St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-09-25
Indians at Richmond. {
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Troops Ordered from St. Cloud.
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Messenger from Capt. Berger, on his
way down, staid overnight at richardson
hotel, opposite Richmond, and waaaroused
at four o'clock next morning, by the In,
dian war whoop and report OF guns at OF
near Richmond. Soon man came run
ming to say, that the Indians had fred into
Mr.. Middendorfs' house, one: mile; from
Richmond, killing two children andsvound
ing q woman, and had marched on to at
tack Riohmond. The messenger. hurried
on to St. Cloud, and arrived at 8 o'clock,
A. NJ. Gen. Mitchell, Immediately, issued
tie following order:
(onDrR No 2 -,
HEADQUARTERS 81. ChouD, M1ss.,( =
.- s -. Sep. ed 1881. ( f.
To Capt Mccoy, Commanding Infantry:
You will take 40 men Of Your Command,
pressing in teams and horses, and proceed,
with all poreible dispatch, to Richmond, on the
Sank River Valley to relieve the settlers, who
are reported as attacked by Indians ....>
1fyou find the Indians have loft and driven
of stock, you will mount as many men az you
can conveniently, and, if possible, overtake
and secure thet stock, using the Home Guard
in the noighborhood to assist III your opera
tons.
So soon as your mission is accomplished,
you will report 10 me forthwith, at headquar-
tiers St. Cloud. - e.. j,
II. z. MITCHELL ?
" Com. Genl.
At ten minutes past ten Capt. Mccoy
started; and, early in IT,, afternoon, Capt.
Cramcr followed, with fifty mounted Home
Guards At II o'clock Tuesday the fol-
lowing report was received:
HEApouAArEnG, CAMP BURBANK.
GEEL M1rcHELL.--ST: Iarrived at Rich
mond at 3 o'clock and proceeded in the direc-
ton Of Paynesville about 8 miles. We are now
can,ped P. N. in. the midst of fires kindlcd
probably by Indians and on our camp ground
may be found dead hogs and turkeys that
have no doubt been killed to-day. The house
at which We are encamped was on fire and was
put out by a party in advance Of US. Around
US We can see many fires burning mostly hay
stacks. There has been no one killed to my
knowledge. We will return to Richmond in
the morning if We see nothing of Indians to-
night. Yours. &c.,
~Aapt. GEO. G. Mccoy.
N. B.-The party Of so in advance Of us
have gone to Psynesville as . scouting party.
From gentlemen who went up with the
expedition, We learn that Is of Richmond
HON e Guard pursued the Indians in the
morning, and got near enough to count 10,
6 in one party and 4 in another; but
fearing a larger force in ambush they did
not push forward to make an attack
Between Richmond and Paynesville, the
dwellings, of Messrs. Holifer, Baytenger,
Watenburg, Sehafer, Emde aud two 9TH
ers, names not learned, were burned. At
Pay nesville the homes Of Messrs Braen,
Payne, Twitchell, Pease, Darnell, Chiss-
holm, Bates and Luce were laid in ashes.
After the previous burnings this leaves
but two houses in Paynesville, both Of
which belong to Mr.. Bennett
All the outhousos were burned, aud
most Of the hay stacks, but only two stacks
of grain were destroyed, which would ap-
pear to indicate that they have not given
up the idea Of having possession Of the
coun try the coming winter. "