The New York Herald Newspaper, August 8, 1876, Page 5

CABLE From All Parts of the ‘ Old World. THE TURCO-SERVIAN WAR. Prince Milan and the Porte $ Willing for Peace. GURGUSOVATZ BURNED. Arms Purchased in Berlin for the Servians. we {PEROR WILLIAM TO VISIT BAYREUTH WAR IN THE EAST. JURGUSOVAT? IN FLAMES—-WHY THE SERVIANS EVACUATED THE CITY. : Lospon, August 7, 1876. A despateh to Reutor’s Telegram Company from Semlin, dated to-day, says:—Gureusovatz is tn flames and the Turks are burning and destroying everything in their way. It is said that the Servian General Teber nayeff is daily losing popularity. UNFOUNDED RUMORS, The rumors of political arrosts in Belgrade ate em tirely unfounded. WHY GURGUSOVATZ WAS BYACUATRD. Advices received here state that the Servian Gonerat Horvatovitch ascribes tho evacuation of Gurgusovaiz to tbe jperior numbers of the enemy. - THX GENEVA CONVENTION AND BRRYIA, In the Houso of Commons, this afternoon, Mr. Dis- Faeli, in reply to a question by John Philip Nolan (lib- eral), member for Galway county, Ireland, said the Porte, Servia and Montenegro were among the Powers who had adopted the Geneva Convention, THE SALONICA IXDEMNITY--FORTY THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING PAID BY THE SUBLIME PORTE. Coxstaxrixorim, August 7, 1870 The Porte has paid to the familics of the German and French Copsuls who were murderea at Salonica an in- demuity of £40,000, The new Governor of Salonica, accompanied by three military officers of high rank, will proceed thither to read in the presence of tho troops the judginent against those implicated in the outrage. GURGUSOVATZ FIRED BY THE SERVIANS—MANU- FACTURING PUBLIC OPINION IN RUSSIA— ARMS FOR THE INSURGENTS—THE PORTE WILLING TO MAKE PEACE AND PRINCE MILAN BUING ¥OR MEDIATION—A BRIGN OF TERROR IN BELGRADE— AUSTRIA’S THREATS TO TURKEY. Loxpox, August 8, 1876. The Sthndard’s Vienna despatch asserts thas the Servians, not the Turks, fired Gurgusovatz, VILLAGERS FLEBING BRVORE THE INVADING TURKS, Asthe Turkish troops march into tho interior the Villages are deserted by their inhabitants, The Servians lost 3,000 men at Gurgusovatz, Rein- forcements sent them by Tchernayeff, consisting of four battalions of militia and three of volunteers, ar- rived too late for tho battle, and were cut to pieces, 2,000 men being killed. MABTPACTCRING PUBLIC OPINION IX RUSSIA. Accounts agreo that the Russtan government is making the atmost exertions to eproad a teverish feel- ing among the Russians in behalf of Servia. The Rus- sian troops in Bessarabia are constantly receiving rein- * forcements. ARMS FOR TH* INSURDRITS. Large purchases of arms have beon made for Servia in Berlin, for which Roumanja yomises hberty of transit through her territory. TNE NEW ROUMANIAN MINISTRY AND TOR SERVIANS, ‘The new Roumanian Ministry means war or a neu- trality favorable to the Servians, TB PORTH WILLING TO MAKE PEACE. The Porte has diplomatically hinted abroad that it is willing to make peace if Servia and Montenegro jointly ask for it and will allow the Tarks to garrison certain Places in Servia. 4 PRINCE MILAN ASKR FOR MEDIATION. Itw roported that, in consequence of the defeat at Gurgusovatz, Prince Milan has asked for the mediation of the Kuropean Powers. PRESENT POSITION OF THE OPPOSING GENERALS. Tho Paris Patrie reports that the disaster to the Servians was complete. General Leschjanin was routed, and has been forced to abandon Sartscbar, Osman Pacha is marching to Chupria, from which point the road is open to Belgrade. General Fadijeft 1 to replace General Tchernayeff. Russign volunteers are arriving to rescue Servia, IMPORTART DIPLOMATIC CONFERENCE. * The Paris Univers states that a mecting of the Diplo- matic Corps was held on Sunday in Belgrade. It was resolved that Russian and English delegates be sent to Prince Milan to advise him to accept an armistice, with the ubject of permitting European mediation, A RRIGN OF TERROR IN RELGRADR. Le Temps represents that despair reigns in Belgrade, Tho foreign consuls are removing their archtves to places of safety, The richer families are leaving the towa. RESULT OF THE FALL OF GURGUSOVATZ, The London Times declares that the fall of Gurguso- vatz decides tho fate of the Timok Valley, between Gurgusovatz and Saitsehar, and makes the capture of the latter place inevitable. Preparations are making for the completo abandonment of Saitschar, The families have been ordered to the interior. AUSTRIA’S THREATS TO TURKEY. A Vienna despatch to the Times statos that Austria, ta reply to the Turkish protest against the closing of the harbor of Klek, declares the Protest cannot be accepted and she will enter into no Giscussion on the subject. She threatens, it Turkey faises the question, to make the measure closing the pert permanent. ENGLAND. BIR CHARLES RUSSELL'S LIBEL AGAINST THE Of rrape. y Loxpox, August 7, 1876. The Court of Queen's Bench has discharged the rule igi against the Hour for libelling Sir Charles Russell, Baronet, member of Parliament for Westminster, in the publication of several articles charging him with Gnancial legerdemain in connection with the Peruvian bonds, The defendants retracted without reserve every’ imputation against Sir Charies Rossell and paid the coats. In the course of the proceedings 1 transpired that Mr, Mac Vougall was no longer the propriotor and @ditor of the our, THE WAR TAX Ix CURA. In the House of Commons this afternoon the Hon, Robert Burke, one of the Under Secretaries for the Foreign Department, in reply to a question by Jacob Bright, liberal momber for