The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-07-14

Mississippi When these besmear thenlselve
with lampblack, oehre, and yermlion, and be
come excited by the orgies of the war dance, no
thing but blood will appease them and We wer
the more prepared to lear evil tIdiugs from tes
war parties The principal party numbered on
hundred and thirty but it seems they We're die
appointed in finding Chippewa victims, the Chip
pewas being on the lookout for them, and avoid
ing midnight surprise; the party, therefore
excepting about twenty men, returned toward
their own hunting grounds.
I About twenty desperate fellows turned thei
course down the valley of the Mississippi Al
preparation for their work of rapine and muir
der, they chased Chippewa Indian and de
spoiled him of a keg Of whiskey, which the,
drank for their morning dram on Monday morn
ing OF last week. They next went to the hons.
of man named McGinnis, where they got NOR.
whiskey, aud marched down the river, by thi.
time ripe for anything. Lying in ambush by ths
roadside. they fired upon three oade teams tha
were passing up--the first team driven by Mr.
| William Sturgis, of Big Meadow, and the last
team by Mr.. Schwartz, an industrious German
citizen Of st. Paul. They then rushed ut the
horses with their hatchets. The horses being
frightened, started and ran but as Mr. Schwartz
with the last Of the three teams, was passing
they fired upon and killed him, the ball passing
through the back into his vitals. This occurred
at little past noon.
The marauders then took up the line of march
to Mr.. Depue's, two miles down the river, where
they fired through a pane Of glass at Mrs. De-
pue, (who was inside the house and undefended)
but without wounding her, that We learn. They
robbed the house OF everything valuable that
they could find took away besides other things,
barrel Of pork, five blankets, shirts, and wear
ing apparel. Leaving Dupe's, they halted next
a few miles below Mt Mr.. Paul's, who lives on
the road near Tamarac swamp. They were too
discreet to attack Mr.. Paups house, and content
ed the mselves with killing and taking away one
Of his dogs. There were several Chippewas at
Paul's, and these noble fellows didn't want to
| h We any difficulty with them in the day time, be.
ing in danger of gallapg fire from the inside
of the house. They encamped, on Monday
night, at Little Rock. On Tuesday morning they
| fled off down to David Gilman's, at Watab +:
| but we did not learn that they moested him,
| probably being rather shy Of the Watab voIun-
| teers but proceeding dawn the river, near to
| Sank Rapids, they attacked there the house Of
the widow Thompson with the utmost intrepidity
and carried it by storm, robbing it Of everything
valuable
They next proceeded down to Roc! Point,
where they encamped, and killed and Toasted
upon domesticated bnff,lo, which they had
stolen on Monday at Little Falls, from Capt
Todd. u s. A. BY this time an express had
reached Fort Ripley, and Sergeant Mcintyre
WAS sent after the marauders with detachment
of thirteen men, from a company of infantry
who approaching the indians, fred upon them,
the Indians dropped their plumber, and even
many Of their guns, and fed, making all haste
for the Mississippi river, soldiers and citizens in
hot persut; and crossing to tie west side Of
the river, they made straight blankets and long
strides for their wild home. The teamsters
who drove the wagon in which Sergeant Nc
Intyre's command was riding, thought it i'm.
prudent to.driye nearer than within half a mile
of the Indians, and as the soldiers marched from
thence, the Indians made ready for fight other
wise they might have been surprised and all
taken The Sioux, except few who swan.
crossed the river in canoes belonging to the
Winnebagoes, who were all gone 10 the pay
ment. News of these ourages having reached
Fort Smelling, at the junction of the Minnesota
and Mississippi river, a company of dragons
saddled their horses and spurred on at a round
gallop TO the little rapids of the Minnesota river.
where the marau lers would be likely TO cross
over on their way home; and there they inter
cepted ten Sioux, some Of whom, by their own
conte 'sion, were present at the murder of Aaron
Swartz and taken them all as hostages they
marched them down to Fort Smelling, reaching
the Fort on Sunday last, just after the Sioux
payment at Mendoza and they are now confined
at the Fort awaiting further proceedings on the
return of Governor Ramsey
Since the above was written, we have been
informed that the Indians did not obtain
whiskey of McGinnis, on Monday morning. and
and that they did not wayay the teams but
met them in the road, and seized Mr.. Sturgs's
horses by their brides, and that Mr.. Chapman
and Aaron Swar'z, who were behind turned Off
into an old road running parallel TO the one
usually travelled, to escape the Indians, who
then ran across from Sturgiss team after his
escape, and fred upon them at random. The
Indians certainly did not know they had killed
Swartz, or they would net have ventured into
Watab; but they are not therefore less deserv-
ing The halter, having fired upon him.
OUTRAGE ON THE COAST OF SumATRA-Docu
ments received by Messrs Stone. Silsbee &
Pickman, of Salem, Mass, from Diah, West
Coast of Sumatra, state that on the morning of
March 30th, Capt Balch, of the ship Arios,a
was hailed by boat from the Italian bark
"Clemantna," lying at Dah, containing two
persons--one Of them badly wounded in the
head, bleeding profusey and perfectly naked
who had escaped from party of Malays that
had taken the bark and killed the captain and
mate Subsequently another boat load Of
Italians--one of them badly wounded in the
hand--arrived. They had left the Malays in
foil possession of the bark.
Az armed party was Immediately fitted ont to
recapture the bark 1t consisted of Capt Benz
Bqlch, Jr., with his crew, and Capt. Charles II
Rhoades of the bark Borneo, and Ave seamen
The Italians followed in n boat unarmed
The Raiah of TeIocroot, Tuosokchgee, agreed
to go, and reached the vessel subsequently to
the recapture with two proas filled with men
and arms. When the party reached the bark,
Capt, Bach and his crew boarded her on the
starboard side, and Capt Rhoades on the lar.
board. They drove the Malays, 30 in number,
and completely armed, into their boats. Two
AIalays, however, professed TO be friendly and
said they had taken no par in the affnir. They
were sent on shore. The American coors
were then hoisted to give notice Of the recap
ture.
Everything was found in confusion on board
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