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Show FICHTiNC THE SAVACE3. MANY INDIANS AND PONIES CAVTURHD UKD CLOUD I1U.MHLED AND SrOTTED TAIL HAITV. CorrcapoEdoncoMew York Sun, liEn Clocd Agency, Kebmskn, Oct. 2,. On Oct. 13 Colonel Mer-riit'B Mer-riit'B ivgimeut ami a bntUilion of the 20 and lid clival ry mrcbed to BuiUlo Gap, tlirougli winch pass iho grcnter part of the miners nd freighters travel. The canon walla are uourly oii'J thousand Icet in height, nud are rocky and precipitous. A benutifully clt'iir stream debouched upon the plain from ihis avenue- of escape, but as wnler id bitter, etronyly alkaline, ' and emits a decided and almost pun-Kent pun-Kent odor of sulphur. During the second day a northeasterly course was puraued, camp being pitched upon the banks ol the Cheyenne, here shallow and about twenty feet wide. A lew Indian signa were discovered, but uone were of recent date. On the morning of the third day a broad and 1-irge trail 'was found leading toward ihe agencies, up which we marched, crossing the road made by Prof. Jenny and Col. Dodge in their exit from the Hills in 1S75; and linilk' nftnr- fi - ,1 ., .... f ,1 i;V, I C, 1 weather and comparatively easy marching, we arrived within sight ol the desired forks. Neither Indians nor freah bigti! had been Been, aud it was our purpose to to make a detour lo the right and ko up the-White the-White river; hut upon thia night a courier arrival with a dispatch Irom Oeneral Crook at Fort Laramie, which had been forwarded by Colonel R'.yall, in command ol the main body, and next morning, in apparent obedience to Ua putnmoiiB, although our ostensible ostensi-ble miesion waa accomplished, we retraced re-traced our steps. On the 2Uth inst. Colonel Royall iud the main hotly, which had proceeded pro-ceeded down Ainphibiuus Creek to its mouth by ca.-y marcuea, were met, aud on the il-t the entire column reaumetl ita inlorru)ted march to Red Cluud agency. Ou the 22d inst. camp way pitched near some prairie i ml es callotl ' "The Poiula," which lurnished an insufficient aupply of very bad water to bo large a command. com-mand. Here, however, the object ol i be march aud our deotitmliou were 'onri'Jeiuially announced. It hud -ft it eti3n:i;ieu tuai u itiuiuveiy c fji-iould "fetch up" at the agencies, and eurround and disarm the Sioux in the vicinity, deprtvmgalhom at the same time of their ponied. Tne dillerent haltalion commauders were now made acquainled wilh this dtsit). ticucral Crook; waa at Red Cloud, and at daybreak on the morn ing o! the ilUti lust, our command wtiji Ui appear in three cu'.umus aim mt.iccouly, and ul designated locali-liL-a and, with the truojis already at. hand, i lice I u ally urprir!e, difarui, and diamuunl the Sioux. It wa ca-pet.iady ca-pet.iady nioiiit-J uou tile ao'ditT)' j that tins ilitVicuit work was to bo a:-comphehid, a:-comphehid, if p"?.-itle, withttut tiring a ahot; but tint il me Indian- precip-ilatfd precip-ilatfd an (ncnt, ih- y wi re Li bi;Uuclc uronintlv and hard. Ev. rv preparation hd been made, attd uu tne 2-l the ditli-reiit eo.iiiiiiia Wrrr marching upon their redpuctivo ren-i ren-i lit-i-vnii", when inlunualiuu waa 1 bruitglit to cacti that, ih order tuealeii any Induing, Uenera.1 Crook had lound il neci-Ai try to move with tim trixip4 al hand during the preceding mht. NVu were, Ineri'L re, ordertd lo marih direct tu ttie a;t'in.y. and lo keepasiiup hajlioiil for etr.tphng Sunix and p'Hiii. Tne neciind, liiird, and til'lti gum nU of cavalry rat h I'.ij.'