The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-11
Indian Movements.


the following extract from letter received BY him
10, is47:1 r>'
/ reached this place on the 10TH COMPANY A, Sub
lette's Rangers) We were sent ahead with other
company. The colonel reached here yesterday-ths
other companies will be here to-day or Tomorrow and
will commence com, cutting hay and building winter quar-.
spring party Of Otto Indians came to this place
the nth large party Of Sioux had attacked their VII
lage killed 20 OF their tribe burned the village and
troyed the Some Of the children drowned
whilst crossing the river The Pawnee farmer to
camp the l7th and reported some 800 Sioux
at the Pawnee village destroying the The Paw
were all out on hunt and the Sioux ntsnd re-
manning there until they return. The Sioux went to
the farmers house, destroyed the blsoksmiths shep,
with all the tools and such property they able
The farmer and seven men with him came In to US.
Company will leave here the ID for Grand
Island, Platte river The engineer will accompany us,
to select place 20 for building fort next spring W:
has the advance 1t possesses some advantages.
1t will be remembered that the Oregon battalion il to
Sioux against the Pawnees and Ottoes also the
Of the Omahas sgsinst the Mormon snosmpmsnt,
will make IL necessary send additional force OF
mounted men To the Plains.
Correspondence of the st. Louis Republican.
FoRr KEARNy, Sept. n, le47.
The Oregon Battalion arrived here the 18th inst.
An express that here the PMwnee village
gives the information that the Sioux had taken posses
sion of village absence Of the Pawnse braves
who were hunting buffalo The Pawnees were expected
in daily and 10 expected that fierce battle has taken
place The Sioux have II joined by the war party who
sacked the Otoes as Is generally supposed two
thousand warriors MIR. McErey, who Is just In from
the Pawnee village, states that the Sioux destroyed
blacksmith shop and tools aud also injured his property
and told him, with the ether whites there, to remain
quiet and they would not be molested Capt Subletts,
with three lieueDaots and sixty -four privaes and
commissioned officers, leaves for Grand Island to-
morrow to accompany Lieut. Woodbury. in selecting
suitable site for tort IL Lay be that the Sublette RAN
OF it.
Another letter from same post dated on the 2lst
that about five hundred Otto Indians arrived there
on the 10Th ut the Sioux ntis having made descent
upon their village Fort Kearny, and killed soms
twenty persons They burned their village destroyed
the corn, and put the whos population to flight
ADVENTURES OF GREEN MOUNTAIN Boy The
town Of Newfane III Tins county, WAS many years
since the birth place OF infant who chrstsned
Paul Holsnc K. As ms grew no TO manhood, tho
spirit OF fauke. 'erprse carried him TO Canada and
In the interior Of tue country h- prac
tice oflaw His Industry aod rewarded
with success aud after TIM be removed for more u-ra
tive practice city OF Montreal Prosperity good
fortune still stten ted hn and ha became u cxud-
date and was elected TO the Canadian Parliament where
his ability and good judgment secured TO him respect
able position and influence Whil- member OF Parlia
ment he received letter to be written by
old lady in England also OF the name OF stating In
substance, that she had not single relAtive and
In the world that seeing his in the papers,
member Of the Canadian Rsrliament and 1t being the
hers, she thought perhaps he might be of the
family She further stated that she possessed
of considerable property, and knew Of kindred to
whom to leave It, and that II he would come to see her
she would all his expenses and make him heir to her
property Mr. X supposing this to be- hoax made no
months he received another letter from the same
person urging In still stronger terms his visit to her. and
with much apparent sincerity and esrnsstutss that
he resolved go to England and that truth there
in It, lie did 20, and found the lady shs had de-
scribed herself She was living In eeg ant mansion
and in handsome style She delighted with the vist
ofMr H. and spared pains to make It agreeable him
After having spent time there he prepared to
home The old lady betrayed all his expenses and
made him many presents and before his departure she
renewed to him her promise to leave him NIL proper
ty related the incident which led to the correspon-
dencs She informed him that in early life she the
betrothed Of young Of the CT Paul Holland,
who was officer in the British army. That be had
tas and she had since remained unmarried and true TO
his memory That seeing his name, uniting the name
OF her lover and her che struck with the snsu
lar coincidence and thought she could not better show
her devotion to the memory Of her betrohed than
bestow her property upon him who seemed by his
to be the representative Of boh lie left her and
turned Montreal aud within year Afterwards recsv-
ed intelligence Of her death and that by her will he
made sole heir to her estate He set out imme dstey
for England and his arrival found ali things pre-.
pared for him His claim recognized and he entered
at into the possession Of large fortune. lie
In the enjoyment Of his good fortune ut Montreal and 10
recently has been a member Of the Canadian Par
lament This Is true sketch OF the history OF Yer
mont boy, and there doubtless many such. The
gons OF fiction and the highest flights Of the msgins
ton, do not furnish more romantic adventure
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