Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-09-23
IRON THE ST. Louis REpuRLIcAN.

Authentic details of the Battle at Sarpy's Point
Defeat cfhe Troops from Fort Laramie Gov
ernment goods captured-Store pillaged.
SARPy's POINT, NEBRASKA TERRITORY,
EIGHT MILES L. OF Fort LARAMIE, AUG 81, 1854
SR An affair has happened here between the soldiers
and the Indians which ought to be properly noticed by
the United Etates Government. Having been an wit
to the battle consider it my duty to furnish strict
account of it an6 its causes
IN the first place the 18th August train Of Nor
mons passed this place. The Indians, who were en-
camped here waiting for their from Government
had provisions and Of anxious for some
thing to eat. As the Mormons passing lame COW
belonging to man in the Of the Mormon train be-
came frightened and ran into the Indian camp. The
Mormon left the behind and of the Indians
Minnecosha shot it down. and with his companions ate
it up The Mormons then went to the Fort and reported
that the Indians had killed one of their cows ..r
On the 18TH about two ocock in the afternoon Lieut.
GhArTAN, with command of twentyseyen soldiers and
AUGUsTE LucIEN interpreter arrived here arrest the
Indian who had killed the cow. | accordingly sent for
the chiefs 60 with the lieutenant and make the
They accompanied him, but the Indian willing
give himself up, saying that he would die first While
the Bear Chief of the Wayazes standing with three
other chiefs, the Little Thunder the Big Partisan and
the Man who is afraid of his 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
fred when the Indians in turn charged and succeed
ed in routing the soldiers and killing all Of them with the
exception of private who is not expected to
ing by their cannon the lieutenant receiving twenty
arrows, of which passed through his head AS
the soldiers their commander fall they took to
fight but all killed within half mile of this place
The 0galalah camp was about mile distant, and
white named Lefroy lott staying there at the
time. Being Sioux interpreter the chiefs requested
him to stay between the campsto prevent the young
from charging the soldiers but he could not succeed
and barely escaped with his life. \
After the battle the Chiefs in my house and said
that, the young had killed all the soldiers that
had to gk them, they would 60 and slaughter
the rest Of the soldiers at the FORT burn oil the houses
and kill oil the whites the river. But told the
Chiefs to stop them from doing assuring them that
since the soldiers had commenced the QUARREL it would
be overlooked by Government. But they then rushed
in the house. and demanded of me to give them every
thing that they wanted. To lives gave them
every thing that had in my store, to the amount Of
two thousand dollars The next day they went to the
post Of the American Fur Company, took all the goods
that were sent to them by Government, and paged the
store The situation Of the traders and Of Fort Laramie
is perilous in the extreme. requested by the
mander Of the fort to bury the dead soldiers since he had
not men enough to deach party for that service and
succeeded in doing 80.
As far as know any thing about Indians, think that
Government ought send five hundred mounted men,
veteran troops keep the Indians in subecton and
the BATTLE after killing all the soldiers broke their
Ieannsa peoss and ssrrisd af their xnIsss shd
mails. As for pasf shs iaiantty cl : prairie q light
-ntians, tdB just the same As putting them up as
tFEetr to be shot ut There about one thousand
] - : : -0u11i JAMES y' 'ponDEAU
-. ....a. per SAMUEL SMITH.