Manchester, said German sesidonts had veen exempted temporarily trom the war tax in Cuda pending negotiations now in progress, England is rtill negotiating for her subjects and will ex- wine and maintain all treaty rty THE GRAIN ThaDE, The Mark Lane Express, im ite review of the British corn trade durimg the past wrok, says a more lively business has been had¥n foreign wheat, Millers have operatet with increased freedom, There has been no further quotable decline. The sapplies of barley con- Vnue seanty and values, therefore, are maintained, Oats are drooping in tende' , (he imports momenta- tily exceeding roquitements. Maize sells ready at uxpence decline on the week, with inquiry for dix. ant rbipments, The floating cargo trade has been de- sidedly steadier lately, wheat showing an Improvement ‘of fally 6d. a 1s. per quarter, owing probably to the un- Qetiled weather and somo HOUR—THE WAB TAX IN CUBA—THE GRAIN | PER ES, SEI SET A, TE RR IO a a | EE is SE an AE SEES | Shakespear & revival ot the Conti | NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1876.—WITH mental demand. Prices on the Continent have tm- proved lately, because the yield in France proves dis- appovating. KING WILLIAM. ME WILd. ARRIVE aT BAIREUTH on THR 12TH INST, TO ATTEND THE WAGNER FESTIVAL. ¢ Bentix, Aaguat 7, 1876. Rmperor William will arrtve at Bayreath on the 12th inet to attend the Wagner festival, and will revarn to Berlin the evening of the l4érh inst - BELGIUM. THE GATLONS’ HOME OPENED POR THE RECEP- TION OF INVALID TAKS Lospom, Augast %, 1876. A epecint dempateh to the (2% Mall Gazette trom Brussels says — The Sailers’ Home at Antwerp, for the erection of whieh considerable sums of money have deen subscribed, both In Amerien and England, is now open. GOVERNOR HENDRICKS. Sanaroea, Angust?, 1876 Governor Hendricks iett for home this evening, IRREGULAR WHISKEY. Sv, Lowrn, August 7, 1878. Some"200 barrels of irregular, or what is known to the trade as “continuous,” iskey has been seized here by revenue and it is sald large quantities of it have been shipped to Kansas, Wisconsin and Min- sour, It @ savt to have been manufactured by the Boone County (Kemtuesy) Distillery Company. THE MURDER AT TAMWORTH, N. H. " Tauwontm, Amgust 1, 1878 ‘The morder of Pact Williams by & W. Cone ix the first that bas bece committed in this place, and excties the greatest indignation. Cone ts k: an a deaperate ebaracter and entertained an olf grudge against Wil. hama The morderer is lodged in jail and was with diffieulsy saved from lynching, about 600 citizens bav- ing oollceted for that avowed purpose. MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. Wan Der. ‘Taewr, Oprice ov rue Curry Staxat Orriome, Wasuinotox, August &—1 A. M. Probatniities, For the South Atlantic States slight changes tn pres- sure and temperature, southeasterly to southwesterly winds and partly cloudy weather, with rain areas tn the Carolinas For the Gulf States, Tennessee and the Obio Valley stationary to {falling barometer, nearly stationary tem- perature, easterly to southerly winds and generally clear weather, except rain ereas in the Lower aippt Valley and westward. For the lower lake region rising, followed by failing barometer, variable winds, shifting to easteriy or southeriy and slightly cooler, clear or partly cleudy weather, i For the Eastern and Middle States stationary or ris. ing barometer, westerly to southerly winds and Alightly cooler, clear or partly cloudy weather, follow. ing light rains in Virginia, For the Upper Mississipptend Lower Missoaria val- leys and upper lake regiof, failing barometer, south. west to southoast winds, imereasing im force, and gen erally warmer, cleat of partly cloudy weather, with a storm centre advancing eastward over Dakota toward Lake Supervor. The Mississippi River will continue slowly falling from Cairo te Vieksburg and the Lower Ohio slowly rising. THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. Those who, afew days ago, flattered themsolves that we had seen the last of the extremo heat were rudely Toasted out of that opinion yesterday. It seems rather too bad that, having treated the heat with every jour- naliatic courtesy, given It daily notices, which, if dedi- cated to great mercantile concerns, would have been esteemed priceless, bowed it out in due form and po- litely turned our back upon it, wo should be = cpen woo 8 idden intrusion as unwelcome as -that of hereditary gout or an implacable washerwoman, Thero were those who, in spito of the Hxxaun's prediction, hoped against hope, and neglected to lay in asiock of that special and pe- culiar patience demanded by inundated linen with the thermometer at ningty-seven. These were to ve pitied yosterday. Their name waselegion, but no individual of the vast «array could take any comfort trom the army of bis fellyw sufferers, They wero noticeable, however, for their splendid esprit de corps—perspira- tion; at the unagual exbibition of which shirt collxrs and bosoms became greatly and assumed every posture and attit him, sympathy. To go into the sufferings jew York population yesterday would be to asemi-cremating process upon the reader, who, by the way, has to expect another considerab e instalment of solar caloric to-day, but we can sli comfort from the fact that,yif Helm! practi e millionth part of what ng into space. So let us perspire and be graicful! A thaader shower at half-past four P. M. considerately supplied the baked city with heated vapor enough to make the night almost intolerable. During a twenty minutes’ performance the