Minnesota weekly times., 1857-04-18

letter tells its own tale. We ask, will our citi-
Gems do anything, or will they permit perhaps
hundreds Of lives to be sacrificed? Whatever
is done must be done speedily. act.
THIRTY-sIx HOURS LATER.
ST. PETER, April 13, 1857.
DEAR HowEs,-Ths utmost consternation has
taken possession of the minds of our people. The
whole community is awakened to danger, and the
people continue to flock into town. Every house
is full, and still they ceme!
Every effort has been and is made to quiet
them. Swift's house, Gorman's house, tho hotel
and every place is filled up. Seeing the mail
from Mankato, have only time to say that the
last and most reliable news from the seat of war
is that battle had taken place yesterday (Sun-
day. morning, on the Blue Earth, and some six
or eight Indians were killed-no whites.
Our boys passed through Mankato at 4 O'Clock
yesterday. Another company leaves Traverse
this A. N. Red Iron is in this vicinity with part
of his bands. A committee Of three Stone, Cat
lin, and Andrews, with Huggings for interpreter,
has gone to hold council with him and see what
he is doing. 1t is said that these Indians who are
out against the whites, are part of Sleepy Eyes
and part of Red Irons bands. Now if the Gov
ernment has made no move to send up help, we
must help ourselves and DETERMINATION 70 is the
watehword. The most fear now is for provi-
sions. The people are crowding in upon us from
the country, and we have very short supply
We sent the great proportion of what we had out
yesterday with the volunteers to help Mankato.
Send up ammunition, arms and provisions, and
see that such are sent without delay. We shall
look anxiously for boat. Urge the matter,
for Gods sake-I feel perfectly safe here, but
others do not and have not felt as do. Send up
boat. Your wife is well, have just seen her.
We are all doing every thing we can to quiet the
people. ee ss
Dodd has gone to the seat of war in supreme
command. In great haste, Yours,
HEZLEP.
Two other letters from Mankato, one dated the
11th, and the other, we think, the 10TH have been
received. One contained an affidavit taken before
Notary Public at Mankato, stating that at Des
Moines ten Whites had been killed and he had as
sisted in burying them. Three of them were for
mer residents of Mankato, and the names were
given. a % 4 -
The letters further stated that hostile Indians
were assembled on the Watonwan (branch of
the Blue Earth River) threatening the lives of the
settlers-which intelligence was conveyed to Man
kato by a friendly Indian, who warned the peo-
pie of their danger.
We learn from Governor German that he has
| dispatched a messenger to Fort Ridgley, who un-
doubtedly arrived at the Fort last evening, with
orders to send out the troops to protect the IN
habitants, wh ether the reports were true or not.
Col. Smith, the Governor states, received dis
patch last night which would soon be forwarded
to this city, and unless it contradcts the reports
| directly he-the Governor-would send out
another company this morning.
One of the letters contained petition from
some of the citizens of Mankato, known to the
Governor, praying for immediate assistance. .
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