Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-09-28
&c Li.u.Iso,k, AlAaasss G.Ast.e, Of IL als.

Tie ii,titiio,k, Arkansas Gezet;e, oil the els
July says:--
The last mail f. ON the south. we uniers' and,
bToogh' letter 30 Gov. !IAap. from Ma CUNI
MINs, Commanding Officer al Fort ro~ son, EN-
closing Procism.tion which hs- been recently
promulgated by Col. Robbins and Buckhani, CHE
latter, a'so, Mexican clhcer and ,ecen,iy OF Mil
Ter ccuny) inviting volunteer to joia their stan
ia'0, ior the purpose OF making on and plum
jering the Indians in the Mexican territories, who
ere hos'iie TO that government. We have not seea
he Proclamation, bat undcr-,and IL cffers TO vol
uatrers, In addition TO the usual ray OF uoUps of
lie line, The whole proceeds OF all captures which
they msy make from the Indians I lie volunteers
are directed to meet AT any point son'h OF Red riv-
er, and west OF he Spanish Bluff. which we under
stand, Is some - OF 50 miles asst OF Miller e. H..
end IN part 81 ,he country where tie su'Lo,ities
oil this reTTitory continue 10 exercise civil ii.,sic-
tion.
This proceeding, whether authorised or not by
the msAican auihOiiies, calls loudly ia our opin-
ION, tor the in eTierence OF our government. Such
predatory parties against tia Indians, calculated
10 eNaspe'aie then against our cI;izens, however
innoeent ihey may be, and Ill unqu.s, ION ably
SUIT IN their attacking snl making rspIisaIs Oh all
hunting parties HON ibey may fall in with and on
our frontier settlements, Tor nil dspredi,ions hic
may be committed on hem l;isif lro periy by
! the.e Mexican vo.u,t.e.s
! iSutse1ient accounts slsie, that te expedition
had s'aried; about - a.@el men, with large
surplus OF arms AMI ammunition, for which 1t is
Calculated 10 have recruit their msTch-ii Is
saii 20 be Pi""deTins expedition against The
{ Csmanche and Pswnee indians
The Sansamo (I!iinos) SPECTATOR, contains a
letter from Col. Il. M. Neal-, ccminandin. lie.
tacnmen' OF Illinois riaemen. ard dated "Csm1
Scot. feve' River, August l6, 1921" giving al
account oil an expedition 10 Rocky river about
~ miles beyond Fort Clark, and between so an,
W irom Fort Grotlot, IN quest of hostile Indians
II appears thai Indians were seen, nor any re-
ceh' traces ~ the Ouisconsin. number of Indian
ioHSes were seen, ''whcn appeared TO have bees
aoandoned about three or four weeks - Clone
Neaie Is rather inclined to he opinion tha, th
general de>ertion OF ile'counuy Is an indication
'hai lhe Indians "arc mr!italinc ssrous war;
lac ,ame paper contains the foil wing lette
hem novefnor Csss and C'loieI Nike ne,:
! Eelty Ground Butte des Morris,
For Ri0er, dug Oh, 1927.
GENT EaIEN.--Ne have the honor =, stat,
Tor your nformAiion, that we had been IN councl
with the Indians several days, ON the various ,oplc
committed to u by the governhent.-
ihere are more then Two thousand Indians ore
SENT ABOUT one fourth OF wbon are WiHnebsgou s
very few of those, however are from Rocl
Sivef; aid The reason assigned by the Others Is
mat they are too much alarmed TO come Tbos
"ho are mere are humble, and e.ince every dis,o
z!lon 10 remain at peace Among them are son,
oil The principle Chiefs of the nation who aisavov
all participation in the ouirsses committed uru,
he Hiississippi, and attribute them 10 the prair
Ia CTope btnd. THESE they say have associate
themselves with the Sioux, and Withdrawn frou
TIE proper authority OF the iribe. However ,hi
may be, we have not mitch confidence In WIN
nendSo rToies,aIons, or Wlnnebsgo Professions
i51t we coIa;uunicale the facts, as evidence tina
'I=ir Tears are excited, heir dispositions are no
changed.
Weleel confident that there is nothing To an
prehe"d from the Wnuebsgoes of this region
and we ae inclined TO think thar these upen Ror,
ltiVef are DESTROYS of peace. OF recent event
upon the Mississippi, aud Of the con.eGuence
winch may How o them, you ale tetter tn BE
10 Judge than We
Fe'y respectfully, gentlemen, your obe,Iien
servants, LEWIS CASS.
THO L. M'kENNEY
20 the Committee elected for directing, IL. do
ience OF The Sever River Settlement
WdR .AG.1EN.
ILLIScIs, Sept. s. BY Col. Field who =,
rived at tn's place on Wednesday evening La
from Fever River Lead Mines, we learn, ,ha, be
Toe his departure from that place, letter was re
ceiyed i'oIn Gen. Atkinson, dated at Prairie ..
Chen, 2Oih August, enclosing letter from Gov
Csss and T. l.. Mckinney, ". State. Commit,
sloners, Tor holding treaty with The Indians ,
Green BY. Mr.. Cas- and Mr.. MrKepne
stsle TIA, they could effect nothing by coun
ciiinG with the WInnebagoes tia, ma, nm
iouth OF the. Tribe attended, and that those VIII
dii attend, refused TO give up he perpetrstor
OF the murder at Prairie ds Chien and those en-
gagged IN The attacks OF the contractors boats DIES
cending lie river from 81. Peters
They further remark thai Shsmbly the chef n
The O!,oways had been 6 The Pat,owatoui.s
and reported to the Commander at Cbie,oo. tina
the Pa towaiomes, and WIna ebagoes were nal
ING Preparations for war, by =ecre,ing ,her wa
men and children and preparing provisions for
campaign. Mcssrs. Cas- AMI Mckinney j .f,1rne
Gen A'kisson q at terms could be made wit
the Wunebsgoes, and sdyi Ell kim to icarci, INN,
G:aicJ, tearing that attack would be made n,
The miners 1t Fever River. The Letter bears IN
dale OF August 18Th.
Gen. Atkinson accordingly marched with Col
meu from the Prairie on the % h ulr. Genera
Whitesides and Col. Dodge on the same d.
marched from the mines, with $50 mounted men
/ Two hundred uien from Green BAY, with IO(
| Menomnes, were TO leave Green Bay on the Is,
Aug tor The Porisgs between The Oaisconsjn an,
Fox rivers. where The whole body of tIooos rver
TO Fendezvo"s. An attack Will ;i;cn be ni Il. uco,
the hostile Indians, and ON the force employed
we cannot but snuclpsie speedy sc Element II on
ind'an difficulties. The council al Green B.y wa
~ Oe eioSeo o" Tie loih August hEei