The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-04-27

INDIAN WAR IN MISNEsoTA.-The spring |
opens with an alarming Indian war in Min |
nesota. Our telegraphic dispatches have not
exaggerated the troubles and it is now evil
dent that the bold and warlike Sioux have
determined upon bloody contest; for it has
not been begun by lawless band, but seems
to have enlisted large force Of the tribe
The first attack was at Springfield, near Spirit
Lake, where they killed seven persons, woun-
ded three, and carried Off four women, one OF
them young lady. The attack was entirely
unprovoked and unexpected. Mr.. Wood, an
old settler and trader, went out to have talk
with band, encamped near by, and, as he
left them, they shot him and burned his body.
After this an attack was made upon the place,
as stated above. Some settlers who were alb
sent, returning home, went in pursuit of the
Indians, and killed two of them. Intelligence
of these events was despatched to st. Peters
and Fort Smelling. Volunteers we're raised,
and the commander of Fort, Smelling sent
large force to the place Of the outrages. As
the news spread, it produced intense excite
mcnt. a company of volunteers on the
march, encountered a band of nine Indians in
camp, who Immediately fed, throwing their
hatchets into the air and firing on the whites.
The whites charged and killed four. They
| proved to be scouting party. As soon as the
whites had taken shelter in house, it was
surrounded by $50 Indians, who besieged them
till they were relieved by other volunteers
| The town of Manoka was threatened, and a
body of $50 Indians were lowering about it.
Gen. Dodge, with some volunteers, had gone
after them. A party of citizens, learning of
the outrages committed by the Indians on the
Watonwan, mustered nearly fifty men, and
started for that point. On Sunday morning,
the 18th, they discovered new traces Of the
Indians. As they approached, and the In
dams showing disposition to fight, the men
fired upon them, killing some, but the number
is not known. The Indians retreated to q
grove and hid behind the trees. Another con-
fiict occurred, when five Indians were killed
10 whites. The Indians retired to block
house, and on one OF them making his APP
pearancc, was shot. A messenger arrived at
st. Peters bringing intelligence of u battle on
the Wa;onwan, about thirty miles above Man
kato, between the volunteers under the COM
mand of Gen. Dodge and the Indians, in which
the latter lost Il, whites none. Fiity-thre,
whites arc missing. Gen. Shields had arrived
at the seat Of war with party of volunteers
IL is said the Sioux declared, months ago
that ''when the grass should grow, and tn,
green leaves were on the trees, they woult
sweep the whites from the Blue Earth settle
mcnt."
Settlers in CONSERVATION are fleeing from al
the frontier settlements within the range o
; the hostile Indians, leaving the country o.
: gathering together for mutual protection
Great alarm was everywhere felt. All tia
Indians beyond the Minnesota river were sal,
70 be assuming hostile attitude. Rumor
were rife of an alliance between the Sioux al,
Chiprewas. 1t is the beginning, probably, 0
u bloody and expensive conflict.