The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-29

The Indian Troubles In Dunncsos. uo,~. ..
Nebraska.

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Nebraska.
. FROM the Chicago Press, April 24l
In IN me burlington Hack Eye we aed a communicates,
from Major Williams Of Fort Dodge 10 Gov Grimes
giving detailed account of the expedition of voIunter
which he commanded and led 10 Spirit Lake the scene e
the hrst o. the recent Indian massacrcs. -.
The Indians said 10 have been about 2O strong ~
they commenced their depredatons on the settlers IN %
southwest corner of Buena Vista county and nrocesI
through Clay, Dickinson and Emmett counues-demoEsS
ing every settlement, killing the cattle and VIOLATING M
women but they did not commit any murders until they
reached Spirit lake. In Dickinson county where the
tiers numbered forty not Of whom 1t said is le n
tell the tale From Spirit Lake the Indians crossed he
State line and attacked Springfield, in Minnesota where
nine settlers were murdered and four women taken prn
Minnesota missing and also four from Rig Jsla.A
Grove on the Upper Des Moncs.
The volunteers under. Major Williams pursued tbe In,
dams far the State line where they were INFORMED
that company Of soldiers from Fort Rdgley on the Ma
nesoa river had attacked the Indians and killed weotv
Of them. Two Of the volunteers-Csptain johnson an1
Mr.. Barihoder, of Fort Dodge-are missing, and Il Is
feared have fallen into the hands of the Indians
From correspondent Of the Dubuque Express we aIae
learn that the attack Of tho Indians Springfield too
place on the 2oth ut and that all the inhabitants of that
village were murdered except two and several womsa
and children. Nine Indians killed in the attack.
The names Of those known to have been killed at Spir
Lake AREA Noble, wife and child; K. Rian; W. w. Nat
tock wife and two small children Robert Clark of Wa
teroo 7. H. Harriet, ]. Harshmau Rowland Gardneer.
esen s Mls aCSs and w
aowes Srdis Howes, daughter OF r Howes three child
rem Of Mr. Maocks and Harvey Luce Four Of these ere
.,.....,. ,..... 81 PxrKR, April Is, 1867.
Ihe utmost Consideration has taken possession or the
minds Of our people The whole community is awakened
Every house Is full, and still they come.
Every effort has been and Is made 10 quiet them.
is filled up Seeing tho mail from Mankato, have only
time 10 say that the last and reliable news from the
seat of war is that battle had taken place yesterday Sun
Indians were klled-no whites
Our boys passed through Mankato at four O'Clock yes
terday Another company leaves Traverse this A. u.
Red Iron this vicinity with part Of his bands com.
nee of threesone, Cat!n and Andrews, with Higgins
for ntcrpre.erhs gone to hold council with him. and
what he is doing 1t is said that these Indians whs
are out against the whites are part Of Sleepy Eyes and
part Of Red Irons bands Now il the government has
made TO send help, must help ourselves.
and 'eXtermination' is the wachword. The fear
now for provisions. The people crOwding in upon
W from the country and we have very short supply
day with the volunteers TO help Mankato.
Send up ammunition, arms and provisions and see ts
boat Urge the matter, for Gods sake feel perfectly
safe here, but others do not, and have not felt d
send up boat Your wife Is well. l have just seen
her. We are all doing everything to quiet the
people podd has gone 10 the seat of war in supreme
command.
OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF THE LATE MASSACRE By THE
INDIANS IN NORTHERN IOwA--sIxrY KILLRD,
WOUNDED AND MISSING.
FoKr DoDGx, Ia, April IL, 1857.
To ms FSC1IEScY JAMES W. GRIM~, GOVERNOR Nm
Sr-Beng called upon by the frontier settlers for I'D
In checking the horrible ourages committed upon TIE
citizens living % the Little Sioux river in Clay county N
the Spirit lake Settlements and In Emmett county, by the
Sioux Indians by authority vested in me- raised
organized and armed three companies Of thirty each.
