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Show HOW 'TWAS DONE. ' BET AILS OF THE CAFlfRB OF BELLI GEKKNT BA.VSACKd BY OEN. fiMITH AND HIS GALLANT COMMAND. BlNSACK AND SilOSHONE AOEKCY, near Fort Hall, Idaho, Jan. 16. The movement of tbe battalion of the 5tb cavalry, which left Cheyenne on thetitb inat. has not been fruitless of results. This morning at daybreak tbe Bitnnack villages ititualed from six to nine mile suiHhwet ol ibid point, were eurrounded, and the entire portion of the tribe Mongicfc i to this agency, were captured, tne warriors all disarmed and their ponies, between 400 and 500, rounded ! up and taken in charge by the j military. This eminently Batielau j tory result in due in the first place to ; the sound discretion, excellent judg-j ment and skillful plans of Gen. John B. Smith, colonel of the 14tu infantry, under whose ili rection the whole allair was planned and executed, and secondly to the great caro exercised by the general's subordinates in currying out bis instructions in-structions Tbe officers participating in thia aflair were Major Montgomery Bryaut and Captains Krauaa, Vanderslico and Trotter, and Lieutenants Hull, Kimball and Patterson, of the TtTn infantry, and Major Hart, Captains Montgomery, Kellogg and Payne, anil Lieutenaat Swilt, of the 5th cavalry. The men of both commands com-mands acted admirably and there whs not a hitcb from start to tinish. Tbe Indiana, were encamped in "The Cedarg," a denae tuicket southwest south-west of tbe agency, tbe villages, two in number, being about three miles apart: The one nearest tho agency was that of Buffalo Horn, anu tbe other was presided over by "Tokio" and "Medicine John," The Indiana had a splendid position in which to givt battle, but so well were tho plans of the military laid, that upon diicovering their presence pre-sence at break of day, the noble red man was satisfied that "tbe better part of valor is discretion," and but rendered without a Btruggle. Tbua was averted, no doubt, a bloody and protracted ludian war, by the decided and prompt action of General Smith, who deserves the thanks of all tbe settlers set-tlers hereabouts. Tbe villages being separated by so great a distance, a division of the attacking force was rendered necessary. neces-sary. The upper village, "BaLUlo Horn's," being the smaller of the two, the troops were divided as follows: fol-lows: Major Bryant, with Captain Krause's company of the 14th infantry, and company B, 5th cavalry, cav-alry, was detached to take care of the above named chief and his followers,, while Major Hart, with two companies com-panies of the 14th infantry, commanded com-manded by Captains Trotter and Vanderslice, and Captains Kellogg and Payne, with companies I and F, oth cavalry, was entrusted with the surprise and capture of Medicine John, Tokio and their warriors. Correcpondence Cheyenne Leader. |