The New York herald., 1862-08-24
NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, AUGUST "a 1867
THf INDlAn oUrRhcEs IN MINNESOTA.

THE lEDlAn 0UrRhGEs IN MINNESOTA
Five Hundred whites MA ssacret--Yior
rible Scenes or Outrage and HinrdeI-
Entire Families l<ined--The siou,
United for the Prosecution or u Despe
rate Scheme, &c., &c.
Sr PAuL, MINI, August 2s, 1859
| Parties from the Minnesota river reached hero las
night They state that scouts estimate the number
whites already killed by the sioaK at hvo hundred
This opinion Ia based the number OF bodies discov
cred strewn along the road and by trails Of blood
II Is believed that ell the missionaries have been killed
Tho civilized Indiana exceeded their savage brethren
atrocities
Mr. Premier an Interpreter who has spent mos. o mis-
life among the Indians, volunteered go alone among
them trusting TO his knowledge OF them and his disguise
to escape detection. He dressed himself in Indian
tome and started on his journey. He arrived at the
| Upper Agency at night.
The place vas literally the habitaton or death He
visited all the houses and found former occupants
all lying doad some the door steps and some inside
their habitatons Others were scattered In the yards
| and in the roads.
He went t. the hosse OF Hon. j. r. Brown and recog.
| nized every member or the family. They numbered
eighteen in all and every Of them had been brutally
| murdered.
At Beaver creek he found that hfty families had been
killed outright. At every house he went into he recog
nzed the dead bodies Of nearly all former inhabitants
| OF the place.
Among the dead bodies he recognized at the agency
were the foIiowing:-N. Giverus and family Dr. Wake
neld and family, John Toddens and family John Moynor
Edward Moynor, Rev. DR.. Williams Rev. NJ Briggs, and
| two missionaries.
Ex-Governor sibley u now marching 70 the relief Of
Fort Ridgely.
He reports that the Sioux bands united together to
carry concentrated and desperate scheme and SAYS
that he will be only too happy to md that the powerful
upper bands Of Yanktons and other tribes have not
| united with them.
Mr. Premier writes TO Governor Ramsey on the 2Ist
Inst saying that he left Fort Rdgely at two O'Clock on
| that morning.
There then thousand Indians at the FORT
and all the wooden buildings there had been sct on ro
and were burning.
Mr. Premier thinks that other tribes are Joining the
Sioux and that they will present very formidable
] array.
reliable letter, dated Glencoe, 2lst inst, says
| that the injury done BY the stampede OF
the settlers b immense, and that such another
scene Of war can hardly be found in the South in
Mcleod Moeker and the northern part Of siblsy aud
| other eoun ties in Minnesota.
In St Paul and the adjoining country all the avail
able horses are being gathered together and all Of
weapons win be used BY willing hands for immediate
and summary vengeance upon these boodthsty Indians
CHICAGO, August %, 1862.
The st. Paul Cdinn.) Pioneer OF the Goth inst says
II Is thought that the Indians been induced to COM
mt these outrages by Indians from Missouri and ssces
sion traitors Of that state and that when Major Galbrah
left tho agency ON Friday everything was quiet. Tho
Indians had received their goods and all had disappeared
apparently satisfied with the MAJORS promise 70 send
for them the money arrived to pay them their
| annuities
The rst attack Of the Indians was made on the house
Of Mr. Baker Sunday last the town Of Acton ana
thirty miles from Forest City in which three white meu
and one woman were killed.
On Monday morning an attack made on Redwood
and at the time the messenger left there number OF
| persons had been killed.
After the messenger had crossed the river he saw the
indians firing into traders stores and other buildings
He estimated the number Of Indians engaged in this Airing
at hundred and fifty. He also stated that
had arrived at Fort RidGely with money 10 pay on the
| Indians tho sums due them.
The St. Paul Press Of the 2lst says that several
loads Of panic stricken people from Carver and sbley
counties arrived in town last night, principally women
and children They greatly excited, and gave exag
gerated accounts Of the Indians who marching
shsska county They also that the towns Of ST. Peter
Henderson and Glencoe have been burned
private letter received in this city to-day from st
Paul dated tho goth instant says that the
general opinion among the best informed our ctzens
that these Indian troubles originated with the
MAJOR asbraith was told by Or the Indians that
there are now in arms ten thousand Of the Sioux tribe
besides other tribes from Northern Missouri.
! 81. PAUL, Mum, Aug 23-SP.M
Antoine Frenisr, the disguised Indian scout got through
the Indian lines into Fort Rdgssy and brought back the
| following TO Governor Ramsey
FoRR RIDGELEY, August 2l-2P ~
We can hold this position but little longer unless
almost every hour and unless 10 rendered us
we cannot hold out much longer. Our little band Is be-
enforced today, but yet hear Of no ono coming
IG sheLan, Of Company 9, Fifth Minnesota Volunteers,
Governor sbisy csnno, reach there with his twelve
hradred troops until TO morrow when day Of reckoning
fOr the Indians will be at hand.
| PARTICULARS OF TIM HORRIBLE MASSACRE OF THE
/ WHITES.
Prom the &c. Paul Pioneer and Democrot we obtain par
cuars Of the murders committed by the Sioux Indians
in Meeker county and at ths agency the Minnesota
| river
The first intelligence was obtained from hseker county
Mr. George G. whitcomb, County Treasurer waited upon
the Governor Of Minnesota and the following state
On Sunday, the 18th instant about one O'Clock seven
eight Indians came 70 the house Of Mr. Robinson Jones'
In the OF Acton thirty miles northwest OF Forest
City. Mr. Jones soon discovered their dispositions and
his honss and with his wife went 10 the houss Of Mr.
Howard Baker, about ile distant The Indians fol-
LEVIED.
The sioux arriving OF the door Of Mr Baker house,
proposed TO the inmates TO cut short distance and
shoot at marx An assent given the proposition
and the Indians led the way. When they short
distance from the house signal was given and the In
dians turned and fired.
Howard Baker, Mrs. Jones and q Mr.. Webster, who
inside the door, ch norally wounded The Indian
who rod AZ Mr. Jones missed and fired again. the second
shot taking effect Mr.. Baker told his wife, who
hurt, to down into the cellar with her child. Shc
started bot when at the head Of the stairs she fell down,
and nsensble for time When che revived The
Inras were gone she got pillow aud put II under her
husbands head who was stil alive He directed her
e. TO Leighbors abogt milo distant and give the
alarm. 3ho obeyed him.
The inhabitants turned cut and went Bakers house,
and found four persons dsacNr ana Mrs Jones' Howard
Baker and Mr. Webster. The child OF Mrs. Baker was
found 10 the house uub, RI. II infant only two
| years old
when Mr.. Jones locked up his hcase 10 20 TO Mr.,
Bakers, he left young girl, Adopted child, and the
neishbors found going 70 Mr. jones' house that the
Indians had returned and murdered her,