.iir.il a iiiiiiil'i-r of Hie 1. tiler, a tew !'', ami Mini- Indian-: lull their ti'T-in were Ljo t-xh.iu-ttvl to aucce-j-' fully c:i.ie lii" iiiinieriuia -.ina:l her.li . lii.il were tlr.veii r.. .1 hy uw.ty at our . -'I'pf eii. 1 m- Sio;ix iiui.it have I'u.-uiit thai tiif d.itk ai.d IwwiT.i; ttiuli had ra:t..d in" p-, or e!.n li. .t llie keen and whiithng win I had h...wn thr cuenuti upon thwin. hvt-ry one mnl t-uii.n-t d lo re c na nt tin' ti' y, w li .en we rcu'i.td without p. I'l.tl iin'id.-nl. 1'p. ti our arrial w.; ,i- . rt.iiii.d Il.at Cj. ii- 1 M ti ken-i.f, ken-i.f, I'.urtli i-.e,:t :v, Htil liul :if -ri.'ii.dtd Ik) 1'i l'i.tn ..:.t'!t mi It ir-d.a'ix ir-d.a'ix t-f. k. i.-ar Uil Ta:l i. in v, had 1" en colifeiv cUfftafnl. 1 lie h.td 1- 11 l'..e eLMiitig' if l" .f e w it 1 1 .x e- ;u p nut a i-f i i n gi-nn gi-nn nt and two of t'.o lillu r.twiry, .ti. 'I It nl h-1 n f. !i .v.il in the iiinriinifc hy lnri-i- C i:npAlili . ol inUutrv. ttell-. ttell-. i d fro k n: d -t ill vm re u 1 ."ul-onl -' irt. Mini tli' inti iilioii uf e...ing i.:i t. Jli .tl- II 'I :tll'ri II. N- Ulll'll lll.it v. b rahle tlni-l put in i-n app.'.ir.tni'e ! a'-iiiil liif n-tint lone that i'd 'tie! M.i. k-n '"". d;-p it- li tv.m re, ein il. I wo ill t i'.unil'ii loin m.d wifi L ir a, Hf f- i:iptnril. Iu tht-l.ui' tht-l.ui' r a (i a fin. t itir,' llnd. pnnci I'.ihy to uppri-'- tne sie.'pii'y an.ux of tli- pii-'.-m'e of llieir rri' ui h i, and to idtinmli Oi' in Ihal Kiliini-u.ii h.vh tin ir het cuur-. No Irnuhlu of any tialtire o'-.-iirri d, hut ll.ey Weie ipindly ihinrui' 1 1 and I In ir imiiiea renin veil, .ilth'digh a I. w tliy- b. f'Ti- tin v hail "Waeg'nd nlmiL the k;'ii' y and oneiny liire.itrnnl I'.r troop- u,d military ag"til, Hy a prfcoi i i ilnl ni ratniiienl Sp. it-il T .4.1 and tun llrulf- w.-f prf in it U .1 lo 1 1 main n tid i -! u 1 1 . d, mid Die e.iphv a w rn prim ip tMy ( f(;al i 1 ti.n, K i' ieiew, ( la.igi a, nml M unit t 'ii 1 i ' X i h v w re Li n n i r. 'i t in In tiny, and nnmlouul ali Nd I aUnl l.iH'U Amorgtlir hueki were nuch promt-unit promt-unit in. n ui Km ('...',!. Ihd l"g. I'awnr-i' Kill'T. 'I wo l.anre, I'lre I. ifh tiling, eP'. '1 In ti weiu im niMliiiUdy r i,'n d in the eminl mni-M tit Ctinp irdi:ii-'ti, in the e. nimi-'-.ti y xt .i e al ore room, .t while llu npmn rreelnl lii. ir '-''. near Ihe pml, and rumin iii di'; p.uind, more tor tie ir e'.n pud eel ion, probably, thiti any oilier n a on I' nhy l.lHU pone m' w re c iplutrd. anil muiiy oMhi in fire mlvn lutil to he Hfld lor Die In n lit of ti ,tt govrtn inei.t or Uu iri'-tplor at I". rt I, oamie. 'liny will Im diive:i there to i.it;ht hy I 'aw urn a -nu la, ol whom llirre i a regularly urgutii. d com puny hern, mini boring bor-ing IH'.I, t'onnnandi d hy Mn;or Frank Nor l h of lumlcr war notoriety. 