Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1858-06-05

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We learn by gentleman just from the
mouth of Grow river, that the Chippewa
Indian Agent DREW, with WARREN, Chippe-
way Interpreter, and Lieutenant Perry, in
command of small detachment of U. s.
troops who were on their way up the Missis-
sippi to re-garrison Fort Ripley, had an inter-
view and talk there with portion of the
Chippeways who were engaged in the late
battle with the Sioux at Shakopee. The
cattle depredators at Princeton, had, how
ever, gone off in another direction.
The Chippeway war party was made up Of
l42 warriors, from Mile Lac, Gull and Sandy
Lakes. They were commanded in chief by
SHA-Ko-pAY, or Tall Six, noted war leader
and chief of Mile Lac, we'll but not favora-
bly, known to the Sioux.
Serving under him was WAH-DEE-NAH, or
Little Hill, the head chief of Mile Lac.
This is the chief that was wounded at the
Shakopee battle. A ball struck him in the
thigh just above the knee pan, and splintered
off portion of the thigh bone. He was
the chief borne off by the Chipreways on a
litter from the field.
The latter left three of their braves dead
but it is absolutely certain that no chief was
killed there-the one mistaken for chief
being only wal rior a little more showily
dressed than some of the others. The Chip
peways lost four of their men-three were
left dead on the field of battle and one died
and was buried north of Lake Minnetonka.
They had nine wounded, in greater or less
degree; but only one seriously, he having
been shot through the jaw, and his articula-
ton spoiled by piece of his tongue being
cut off by the ball in its passage.
The Chippeways state that but 81 of their
men were actually engaged and alledge as a
reason, that they did not know the amount of
the whole Sioux forces, and kept back re-
serve to prevent both a rear attack and to
cover the retreat of the others in case over
powered by superior numbers They took
but one Sioux scalp at Shakopee; but previ-
ously, between the north branch of Rum riv.
er and Mile Lac, they had encountered a
small war party of Sioux outlying to attack
their villages, and took five of their scalps
besides recovering fresh Chippeway scalp
which the Sioux had in their possession
Of the Chippeways killed in the Shakopee
fight, two were braves of the Mile Lac band,
one of Sandy Lake, and one of Gull Lake.
1t is undoubted that Hole-n- the-Day has
not been out with any of the war parties ;
but has remained quietly at home planting
his corn.
The news brought down by the Jeanette
Roberts, from the Redwood Sioux agency,
that the Chippeways were out in force in that
vicinity, is probably correct for we also
learn from Crow River, that the Chippeways
there admitted that large war party, num-
bering two or three hundred. Chippeways
from Red Lake, with the Leech Lake Pillagcrs
had simultaneously with the more eastern
bands started to attack the Sioux villages at
Lac Traverse and generally on the upper Min
nesota.
The Chippeways alledge as the reason for
their present expeditions, that their patience
has been worn out by the frequent attacks
by one Sioux war party after another, upon
their isolated camps, even into their very vii
lagos; Staying their women and children, and
then retreating with their scalps into the
country of their white brothers, where they
knew the Chippeways would not like to fol-
low them.
In regard to killing the cattle of some
whites near Princeton, they express their sor-
row for it, and desire to make reparation; it
was done by some of the needless young men
to satisfy their hunger; but they contend
that their white brothers ought to prevent
therenemies from making war path through
their villages and cities to attack the Chip
peways who have always been the friends and
brothers of the white people from before the
time of their grandfathers. That their Great
Father has withdrawn all the troops from
his Forts; and the Father of the Sioux
(meaning the agent, j. r. BRowN,) does not
do anything to restrain his children from
leaving the bounds of their Reserve. That
the Chippeways desire to live at peace but
that they cannot rest quietly like towards in
their homes, while the Sioux travel hundreds
of miles to murder their people nor did they
think it was fair policy to requi:e them to be
always on the watch and on the alarm, while
the Sioux could leave their villages at dis
tance, in peace, to strike theirs. The Chip
peways claimed to have as much right to pass
through the white mems country to retalliate
on the Sioux in their tepees, as the latter had
to come through the same country to murder
their women and children by their own fires;
and the white people should stop the one
outrage, if they desired to prevent another
as an offset.
They and their fathers had already driven
the Sioux before them from Sandy Lake and
Mile Lac, and other places where the Chip
peways now resided, and if their white breth-
rem would stand aside, and not interfere,
they would drive them to the Missouri; and
their white brethren would have no more
trouble with people whose hands only q
year ago murdered their own women and
children at Spirit Lake, referring to the Ink
pa-du-tah outrage.
This is the substance of the talk of the
Chippeways on the incidents and origin Of
the late battle as obtained from them in
public speeches and private conversations
through interpreters.
There is much in what they say, worthy
Of reflection on the part of the white people
of Minnesota.
Some eight or ten Of the Chippcwas at