The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-09-19
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TUESDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER Ia.Is4.
THE MASSACRE AT FORT LARAMIE.
| correspondent of the St Louis Repablican,
writing from Sarpy's Point Nebraska, eight miles
from Fort Laramie, give the following particulars
of the recent slaughter of the government troops
by the Indians:
| An affair has happened here between the soldiers
and the Indians, which ought to be properly no
| ticed by the United States government Having
been an eyewitness to the battle, consider it my
duty to furnsh strict account Of 4 and It's causes
In the first place, on the nth of August train OF
| Mormons passed this place The Indians, who
were encamped here waiting for their payment
from government, had no provisions, and were, OF
| course anxious for something to eat.
Az the Mormons were paainR, lame cow, be
longing to man In the rear OF the Mormon train,
became frightened, and ran into the Indian camp
The Mormon left the cow behind, and one of the
| companions, ate IL up. Tho Mormons then went
to the Fort and reported that the Indians had killed
one of their cows. tyss8
On the 10th about two o'clock in the afternoon,
Lieut. Gratfan, with command oftwenty seven sol
diers and August Lucep, interpreter arrived here
to arrest the Indian who had killed the COW. &C
cordingly sent for the chiefs to 60 with the Lieu
tenant and make the arrest They accompanied
him, but the Indian not willing to give himself
up. saying he would die fret
While the Bear Chief of the Wazazies was stand.
ing with three other Chiefs the Little Thunder and
the Big Partizan, and the Man who IL afraid of
Horses among the soldiers the Lieutenant ordered
his men to fire. They did so, and wounded the
Bear Chief and his brother But one round was
fred. when the Indians in turn charged. and sue
ceeded in routing the soldiers. and killing them
with the exception of one private, who is not
pected to recover
Leat. Grattan and two of his men were killed
while standing by their cannon, the Lieutenant
ceiving twenty -four arrows, one of which passed
n IN a lntd
their commander fall, they took to flight; but were
killed within mile of this place. The Ogalalah
camp was about one mile distant, and white man
named Seyfroy Jott, was staying there at the time
Being Sioux interpreter, the chiefs requested him
| to stay between the camps to prevent the young
men from charging on the soldiers; but he could
not succeed, and barely escaped with his life
49, At my house. we were placed in bad situation.
There were with me- Mr.. Antoine Reynal, and Mr..
Samuel Smith, with five Others and all we could do
was to stay In the house and try keep the Indians
out Az Mr.. R. was standing in the doorway of the
house, an Indian rushed upon him and tried to kill
him; when another Indian, Quick Bear tried to kill
| the f1rst Indian for rushing upon white nan-but
some one caught 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 in, but some of
my friends, the Quick Bear and others, stopped
| them. After the battle, the chiefs came into my
house, and said that as the young men had killed
all the soldiers that had come to fight them they
would now go and slaughter the res. of the soldiers
at the Fort, burn all the houses, and kill all the
whites on the river; but told the chiefs to stop
them from doing so-assuring them that since the
soldiers had commenced the quarrel, it would be
overlooked by the government
Butthey then rushed into the house. and deman-
ded OF me to give them everything that they want
ed. To save our lives, gave them everything that
bad in my store, to the amount of $4,000.
The next day they went to the post of the Ame-
rican Fur Company, took all the goods that were
sent to them by government and pillaged the store
Ihe situation OF the traders and of Fort Laramie
is perilous In the extreme was requested by the
commander of the Fort to bury the dead soldiers,
since he had not men enough to detach party for
that service, and succeeded in doing 80.
AS far a. know anything about the Indians,
think that our government ought to send FIVE hum
dred mounted men, veteran troops to keep the ln-
olans In subjection and one company of infantry
to guard the Fort The Indians in the recent bat
tle after killing all the soldiers broke their cannon
to pieces and carried off their muskets and anil
mails. As for placing the infantry on a prairie to
night the Indians 1t s just the same putting them
up as targets to be shot at. There were about one
thousand Indians in the battle
AFFRAY.-We learn from the Southside Demo
crat that an affray occurred at Garysburg N. c.,
last Saturday evening, between DR.. Calafrey and
two men named Daniel. One of them, G. Daniel
drew knife and stabbed the doctor, infiicting a
wound about six inches long from his left shoulder
across his breast. His condition was considered
critical. The Daniels were Immediately arrested
WARRINGTON NATIONAL MoNumENr-The po
vernment of Greece has forwarded to Washington
| block of marble, taken from the Parthenon in
order that 1t may serve to adorn, however hum.
BILE, the monument destined to perpetuate the re-
membrance of the great founder of American In
dependence
MORTALITY OF WAsHINGroN.-Therew were l66
interments in the city of Washington during the
month Of August
HEALTHY TowN.-The Loudon (Tenn) Free
Press, OF the 18th inst says-"This our sixth regu-
lar weekly issue since there has been single death
in this place.
CHoLRRA AT MADIsoNvILLK.-The cholera has
abated at Madisonville, Tenn. letter dated the
llth inst. says-"We have not had any cases of
| cholera for ten days, in or near the town."
There had been but two deaths by yellow fever
In Augusta, Ga, up to the 10th inst
The Abbeville g. CO. Banner leans that Gabriel,
| one of the negroes condemned for the murder of
Maddox, has been pardoned and win receive 800
lashes, instead of hanging.
An affray took place at sandersville, G g., q few
days since, during which number of persons
whose names are not given, were knocked down,
stabbed and otherwise injured.
Mr.. E. Percy Howe, a well known editor, died In
Galveston, Texas, on the 9th inst. He was native
of Massachusetts.
"THE SIX DAY STEAMER."-The owner of this
vessel, now being coppered at the sectional Dock,
Brooklyn, intends to ft her expressly for the Mo.
bile trade, provided the ctizens of that place vii
cooperate with him In the matter. She b to be
called "The State of Alabama II she goes into that
trade; otherwise, it Is contemplated to call her the
Bird Of the Ocean.
| Tn CxNTaAL AMERlcAs QUESTION The Wash.
ington correspondent of The New York Journal of
Commerce. writes a. follows under date of Septem-
Der 1sth
l have reason to believe that the Central Ameri
can question Is about to be settled between the
United States and Great Britain In manner mufu.
| ally Satisfactory.
| The Greyfown affair has served the GOOD purpose
Of expedifing an adjustment Tho nriocinles Of ad.
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