Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-07-31

Extract Of letter ON az, officer of The United States
.army n me indian country, to a gentleman Of Ibis
city, dated Juiy 5th, 1892
"There in the field nearly volunteers and
about oOo u States troops, making in all formidable
force, the whole OF which is under the of Gen
Atkinson The force of the Indians voousy estimated
but from the best information can obtain at Head
Quarers It cannot be far from 1900, of which probably
1000 are fighting men these made up of Sacs
RlekaPoos, few WinnebagOes, and probably some
Joways, these last iniermarricd with the Sacs
Their cncampment village, where has
they intend to await attack near the Fan, akes
ot Rock river Their position is said TO be very strong
one, surrounded by marshes and thick woods The
movement of troops has already commenced TO.
wards that place, and il the Indians remain and risk
general engagement, they will be terribly logged
The army is divided into three corps, and so dis
posed OIL as 10 intercept any retreaung pares--diive
IN their scattered war parties, and finally arrive ST.
UNANIMOUSLY, with view TO cooperate with each
other at the Indian encampment, three sides of it, and
by that means forcing them, if possible, fgh-The
only thing we fear is that they will divide into small par
cs and in spite oil all our precautions make their escape
into the Chippewa country by way Portage
the Mississippi In either of these events the war will be
much potrac,ed though not less certain 10 Terminate
nay in their destruction; for however we NAV have in
voycd ourselves in this war; absolutely
ry Tor our own safety and the future peace of the frontier
that the whole band of hostile Indians be exterminated or
at least such lesson taught them will be warning TO
all others similarly situated
The papers have, doubt informed YOU of the different
murders recently committed on the frontier and the
small skrmishes Of the mounted volunteers have
mad with The enemy They generally result the defeat
OIL the WHITES who are beginning 10 respect their oppo
nents aud see the necessity OF discipline skirmish took
place at Keogs Grove, between volunteers and In
dianS which resulted i'm the the former with tho
loss OF five killed and two wounded 90 or 60 hor
SEES The Indians had killed. The force on each side
about 200. Twenty well drilled reruars viii Tho
position held by the whites in this affair." ought TO have re-
pulsed 200 Indians. Some distance from the Grove and
previous 10 the fight there the body Indians
fought bravely by handful of men and dozen tUoncn
The whites had one man killed and two wounded and
the Indians had three or four killed.
The st. Louis Times of the Ilh, publishes letter
from Galena of the 10th-irom which we make the fol-
lowing extract:
Since my last nothing from our army, which had
moved in three divisions towards where the Indians were
supposed 10 be encamped Generals Dodge and Posey
the left wing AeXanders Brigade the centre and Gen
Atkinsons on the right Poey's Brigade with perhaps
2oO volunteers from the Mines, marched from Hamons
about July LIST. The Four Lakes being only about 80
miles from this place, have anxousiy expected
Intelligence OF their movements, but hear nothing
Between us and the Ouisconsin there no force 10
the Indians, ii they wish TO the Mississippi or de-
scend the Ousconsn, which is but a few miles from the
upper -Four Lakes The lower country pretty well sur.
rounded but there is enough for the savage to break
through in this section We have hardly force sufficient
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