, 1862-08-25
THE INDIAN OUTBREAK IN
MINNESOTA.
Horrible Massacre Of Settlers on
the Frontier.
FIVE HUNDRED PERSONS REPORTED
KILLED.
Fort Rzdgely Besieged.

Fort Rzdgely Besieged.
Col Sik'ey's Rcgims ut Expected TO
Arrive There To- Day.
81. PAuL, Aug. 23-9 p. m.-Antoine Ere
nicr, the disguised scout, got through the
Indian lines into Fort RidgetT, and brought
back the following to Gov. Ramsay:
FORT R1DGELr, Aug. 2l-2M p. m--We eau
hold this pusition but little longer unless re-
inforc5d. We are being attacked almost every
hour, and unless assistance is rendered We
caDnot h1ld out much longer Our little band
is becoming exhausted and decimated- We
had hoped to be reinforced today, but as yet
T. G. Shehan, company c, 9Th regiment
Minnesota volunteers, is commanding the
post.
Gov. slblcy cannot reach there with his
l.200 troops till tomorrow, When q day Of
reckoning for the Indians will be at hand. ;,
ST. PNI, August 23.-Parties from the
Minnesota river reached here last night. They
state that the scouts estimate the lumber Of
whites already Killed by the Sioux ut 5Vo
The opinion is based on the number Of bodies
discovered alon9 the road and trails: II Is
believed that all the missionaries are killed.
brethren in atrocities. Mr. Fletcher, an in
terpreter, who has spent most OF his lie
| among the Indians, volunteered to 20 alone,
| trusting 10 his knowledge OF the Indians, and
! in painted savage style. He arrived at the
| upper agency IN the night time The place
| Was literally the habitation Of death He |
visited a11 the houseR, and saw the former oc-
| cupaEts lying oead. some on door steps, some
inside, others scattered in yards. He vent |
| to the house of Hon. J. r, Bcown-r2co5ntz d |
every member Of his family, eighteen IN all,
| murdered.
| Be Titited Bavar Creek, found fifty fau1ilie6
killed. Hr went to every house and recos-
| nized the bodies OF nearly all 'ormsr inuabit-
| 8nts. Among those. recognized at Agency
were n. GiVens aud family, Mr.. Galbraith
and children, Dr.. Wakefield and family, John
GS75d b. and aiq Rey sEf r Rsss
Ez-Govcrnor Sibley, now marching TO the
relief Of Fcrt Ridgely, reports the Sioux bands
utited in carrying ont conc:ried and d7s-
ptraEe scheme, and says be will only be too
| Y;:nktons and other Indians net united with
| them.
Mr.. Premier, the disguised interpreter, writ
i2g to Governor RAMSEY, from nea5af5on,
2lst. says he 1efs Fort Ridgeley at o'elac:s in
the forenoon. There we're then 2, 900 lndl ms
around Fort Ridgeley, and the wooden build
ings were burning. He thinks other tr'aas
arc joining thu Siou1,and present foEn}s4el2
array.
tisrs e ;nmansa Another such a seen; OF
t woe can hardly be found il th3 south. as in
, ! Mcleod, Meeker and the northern part Of
Sjblty end other counties,
IN Sr. Panl and the adjoining cou atry all the
available horses are being gathered up. AL
sorts Of weapons will be used by Hilliny hands
tor1he i11n1edi1te and sulamare punishment
| Of these aud 3cicus and rascalIy Iali1rs.
/ 4 nr:rete letter rece;yed hy E DsWitt Rob-
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ano Nolto"ss.ein ''a1lioa"' o"'so o' @0''
4 | August 2Oth," says:
..Tb.re ia great excitement hero inst now.
! The indians ara bnrnity and 1nurdaYine every
{ thinr NJ, The upuer Wianesota river. This at.
tt.rnt,on a. INV xr1te aver fh;rtv noor wo-
men and rh7ldren ara landing on the leyee
;, frnm Wankafo. New Ultn and other towns,
= The s;nnI nf' Ye1!ny Medicine mur5erad
+n;rtr-a;ehf so1dfar1 nf fhe 5th Mfnnesota Reoi.
i .,nuT III there n ,narI tha Ye1iow TediciH,
r. Arcney. .
