Show BY RA R RAEH A ph AMERICAN i denver cul 47 4 the highest point blui yet attained by nuy auy railroad im han has been reached in the summit of the Ij aveta pass in the saugie de cristo mountain hy jy tb south western exten siou odthe denver hud ind rio theal thoai tho altitude ef the summit 19 is 19 JM seeh feet t BOZEMAN monta Mont 4 tha th the A avat v ant courier gouner i gives the following particulars of the recent brilliant victory of ellia ellis battalion in the battle of muddy Creek A careful isonoe our data assure us of thel general correctness of the appended account of this probably the most effective blow yet struck the hos bos tiles oa on the dinst general miles with his detachment of second cavalry and com companies daniea of the and twenty second infantry accompanied by a wagon train left lot lately stir rendered surrendered Cheyenne a the line was up tongue river nive five miles w where here were sub subi i tacks and the bah alf train leatto left to follow arross across the country to the rosebud res Bes ebud the he paint aimed almed foit for till three companies of infantry were mere were leac of to escort thia this train which followed low edthe the day after the of the command the march con night anu ana dwy day the filae I 1 being discovered by cavalry add and indian scouts on ath at 8 9 nm A wasl made when two days rationed were issued to the officers and men and pack a adli ed on their saddies saddles preparation the march wa esuna a edat 2 am ava I 1 on the ton tin 1 The location of mhd v village illge canine was wa nine maleu amilear W muddy creek a brani ch of th the I 1 rosebud ebud about fifteen billeg from 16 the 6 junction paint of wid vid terr and vind crook last july reaching this point gen mites miles ordered the he hosp tiles to surrender the camp being composed comp oed mainly of bioux bloux and ps the chier chief louei deer advancing and offering to shake hands with mires he sio fio one of our accounts refused and turned tot to leayo the chiep chief a another asserts that he accepted acco acce pied the offer at any rate a moin morn moment ent later laler lone deer aimed his gun firing fiting at miles the latter escaped only by falling over his horse horbe shot instantly killing this pr derly of 0 the second caval ryuho fell pierced through heart this outrage opened fight as miles immediately ordered a charge with instructions to spare none f with H company second nuj nul cavalry and the h portion of his hia command being eri ori dered to charge the vill village 8 gaj did BO 0 with a rush killing 1 severi severe bos tilea and capturing the herd berd of about ponies utterly demora abi JUI zing aing nig fig the 0 outfit their charge was anade ai th rugh through the tho village V ith the iosa losa aaman kaman of a man the squaws squads ac lively participated in the right two ift in particular making independent harges charges ie against ti to infantrymen mhd ho soon brought this performance toan to an end by weans means means ofa of a raco race cartridges the hostile then fled to the as the remainder of the came up and passed through the now ow deserted village it then W ilowit the indiana indian 9 over AA a I 1 broken country coun iny iry where many nar row escapes occurred and d chargi ngon from hill hlll to hill nr nn ho hoilma bima iimA necessary many escaped the brush anti antT down the tho bedo bed M I 1 ho the muddy leaving everything ang behind them the contested field wa wa fota time the scene of showery abul of bullets and hand to hand conflicts th the battle raging from to aam ram in the retreating tio lio sules were were followed by the cavalry for five nii nit mites tes ies when the pursuit was wag I 1 abandoned and the command again reached the train on the ninth A heavy rain fell moat of the time adding to the difficulties of the occasion all account gonci gonei concur i in awa ruing me praise i all enid engaged ged id the fight that night rhe the entire command camped together it was a terrible n night I 1 h bain rain and picket firing b continued t inked until cayll daylight 9 ht the nien aud and animals having no rep repose D tili till next day it was a complete surprise the village hilving having no knowledge of t he the approach of the troops till just before tor for the opening attack the management of the march and I 1 th e at atack taek tack 1 confer high credit upuia upon miles mites l i and all concerns con concerned cerne d the second cavalry has haa barbed ear bed gratifying jau tau laurels and having at last had a chance had shown what if cae cag can do upon opportunity we wp regret the ilece efty of recording cordi fig the casualties as follows killed Compan Compa yF privates mar tin dale bale and Gako waky waby com company pany H privates Priva tes tea and abd ach rem ar allo ailo f the Second cavalry wounded Vo und eulier fuller slightly in the right houlder js should eq 1 company E F privates clones and fryer J ry byan ryan au arid arld and jeffers Je flers company Comp any aby 11 pr liae eom company etiny ij pit vale vaie mel mei wilkes allot ail all of th the e second I 1 juav airy alry sixteen si X t k en horses ver also kihe kine tiie the lios Ifo stiles ijes stiff erod severely in skied and L I 1 U ded ved lone deen deer cb ier ter abad head sold warrior and pud aud iida lida star chief medicine man mau besides at least forty two warriors killed sonie borrie of whom were left on the nield field and as a s many inore wounded and carried off the camp consisted of fifty one otio nuu u commanded by lone deer head hend foldier riol dier and iron star and was waa a regular depot of meat ponies pontes arms camp ten utensils ton sils and equipage pf af every elvery kind these indian indiana bad nad hao been into tongue iuva in part vart at beasts fact was drav enby euby the ibe capture pt material they bad had hadre rex at the cantonment I 1 j it ia Is evident sp so writes our correspondents e fit th ey nere were the renegade sor ork ail all II labe the bands and were doubtless h a of bf au all the non nou surrendering hostiles ho 08 stiles tiles this letter concludes thus thui it is the general genera opinion here that thi this camp canan 1 1 was forming with hostile hos tile intent and that had bad it not been broken broken up wa 1 have had a very stron strong 9 body of or determined and well weli su sup p i piled plied Indian sto IV deai deal t li the amount of property captured and anti destroyed was immense we have a list lisien lri iia our posie possession islon U mada made ion lon the field 00 or OD i more moro ponies nifty fifty threet geb two bales of more pounds 0 af tobacco cb three bales of blankets at t east twenty wagon loads pounds of dried neat bev sev ral 45 calibre carbines er erl erf s bana banu anad many emidy besides large rg e quantities of ammunition and trinkets tk and clothing frying 9 I 1 pans etc a seventh cavalry air horse horbe and army accoutrements ts stolen from ci custer custen t r or and abd many other i 2 things ings too to I 1 in A faut e I 1 it was 3 a co complete ehg clean ewall pj abat I 1 cavalry I 1 iry had bad the hor hox horion iob iok of shooting t the q attempted assassin of gren miles I 1 I 1 ibi chie f woh wah Je jenners jenders flers arid arld wk waa 4 tak hakja ja second aim aina when captain NVIA to idi r shot him bini through I 1 the ithe head I 1 i when the earner carner lew left for tor bozeman man capt cfall with bl his hig four of the second cavalry and COMI enles P F H and twenty second infantry and a three was occupying the paule attle attie nield field i awaiting further or ders jers ars aj P gland giand 1 I of lile the infantry bad had been upon the captured i i stock which was in fine nine condition condit lun iun and pt a il far superior anat ure to andly et rendered I 1 i ou thel gen allies and escort ke returned turned to the where a further moy ement 0 great jm ini bor boi tance cewill will be inaugurated I 1 |