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Show THIS Itl.VTK HlLLtt. Gimcrul. Mcrritt on New Scent Crazy Horse to bo Attacked. At-tacked. Chicago, 17. A special to the Tribune from camp on Amphibious creek, Black Hills, October 13, via Fort Laramie 10, says: General Mer-ritt Mer-ritt with ail the best horses of (he 5th cavalry altogether with 60 selected men from the second jnd 120 from the thial cavalry lelt here this morning morn-ing at10 o'clock with 10 days rations and loO rounds of carbine and 12 rjund of pistol ammunition per man, en ruu'e for the branch of the Cheyenne river, where it is reported a large band of ludians, le 1 by Crazy Horse and other hostile chiefs, have formed a winter camp. The detachments of the second and third cavalry are fcimed jiito these troop3, officered respectively hy Captain Pea'.e and Lieutenant Hall of the second cavalry and Captains Monahan and . Van Vliet and Licutcuanta .King ' and Sir.ead of the third artillery. Dr. V". 1 T. McGillingcuddy accompanies the ! command as medical officer. No I wagons aro liikch. The ration, excepting ex-cepting one day's, will bu carried by ! p.iek mules. The 400 fresh h rses I which reached litre day before ycsler-jdaj ycsler-jdaj with recruits for the fifth will be used in remounting the old soleliersof this regiment, who will accompany General Meirilt's Uying column. |