Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-05-29
Full Particulars, sc,
MlxNEsorIAN OFFICE, Friday, |
May DC 1885

MlsSKsoriAs OFFICE. rr d.Hy'
May Is, lSoS. J
In ADDITION to the dispatch sent us 10y ouf
Special Correspondent at Shakopee our he
potter was able To learn the particulars o'
this exciting affair, by personal visit 10 Tie
spot
/; seems that the Chip was, numbering
according to different enumeratlons made o.
them at houses where they pissed, loO to
200 warriors. arrived in the woods opposite
Mnr,,hy's LanLn, below Shakopee durn.
Wednesday night, and lay concealed until
davbreak on Thursday mornin :, rear the
Ferry. The first intimation the Sioux had OF
their presence, was the killing Of one OF then
number, at daybreak, who was fishing in @
canoe on the south side Of the river, by shoot
ing him dead His Squaw Immediately fled
TO the tepees, which are about mile below
town.-and gave the alarm, when the Sioux
warriors to the number of 40 or so seized
their guns. and at once proceeded to the fer-
~, under cover OF the bushes on the south
bank. A rapid fire then commenced between
the hostile tribes across the river, which did
NJ damage to either party, or account oil tie
distance. The Chippewas fell back, howev-
er, and the Sioux in body crossed on the
ferry aud the battle again commenced in the
timber with a murderous ferocity, ard lasted
about five hours
The warfare was conducted in regular In
dian style-a running fight amongst the trees
an logs. and grass, intcrsperSed with lew
hand 10 hand conflicts with tomahawks and
wa clubs. When a Sioux would fall, he was
Immediately carrie / to the rear, and taken
across on the ferry boat. Several who were
also severely wounded were taken to tie
rear, bnt as soon they recovered a little
would again rush back iuto the thickest OF
the fight. The Sioux are said to have acted
with the greatest bravery during the SvhOlc
battle. cha ging upon and following the enc
my with Perfect dGsI Grafton. Whenever
a Chi pewa would fall, his head was immedi-
ately cut off, and carried to the rear. Four
ghasily heads were thus taken over the river
and exhibited with great exutation by the
squawS, who were busy all the time carrying
ammunition, (which, it is SAID, was furnished by
citizens to them free OF charge, and encOur
aging tier warriors. Later in the day some
leailes, bodies of the Cuippewas were
brought over. and the squaws hacked them
to pieces, an finally kiidled n fire under one
Ct them, and hurnt it up This last sicken
i'm spectacle Of barbarity is said, by those
who witnessed it, to have been hailed with
fiendi>h exultaticn by the Sioux.
About ten O'Clock the Chlppewas drew off.
and the whole force retreated over the bluffs,
in the direction Of Lake Minnetonka, leaving
four of their warriors behind them, one of
which from the decorations on the scalps, is
sui po,ed to be distinguished chief. As
they passed certain point on their trail, they
were carryi SIX, and some accounts say
eight, wounded braves on Iitters, besides those.
wounded who v'cre able to walk, Some OF
which seemed to be badly hurt Tie Sioux
then returned to their encampmen, with grea
exulrati N over their victory. and counte their
ed, two pronounced by physicians present TO
be fatally wounded, AMI ten others woun lei
more or less. presenting a bloody picture of
blrbarism t, the crowds of citizens who had
assemble there. Four raw scalps were
flunel IN a pole, and four CHASTITY hea'l-
were paraded as trophies, besides the disfs
ured trunks of two Others
During the whole battle, the high bank
which overlooked the bottom across the riv
err, rear Major Mur,hy's house, was lined
with spectators indeed G. the whole town."
might be sad to have been there, watching
the fight, and seeming to eni y the unusual
spectacle of two n,tlon> of barbarian, MUIR
derlng. manglng mn'ilating each other, in
frl sight of a city of christians, its churches,
courhouses and institutions of learning
Ban baiism, and its brutal spectacles, in Con-
tra>t with enlightenment and its blessings
Fearing another ATTACK, tue Sioux moved
Their tel ees in a hudle, and dug trenches,
in which they watche all night, we'll armed.
No attack was made however, though it Was
thought the Chippcwas had not gone off al
together, but were lurking somewhere in the
vicinity, for another skirmish. Hvle-n-the.
Day was reported to be " ith them, but this
is doubted. IL is said by those who viewed
the battle from tie bluffs. that only about 80
or 40 Chippewa warriors wee engaged in it,
the main body remaining in the rear. Ifthis
is so, they must have had some yelled design
in drawing off, which will appear hereafter.
Numerous trophies of the fight werr Sc
cured, such as battle axes, etc. A map was
also found, drawn on birch bark which de-
pcted the Chippewa war trail, with some hy-
erog'yphics, which the wise men pretended
to interpret. Several bloody Chippewa heads,
were also purchased as mementos, and shown
to the curious with great custo.
These paragraphs embrace about all the
reliable facts of the case, though a thousand
wild and improbable stories were in circula-
ton at ShukOpce, and probably are here.
still more exaggerated. Let no one be alarm.
ed-St. Paul will hardly be attacked.
THE celebrated letter of the celebrated
Foley, Lecompton Congressman fror. one
Of the benghted districts of Indiana. Which
letter contained more bad ora mmar IL .u