Il / cnn.ier has inst come to the governor,
cetinr for more r1en to hn sert AGAINST t}le
l. | IndiaHs' Il seems to be the general opinion
If rht. hest Informed of our ci.iz.ns that Il
rnnsf have crioinated with the curBcd seccsb
Of Missouri. Five companies OF the Gtl regt
y ment have left ior the seat Of war, but what
4 Mr. Galbraith, one Of the Indian agents, says
therr are nov unIer arms over 1000 sioux
e betfdes o,hcr tribes from the Northers Mfs
i; couri, God only knows where this thing vii
s. 1Frou the st. Paul Pioneer, Ang. 2o1
Of Tho cf1v xss considerably excited yesferda,
and jsst eveninu he renorts nf murders ann
u n,;ttrd hy the Indians in Meeser county. aul
ID at t1,c ay,ncy m the Misslesjnoi river. II,
s hsrs rI ,;33,as,},v t7arrd ,hese 1srnrts and WV
70 fn1nS;n',s ss ~ .nhstsncn of ayerv1h;n,
y aue 70 ss ,h1a 49,, " ~, 81 i,t
y u h-nr .au '.'7 .o''s - -o'1A1~ ~
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T.; a1Hoh1e - "hs4AeH eooN1.'
~ ~ The first news OF the In dlau Ka'd va
1d brought to The governor by A1r. Gcorge
he l1tcomo, Who resides ;s Gfeent"a', M.ske
e. county, about thirty -hve miles from Hn1chin
CO son- Mr Nhtccmo Is tne county treasurer
IL. and we'll known IS geni1eaa.- ~ tFutn
nv lie STATES tns4 aoout oue cioca ou ounu;l
~ last, seEen or eigls Indians CAME to the hoas
q Mr. hoolhson zones, II me tos o. acs0I o.
e1 thirty miles EoFth"est o. Fn!est Ils5. M'
Jones soon di6coFercu saat tneir o. osltio
~ was anythl1g bqt iIlendly, ana 1sariag, 10
". INC eaiet} ol MS !auu3, ne iochco me aoors
ny nouSg, ano VIII us "Ee went 70 the hons
o. o1 Mr. nuna1u 1aAel, apout :. 1olle u1sSau
Il anT "as ;o1lo"e ~ ny ~ tuaans. t do, oe n,
ma iue GlouA, va :ilN!n5 a; tue uooi q ~ =
naher nouse. proposea - Tug 1ulniees ~ :
be out ehorL eislance ana snoo1 at marh. a a
ho assent was gwen 10 LIE plopoa1tlon, ano u
lnoaan6 lea Inc way: NHen t1ey Wele saol
US ols.aEce M 1!on tue uouse, e'5naa Has El:.GT .T
e,1 and the Indians turned and ured upon n
tla | dcnr Hnc4rd RaErr Mrs J,,nrs and a hJ
| Wrhst.r who we're inside shc donr fill mn
WI tally wounded. The Indian who fired a. II
cts Jones missed, and fred aga;n, the second sh'
,se taking effect Mr. Baker 1old his wife, vt
~ was unhurt, to so down cellar with her cllll
~ shc started TO go, bus "Aen al the heao
Of the stairs she tell down. ana was lnsenslole II
[v, some time When she revived tae lndia'
eo h"a hl as st;I ~ p,;1 pue uaI
d;to.tsd Scr 70 ,esr,, ~, @ anS @ r -, ,,;,h,or
lzc oa,,t ,n;fe 5s,.nt onS ~ 80 ~ ai,1.
I'll. ,nh;ch sha 6;d o-7S~DN' N4~ s''0 'Do 0'1A'
-. Tht. 1ao,3e 1,,rne5 ont and want to B,1z.-
Ia h,,es "a Fannd tonr 7,ersons ,asaW1fc an
ST. wv nas aa Hnrnrd R,rar and ~ Wahste
H. ~, e3';iS - ~ Rar,.r WV t,,,n,1 n :
[n7 i,n1se nn,,u1t. n Tas an infant on1y t,
Gu 1oaES 1uus IA ~ nos ''<@ A0AA'' o'1 "
al. W. sWhen 1 H,r :1ones 1ocke5 m hi. 7,,nse T.,
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as W NJ: pahsI ite letc outS sHi, W auut
,pr 1ana:a bbo1,sa tha+ t5a Tnd;s,a ~ re,, -
~. and murdered her
nol ~ Wbi+conh rb, o;voz nc +besa n,r4;
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