lightning shattered # $100 skylight in Beekman stecet, but human life was merei- fully spared. The subjoined sunstroke list ts, happily, Hight, but is a suillcient warning in this try: weather :— SUNSTROKRS. Thomas Burke, thirty years, of No, 2 Delancey street. Patrick Dove, thirty years, of No, 61 East Broadway. An unknown inan, found at Secoad avenue aod Filty- sixth street. Jobn Huser, thirty years, of No. 842 East Forty-dfth street. Christopher Powell, sixty, of No. 247 Twenty-third street, Brooklyn. ROSTRATIONS BY THE HRAT. Tho folloWing cases of prostration by the excessive heat of yesterday were reported to the police:— Thomas Weinman, aged thirty-ve, of No. 169 Broad- way. Uoknown man, an Indian, aged about thirty-five, found at the corner of Burling sitp and South street. Luke Garvey, aged thirty-two, of No, 37 Park street, The following record will show the cbanges in the temperature for the past tweaty-four hours in compar- son with the corresponding date of last year, aa indi- cated by the thermometer at Hedaout’s pharmacy, Hxnatn Building :— 1873, 1876 1875 1876, od 76 3:30 P. - v7 OP. M. -- 9% ” orM + 9 $1 . a 8 Avorage temporatore yesterday... sedes B25 ‘Average temperature for corresponding date last year... eooee see TAM FALL FROM A WINDOW. Esther Meyers, aged twenty-nine, a native of Po- Jand, while hanging out clothes yesverday afternoon, fell from the third story window of No. 102 East Broad- way, and was instantly killed. The Coroner was nots fed. FIGHT IN A BARBER'S SHOP. Yesterday evening Martha Harris, aged twenty- seven, colored, quarreiled with Benjamin Delvo, also colored, if a barber-ebop im Clark street, from whom the received a severe cut on her wrist, She was at- tended by Dr, Cook and sent to her home, No, 28 Uiark LITERARY CHIT-CHAT. The London Publishers’ Circular, while admitting that the English are nota book baying people, adds that “they are more book buying thao any other na- thon, tho Americans. "" The Chineso government has published » vast collec- tion of historical documents concerning the rebellions jn China from 1849 to 186%, Thoso teviathans of his. tories are comprised in 743 volumes, Mr, Julian Hawthorne, who enjoys the reputation of having hbelled the Germans in his “Saxon Studies,” s now living im the neighborhood of London, and will very probably give us some caustic English studies Longmans, of London, will soon pabtish the comp! tion of the new translation of Comte's +3: Positive Philosophy,” in four volumes, This is a mach supemor picee of work to the abridgment of the same ptt, diss Martineau, previously published, Yhe third volume of Mr, orom Shakespeare will contain “Hamlet,’? edited in the same thorough manner as the proceding volumes and containing the two “Hamleta,’? os tasued in s life time, with the sources ouwwhich the drama was founded. <ioonenateninl ceili HAVANA MARKET, Havana, Angust 7, 1976, bxehange Spanish gold, 2°74 9 the” United ntes—00 days, gold, By Sine dhe, HG 10 preminm ; on London, 2 on Paris, 6! Horace I. Furness’ vari- | THE INDIAN WAR. Garbled Statements Corrected by the Officers of the Seventh. . RENO'S REPLY 70 ROSSER'S CRITICISM. The Orders and Muvements Pre- ceding the Battle. RENO'S COMMAND THE ADVANCE. All That Is Known of Custer After the - Battalions Separated. BENTESN’S RECONNOISSANCE 10 THE LEFT. PROGRESS OF THE ,CAMPAIGN. A Discouraging Report from: General Crook. Movrs or rns Rosxnup, August 2, vi emance, D, T., August 6, 1876, Considerable annoyance is felt by tho officers who participated in Cester's Aght, on accouns of the tncor- feet or garbled accounts published in some papers, They claim that a good many officers wroto a good deal abont the fight who knew nothing of it, and that they beve perhaps unwittingly dome their comrades serious injustice, Under these circumstances I thought {well to interview both Colonel Remo and Colonel Beateen, who, by general content, were the persons who conid give the fullest account of the whole affair, General Terry was too basy to be approachable for the Purpose of aa interview on account of the arrival of General Forsyth with instructions from General | Sheridan. INTERVIEW WITH RENO, Colonel Reno ts of middio stature, very strongly bait, bas wihy complexion and dark eyes, com- Dined with @ certain rapid action and frankness of mianner which make a favorable impression. He looke every inch @ soldier, und judging from his ap- pedrance and temperament would be the Jast man to leave & comrade in @ tight piace without making effort to save bim. He is very much annoyed at the unfair criticism passed on the surviving oMfcers of the Seventh by tho people who know nothing of the buttia, General Rossor’s letter he thinks wholly unwarranted. Colonel Reno sai don't usually pay attention to what ts written about me; but in this case I felt compelled to reply, as much on behalt of the other officers of the Seventh as io my own.” Your correspondent inquired if Colonel Reno bad any objection to let the Hanato correspondent see his let ter to Rosser, and offering, in behalf of the Hxna.p, to publish any statement he wished to make about tho fight as a matter of falr play. The Colonel immediately handed the drait of bis letter to the correspondent dor publication in the Hxrann, It reads as tollows:— NO TO KORRKR, Buapgvantenas Stvexta Kxaimeyt Cavatay, Canr OS THE YxLLOWwsTONE, Juiy 30, 1876, Mr. T. L. Rosssa:— Bin—When | road 0! rst part of your letter, pub- lished im the Pioneer and /ress of the 8th inst, ax copied from the Minneapolis Arening Tribune, my thought was that