which were as we proceeded increased TO thirty
men each. We took up line Of march on the
25h Of March, and proceeded up the west branch OF the
Des Mones river 10 intercept the savaRes whom report
said were sweep all the settlements on that rver
By forced marches through banks from fteen -
twenty feet deep, and swollen streams forced way
up to the State hne where learned the Indians
embodied 200 or 300 strong nj Spirit lake and BIZ
Island groves. Never was harder service rendered By
command. We had to ford streams breast deep every
few miles, and at all snow banks drifts had 70 shovel
ao % our and Sope s S
10 the middle least and lay out the open prairies =
night without tents or other covering than blanket q
About eighty miles up met those who had escaped
the massacre at Springfield composed Of three men
hurt, two wounded and female wounded and sewers
women and childrcn-n all numbering some fifteen o.
twenty persons They had escaped In night carrying
sttackedhad nothing TO days and one nighl
They were about exhausted and the Indians their rau
pursuing them Had not our scouts discovered them and
reported there can be no doubt but that they all would
have been murdered that night We found them In Q
miserable condition. destitute Of everything like cloag
and food three OF them badly wounded and several Of the
women without bonncts or shoes They had nothing On
them but what they had the night they fled, the poor
women waiing breast deep through snow and waior md
carrying their crying children.
We halted a small lake that furnished sufficient timber
10 make hres and warm them-tunishcd them with pro
Visions aud gave them blankets TO shield them from
severe weather and gave thom all relief in our power
Our surgeon dressed tho wounds OF the wounded whose
wounds were IN a bad condition. We cncaraped thers
Win them hai night posting senunet and pockets, ex
pccung 10 be attacked Next morning we sent them On
with our scout to what known az the Irish settlement v
remain until we returned, the settlers above that po1
having abandoned their homes embodied hemselvus
at thai place, where they were engaged In building .
block house We proceeded on our march, throwing
In advance some thirty scouts accommodating and EXAM
ming every point where the enemy might possibly BE-
foundevery point Of timber lake and -,ream was close
traces of tha
throughout the day Prom these tracks and had
sl taken their course for Spirit lake, that direction.
ly forced marches reached tho state line Spring
held and cncampcd about shutdown the margin AZ .
grove; dctsl'd sixty men, armed with rncs and
tN shooters, with orders Ia cook their suppcrs and
supply themselves with cold rations each company their
own and be ready 10 march all night In two divisions u
next morning Furnished them with guides the infor-
NATION vo had just received that the indians we've
embodied NJ or near the trading house Of half breed By
We proceeded with great hopes Of overalnr and Civ
ing good account Of them but 10 great mcracaoa,
We found they had all 0ed upon the approach 81 City
lars from Fort Iadgoley Woods Cboo traders gave
them The Information that the troops were coming and
whose they sent their runners 10 watch Had
they not sent TO Ndgocy for troops would most
tanly have oycrtaken them
Thc conduct Of tho troops from For, Rdgeley b
hard 10 b. accounted Tor. On Thursday, the 9th a
March, the Indians attacked Springfield aud neigh
borhood. The citizens defended themselves we'd
as they could Thc battle and pilhgng lasted unni
nzhtfall, whcn the Indians withdrew. On Friday, In
The afternoon, the troops from Eidgcley arrived, all
Wen mounted on muitS. Thcse troops Law nj spring
field al day saturday, and assisted In buryng
dead. Their officers Counsecd with the half breed Csoo,
who was the only one unarmcd and known to he acting
WITH and idenhcd with the Indians, and whose squsw
(he y married 10 squaw) al the time wearing tbc
shawl OF Mr.. Church, with other articles taken from ths
citizens. said officers lay over from Friday evening IN
Sunday morning, without pursuing making any effort "
overake the Indians who, they must have known bad
taken ou four white women as prisoners.
On sunday morning he set out their trail and followed
hem han The day, finding their camp nrcs-0vertalng
nrse or oar struggling squaws Yet them go-and hndns
All kinds OF goods thrown and streaned along IN, trad
10 Tighten their load and expedite their flight When he
could not have been over half days march OF them, no
stopped and returned the evening Sunday IN Spring
field. When he ordered the return, they expressed
wish TO follow and said they would put up with hall
raiions If he would allow IT, lis reply that he had
orders tO follow them.
On Monday he 20 Spirit lake TO bury the dead,
&c. He went 10 the first house, that Of Mr. Naples found
The dead body, buried IT, and returned TO Springfield s
certain such troops rather such others viii Afford no
protection IN our frontier settlers. such are not b w
protect frontes Think OF his conducthis men al
well mounted turning back when he not half days
mar III hey ln,dod with nj nd