'I'hry wear Hie cav.ilry uniform, and are (ipupp'd like our troopj. '1'hey and the Smuj have hi'en fur yearn iho mnut inveteiato and unreleiilinu of eni'iinm, and . Ihev rendiu ed ( !ol. MaekenKT ni iterial ayiiance in driving up nnd v ilchuie. thu en pi ll red ponied. ( hin (d I hem came very near being kdlctl today hy wanth'iing too fur fiom bin coiuradnH and iippioaehilig hoinn iieney Mioux, who rec'tiMy Hiil'initled and relui qnirilied Lheir iirin and pouiiu, 'l'h- ' Arrapahtu n who fn qnenl tlm vieinil.v ol (.lamp K'lhinnon feem oveioveil al the huinilmliot: ol Uieircoinpallints Jlny are a cowardly and wort lib Too mneli '-(-, i iMunol. he itwiiidul , (lennitl I'mok ami Cnl. I oekonir foJ heir humane and piudent eare in in avoiding a c.olliHion while MUt round in tlii'He romjtaratl vely (hatiiiil and lioutiln vilbi;e. A aingln art. ol inihscrid-ion on Hie pai . of Ihe Iteops or India ni iiiiimI ue-'e-Hio ily have precipihitt d a maoiaere Dial nnnld have iininli'Lilinnally included lth women and children, and Ihui have dinratfd our nrum, Tln'ir nieeeu'i Hliullld not In ineiimireil by th'1 pKHint lielunl ro-'iill-, but hy thn yord Ibat nihil eiiiue by ihe rxereirte nf rurh policy. 'I he mildieiy iuiihI , know who aro their enemies, and tho, nest of ammunition-trading -"squaw women" that surrounds this and other agencies should be destroyer". In cousideration of hiB age, General I Crook has determined to release Red Cloud from confinement, but to keep him and bi8 family under close' surveillance. Mtamwnilo u ceremony was to day performed at tho agency ; that must have been mortifying in, tho extreme to this proud but treacherous chief. It was a corona! lion, so to speak. Spotted Tail, his powerful rival, was declared the Sachem of the whole Kioux nation by i the grace of the Great Father, the president. As the representative of the laiier, General Crook invested him with the powers of a grand chief, or chief of chief's, and in token thereof presented him his commission as sucb, written upon a parchment Bcroll tied with richly colored ribbona. Spotted Tail's heart was very glad. There was a little speechifying upon bout sides through the medium of an interpreter, and hero upon this re-mole- frontier waa witnessed an aboriginal scene that lias been relit re-lit araed for centuries in princely palaces and ducal halls: "The King is dead! Long live the King!" "Down wilh Wrach pe-a-lulab! Hurrah for Ciu-la-ga lies gahl" I I must not omit to mention a valuable valu-able acquaintance that I mado today. to-day. My friend, who goes by the singular appellation of "Old Hundred," Hun-dred," ii a Texan steer, of an exceedingly exceed-ingly quiet disposition aud docile demeanor. He should be a religiously reli-giously worshiped by tho Indian Ring as was Apis, the sacred bull of the ancient Egyptians, for he has been sold and resold countless times to the agenU by the Indian beel contractors. He was early taught lo work hia wiy back into ihe main herd, after being once weighed, aud finally it became second nature to him. It is impossible impos-sible to say how many hundred times Ihie old Ikllow has run the gantlet, or how much money he has made for the contractor and out of the government. govern-ment. If he ever dies, or happens to bo