your motive bad only the object of a detence of a personal friend—a gall. soklier against whom you fought; but after reading all of it I could 0 longe? look upon itas the tribute of a generous enemy, since through me, you bad attacked as brave officers as ever served a government, and with the same recklessness and ignorance of circumstances as Custer 1s charged wi bis attacks upon the hostile Indians, Both charges—tbe one made against him and the one made by you against us—are equally untrue, You say:—“I feel Cumer Id have succeeded had Ieno, with all the reserve of seven companies, passed through and joined Custer after the first repuise;” and after confessing that you are fring at long range say fur- ther;—“I think 1 quite certain that Custer had agreed with Reno upon a place of junction in case of ine re- Dulse of either or both detachments, and, instead of an effort being made by Keno for such a junction, as soon os he encountered heavy resistance he took refuge in the bills and abandoned Custer and his gallant eom- Doth the promises are faire, and con- sequently all the conciusions of your letter fail to the ground, including your bitalutin talk about the last trumpes Custer’s organization of the regiment into distinct commands was not made until hall-past ten A. M. of the day was killed, and was as follows: —Co:n- panies M, A and G 10 be ono battalion, commanded by me; companies H, Dand K another, commanded by the Senior Captain Benteen; Company i, Captain ke charge ot the pack train; companies C, K, 1, Fand K to be his own tm. mediate command, with Captains Keogh and Yates as | subordinate battalion commandera He made his own selections of companies. Benteen, with his battalion, Wheal gb. My batral- was sent far to my left by Custer's order. went into the fight he was out of fon was to the Ie! village, but was brought to the froot by Cua only official orders [had from fim were about five Tillage, when Colomel Cooke, the Regt. “Custer says to move at as rapid a gatas you think prudent, aud to charge afterwards, and you will be sup- ported by the who! ad H No mention of any plan, ne thought of junction, only | the usual orders to the advance guard to aiteck by the | cha Whea the enemy was reached I moved to the front at a fast trot atthe river halted ten minutes or less to gather the batiation. I xemt werd to Custer | that I had the enemy in my fromt very strong, and miles or leas, to within @ sport Supporfng Iny command, consis men and about tweaty fire se by the columns under Caster. The village, about three | and a half miles long, w: uated upon ihe Line Big | Horn, and the twpography of the vielauy may be briefy toll, The stream was very crooked, like « | Jevier 5 1m its wanderings, and om the side on which the | Village was It opened Gut into a broad bottom, pe half or three-quarters ot & milo wide The stream was fringed, as usual, with the trees of the plar of large cottonwood—and om the opposite side was a | range of high bluffs which had been cut into very deep ravines by the surface water and by the action of the siream. Just at their base the earth had fallea mm and | left perpendicular banks, making what i* Known as cut backs As | neared the village ihe Indiaus came owt imtance of their village, 1 of 130 officers and sand guards, tollowed | in great numbers, and I was soon conriered | I pad at least against me and was [forced on the a This 1 accomplished by taking possession of a point of woous whery | found shelter for my horses | fought there, dismounted, and made my way to Within 200 yords of the villeg aud irmly believe t Mf, at (hat moment, the sevew companies had beeu together the Indians could have deen driven from their village As We approached | near their village they came out in overwhelming wom. bers, and soon the sinali command would have beea xurrounded on all sites, to prevent whicu ! mounted and charged through them 104 position I could hold with the fow mea £ hed, ¥ ou seo by this | was the atvance and the first tobe engaged and draw fire, and wis consequently the com. , mand to be supported, and not the ose from which | support could be exprcied, Ali I know of Custer irom | | the Indians withdre and immediately the to work making such rifle ty implements at our com- the time he ordered mo to attaek till Taw him bared | is that he did not follow my trail, bat kept on bis | side of the river and along the crest of the bluffs on the Opposite side from the village and from my command; that he heard and saw my action I believe, although I qould not see him, and it is just here that the Indians deceived us. “At this time I was driving them with easo, and bis trail shows that he moved rapidly down tho Fiver for threo miles to the ford, at which he attempted to cross into their village, and with the convietion that he would striko a retreating enemy. Trumpeter M tin, of Company H, and who the last time of any living person heard and saw General Custer, and who brought tho last order his Adjutant, Colonel Cooke, ever pen- cilled, says he leit the General at the summit of the bighest biuff on that side, and which overlooked the village and my frst battlefield, and as he turned General Custer raived his hat and gavo a yoll, saying thay wero asleep inf their tepees and surprised, and to charge. Cooke's orderysont to Benteen, and which | afterward saw and read, said, "Big village; big thing; Dring up the packs.” Custer’s disuster was not the de- foat of the Seventh cavalry, who held their ground for thirty-six hours etter with a force outnumbered tea to one The