Minnesota weekly times., 1857-05-02

Traverse dss Sioux, April q, 1857.

cent murders on the, white settlers near Spirit
Lake. The leader Of the party i called Ink-pa-
duta Cred End.) The whole number Of msn and
boys able TO carry gun, belonging to his party,
is seventeen, which Is the number reported to
have been engaged in the first murders. A Sioux
now in the neiehborhood of the Agency, called
Smoky Day, and two brothsrs, Joseph and Louis
Coursoix, Half.brseds, who saw and eonversed
with them in the neighborhood whore they. killed
two brothers named Wood, who were trading not
far from the head Of the Des Aoines river, say.
there were only twelve men and boy aged pro-
badly about Is years, from which it seems pro-
bable that four or Eve Of the original party had
left, not liking the business in which they were
engaged Ink-pa-duta and his people are Wah-
peh-kntas, and spoken Of BY the leading men
near Pa-ju-ta-zee and the Sioux Agency a. rene
gades, who, in consequence of murders commit
ted on their own people many years ago, had to
fee from Cannon River to the Missouri. Wheth-
er they were present At the treaty at MENDOZA in
1851, have not learned; but they suppose, not
without reason, their claims to the lands ceded in
that treaty as good as that Of any of those who
Apart, If not all Of them, were presentsat the
time OF tho payment last summer OF fall, and it
Is said exprssssd m1ch dissatisfaetion because
they wersnst allowed to share in the annuities.-
The agent refused TO give them share, because
they had not planted on the Reserve They have
told some of those who have convsrssd with them
that a. they were passing house not far from
the Little Sioux river, in Iowa, dog came out
and bit ono of them, who then shot the dog
Soon after this company of white men came
upon them, and took from them all their gums.
and then beat them with sticks or whips, and 20
drove them of. Having no means of obtaining
subsistence without guns, after suffering seme
time, they determined to supply themselves BY
taking guns wherever they could find them. AT.
ter they had obtained partial supply, man
from whose house they had taken gun, came out
and shot at them, without however hurting them.
They then shot him down, and from that time.
proceeded to murder sueh families a thew met
with. The report among the Dakotas at Psiuta-
zee, more than . week ago, was that they had
killed between thirty and forty white persons.
and had among them four female prisoners-thres
women and girl. Some of the military man
who have been in the regions where the murder,
were committed, and returned to Fort Rideelev.
say that torty-siz dead bodies have been found,
and that a. many as may haze been killed.
Ooon alser the news OF the first murders reach
ed Pajutazee, an intelligsnt gentleman Of that
neighborhood with whom was conversine, told
me that lnk-pa-duta and his party having sup
Piled themselves with horses, ammunition. Co..
would 60 up the Big Sioux river, to near the head
of it, and then up the James or Jacques river. TO
join themselves to the northern Shank-ton-van.
and this il highly probable, a. when last heard
from, about the 18th inst, they were not far
from the Red Pipestone quarry. II il not prob.
able that they will again approach the white
settlements for some months, - plunder seems
to have been principal object in what they have
done, and they are said to be abundantly suppli-
ed. -ayasaa1e is s-9flze@a --ff-'-
The Sioux who receive annuities are more dis
posed to take part with the whites than with these
renegades OF their own, people; and say thew
would not feel at all aggrievsd if the Americans
should kill lnk-pa-duta and his whole party.-
Those Of % who have our families among the
Indians, do not apprshend danger from them un-
less some Of them are wantonly murdered BY some
of our countrymen. OF this there, was and still
is danger in the excited state of feeling on th.
frontier. Some Of them have been chased and
badly used, and if they had not been more pru-
dent and forbearing than civilized men usually
are, much blood weuld have been shed. Major
Flandrau has been exerting himself to prevent
anything Of the kind, andws hope he will sue
ceed in preventing further effusion Of blood.
Some will suppose that soldiers ought TO %
immsdiAtely in pursuit Of the murdsrers. Il =
but fair to suppose that the officers Of the srmy
understand their own business much better than
civilians do. Those Of ~ whose families ara
most exposed, will feel much safer If this busi-
ness IL conducted by the officers Of the regular
army than Il militia are employed. From the
unusual coldneas of this spring We cannot ex
pect suf6eisnt grass on the prairies to subsist
team and dragoon horses much before the first Of
June. Till this is the case it il not probable
that any soldiers sent in pursuit Of Ink.pa-duta
will ovsrtake him. " aaa-so5 .sA ls.a =. '
1t il very desirable that immediate measures
be taken to recover the, ,pfisonsrs. The most
| likely means Of accomplishing this, would be to
send party Of friendly Sioux TO gst them, a. il
is NOT improbable they would be murdered, il
their captors should see an army Of white msn
| approaching. have been told that Little Crow
has expressed . willingness to lead party Ito
bring them IN. II he should undertake TO do Il.
he would most certainly succeed. But il il un-
reasonable to expect him to 60 unless literally
furnished with means topurchase the captivss IL
they can bs purchased, and to, hire sufficient
number ofvalriors to 60 with him, 70 taxa them