The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-18

vheB he cans, but that they wsuld rather be hIlsl
tbsmfeives than give up the Iadjan. Matte iowaa
returned. made his statement to Lieut. Grattan, to
him II he wanted the Indian. he would have to 90
snd Kill him as be was unable to get him snd thea
returned to the Sioux camp.
Lieut.. Grsttan had replied that il there was any
killing TO be done he wound attend to thst matter,
and accordingly immedi steIy ranged his pie sas al
Three or -four muskets were also fred at the sane
time but the only result was to knock the top off Of
enc OF the lodges, and to wound Matte rowan and
bis br0t e., who were standing infront-the former
with three balls, the latter with one. SO soon a.
the troops fired, the Indians returned it, and pour.
ed upon them shower Of arrows. The first dis
charge killed Lieut.. Grattan, who was standing by
the SIDE Of the cannon. As coon as he fell, his
command ut once lost heart, and attempted to
hy-l(ayiDg their cannon, arms, and verything
else. The SicDx then charged upon the ying
solaitrs, and shot, and tom 'hawked every man
OF them save one, who made his escape by lssping
down ravine, and thus getting out Of sight
The interpreter, who was with the party, Auguste
Lucer, Who had married o Sioux squaw, Jumped
upon bis horse a ate mpted to make his escape.
He sueceedsd in getting rid OF his immediate pur-
sueis a. in making circle around the camp, but
instead Of striking for the prairie he very foolshly
attempte to run tnrslgh the Brulie camp. which
was directly bet ssen MIN and the fort, and which
WIS already alarmed by the firing. Tue result was
tsat an Indian ran out and shot his horse with his
rife, ard ,hen came upon him With his tomahawk.
Luc,en erie out to him not to kill him. he Was
Sioux BY marriage, but the only reply the Indian
mace vas TO bury his hatchst in his head. The
soldier who escaped down the ravine was found by
Q Sioux named Bs; k Heart, and owed his life to
his assistance In getting him back to the tort
during the night
The TRAGEDY occurred on the afternoon Of the 19sh
OF August, and it was not until the next morning
t1at Iews OF it rescted the fo.t. The Sioux thsn
ent word to tho commandment to send out some
more Of his men 10 bury his dead, and they would
serve them in the same way They also went to
the espot OF The American Fur Company, which was
Dear their camp, and where the annuity goods
$3.50, Coo WORTH were in store, and tn ned them
upon tie plain, and divided them out Lieut..
Fleming, upon consultation, sint some five or six
of the traders down to see the Sioux and to bury
tte dead, but they told the traders very explicitly
that the quarrel was not one in which they were
concerned, and they bad better keep out Of il, and
al d then Grove them back to the fort. The conse-
queDce was that, when the messenger. left che
dead bodies were still lying exposed on the plains,
only two, those of Lucicn and another, hsviog baea
buried by two returning Californians who yea
tured to execute the hazardous task foy $25
apiece.
Nothing fin Their has baen heard from ths FL at tina
present time, and it would seem that tie soort that
the Sioux bad surrounded Laramie IS u confirmed
At the last accounts Matte 10 wan, wao was shot
IN three places at the first discharg from the SOL
notice of him we Cannot forbear soaking word in
his praise. We knew him well I'd better friend
the white man never had. H Sas brave and gentle.
and kind; wise ruler, 7killful warrior, and
assigned to him some fou Se5s ago at the treaty Of
Laramie, be only conse I. i after much persuasion:
az then remarked ~hfi. ha did so, that he "gave
bis life TO the Great it, So far from any charge
OF treachery being attached to his conduct, his own
fate is sufficient proof Of his fidelity and in re-
coIding it, we feel Ike insctibing worthy memorial
Of one Of the mot high toned and chivalric of al
the Indians VIE m we have known.
Auguste Lueen also was one whom all who
knew him will deeply lament A Frenchman By
birth and in ceiling yet an American in his latter
sympathies, lie was one OF the most social true.
hesrted and generous all the voyageurs upon tho
Plains.
His light and joyous humor was always the life
Of the camp, his skill as hunter supplied tho
choicest of game, and his quaint and glowing
the shadow of the mountains. But he has passed
to the land Of dreams and the happy hunting
grounds" Of which he delighted to speak, imbued
May 1t be his lot to drink Of the fresh waters of
the new hie, and may his spirit find pleasant rest
ing place.
> ACCOUNT FROM AN EYE WITNESS.
SARPY's PoINT, NEBRASKA TER,l
miles E. OF Fert Laramie, Aug. 81, 1854.
An affair has happened here between the soldiers
and the Indians which ought to be properly noticed
by the United States government. Having been an
furnish strict account Of 1t and its causes In the
first place, on the 18th of August train Of Nor.
mons passed this place. The Indians, VIII, were
sneamped here waiting for their payment from gov
anxious for something to eat As the Mormons
were passing, lame COW belonging to man in tho
ieor Of the Mormon train, became frightened and
COW behind, and so one Of the Indians, Mnneco.
sha shot it down, and with his companions, ate Il
up. The Hormons then went to the Fort and rs-
ported that the Indians had killed one Of their
cows.
On the 10th, about o'clock in the afternoon.
Lient Grattan, with command of twenty-seven
soldiers, and Auguste Lucien interpreter, arrived
accordingly sent for the chiefs to 60 with the Lieu
tenant and make the arrest. They accompanied
him, but the Indian Was not willing to give himself
up, saying that he would die first While the Bear
Chief Of the Wazszes was standing with three other
chiefs, the Little Thunder, the Big Partizan, and
The Man who is afraid Of his Horses, among the
soldiers, the Lieutenant ordered his men to fire.
brother. But one round was fired, when the indiana
In turn charged, and succeeded in routing Tho
soldiers and killing all Of them, with the exceptions
Of one private, who il not expected to recover.
standing by their cannon. the Lieutenant receiving
twentyiour arrows, one Of which passed through
his head.
As soon as the soldiers saw their commander fan
they took to flight, but were killed within half
mile Of this place. The Ogalalah camp was about
one mile diAtant, and white man, named Seyfroy
lott, was staying there n the time. Being Sioux
tnsp ,Ss the chiefs rsg1esssd him to stay be-
charging on the soldiers, but he could not succeed.
and barely escaped with bis life.
At my house we were placed In q bad situation.
There were with me Mr.. Antoine Reynal and Mr..
Samuel Smith, with ave Others and all We could do
was to stay in the house aud try to keep the Indisns
out. As Mr. R. was standing in the doorway Of tho
house An Indian rushed on him, and tried to kin
him. when another Indian, the Quick Bear, tried to
kill the first Indian for rushing on white man
but some one caught Quick Bears gum and its con-
tents went into the wall Of the house. By this time
A. AnA Ill AL Al
tried to force their way in, but some of my fdends
the Quick Bear ard Others, stopped them.
After the battle, the chiefs cana into my house.
and said thst az the young men had killed all thu
soldiers that had come to fight them, they would
nov 90 AZ slaughter the rest OF the soldiers at TIE
fort. burn all the houses, and kill all the whites