killed, his magnificent horns should grace the hall ot the interior department. The Indian war is just begun, and the next expedition wdl at one bo organized and equipped. General Crook, nothing daunted by his lack of euccet, will command in person. Col. Mackenzie, fourth cavalry, will lio executive commandant, and his force will consist of six or eight companies com-panies of bis own regiment, the two companies of the third and fifth cavalry, respectively, that have not been in the field, anil of fresh companies com-panies of the fourth, ninth, and fourteenth infantry. It will start from Fort Laramie, or tied Cloud agenty, and I shall endeavor to , accompany it, deapilu the fact ol I rapidly approaching winter. 1 1 "b lecliva point wul be tin; L.ttle Missouri, Powder, d Tongue river, and even IUt- l:d cru-k, whither, il :s understood, the Sioux have gone in search of but! ali. Tno exj edition will obtain additional mppii1-, if necessary, Ir- rn the can! j union I at UIU 1 Oil It'-IK', Ol ttt lllJi UU I. IV I Ve!:.iwloiie. M' an while, tne Hij 1 1- m m.d j Yedowrtone expedition tne -uthcrn I eo ti m n is i ft ejUcmn, fcnd will be 'disbanded. '1 rit t-o.nd rivalry ro- turns lo Fori Sender. W. T., Ihe i hen l.juarlers of ihe third to Frl Liramie. V. T., with several com-i com-i panic-, the remaimb r pt.tying hero ;and guiug to y pot ted Tail and Fort Keturman; l!ie he.idquarlera ot ihe j liilh, with a number ot c- nipaniea, 'gi.ingto Fori II i-eil. W. T,, Hie ' rest lo Fort Mefncrsin and Sidney Ii trr-k, Nrhraaka; and liie infantry, by divii. n, going lo ail ll.cte ta. I 1 iie folio in? is an extract from i General Crook's orders antuMincmg tl.e c!ic of tho campaign. Iu luc campaign now cl at-d he h.u been oh. g-d Li call upuu you for I niiitli hard aerviet and manv ueti-i.t; ueti-i.t; in m "t me.lvmenl Wi-alliT ju ; nave uurin.! wiltioul fo-J ar.J alcpt j without she'ler. In your engine- mfnts you hive tvin-'cii a hi'n order of ihiciphuo and Courage, m your marches nondeihil powers ol oti-dtiraucr, oti-dtiraucr, and iu y.ftir deprivj lions un 1 haitUhlps p tl;euco and fortitude. Indian warl.iro is, oi ail warf-ire, and tlio most thank. r; mil recog-t.u recog-t.u by iho b;gh authority of the I uited Stall. Cligres- as war, ll attli k-w (or you tne d!i.ulv,inLig',a of civiiijil warfare, with all the lurnble aCtompanimcnLi that bartanani can invent and savagta can execute. In iljoti aro rtipi;rd lo arrvn uluail t:.e iiicf nlive to promotion or MVogni-lion; MVogni-lion; in truth, without faror or hope of reward. The peon'.e of our -panu ly aetihd frontier, in wh"Nf defrncr this war is W-ag'd, ha0 b,jl ! ill If Hlhlenco with tho xwriful cxiinuiunuirs in tho e.otl, their reprri-ti.utiv'a hivo hide voice in our national councils, whilu your aavaga fos are not only Iho wa:ili dl the naliuil, suppoclrJ in i ll-nraa, but obj'-eta oi irnpal!iy with lare number of ptople otlierwiao wrii uilornieil and discerning, l ou ; may. then fore. coiiraUiUte your- j eUi a that in thn porloi in tnee of your miilt.uv duty o,i hato hi en ou the ;dr I the weak a mit lh ilrotig. and tliat tho levy po-'plo thfre are on th frontier will ieiit'ii)!,i-r ji'tir llortu w,lh grulKude. |