Indians mado-him over confident by arpear tng to be stampeded, and, ubdoubtedly, when he ar- rived at the ford, expecting to go with ease through their village, he rode ‘into an ambusoude of at least 2,000 red’, My getting tho command of the Seventh’ company was not tho result of any order or proar- ranged plan, Benteen and McDougal arrived sepa- rately, and saw the command on the bluffs and came to it, They dia not go into the bottom at all after the Junction, They attempted to go aown tho -trail of Genoral Custer, but the advance company soun sent back word they were being surrounded, Crowds of reds were scen on all sides of us, and Custer’s fate ‘had evidently been determined. I knew the pos:tion I had first takon on the bluff was near and astrong one, 1 at once moved there, dismountod and herded she pack train, and had but just time to de so when they amo upon me by thousands, Had we boon twenty minutes Jater effecting the junction not a man of that regiment would be living to-day to tell the tale, As you bavo the reputation of a soldier, and, If it in not undeserved, there is in you a spirit that will give you no rest until you have righted, as in you lies, the (Wrong that was perpetrated on gallant men by your defence of Custer, and I request you will publish th letter with such &mmonts as that spiris will dictate, Respectfully, MARCUS RENO, Major Seventh cavalry, * Desiring to haven statoment from Colonel Benteen to his share in the fight the Hrnanp correspondert sought out that gentleman and asked him to give his version of tho a Tno Colonel, who has covered himself with glory in the fight, and 1s popularly known as the Saviour of the Seventh, is an older man than Colonel Reto, with hair already gray, and, from the kindly, gentle expression ot his face, ono would scarcely expect so much decision of character as he has shown of the field of battie, Tho Colonel, in order to make the events of the disastrous day'clear to the correspondent, took his note book and made a rough sketeh of the plan of the battle, whieh I forward by mail, together with a tracing of the topographical map by Licutenant E. Maguire, of the engineers, which shows the whole ground with tho greatest accuracy. The Colonel sald -— COLONRL BRNTREN’S STATEMENT. T a@ppose wo had better begin with the formation of the battalion from the point where the battalions wero formed. 1 was sent with my battalion to the left to a line of biafis about dve miles off, with instructions to jook for Indians and sce what was to be seen, and if 1 saw nothing there to go on, and when 1 had satisfica mysclt that it was uscless to go furthor in that airee- tion to rejoin tie main trail, After proceeding through @ rough and dificult country, very tiring on the horses, and seeing oothing, and wishing to save the horses un- necessary fatigue, I decided to return to the main trai, Betore | had proceeded a mile in the dircetion of tho bluffs I was overtaken by the Chief Trumpeter and the Sergeant Major with instructions from General Custer to use my own discretion, and in case I should find any trace of Indians at once to notily General Custer, Having marched rapidly and passed the line of bluffs on the leit bank of » branch of the Little Big Horn River, whieh made into the main stream abont two and a bait miles above the ford crossed by Colonel Reno's command, as ordered, I continued my march in the same direction. Tho whole time occupied In this mareh was about an hoar and a half As I was anx- jous to regain the main command, as there were no signs of Indians, I then decided to rejoin the main ail, a8 the country before mo was mostly of the same character as that I had already passed over, witbout val- ley and without water, and offering no inducement for the Indians No valloys wore visible, not even the valley where the fight took place, until my command struck the river, About three miles from the point where Keno crosfod the ford I met a sergeant bringing orders to the commanding officer of the rear guard, Captain McDougal, Company B, to hurry up the pack trains, A milo further [ was met by my trumpeter, bringing a written order from Lieutenant Cook, the ad- Jutant of the regiment, to this effect:—‘‘Bentcen, come on; dig village; bo quick; bring packs.” And a postscript saying, “Bring packs’? A mile or a mile and a half farther on I firat camo in sight of the valley and Little Big» Horn. About twelve or fifteen dis- mounted men were fighting on the plains with Indians, charging and recharging them. This body numbered about 900 at this tino, Colonel Reno's mounted party were retiring across the river to the bluffs. 1 did not recognize til later what part of the command this was, but was clear they bad boen beaten. 1 then marched my command in line to their succor. On reaching tho bluff I reported to Colonel Reno and first learnod that the command had been separated and that Custer was not in that part of the field, and no one of Reno’s com- mand was able to inform me of the whereabouts of General Custer. While the command was awaiting the arrival of the pack mules a company was sent forward in the direction supposed to have been taken by Custer, Alter proceeding about a mile they were attacked and der pack. During this time | heard no beavy firing, there wae nothing to indicste that a heavy fight was going on, and I believe that at this time Custer’s im mediate command had been annihilated. The rest of the story you must get from Colonci Reno, as he took command and knows more than aay one else. . As Colone! Benteea woul! not go on your