New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-20
FROM FORT LARAMIE.
SURRENDER OF MURDERERS.
From The Miisouyi Democrat.

BY the poTeness of en- officer Of the United Safes
ermy wi has Just returned from Fort LARAMIE, we
have been laced in pos,efsion OF reliable Information
from II at quarter, several weess laer tnan anytnn9
which has Yet been received.
Gen. Harnev. who 90 our readers hsve been already
a6vised ia now at Fort Pierre previous ID his depart
IRE from Fort Laramie, made demand upon the
Sioux Of I'll Platte for the murdeers OF the all party
He stated that he had already visited punishment upon
them for the murder Of Lieut.. Grattan and his CON-
mand; but that, IS preliminary to any conditions OF
peace he must ave de- ivered to him those Indians
who had committed the murder above alluded to, as
After his departure from For: Laramie the Indians
consisting chic fly OF Sioux came into the neghoor rood
of the fort ssked leave eDcamp there Tnis was
granted the and thereupon three OF the murderers OF
The al party came the fort Dire ssed ia fa
tune, painted for their oeath sing, and gave them
Sc YES up or, TO use their own Expressive language
"Trew their lives away for the good Of the tribe
They were Red Leaf and Long Chin, the two brothers
Of the Bear MstteO van, who was killed in the affair
with Leu. Grattsn, and Spotted Tau noted brave
At Ii tame tiu @, asO Red Plume and Spotted Elk
came il aid voluntarily offered themselves as hostages
for the peace of the tribe They were all accompanied
b, their tqnaws ano were at ce placed under guard
Aferw ard they ell brought down 10 Fort Lsaven
wor b. III der the charge of BrevetMsjor johnson Of
the sixth infaI Try and an escort of twenty men, Ac-
con pspying there were Lieut.. w. d. Smith and Lieut.
Gordon the latter of whom came only as far as Fort
Ril,y.
Tie ger ersl disposition of the Sioux of the South
Platte seems to tc TO peace and their action 10 II is
be- elf Gel rany evinces such feeling T1ey would
have H. all FIVE OF the murderers, but of them
il too ill to be removed, while the other has fed the
village.
In regard TO the person who killed Gibson they have
already cent out runners to bring him 10 aud he may
be expece ed 10 be delivered up.
The Sioux Of the North Missouri are however, more
trouble some and is expected tina; the win the
will have TO be rene red in the Spring TIE troops in
that quarter have for the present g0le into Water
quarters. The men are doing well but the horses are
suffering great deal, and dying very fls
The position of toe United Ststes troops pres.
ent disposed in the Indian country, is as follows:
At Fort Lgau ia there ale stationed FIVE companies
of the filth Infantry, one company tCsptai Heaths
OF e ninth lbfaItfy, aad Hogs Light Artillery co
pony.
AT Fort Pierre there are Elk companies OF the ed In.
fairy and che company OF the 9th Infantry.
Alta short dstsn below Fort Pierre 40 compa-
Des of the % Drss oops under the command Of ,or
GrabaE, have gone into Winter quarters.
At Lopp de Co uI there are salonsd two companies
of thu I'd Dragon AID ole company OF Iafsnt,Y.
At Fort X srr e. there is one company of the 9th
Infantry under the comm .nd of Capt Wharton.
The fort at A.h Hollow which was emporarily es-
tabIifh.d bts been broken up an abandoned.
The reports brought in are of agrest deal of snow
On the Plaus Tie game s scarce AID travelling &C.
we're.
We further learn from the sane source that the
seaD CT White Cloud did lot succeed in getting I'D 70
For P ere. She only r,.ch,d the mouth of White
River ahout sixty miles below the fort FLYING RI.
mon OF difficulties sih the Grow and Che, enae Ind
ans were afoai, bat they came principally from
traders Hho were in sed in The mater bar lttIs
credit was attached 10 them.