The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-05-11
NEWS FROM MINNESOTA.

INDIAN MURIERs. re has been quite an
excitement amoag our red brethren during the
last few weeks The facts, as near as we can
learn them, are as follows: Not long since, n
Winnebag" indian by the name of Little Priest,
wishing to become chief as his father had
been before him, conceived it necessary to do
some brave deed in order to accomplish his
oition. 30 ne got up war party upon his own
hook, attacked and scalped two Chippewas.-
The ChiPpewas, having generally been on
friendly terms With the Winnebagoes very nat
urally concluded that their brethren had been
murdered by their hereditary enemies, the Sioux.
So they immediately formed war party, came
down to The Minnesota river and killed a Sioux
near SKIS village. A number of Little Crows
band, by way OF retaliation, went up % st. Crox
Falls ON Monday last and killed Chippewa -
This provoked another war party from the Chip
pewas, who started Immediately for St. Paul,
where they arrived on Tuesday night, and Turk.
ed around the vicinity till the ne Vt morning at
10 o'clock, when they discovered three Sioux
crossing the river in a canoe, one man and two
women; but before the Chippewas could inter.
cept them, they had entered MIR. Forbes store.
They immediately came in front of the store
and fired several shots into the store, two of the
shots taking effect on one of the squaws, wound.
ing her very severely. One Of the Indians
Immediately started for the store to scalp the
Indian which he had shot, but when told that he
had only wounded woman, he desis,ed from
| the attempt. jim, the Sioux who was shot at
returned the fire, with his revolver, but he ,uld
only make two barrels 60 of, and these did moi
take effect. The Chippewas soon after left town
About fifteen or twenty OF our citizens, under
the command of Lieut.. Simpson, pursued them
on horse back, but did not succeed in overtakinn
them
Ia the afternoon, Lieut.. Magruder, with q
| Dragons arrived from Fort Smelling. They
proceeded St. Croix Falls, where it was ex-
pected they would intercept the Chippewas or
their return home As they have not yet re-
! turned, we OF course cannot tell with what ad
| ventures they met. Such bold and impudeni
proceedings on the part of the Chippewas cre-
ated considerable amazement among our cti-
zens, and some alarm among the strangers now
| in town. OF course, there is not the slightest
cause for any alarm, inasmuch all the Indian
, tribes within our borders have the most friendly
feeling toward the whites. the Chppewas more
especially, who boast, We believe with truth
that their people have never been at war with
the whites.
T. s. Since the above was ia type, the dra
yoons have returned, having Intercepted the
Chippewas on the St. Croix. The soldier.
were fired on by the Indians, but without cf-
feet. The fire was Immediately returned by the
| s"ldiers. One Indian was killed, two wounded
and one taken prisoner. The prisoner was
| taken to Fort Smelling We also hear that
Little Crow. last night, with a war party, re-
| turned from the St. Crolx, having taken one
scalp We understand that all the Sioux who
have been engaged in these transactions, will
be arrested to day by the U. s. dragons.
| .NinneSOttan.