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

@ps, -Four q thesr women ellen a prs~ssrs and th<es
s,sy sum up g Ayvwss-h N, n kil,ea Il nassdse,
vemen prisoners, besides several me. froh Boone river
ss-s with view q sotas 70 Dsanssn county ana he
- have never yea been beard frOr-supposed 70 DO
Prom all appearance The eou1 Indians have determined
wage war Of determination ON our frontiers, as every
ping goes % show at every point ON the upper Des
Ne found traces Of them. They bad sit he most threat.
sess 'barked and painted representing men
. end destroyed ali furnure, burned the houses and
Hned the cate-over 100 head ID fine cattle found
sn% 70 ae powder their
goes show that they intended 70 break up aud
sap the settlement q that north and northwest country
TOo much praise cannot be bestowed on the men nave
nd under my command on this OCCASION OH,cers ana
nen without exception have done their duty; They en-
6aye the greatest privstons and fatigue without muir
s For seventeen days they pressed forward their
march, waded rivers and creeks breast deep, and uggng
vssons through snow banks sleeping on Inc l are se
yoacning thirty miles, TO meet the Indians AZ tnear ea
at Sioux river that they would sweep me pes Moines
river settlements Our suffered very much owing 70
e severe change and snow storm. We have fourteen
nan badly frozen and two lost. Capt johnson, Of Web
sr City and Burkholder, OF this place. both frozen
r death In snow storm They separated in return
nd from the lake From the state OF the men who sue
sssded in getting back y CAMP h D1 a t ess men ~, must
acovery as yet So severe was the weather that those
ho picked up and got In were SO much frozen and
exhausted that they were crawling their hands
nd knees when found, and three four Of them had
nj their minds becoming perfectly deranged and knew
n one As near could ascertain the Indian force WAS
nom 100 To 200 warriors, judging from their encapent
-; the number Of Indians must be fifteen twenty kill
- and wounded From the number to fall killed,
ud Judging from the bloody clothes and clos Of blood
cr encampments, the struggle at the lakes must have
BEEN very severe particularly the one at the house of Esq
sether with several broken guns They appear 10 have
A1sehs hand to hand.
lhaye to inform Exoellency that have driven
d the north part of the State every Indian and
~ that at present there Sioux in the State unless
% thst part the mouth of Big Sioux The whole body
have fed the direction Of the Missouri crossing Big
aoux shall not be surprised 10 hear Of attack
0eux City. ! satisfied that the greater number Of
0aese Indians were from the Missouri they sran
GERS 70 the settlers where they appeared, and por
bon Of them were half breeds Never In the history Of
oux country have 80 outrageous acts been committed
any people We have no account Of Indians
nnsGtng such outrages females they have doneno
aOubt committed by the half breeds is 10 be feared
~ not taken 70 prevent t. fhey orc Wen armed and well
supplied with ammunition. They took kegs Of
powder, with buctshot and lead from Woods at Spring
Held, burnt his and killed him, &c. We have host
q destitute and wounded persons thrown upon pro-
vide for, both from Little Sioux river and the Upper Dos
Nbines river well frozen and disabled men
forward this hasty and somewhat confused report
yin give another soon, more in detail
instructed Capt Richards, Mr.. Morrison and others 10
wsId you the sf8davits, &C. TO apprse you OF our
marching to relieve the frontiers, &c Very respectfully
yours, &C. W. wlII4AMa
THE NEWS IN WASHINGTON.
From the Washington Union April %.
News reached this city by telegraph from ST. Louis To-
day OF fight between the Pawnee Indians and the white
settlers upon Salt river which resulted in the death OF
q The settlers and several Indians and the capture by the
whites Of thirteen Pawnees These Indians nov and
have been for several years, extremely poor and in
most deporable condition Of suffering and want Accounts
from their country received by the last mails represent
them as In starving condition. so extreme Is their pow
ety and suffering that they have been compelled sub
stst In many instances upon the flesh Of their children
b supposed by gentlemen familiar with their character
Mat the late collision with the white settlers has been
brought about in consequence Of the Indians killing stock
70 subsst upon in their desperate extremity If this
he case will in degree paae what might under
sher circumstances be considered great outrage the
part Of the Indians
Fortunately for the people Of Nebraska Territory their
abe and efficient representative in Congress- Hon B.
Chapman, Is nowIin this city, and learn has already
hen the matter In hand, and called the OF the
government TO H. and asked for such in the pre-
nlhes viii relieve them from any further trouble from
Nat quarter.
We gratned that feelings OF the kindest character
exist between Mr. Chapman and every department OF the
executive government, and equally satisfied that
suggestions from him calculated ~ relieve the people
c The Territory from these unfortunate disturbances
better the condition Of the poor miserable Indians, viii
naoet with favorable consideration.