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Show TELEGRAPHIC Ttl noXTAXV UAlt. liien. IlowiirJ Arrived uud V; 111 1'iirNHi' iht; lutllHUM. Helena Mont , 12. A courier from Gen. (Jibboiis arrived at Deer Loile iJ.oll p. in., to day with dates tn the Htli. Gibhuu'd supply train and cimp waa not captured as at first reported. re-ported. 1 here Wrt8 no fighting alter the lirst day'b b.ittle on the ninth, tiihhon'a loaaes are a follows: Killed Captain Lmjau, Jjicuten autd Bradley auil Bjstwicli and di'veutecn men and five citizens. The wounded ure (Jen. Gibbon, (.apt. VVilliauia, Lieuta. Cooliilge, Woodrufl and Eng iuh, the latter auriously, besides thirty six men and luur citizena. The Indians Buffered devtrely, as forty of their dead ware 'ouoted on about one-half the buttle-lit buttle-lit hi. Hi nvard had arrived aud nvLil.l pursue the 'Indian-) as noon as bis eo. inn Mid arrived. Gi?u. Gibbon would move to Deer Loilye aud take hH wuunuV'l tu Fort isbaw as eoon as nieilical ail anil tansportation arrived. 1 tie ludiana had dis-, aiipiarid, in wliich direction is uoi . yet learned. I DISPATCH 1'KOM GENEHAL HOWAUU. San Fi-ancjrico, 13 The following d:yptch has been received at military headquarters in tliia city. Headquarters department Colum bia, iu the field, Gibbon's battle field, Valley of Big Hole, Montana, Augiiat 11th. To the adjutant general of the military mili-tary deparlmeut of the Pacific, San Franciscu. Kraclnd General Gibbon at 10 a. m. to-day. He assailed the Indiana at dayhht of the 9th, iullicting great losses upon them. Hia own casualties casual-ties were seven officer?, fifty men and ?n citizona General Gibbon is wounded, but not Beriouslv. His s.uuiiuru, t-ui uuu beriuiiBij. nia flUpphcu were not cut oQ aa reported. Gihbuii'd command is in the best of spirits. The last of the Indians left lat nin'ut. 1 shall continue pursuit is hoon as my command comes up. liov.'Aiti), Brigadier General cotu-niaLdiij cotu-niaLdiij thedepartment of Columbia. NAMEa OF KILLED, Dt ar IjOile, 13. The following are h-'. names as (ar as ascertained ol the killi d in the Indian tight oa Big tlol-. on the l(Uh in wliich the seventh infautiy was engaged. CaiTAis Loo as, LrEUT. Bradley Bosiwick, Fort Shaw scout. CVimpany I 5 kkgeast Hogas'. ClOUPOUAL McCaffuky. PlilVATE BlilTZ. Company G Sei.ueant Edge- WOltTH, tfEHGEST MaKTIS. Corpoual SAYLE.S. Corporal O'Connor. Pkivate O'Brien. Company K Sergekt Stortz, The courier could give lo further names. DISPATCH FEOil GIDIION. Chicago, 13. The following dispatch dis-patch was received at military headquarters head-quarters to-day. Big Hole pass, August 11, 1S77. My loa in the battle of the 9th was sevt n oliicers and fifty three men killed and wounded. I am satisfied that the Indians suliered ninch more for the surpiise was complete and many were killed iu the Tepees or running out. Forty dead Ii.dians were counted on about one-half the battle field. Howard baa just arrived and I believe heean catch them again, Aa f-oon as he arrives and I can get the services of a doctor I propose tu move to Deer Lodge and take moat of our wounded to Fort Shaw. They are all doing well. But I fear Lieutenant English id mortally wounded. (Signed) Gibbon, Commanding, |