Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-30
The Indias Reid iu ssianesOta-HOrrid
Atrocities.

To the Associated Press North
st. PAUL, August % Parties from Minneso-
Ia river, who reached here last night, STATE that
scouts estimate the number Of whites already
killed By the Sioux at five hundred. The oDin-
ion is based upon the number of bodies discoy-
cred along tho rosd aud trails. j is believed
ihat all missionaries are killed. The civilized
Indians exceeded their savage brethren in aroci-
ties.
Mr. Premier, an Interpreter, who has spent
most of his ite among the Indians. volunteered
to go alone, trusting to his knowledge of In.
dams and disguise to escape detection. He.
dressed aud painted in savage style, arrived at
Upper Agency at night. The place was literally
a hAbitauon OF death. de visited aliH the houses,
and saw toe former occupants lying dead-soms
On door steps, some inside, others scattered ia
yards. He went to the house Of Hon. J.. r
Brown, and recognized every member Of the
family.
Eighteen in all visited Beaver Creek, and
found fifty families killed. They went to every
house, and recognized the bodies of nearly all
the former inhabitants. Among those recognized
at Agency were n. Owens snd family, Mr. Gan
breath and childrea, DR.. Wakefield and family,
John Toddens and family, John and Edward
Mayler and two missionaries, Rev. DR.. William
son and Rev. Mr.. Riggs, ex-governor Sibley
is row marching to the relief Of Fort Ridgely.
He reports that Sioux squads have united in
carrying out a concerted and desperate scheme,
and says he viii only be too happy 70 find the
powerful upper bands Of Isnctons and other
Indians not united with them. Nj. Premier, the
distinguished interpreter, writing Governor Ram
say from Henderson, on the Dist, says he left
Fort Ridgley at five o'clock in the morning, and
that there were then two Thousand Indians
around the fort. The wooden buildings we've
burning. Osher tribes are joining the Sioux,
and present a formidable array.
Areliable letter, dated Glencoe, August 81,
says the injury done BY the stampede OF settlers
is immense. Another such scene of woe can
hardly be fouud in the South as in Mcleod,
A,eker, northern part Of Sibey, and other
counties.
In st. Paul, and adjacent counties, all svaila-
bic horses are being gathered up. Al sorts OF
weapons viii be used by willing hands for i'm
mediate aad summary punishment of these au-
dacious and Tssca.ly Indians.
CHICAGO, August 23-The St. Paul Pioneer,
Of the 29Jh, says it Is thought the Indians were
induced to commit the Outrsges by the Indians
from Missouri and secession traitors from that
State; thas when MAJOR GaIbrGi.h left the
agency on Friday everything wss quiet; the
Indians had received their annuity goods, and
had al disappeared, apparently satisfied with
the majors promise 70 send for them as soon as
the money arrived to pay the annuIties. The
first attack was made o. the house Of Mr.. Bakey,
on Sunday last, near the town or Acton, thirty
miles from Forest City, killing three men and
one woman. On Monday morning an attack
was made on Redwood. At the time the mes
senger left there, six perso2s had been killed.
After crossing the river, he saw the Indians
into traders stores and other buildings.
He estimated tie number Of Iadisns engaged in
firing at one hundred and fifty. II is stated that
messengers had arrived az Fort Ridgley with
money 10 pay off the Indians The S.. Paul
Press Of the 2lst says several loads Of panic
stricken people from Carver and Sibley counties
arrived in town last evening, principally women
and children. They were greatly excited, aud
give exaggerated accounts of 2 number of In
dians ma-ching on Carver and Sheske counties ;
they say st. Peter, Henderson AID Glencoe have
been burned. a private lsttor received in this
today, from st. Paul on the 10Th, says it
70 be the general opinion Of the best in
Of cur citizens, that the Indian troubles |
with the cursed seceSsiOnjsts of Ms |
iOurl. Major G2lbrsith, enc Of the Indian agents, I
there are now under arms leu thousand
Sioux, beside oth-r tribes Hom Northern Mis-
ST.. Paul, August %, Q P. NJ An.onine
-%senisT, the disguised scout, got through the
lines Into Fort Ridgley, aud brought
i2ck the following
"F0RT RIDGLEy, AUG. d. P. NJ.
To Governor Ramsey:
q" SIR-We can hold this position but little
unless reinforced. We ara being a.
acked almost every hour, and unless assistance
rendered, we cannot hold out much longer.
,uT little band is becoming exhausted and dec
mated. We had hoped to he reinforced to-day,
at as yet can hear Of none coming.
L. G.. SHEHAN"
7. G Shshsn, Co. G, 9TH Minnesota volun-
Is c~5Eamsndant Of the post. Gov. Sibley
lnnot reach there with his 1900 troops till to-
lorrOw, when a day of reckoning for the Iudi-
Us will be at hand.