The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-19

prom the rfuburg Union, Aug. IA
We publish below az extract from . letter Of -
nan In VI is city, In which the writer spesks In
meet euloeistic terms Of tie gallant Goa duct. IA
6pht with Indians, OF young man named d sNey
Lee who formerly F"s, Il tsis Inn. 10 ,a,l
The Indian depreaations on the plsos thss sea ON
bave been very Dume GUS. Tue have learned 10
systematize their attacks upon the emgraui traius,
and, through cor siderable practice, have become
very expert We have seen al along cur route thus
far traces Of their savage doings Several sraias
have been robbed by them within my immediate
knowledee. Not long since they made . fufiou:
attack upon small company, which they dispersed
by killing four OF the men Three Of these they
burned; the other they stuck in hole in tho
ground, his head shoulders and upper part OF the
bdy imbedded in the earth, and his legs sticking
up In tho air. On this occasion they got fsar
hundred sheep for spoils. From another taia they
Killed three men. saw the remains of number
CT peIsoDs whom they had killed They have de-
crossing their country from this time forward
We were not allowed to escape without swaI
squirt with them ourselves. About fifty miles from
this point when crossing the Sioux country. large
body OF Sioux and ShyaDs, numbering probably not
less than six hundred, came down upon us like :
perfect tornado. We were taken 80 by surprise that
the men we're dreadfuily frightened, and quito
panic got mp. Had it mot been for the presence Of
man, q dreadful slaughter would most likely have
prevailed. Many would have been killed. and pro
baby some fifty wagons been destroyed. But AZ
the first sound of alarm when there seemed no
head to direct us, young man, named Bradley
Lee, mounted on horseback, rode rapidly along the
line, ana took command. He ordered the men -
sc re their gurs, got behind their wagons, and Are
on the Indians O. they approached. He directed
each man to pick his Indian, and take sure ai0.
By his language and xsmpe he inspired the timid
and gave fresh courage to the brave. The sharp
firing from the start kept the Ia6ians0f after few
velEys they we're lcpulsed, with q loss of two -
our side was o couple Of huadI red yards behind
the train when the attack was made, haSisg charge
of come loose cattle Had 1t not been for the be-
roic daring Of Lee should not now be hers t.
write these ites
vas unarmed, and in moment was surrounded
by six Of the IDoiaas, who were just about taking
my Danger. and called on some of our party 10
come with bin. But they were AFRAID to leave tho
cover Of the Wagons. Still, he came alone at full
speed, shot dom five Of the sayages with his re-
v0lver and killed the other with his bowie knife in
bari Qrapplc. They fred shower Of arrs W at
him ss he approached, but missed him. Tho last
one killed put bali through his clothes. but with
ont harm. The Indians then fled. What number
were killed we could no. tell, as they carried of
meet who fell.
The names Of the two men Of our party who
we've killed, wire George Adams ana Daniel HentiA
Bradley Lee, to whom we are in great measure
twtnty three or twenty four years Of age, and one
Of the most daring men ever saw. He told mo he
was originally frtm Bradford county, Pa, but had
made his home at Pittsburx and Beaver for year
past. He toek liking to me because was from
his own State. He has left our train and gone On
ahead, because we travelled 20 slowly. He was
Only hired hand connected with the traiA.