correspond- ent songht.Colone! Keno again and asked him to ish the narrative, wien he consented to do, RENO’ STATEMENT, On the return of the company and the closing up of | the pack males, which occurred about the same time, the whole command moved forward, proceeding about amileanda ball Daring this time dropping shots were heard, So numerous were the masses of Indians encountered What the command was obliged to dis- mount and fight on foot, rouring t© the point which vt Geet been selected It was @ crest of bills which formed depression, im whieh the pack mules and horses were herded, and men wore pnt in these crests, shelvering themselves asf they could bebind a growth of sage Lrush, This was about half-past five P, M, and we hed juss taken ap position when the In- jians came on as in thousands The fight was main. tained ip this position mati might About nine P, 3, to do—mostly hanting knives, | a fow axes and three spades, Wet aistarbed until nalf-past two on the morn. ing of the 20th, when two sharp rifle cracks opened ono of the heav est Gres 1 or withersed, and which eootinaed get half-past nine A. M., when the tury of the attack subsided. In the meantime they fred into the herd through the openteg of the valley from a hill which was beyond the range of my carbines, About 4A. M. the Indians made a charge on the front, | fended by Colonel Benteen, one of the Indians reach ine enough to his lines to touch a ded soldier with b He will never touch another. The tion of obtaining water was thea Becoming vital | nd the water being on the fron: of Company MH, about 699 yards Gistant, eskirmish line | wes formed ander the command of Colonel Begteen to | protect the © it for water, OF these one war killed and and ch the Indians remained about during the fest of the they had been disturbed, fort saw fire im the valley, faiving great clonds of dust and | smote, The Gre was evidently encouraged by the ia- coup stick wounded, Water was obtained, | annoyingly deny SUPPLEMENT. diana, and about six d'clock we saw their column come out from behind these clouds of smoke and qust on te the to biofts, ov ia; Fogular military order im the direction of the Big Hora Mountains, which were about thirty miles distant I first thought it was the retarn of Custer which bad question was settled next morning by General Terry riding into camp, who broughs the first news of Cus- tor'adisaster, Colonel Benteen, with his company, was at once despatched to the battiefield the fuct of Custer's annihilation and that he had recog- Bized the bodies of the officers whore names have vecn | Published and who fell with Caster, When battalions Were organized | was given thezeomma: M, A and G, and wax omered to proceed galt as I though: prudent and afterward to charge, and thot Lwould be supported by the whole outht, This order was brought to me by Colonel Cooke, adjutant of the regiment. I pever saw hiving, and the instruction: embodied in these words were received from him. After Colone! Cooke gave me this order he Tode with me for some time, as also Captain Keogh, and sad, ia bie laughing, smilin | “We are all gon th the advaace and | Miles Keogh is ooming, ton’? My attention Was then taken ap with the ford which I was cross with the companies, and I never saw oither aljve again, After crovsing the ford I sent word to Custer that the Indians were in front and very strong, but charged on down, followed vy him As I neared the village I saw Indians passing from the bill bebind my left flank. I knew no support could be coming, #0 I dismounted and took possession of a point of woods about half a mile up stream trom the Village, sheltered my horse and advanced tw the attack, reaching within 200 yards of the village, The Indians then came out in overwhelming numbers, and it was plain to mo that the salvation of my command which was to the the other compa- commanded by Colonel Benteen and Captain McDougal. The ford we crossed in getting to the bint was not the same wo had passed in golug to attack 1, whore I was jotued by the village. It was in front of the bluff, and it was, partially by accident wo found it When [ went into action I had only 113 mon and officers of the Seventh with me and some twenty-five scouts If 1 had not made tho charge for the bluffs my command would andoubtedty bave been annihilated as Custer’s was, The groat mi take In the beginning was that we unilerestimated the Indian strength. Tho lowest computation pats tho Indian force present at about 2,590, and some think there were 5,000 warriors present, The Inaians arethe best light cavalry in the world. 1 havo eeen pretty nearly allofthem, and I do not except even the Cos- sacks, Agnong tho gallant deeds in the Custer fight the splendid conduct of Lieutenant Cooke deserves especial mention. He was tho last officer to fall, and ho re- mained mounted to the last alter Custer’s death. Tho command of the survivors foll on him, and with his small band he repeatedly chargod the Indians, The Crow scout, whois the only known survivor, says that the Sioux warriors scattered time and time again before the desperate onslaught of Cooke and his handful of men, who tell at Jast, overwhelmed by innumerabie enemies, STEAMBLS CARROLL AND FAR WEST ATTACKED BY INDIANS WHO LINE THE BANKS—DAnING ADVENTURES OF DAVE CAMPBELL, THE PILOT OF THK FAR WEST, AND TWO sCOUTS. Sr. Pact, Minn., Augast 7, 1876 Aspecial despatch to the Pioneer Press and Tribun from Bismarck says:— The steamor Carroll arrived this morning from Gen- cralTerry’s camp, having on board General Forsyth and twenty sick and