistance to lismQunt from their
llorscs,
"On receipt Of the Intelligence as aboyc,
Immediate preparations for
THE RECEPTION or TILE 1EpsKlNs
commenced, but not till O'Clock did they
make their appearance, Mt which l,our their
approach was announced by tho sentinel ut
the gu1rtl-h0use. An order Issued yester-
ttay morning by tho commanding officer pro-
]tibitea any one from visiting tho
Indians, mud your correspondent was
thus debarred from an interview. The
advance guard Of tho cavalry escort arrived
Il short.tlmq bcforo tho Indians. md, rasting
myself II, their Wake, 1 had gootl opp0r-
ttnity to view the captured reds. They pro-
sented melancholy appearance rs they 911-
tered tho post,
%t,rfrn 1%r1 or
In Il procession Of n quarter OF y mile In
length, guarded m either sitlo by mounted
soldiers. Tho procession WINS 1naslo up Ut
ponies dragging the Indispensable tent-poles
In the usual I,!iian fashldp, IlEslians mount
cd, Indlans OIL foot, army WAGONS, nnlbn-
lallces, aud tho escort OF soldiers.
Closo1y sounding the. faces Of tho mast
prominent warriors, at loligttl esptetl Tall,
Rnl WINS greeted by. a pr0l0nHDa "lfow !"
fH th It's is Swn ssf % %%S ass essn 0s soyrss enylsf Ii s s
inors thn.i llaif Of them were lmif .lea,i alli
would ltavo passetl 70 that eMd without any
AsslsAnce {rpm Gall,
yesrs 1e l1 ost s pronisnt % q capstors}o aqS 1a
of his hard, stolll countomance Is I'M ax-
preston OF crhelty lurking around tlls cur
ners Of hts lRrge, sel'sual-looklng
oos the has!aS & se'sf$ $mtte fearf
would say that tho entire numbcr Of captiycS
docs not snlloi eXcGed 100, and comprises not
Mlnr1 t'lan fifty or sixty efti9taht warriors.
They nre now I'll comparatively
CoMFoIlTADfE pIAlsTEtts.
In a storehouse c!earod out for tho pur-
MVer, Nearly, all 9t . tAelr tepecs
hayfni, been destroyed hi Tho night
rhts ,proyIston Waa necessary. Capt
Nsslsted BY Co!apany E, Bevent[! Infantry, to
take charge Of tho eaptlyes, Scout a llIsa,l
lett Poplar 1iiyor OH Saturday for Sitting
lnoycl tho 'last harrlcr To . successful tor
u@lnatlon at Alisqn's MlssiuIl, and this tllno
IL will probably be successful ~ bringing
Slttlng-Dull tq Fort D4forl. '-'''''