The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-04-25
The Hezlep, NewsOn and DOdd ssWar."

The Hezlep, NeWsOn and DOdd "War.''
We have direct and authentic intelligence,
by the Equator from Winnebago City, a
point on the Blue Earth, forty miles south of
Nlankato. Our informant is Mr. Foley, a
merchant at Winnebago City, who left home
on Sunday last-the date of the first pork
and beans dispatch from his Lordship, "Hez-
lep," Secretary of the immaculate st. Peter
Company, and grand imtator of Napoleon,
Wellington, Marlborough Raglan, and other
great military men-so far as his manner Of
signature is concerned. 3lf.
Mr. Foley's residence is nearly halfway
from Mankato to Spirit Lake, the scene of
the first trouble. His understanding is that
only five or six whites We're murdered at
that place by the Indians. When he left
home on Sunday last, he had seen no hostile
Indians about his neighboyhood but on the
way into Mankato he found the settlers
greatly alarmed. Some were fleeing to the
towns, and others were fortifying
He reiterates the report, which is perhaps
NANN, eii"N tA4S "iiLNb pai lAOAi N1dihdtO
and st. Peter came upon body of Indians on
Monday or Tuesday last and killed ten or
twelve of them. The surviving Indians, of
course, fled for dear life; and probably, ere
this have reached the Missouri, where they
will be very apt to remain.
We cannot learn that any of the annuity
Indians are in any way connected with this
raid. In fact, Red Iron and other prominent
chiefs are as anXious as the whites to rid the
country of the outlaws who have created this
disturbance. The only difficulty now to be
apprehended is, that man of Capt. Dodd's
reckless character-being, as Lord Hezlep in
forms us, in "supreme command "-may
commit some overt act upon peaceable and
innocent Indians, and thereby cause more
serious trouble than has yet occurred. Other
wise, the ' 'war" may already be considered
at an end. 1t is probable, however, that the
supreme " commander has with him many
cautious and discreet citizens, who will not
allow themselves to be led by him into the
doing of any outrageous or improper act that
might ieopardize the future peace of the
frontier. At least we hope so.
At Mankato, when the Equator left on
Wednesday night. the excitement had great
ly subsided No citizen of that place, who
knows anything about the state of the coun-
try and the Indian character, supposed there
was any further cause whatever for alarm.
The Indians are much more frightened than
the whites. At st. Peter the excitement
was much greater than at any other point,
though there it was also dying ont when the
Equator left on Thursday morning. Settlers,
who had been alarmed by the hue and cry
sent out by Uezlep and Dodd and had fled
to the town for safety, were returning to
their homes satisfied there was no real cause
Of alarm. The price of board at St. Peter
during the three days of the WAR was
three dollars per day! Perhaps this fact
may, in some degree, account for the milk in
Hezlep's cocoanut.
But we think certainly and in all serious
ness there need be no further cause of alarm,
even among the most timid. Ere this, Capt
Gardiner with his command from Fort
Smelling has reached the scene of excitement
having with him an ample supply of provis-
ions, ammunition, &c. The boats, also,
are now daily taking up plenty of supplies !;
and Hezlep's cry for beef" is stopped ere
this.
Capt. Sencerbox, of the Equator, thinks
the sight of hostile Indian this side of the
Des Moines would even now be curiosity :;
and by the time he gets back to Mankato
such curiosity will command premium