wounded soldiers, The Carroll, on her way up, when near the mouth of tho Powder River, found Indians on both sides of the river, and for two and a half hours they kept up a run- ning fire upon the boat, only succeeding, however, in slightly wounding one soldier. ATTACKKD BY THR INDIANS. Tho steamer Far West, after leaving Buford for Ter- ry’s camp, found her load was too heavy, and dis- charged part of her cargo, principally grain, at a point about seventy-five miles from Buford, On her return forthe cargo it was found that the Indians had do stroyed most of the grain, and at this point the Indians attacked the Far West She had on board Colonel Moore, with three companies of soldiers, The indians stood on both banks of the river and with oaths dared Colonel Moore with his troops to leave the boat and land. A few shells were fired from a twelve-pounder, which scattered the In diuns, and they’ disappeared trom the south bank. Dave Campbell, pilot of the Far West, with two Red scouts, ‘then Jandod and wont out to reconnoitre, They soon “found that tho Indians were endeavoring to cut them off from the boat, and, turning their horses heads, they started as fast as possible for the steamer, Seven Sioux had circled £0 as to Intercept them, and it became a raco for dear life, The horse of one of the scouts began to fall behind and was soon shot. The scout started ‘on foot, but it was no use. The same Stonx who had killed his horse soon reached him, and put a ballet through his tungs. Dave Campbell heard the shot, and, looking behind, saw the wounded scout lying on the ground, He eatd to the other scout that they mu: go back and get that man. 4 NOBLE BRED Although :t was as much as theif lives were worth they turned, and as they did so they “saw the Sioux dismounting from his pony. Dave fired and the Sionx jell, with his scalping knife in his hand, Dave and the Red then scalped the Sioux and started with the wounded man for the Far West. During all this timo Colonel Moore, although with three companies of troops, font no one to the relief of the three men. MIGHT BRAVE SOLDIBRS. Finally Grant Marsh, Captain of the Far West, calied for fifteen volunteers. Fifteen soldiers immo- diately offered their services, but Colonel Moore or- dered them not to leavo the boat However, eight of them, contrary to orders, went with Captain Marsh and brought in Campbell and the two soouts. Colonel Moore threatened to court martial those eight men then and there, Tho steamboat men do not hesitate te pronounce Colonel Moore's conduct cowardly in the extreme. GESRRAL TERRY PALLING RACK. General Torry has {ollen back eighty miles from his camp on the Big Horn and ts now camped near the mouth of the Rosebud, country bas been fired by Indians, and prairio fires extending for miles can be seen in every direction, and General Terry finds it diMcult to get grazing for his horses. ORNERAL CROOK HARRASSED BY INDIANS, A scout from Goneral Crook reached General Terry Angust 2, barefooted and almost destitute of clothing. Crook was bus seventy-five miles from Terry's com- mand and was trying to reach him, The Indiana, how. ever, kept picking off his men, driving im his scouts and stealing his stock so that his advance was very much retarded, being only able to march about six | miles por day. i a GENERAL CROOK'S REPORT TO GRYRRAL TERRY. General Crook, trom his camp on Goose Creek, July 16, wrote to General Terry as follows :— Gavenat—l have the honor to acknowledge recoipt of your letter of July 6, brought into camp July 12 by Corporal Stewart's party of the Seventh cavalry. I had determined to attack the Indians immediately after the arrival of my supply train, bat abont that time f learned that the hostiles had received reinforce. tents, and I also learned at the samo time that I could get eight companies of the Fitth cavalry, so I co eluded to deter the movement until the arrival of there reinforcements, whieh have now been ordered here. 1 expect to bo Joined by them about tho tast of the present month, = * ‘On the 5th Inst, I sont oat a party of mounted troops ander Lieutenant Sibley, Second cavalry, to escort one of my guides who was to feconnoitre the country in When they reached & point near where the Litile Big Horn debouches trom the mouniains they cane upon as large ‘party of hostiles and were convinced that the village of the maiy body of hostiles was in that vicinity, Since then I have had nothing definite more than seeing I mokes down the Powder and Tongue rivers; but I am of opinion that they are still in the locality indicated by the rovonngssance, 1 am rationed up to the end of September and will share with you and yours everything T bave as long it lasts, should the two commands come together, whother the Indians shall bo found in this or in your department. onr front. vanced by combination I will most cheerfully serve un- der you When tho Fifth arrive here I expect to have about 1,600 izhting men, beside some friendly Indians, and it is my intention to move without any further de- Jay. 1t1# alse my intontion to leave my wagon train on the Tongue River, near where it comes out from tne Big Horn range. So should you not meet any large train of Indians going cown the river or not rev ceive any further information from mo it would Probably be best tor you to move to my supply camp. We broke camp on the South Gooso this morning and are going gradaaily aloug the hilis toward thi | Tongue River and anticipate getting about as far as the north fork of the Goose about the samo time that my Feinforcements como up. It is reported that the men in both commands are very much disheartened. WATER LOW IN THE TRLLOWSTONE, The water is very low in the Yellowstone and falling every day. The steamer Sitvor Lake will leave to-day with lum- ber for the new posts. The steamers Durfee to-night from the Yellows REFUSAL OF CANADIAN INDIANS TO TAKE PART IN HOSTILITIES AGAINST THK UNITED STATES. 