Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-08-25
THE Massacre by INDIANS In MIN
NESOTA.
Five Hradred Whites Murdered.

ST. PAUL, MINI, Aug 22-Parties from the
Minnesota River reached here last night They
state that the eeouts estimate the number Of whites
already Z lied oy the Sioux at Eve hundred. This
opinion IL based upon the number Of bodies dis
covered stewed along the road and by the trails
OF blood IL Is believed that all the missionaries
have been killed The civilized Indians exceed ed
their savage brethren in atrocities
Mr. rrenier, an Interpreter who has spent most
OF ms NE am0og the Indians, voluneeced to go
alone among them, trusting 10 his knowle ledge Of
them and his dia2ui: ;, TO escepe detcctIon He
drersed himrelf In Indian costume and started IN
ms Journey. no arIivet at the up! er agency at
night. The plac was literally the habi!ation OF
dean. He visited all the houses and found their
former occupants all lying deld some on the
door STEPS, and some inside their habtations,
Others were scattered In the wards and in The
roads. He went to he house Of the Hon ] r
Brown, and recognized every member of the
family. Phey numbered eighteen in ALL and
every one Of them had been brutaly murdered
At Beaver creek he found that fifty tamiliel had
teen killed outright. At every house he went
into he recognized the dead bodies Of nearly all
the former Inhabitants Of the place.
Among the dSGd bodies ~ recognized 1T the
agency were the following N Glt1rns and fam.
lily, DR.. Wakefield and family, John Eddens and
famil ', John MOyner, EdwlId Moyner, Rev Di
Williams, Rev. Mr.. Briggs and two mis3ior-
aries.
Ex-Governor Ssbley Ia cow marching to Their.
lief Of Fort Ridsely. He reports that the Sioux
bands are united together 10 carry ous concen.
tiated and democratic scheme, and a-ys that he will
OF the fanktons and other tribes nave lot united
with them.
Mr.. Premier writer TO Gov Ramsey on the 2lst
instant, saying that he lett Fcrt Rity at two
O'Clock that morning There were then over
2,OOO indians at the fort, ant All the wooden
buildings there had bean set on Ere. and were
burning. Mr. Frenier thinks that other tribes
rejoining the Sioux, and that they win pre,en,
a TO midable array.
A reliable letter dated Glencoe, 2Ist inst, saws
that the injury done bv the stampede Of tue set.
uers Is Immense, and that such another srene Of
we could hardly be found Ia the South az In
Mcleod, Meeker, and The northern part CT Sibley
and other counties In NJ innesota IL st Paul and
the adjoining country al, the available horses are
being gathered tnsetker, and all sorts OF weapons
Will be used by willing hands fer immediate and
diaas,
CHICAGO, Aug 2}.-The St Paul (Minnesota)
Ploneer OF the 20h instant says 1t /, thought that
the Indians have Leen induced 10 commit these
outrages by Indians from Missouri and Secession
traitors OF that State, and that when Major Gal
, Tialtn lelt inc agency on Efdsy cVenng every
tnlng was quiet The Indians had received tneir
goods and had all disappeared, Dparentlv salts
ned with the Ne Or's prom. to .ond for them al
soon e. the money arrived to pay them their n
nuities. The frst attack ofthe Indians was made
on the houSe Of Mr.. Baker, on Sunday last near
town OF Acton, and thirty miles from Forest City,
In which three white men and one woman wee
kIlea. On Monday inorninQ an attack WIS
made on Redwood, and at the tine the messenger
lett there number Of persons had been killed.
After the messenger had CROSSED the river be saw
the Indians Hiring Into the traders stores and
other buildings. He estimated the number of
Indians engaged In this firing at one hund red and
NIFTY. He a!so stated that messengers had arrived
at Fort Ridgely with money TO pay of the In.
dams the sums due them
The st Paul Press, Of the 21st inst says that
several loads Of panic stricken sople from Currer
and Slbley counties arrived in town last mig ht
principally women ind children They were
greatly excited and gave Xs2eerated accounts of
the Indians who Were marc hing on Shaska ccun-
". IheV also say that the towns Of St. Peter
Henderson and Glencoe have been burned A
private letter received In this city TO-DAY from
81 Paul, dated the Goth inst says that II seems
10 be the general opinion among the est inform
ed OF our citizens that there Indian trouble, orig
mated with the cursed se;essiUnists Of Miss ufi
Major Galbraith was told by one Of the Indians
mat there are now In arms ten thousend OF the
Sioux tribes, besides other tribes from Northern
Missouri.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. 23d-9 m-Anoine
Premier, the distinguished Iudian scout got
through the Indian lines into Fort r idgely and
brought back the folloaing to Gov. Ram,sy:
fort RIDsBLEY, Aug. 21-2 O'Clock D IN -
we can hold this position bat little longer un. rs
We are reinforced We ara being attacked almos,
every hour, and unless assistance IL rendt ed us
we cannot hold Gu. much longer; our little band
10 becoming exhausted and decinated. We had
hoped to be reinforced to day but as yet can hear
Of no one coming.n
T. 6. Shehan, Of Company c, s:h Minnesota
volunteers, comma nds the post
Gov. Sibley cannot reach there with his eco
troops until tomorrow, when a day Of reckoning
for the Indians will be at hand
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