The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1847-01-30
From the Cincinnati Commercial.
Indian Battle.
InteresiingtrOm the Frontier Threatened Indian
WWS-Toy1ble and COacydly .UGssdcye,

InterGsiingtrOm the Frontier Threatened Indian
WUS-Io17bie and COacadiy .NaSSdcre,
A letter from a gentleman at Coun-
Gil Bluffs, dated on the 18th of Decem-
Der, to his correspondent in st. Louis,
states that, on the previous day, band
OF the Omahas were met by a band Of
the Sioux. in the neghborhood of the
Bluffs, that Il battle ensued between
them; and that the Sioux killed sixty
of the Omahas before the conflict ter
minated.
The following particulars we find in
a letter to the ST. Louis Republican:
1t was a cold-blooded butchery Of
women and children, in the abspnse Of
all the warriors of the village. On the
night of the 10Th and 18th, the letter
states, war party Of Yancton Sioux
Indians defeated aud destroyed fourteen
tribes of the Omaha tribe of Indians,
located at the time at Woods Bluffs.
situated about sixty miles from this
place--BellevIew. The men and war;
riors of the Omahas had left the camp
on hunt; and the Sioux, soon after
they reached the cam p, discovered that
they only had women and children to
contend with. The slaughter was ter
ribIe bIe--seventy-lhree We're killed, and
nineteen mOrtaIly wounded. Two
men made their escape--one of them
named Jos. LyAeche, trader in the
employ of Mr.. Peter a. Sharpv. and
at the time in charge Of stock Of
goods.
He ran from the scene Of blood bare
footed, and arrived at Bellevue " with
both feet frozen. Mr.. Sharpy and
Maj. Miller, the present agent, des-
patched party Of men to ascertain the
facts, and they confirmed, on their re-
turn, the report of LuAeche. They al
so report that five of the Sioux Indians
had been killed, no doubt stabbed by
the Omaha squaws. Gong twenty
miles further than the ground OF the mas
sacre they found the place where the
goods Of the trader had been divided
among TIE robbers.
%. it seems, adds the letter, that fate is
against the Omaha Indians. -Four or
five days before this event took place,
one lodge, camping at Cabanne'S old
trading house, was attacked by war
party of Ayonas, commanded by the
well known chief White Cloud, and
four OF the men wounded and one Wo-
man killed.
In the same number Of the Repub-
lican we find the following;
I'VE are in possession Of another
letter from Fort Scott. dated on the
Goth December, describing the exposed
condition Of our western frontier. We
are told in this letter Of daily outrages
by the Indians, committed east and
west Of the State line. 1t is said that
The Osages returning from their fall
hunt. met the rumor that their agent
had been robbed Of part Of their an
nuity, and that the remainder had been
taken for their safety, and deposited
in the bank at Springfield, distance Of
$50 miles from the place of payment.
The Indians caused the agent to be ar
rested. by the aid Of the civillaw, sixty
five miles east Of the State boundary
line, and he was permitted to proceed
only after several days detention. To
secure his safe progress to jefferson
city, he was compelled to employ TWEEN
ty armed men, in addition TO the United
States force with him.
:, ,"Weare in possessi6n," says the let
ter, "of information that the Sac and