New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-01
THE SACRtNG OF MEDARY.
Correspondence Of The s. Paul Pioneer.
SARATOGA, On Big Cottonwood River,
Mn, June Ii, 1888. !

SARATUGA, On D4 SOItOnWOOu hlFcI,
Mln June Ii, 1893. \
When last wrote you t2sth May, from medsryl,
things were ". with as, ana Frightening every day IN
DscOtab. Tonight, after fatgu guiog retreat mach OF
nearly forty miles, pause to pencil haty sccouut
of what bss hsppened and of the alarming difficulties
by which we are still surrounded.
Day befyre Yesterday thr-e thousand fankton
tbe same Indians tuat caused the disturbances IN this
vicinity last Summer, and who seem TO have come
now but TO execute tie threats they then msie) ar
rived before Medsiy, and demsrded recomp~nse for
il Irusious upon soil which tney claimed ghttuy be-
lopg.d 10 them, but which was sold to Government
long ego by the lower Sioux. Coutcis we're held wi;9
tier chiefs They ssid their - lands bad been sofa
"frcm them were berg scitGd upon and dug up with
roaos, &c, aud that others were getting tne 4 Tor
"tbe lsnd ard all extra privileges thereon. Gov
"errment Ur the Great Father, had proullaed
"then money, but it bad Lot come; and they
"were now going to take the mater mo tner
"own hsrds." Upon this resolve, although
they had been previously almost prevailed upon to
pass on 10 toe Agencies, they commeucfd plundern ng
the houses from cesrr 10 gsne:s. They demsnded
evsrytbipe even TO frest and teams, out upon
being sternly assured tnst the white man you'd die
fighting before yielding bis arms bis horse, they
yielded this point IL war, hows.er, witu great ni-
Guilty that could prevent, without violence, Tue
young Indians fo cutting the harUess to pieces ~hle
ftcbug up teans fr departure, as We were inso-
.rtiy ordered 10 do. The settlers ior several miles
each way, were warned OF the CANCER, and tney hed
10 the town leaving iry ything behind ~ be
pluDdered ano burnt by tine Indiaps. At the moment
we were trdereu to leave, the torcn was applied 10
every building in the town, and every CLAIM cabin
Vound about which ID our rstreatpg steps We WIT
messed fs TO the ground. The toll Of our nands were
heaps of ruin the pioneers honeswere beds OF ashe-,
TO be scattered again to the prairies.
A train Of immigrants coming into Medary at or
about this time, were purdered 0f everything except
their teams to retreat with. Word mas reached us
that FJandr1u, fifteen miles below Medary, was also
burnt down and the inhabit Ins driven off. The sat-
tiers between Flanorsu and the Falls viii prob ably go
rto the town at the Fals and prepare for defense.
But thn the Indians viii Lot 60 that far South, as
il out OF their rsLge Of operations for the present Al
least. They were tU go directly from 1edary to Vel
low meoicie OF the Upner Sioux Agency, wnere they
would demand the anDuitIes watch those other Sioux
are receiving on said lands the treaty therefor TO
be row aod heIcsfvTward paid to them; and If the
Government Agents refused TO acqaiesce, they the
Inoiana) would sack every town on the Minne sofa
River 10 the foot Of the reserve and every town aud
senI-n eit ON Wasioja (the river We are now co.
csmped orl to its nou'b.
Most Of those who retrested from Medary aud vi
cnltJ are tIcsmped at thus place and below on the
same stream. We have sent Lwo messengers To lei
low Medicine, while Mr., De Witt aud pesty have gone
into the Low er Sioux Agency Mr. ID. VIII go to Fort
kidgey ara probably to s.. Paul. lee nllisIy ioioe
81 Furt Rugey is nothing fof tne emergency sc.rceiy
ado oust 70 the protection OF the Fort itself egains.
a, Invading rost of enlie htensd SAVAGE. Somethng
en-. nd be spec oily doae to avert most caIaniious