New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-18
LNDTIY MASS ACRE.
DEFEAT OF THE TROOPS FROM FORr LAR
ANIF- CONVENIENT GOODS CAPTURED.
Fruu The 81 Louis Republican
SlRPY's PoINr, n braska Territory,
= miles +. Of For, Laramie. Aug. 81, Isl

miles T. Of Fort Laramie. Aug. 81, 1851.
On the 18th of August train Of M"ruions paSs~i
this place The Indians. who were encamped mere,
waiting for their pay nent from Government had no
provisions and were Of course anxious for something
10 cut. As the Mormons we're passing. a lame GOV,
belonging man N the rear Of The Mormon tram,
became fg htened and into the ludisn camp. Tne
Mormon left the COW behind, ard Of the Indians,
Minnesota shot it down, and with his companions
eat il up.
The MomOns then went 10 the Fort AMI reported
that the Indians had killed OF their On the
10Th about two clock IN the afternoon, Lieut. rat.
tan with command Of twenty seven soldiers, and
Augustus Lucien interpreter, arrived here 70 arrest
the Indian who had killed the COW. | accordingly
sent for the chiefs 90 with the Lieutenant and make
the arrest. They accompanied him, but the Indian
yas NOT willing 10 give himself up, saying that he
would die first. While the Bear Chief of the Waza-
zes was standing with three other chiefs the Little
Thvuder the Big Psrtzan and the Man who is afraid
of liz Horses among the Soldiers, the Lieutenant
dered his men 10 fire. They did SO, ald wousded the
Rear Chief and BIS brother. But one round was fireI,
when the Indians in turn charged, and succeeiei IN
routing the soldiers and killing all n them with the
exception of one private, who Is not expected TO re-
cover 80,
Lieut. Graham and two Of his men were killed
while standing by their cannon, the Lieutenant re-
ceivpg ,ventv-four arrows. one of which passed by
his head As soon as the soldiers saw Their COM
mander fall they took 10 flight, bat were al killed
within half mile Of this place The ogalaIlah camp
was about one mile distant, and white man named
Sioux Interpreter the chiefs requested him to stay
between the camps to prevent the young men from
charging on the soldiers but he could uotsucceed and
barely escaped with his life.
Al my house we were placed in a bad situation.
There were with me Mr.. Antoine Reynd and Mr..
Samuel Smith. with five Others and all we could do
was to stay in tie house and Try 10 keep the Indians
ont. AS Mr.. X. was standing in the doorway OF the
house On Indian rushed on him and tried TO kill him,
when another Indian. the Quick Bear. tried to kill
n first Indian for rushing white man. but some
one csurh Quick Bears gun, and its contents went
into the wall of the house. BY this time party had
collected outside Of the house who tried to force their
way IL but some OF my friends-the Quick Bear and
othsrs-etopped them.
After the battle the Chiefs came in my house and
said that as the young had killed ali the soldiers
that had come to fight them, they would now 90 and
slaughter the rest of the soldiers at the fort burn al
the houses. and Kill all the whites on the river; but
told the Chief to stop them from doing, assuring
them that since the soldiers had commenced the quar-
rel il would be overlooked by Government. Butthey
then rushed in the house and demanded Of me to give
them everything that they wanted. To save ourliyss
gave them everything that had in my store, to the
amount of $4,000.
The next day they went to the post of the American
Fur Company, took all the goods that we're sent to
them BY Government and pillaged the store.