New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-27

ard are teeirc into town with tneil Iaiie :; ,aksn
Tie account from the town at spnnslru o,n
from M Cheffirs, Who as stated bsiJ!e' u; IT,.
panied the soldier- there and u correct Inc ou'e
touoborsiod by different messenger; ~ho ~hi "a - d.
10 end .rom 'looums to thu piace: on9'r Iii i've
FEY er Of excite Tent and alarm, II spareu, W"
you furti er intelligence as soon az receiVed.
hTI1IsG OF 1HE COMMON COUNCIL OF 81; rae1- agt
TuEsD.Y hoRnsG, April a. iooi.,
The Mayor called q special meeting ot the o"u', ohi
at The requef; of Committee appointed a. puTnn
meeting Of the citizens. in consequence oi lni"' lni
from tie Minnesota Valley :hGt the indians "erS .o
itting d-predaon- and murders on the I;i eau' -
tie Blue Earth County in order tha: me ,oaAo1I "
the Ciiy e -. Paul might take such -teP- a.
deemed Advisable in tie absence Of TcrTl'erin nv
United States officers to take the resPonsioii'y u
Affair.". -,
P0elreG Iltt lis Honor The Mayor Be reqaes'ed 20 Mn
Committee oflIe from The Ccund 20 =, II = Paul
tL'ii meeting a; tke Coart Iou.' III. dsy At Hoo p T
upon tie commanding officer Port slng and zee Il u
frtn It Paul md ,sTS kom hip VIA; action he rIo: to
4: report 10 hi. Honor the Mayor and the Pioneer nstd
and sf'd. Quad ard such otheT yonntss a. ay ee
The Mayer appointed Aid. Chambhn, hH'soh N"'
Frou The Chicago Pres. april 3
ST. PAUL MISSEsoTA, April a. lS9T.
The people Of this city were thrown ynto state oi
wild excitement latt evening by the arrival oi mes
seI ger from St. Peter with the startling nteig nee
thai The Sioux Indians in the vicinity OF the souh penu
buInirg the settlements the Blue Earth and Wa'on
Ore ard numbering and massacreing the settlers ana
that upward Of 6tt Indians moving toward Man
kato for the purpose of destroying II. Rumor- were
also afoa that Mankota actually deltroyed, ana
that it, citizens most barbarously and inhumaniy
murdered. The same messenger that brought the in-
telgence brought the following communication from
G,OIge Hezep, esq, Secretary OF the st. Peter 'oh-
pany: ,, ,o.-
DEAR SIR: A terrible excitement prevails here and
about us. Reports have come that the Indians have
broken out ON the Blue Earth and Walton Ore, and
are uIdering the inhGbltants some forty men lett
Mankato ye'terday and like number leave here TO-
day. Send without delay arms ammunition and pro-
viCns We have sent with the volunteers all or near
ly all the provisions we had Gov. Dodd has taken
the command and has sent the express that takes this
to the fcrt end acting Governor.
Col Smith the coInmandant at Fort Smelling, inn
II ediately on receiving the above news, dispatched
three companies of infantry fully armed and equipped,
for the Of action.
Tlis morning a large and most influential meeting Of
citizens Of this city held to consider what measures
were necessary to BE- taken TO protect Mankato and
the settlements on the Blue Earth and other tributaries
of the Miunesota River. Several Committees were
appointed-one to provide arms and ammunition an
cher TO raise volunteers, another money &c 80 the
PROSPECT was that Of the patriotism OF our young
blood-whch had been "spiling' for some time
w Md find proper vent Volunteers were plenty and
the prospect was that they would each have good
chance get land warrant for actual service III
Conmittees that the troops he had sent were more
than sufficient to drive three times the number OF SlN
Hundred" Indians before them. So, for the present,
the " fun" locks rs If il had been spoiled.
Other messengers have arrived to-day, who report
the matter not quite 30 bad the. first news, which
has tended TO allay the excitement.
i, If believed To be the same band of Indians who
are disturbing the settlements Mankato that COM
nitted the murders at Spirit Lake, Iowa.
1t is sincerely hoped by most people in this viinity
that these outrages by the Indians VIII be he means
a take m have the
Sioux and Wirnibago Indians moved further West.
Their proximity TO the white settlers Is great ob-
sacle 10 the country being thick settled. The settle
II ents in Nicolet Wue Earth and Ie Seur Counties are
constantly ANNOYED By their depredaons, either in pill
feIirg riotng fighting Their reserves are by iar
too near the south bend Of the Minnesota The SET
tiers Of those counties have long been urging tnis upon
Government, and should not be surprised To hear
that the recent and present outrayes would make tue
excuse for general uprising against Them Ii the
Indians once provoke general onslaught, uepcnn
upon il they will he driven Iom their present reserya-
tons Tie rage for =" claims" III that portion Of the
Territory would be additional slmuant to get nd
Of the Indians.
But few days will tell the worst probably.
PARTICULARS or THE MASSACRE Al SPRINGFIELD.
Srcc receiving the above letter the particulars )f
the Of Springfield in B,ue Earth county, has
cone hand. The number killed had not been pre-
ciselv known but William " Wood George VI. Wood.
Mr. Church, and Josiah Stewart arc anong the num-
Der.
The attack was without provoca.ion. and was un-
su1rCed by the settlers Mr.. William oOd trader,
aid old settler OF MGDkato, had been proceeding to
have talk with the Indians the bank OF the river,
when be was shot dead and his body burned. After
this general took place. III which all who
were Mt armed suffered more or less. Those wao
were armed barely escaped. Two Indians were killed
one having been shot by Mr.. Church. who loaded
guns for the men in Of the houses Several women
were taken prisoners Icy the Indians among whom are
Mrs. Marvel and Mis- Gardner
1hirty-eght volunteers LETT Manlato under Capt
Lewis immediately on receipt of the intelligence Of
the The company reached Sioeuin, on the
Nat,nwa River, on the evening Of the llth, where
they net body of Indians encGmped. who, on their
6ulrOach fied throwing their hatchets in the air. tr
ing back as they ran. The company killed four H.
dians This however was but nm outpost. for irmc
diGtely atelward l50 armed Indians made their ap
pearance snd showed fight.
They therefore sent word 10 st. Peter for assist
snce when Gen. Dodd and fifty volunteers started for
the tCcne Of war.
Intelligence reached FaribsuIt, calling on Cen.
Shields for assistance, who Immediately raised com
pGny of volunteers ana started for hInkato accom-
panied by Alexander Faribauli aud several Indian
runners. Some Of these runners had returned, cor
frning tie rumors Of the mssacres In Blue tertn
County and stating that at least 10 settlers had been
nassecled nesr the Big Bend.
A couranv had also been raised AZ Prescott, W IT,
ard were on the Tine and Tide ready to start, when
news from Fort Srelng arrived, stating that troops
sufficient hnd been dispatched. The people OF Pres
cott volunteered most nObly.
gentleman arrived at Prescott, who LEFT Mankato
on tie l4th, who states that up TO that date hankato
had not been taken. but that ZONE hity murders had
been CONN i;;ed by Sioux Indians IN Blue Earth
County When he left Mankato lj0 Indians were en-
cnnred four miles from Munkato and II l. presumed
that il j. against this band that Gen Dodd march
ing The settlers he'd all Ted from their homes and
leaving The country or gathering or mutual pro-
teciion. Great alarm was everywhere ielt. All the
Indians beyond tie Minnesota River were sad 10 be
assuming hostile attitude kumors were nfe OF an
alliance between the Sioux and Chippcwas.