4 Josephine are expected Orrawa, August 7, 1876. The latest advices received by the oe from the Northwest Territory are to tho fect that the Canadian Indians had refaned all in@gatives to take part in the hostilities againat the United States, The report telegraphed from Cheyenne that Sitting Bull is being joined by stragglers from the British Territories w% probably a canard. . BUILDING THE NRW FORTS. St. Pact, Minn., August 7, 1876, About 200 mem had been ¢: d by the Quarters master’s Departinent to start to-morrow for Bismarck, and thence%o the Yellowstone, to build the new forts recently authorized by Congress; bat in consequence of the low water in the Yellowstone, which prevents the forwarding’ of building material this fall, and the ability of the army to protect baiiders of forts, the chief quartermaster of this Dc partment late this after. noon countermanded the ordér ior forwarding the men, THE AMMUNITION OF THK INDIANS NRABLY KXHAUSTED--THRIR ANTICIPATED RETIRE- MENT TO THE BIO HORN MOUNTAINS—HOW THEIR CONNECTION WITH THE AGENCIES If REPT UP. Wasmixcton, August 7, 1876, War Department officials say shat the recent joint resolution paxsed by Congress prohibiting tho supply ot special metallic cartridges, either directly or indi. rectly, through Indian traders to the Indians will have ‘a good eficot in aiding to secure a closo of the Sioux Indian war at an carly date. PROUADLE COURSE OF THE DOSTILES. Among the best informe: oMcers of the army here who are experienced in the moves of the Indians the impression prevails that the Sioux, after their tamilica are located, will go up into the Big Horn Mountains and tako tho best defonsive positions there to resist the operations of the United States government troops, their ammunition being already nearly exhausted in. the recent fights, THK ALLEGED BREAKING UP. The movement which isso shrewdly and strategts cally given out to thd” public as adopted by the Sioux, and which is to cover their separation or dividing up for the time being, is simply A SHRBWD COVER on the part of the Indiwns merely for (he purpose of | getting their runners into the agencies so as to make their reports to the agency stay-at-home Indiaps, no- tify them of their wants and to provide the usual couriers or expresses between tho field forces and the old council Indians of the Red Cloud and Spotted Tail agencies. The couriers come in covertly for both sup- plies and war horses. HOW THK INDIANS ARE ENCOURAGED, The opinion prevails that the Indians aro recetving encouragement secretly from the Ministerial cham~- pions of the peace movement to try and choke up the action of the Sonate for the time being. They aro told to keep hammering at tho government and that the feast would be evontnally opened unto thom, AGENCY INDIANS WANT PRACK. ‘A request trom Agency Indians to the Indian Com- missioner to use his influence in having operations against the hostile Sioux suspended until they could have an opportunity to confer with them in the intor- est of peace, having been referred to the proper aw- thorittes of the War Department, has, In the absence of the General of the Army, been referred to General [CoNTINUED ON EIGHTH PAGE.} COMMODORE VANDERBILT. Throughout yesterday Commodore Vanderbilt was comfortable and received a number of personal friends, and (reely conversed with thom and the various mem- bers of his family, During the morning the invalid partook of tea and poached eggs on toast, and during the afternoon and evening was pormitted to eat all the watermelon he desired. Daring the past two days the Increased temperature has had a benofelal effect on the pauient. The physicians remarked @ similar effect daring the Iast heated term. Dr. Lindsley said at ten o'viock last might that in the matter of stromgth the Commodora was bolding his own, It was thought thea physicians tna Mr, Vanderbilt would remain without chango for the worse «uring the night M De Forest, his nephow, in attendance, sald that sini Saturday evening the Commodore had talked more thas he had done probably daring any previous woek for several years His mind is clear on all business mat tent twelve o'clock P. M. Mr. Vanderbilt's condition was unchanged, and po apprehensions of immediate danger wero entertained. Mr. De Forest and Dra Lindaley and Elliot were the only gentiemenin the house, The Commodore ate some eggs, toast and watermelon about midnight, and appeared to rest easy, Mr. De Forest replied to tho Hrnain reporter's ine quiry concerning the rumor of a large mortgage on Now York Central, that there could be ao truth ia the report and it was probably intended ter stock jobbing purposes, HOTEL ARRIVALS. Congressman Josiah G. Abbott, of Boston, ts at the Fitth Avenue Hotel, Judge John Erskine, of the United States District Cours for Georgia, ts at the Gilsey Houss, William T. Wright, United States Consul af Santos, Braztl, is at the Windsor Hotel Colonel P, Mella and Colonel R. Cerero, of tho Spanish Army, are at the Hoffman House. Congressmen Jobn 0. White. house, of Poughkeepsie, is at the Albemarle Hotel) Ex-Congresaman William Loughbridge,tof lowa, te at the Sturtevant House. 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