, 1840-04-11
From The No.. Republican of The An INST.

From The No. Republican of The An INST.
INDIAN DIsTURBANcEs.-By the steam boa,
Euphrasie. we received yesterday, two let.
tiers from Fort L~eavenworth, describing fresh
Indian difficulties, on our North West Dor.
der. We subjoin the following, which m
10 us from an officer in the U. S. service. The
other is also from an officer. and takes a wi.
der view of the whole. We are unable this
evening to get it into type, but shall give it
a place On Monday.
The Indians, prompted by their starving
and impoverished condition, and knowing
the small number of efficient troops at Fort
~Leavenworth, may be induced to 60 to great
Lengths; and should other tribes combine
with them, there is cause aPprehend the most
fearful consequences, TO our frontier settlers.
The substance of our informlnts letter is as
follows:
"StIong symptoms Of open war have lately
been manifested by the Indians south of the
Missouri, bordering on Buchanan county, the
north west county of this state. The Cit.
zens of this comfy have addressed two let.
tiers on the subject TO Col. Kearny, comman-
ding At Fort Leavenworth. The first, dated
18th inst, states that NAV of the Otoes
from the Big Platte have crossed into the
state, in small parties of fifteen or twenty,
and have i~npudently and f0rcibly levied
contributions from all of the whites that thew
met withholding their stock, and taking
away whatever of grain and other things
they might want-and in one instance, they
stopped man on the road. stripped him of
most of his clothing, and threatened bis life,
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would give them a key Of whiskey as soon
rs they could reach n trading house where
it could be purchased.
The second letter is dated 2Ist inst, and
from the same place, the Narrows of the
Ani>hnabotany (; and represent that the
whole or a greater part of the Ioway's had
into the state, in Il body, and had
and were then committing still
greater outra-eS on the inhabitants than the
other things, insulting the
women IN the most indecent manner
They had no woman or child with them.
were well armed with rifles painted, and
with extra mochasins, and in thc;:
condJct. rs IN their appearance, gave the
reason TO believe that they intend
ri - war with the whites.
In iii; part Of the state immediately threat
aned. there are not enough OF settlers 10
lni'e and make I stand agains. the Indians
in their letters 10 Col. kearny, they ex-
press the greatest apprehension Of danger,
md urge upan him IL send troops TO their
protection. Ol the receipt Of their first let
.er the Colonel desI atched TO their assist
,nce. all of his disposable force, which only
,m0-ntcd to- one hundred Dragons. under
lie command NJ Capt. Boone. This, it was
would be sufficient to check the
ltocS but should these unite with the
as they probably will. they will
ointIy number, perhaps six hundred warri-
against whom the lite force of Cap,
Boone would be entirely inadequate. On
he receipt Of the second letter from Buch-
man county Col. kearney has suggested to
Iai. Gen. Atcheson, of Clay county, the
'ropric;y of sending three companies of ma
ltia, OF his division, 10 the assistance of
Boone. The decision Of Gen. .Atche.
is not yet known.
II Is unfortunate that three companies of
of the proper garrison of Fort
-eavenworth are still absent at Fort Gibson,
whittier they were sent last winter, on the
equlSltion of Gen. Arbuckle and where,
ccordIn5 to our best information, they are
ot and never were required for any useful
urpose-the difficulty with The Cherokees,
any ever existed, being long since settled.
Ince the departure of Capt. Boone's com
,and. the force at Fort L.eavenworth is less
nan forty effective men
A hope is entertained that the Otoes and
'way's may yet be forced to leave the state,
they shall have committed murders.
r made open war; but they are a reckles s.
Il OF Indians, unrestrained by any Of their
1lef's, and if once fairly in the field against
lie whites, they would probably be joined
y the Omahas and other wild Indians of the
'giolr, until a powerful force would be re
to reduce them.
March 81, 1870.