The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-11-03
From the Missouri Republican.
From the Plains.

From Fort Laramie we have private letter.
from which take the following extracts:
FoRT LARAMIE, Ond. Ter.,) Sept. Is, ls4s.
DEAR Sin: reached here from Fort Kearny to-
wards the latter end of July, and had hardly got
my tent pitched when was ordered TO Fort
Pierre, on the Missouri, with ten rifles, 10 escort
Colonel Mackay TO that point, and to keep the
Sioux and other red gentlemen of the praires from
molesting his scalp. The trip was most interest
ing one, our trail through the celebrated
"Mauvais Terre," where petrifactions Of all kinds
be found by the cart-load. The country is also
stocked with game, and many fine buffalo fell be-
meath my rifle, and many "sde RIB" and "heece"
were discussed around our evening camp fires.
While in the chad grounds ! picked up some
bushel or so Of petrifartions, which will show you
some of these days; that is, provided ever again
take the trail towards the frontiers.
All hands are driving away at our new build
ngs, and strong hopes are entertained that, before
the mercury is at zero we shall be around our new
hearths.
We we're visited, few days since, by about two
hundred Cheyennes and Sioux, who danced a little,
stole little. eat a great deal, and finally went on
their way rejoicing. These Platte Sioux, by the
way, the best Indians on the prairies. Look at
their conduct during the past summer. OF the vast
emigration, which rolled through their country this
year, not person molested, not an article sto-
len Such good conduct deserves reward
News from the Salt Lake has Just reached here,
and the accounts from the emigrants are any thing
but hattering You may recollect that early in the
Ii is now about 10 be fulfilled. Between fifteen and
twenty thousand emgrants, according 10 these ac'
counts, will be obliged TO pass the ensuing winter
amongst our Mormon neighbors. Such number
Of additional mouths, you will readily see, must
play the deuce with the limited supplies Of the
Mormons. This detention was caused by the
less or wanton conduct of the leading portion Of the
emigration. in burning the country beyond the
Salt Lake. All the grass Is consumed for nearly
| two hundred miles, which Of course renders the
passage of animals impossible.
| A change has been made in the troops intended
| for Fort HALL Major Simonson has gone on 4
Oregon, and Col Porter been left in his place This
change was made by Col. Doring. The rife regi
uent had reached Fort Hall in good condition, but
they had the worst OF the road ahead of them. Col
| Porter's command will throw up winter quarter
where in the vicinity of Fort Hall, and in the
| spring move down near the Mormon settlement
| Those grand rascals of the Plains, the Pswnees
have again been imbruing their hands in the blood
| of the whites. Two men-Tbomas and Picard
carrying the United States mail from Fort Hall Z
| Fort Leavcnworth were attacked by them few
| DAYS since. about half way between this post snc
Fort Kearny, and II is feared that both were killed
Lieut. Donaldson, on his way 70 this post, found th
dead body of Thomas, and the hat of Picard stained
with blood. Before he reached the spot he met
war party Of Pawnees, who evinced by their &C
| tons that they the perpetrators Of the deed
| Thomas's body had several arrows sticking in II
| Lieut. d. had but two three teamsters with him
and he could only give the body hasty burial
|
| man. These Pawnecs have recently plundere'
some government wagons below Fort Kearny, am
il il high time they should be brought 20 thei
| senses The chiefs and head men well disposed
but the young men Of the tribe arc the worst In
dams In The West The troops at Fort Kearny,
presume will pay these gentlemen a visit at thei
Village on the Platte, al the mouth Of the Saline
and L s to be hoped that the commanding office
Of that post Major Chiffon, will overhaul them wit
a rough hand.
A sort of a general Indian war, IL would appear
n could now be got up. That is, three or four sma
Indian wars in different quarters, but entirely dis
connected The Seminoles, Cananches, and Paw
nees all want thrashing, and hope will get i
I and while our band is in, the Ysncton Sioux, owe
on the Missouri, might be included. They killed
white man last season, and performed other antic
which ought TO be noticed
| have run this out to much greater length tina
! at fret anticipated, and will, therefore, thro'
down my pen, take drink of brandy, smoke a G
gar and deliberate on the safest way OF etac kin
p grizzly bear, which intend TO do in lew day
Don't forget to send the paper Yours, truly.
Eight Jews have been returned b. the Jamaic
house Of assembly, outof forty seven members, WIN
the return of single Isrselite 10 the British Hou
b Of Commons of ak hundred and fifty member
has created stern and pious alarm in Great Brl
: ain At the same time, no cholera ~ Jamaic
while the penalty OF Heaven has been 80 destructi'
e in that capital