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Show I LATER FUO.U CROOK. 1 Keiuforced aud Ready to Ad- I , .. Tuuceoallic SiouX. .Nothing Heard lrom General Terry. r Cheyenne, S. A courier who left Crook's camp on the south lork of Tongue river on the 4th iust., arrived ar-rived at Fort Fetterman to-day, and brings the following news: General Merrill's companies of the fifth cav- . airy joined General Crook 00. tho 3d, which, with fen companies of the third, and five of the second cavalry, and nine companies of infantry from the fourth, ninth and fourteenth regiments, 200 Snake and Ute allies, and 50 citizrn volunteers, the entire force will foot up about 2,000 fighting men. which was expected to move in 1 quost of the enemy early on the uiornfug ot the 5th. Tne Sioux have broken camp near the base of the Big Horn mountains and gone east, and it is thought they may be found in force in a few days, by marching down the Tongue river and striking north or south as the move may develop. The command, with pack train, will carry twelve to fifteen days' rations, and altogether 300,000 rounds of ammunition. The wagon train, with citizen employed, under charge of Major Furey, quartermaster, quarter-master, will remain at the present camp. Should tbo enemy scatter, , ihcy will be followed accordingly, but it is hoped that a decisive action may ensue. No word had been received of Gen- eral Terry sinco July 10th, though Crook has sent couriers ou two different differ-ent occasions since. It is thought the enemy is getting hard pressed in the commissary department. Another ! company of the Fourth cavalry ar-! ar-! rived hero to-day and will march to ) Fort Laramie in a day or two. |