, 1862-09-01
The INDIAN WAR In MIN
NES0TA.
Eard Fighting at New Ulm.
OUTBREAK ON THE RED RIVER.
Murders at Breckinridge Station.

Murders at Breckenridge Station.
Origin and Extent Of the Diff |
eulties.
From the St. Paul Press, August 2s1
The news received up TO the latest hour,
last evening, from Fort Ridgely, was to the
e1ect.that the garrison vas awaiting the arri-
val OF relntorcements and the raising Of the
siege.
Col Sib1ey did not move his command from
st. Peter on Monday, as We stated yesterday,
hut be did SO on Tuesday, and undoubtedly
arrived at Fort Ridgely last evening.
I'll. The missionaries, Keys; Messrs Riggs and
ard Others, to the number Of forty-iv hith-
erto reported massacred,. have reached the
settlements on the Minnesota River. An ia-
teresting narration Of their escape will be
found below.
There has been 10 additional news received
IRON Fort Ridgely or the Chippewa Agency.
SEVERE FIGHTING AT SEw J1S.
The sererest fighting Of lhe war 60 far, that
we have any account OF, took place on Sltur-
day and Sunday at New Ulm. The sayares.
to the number of 500 or 400, boldly came Into
the town and frtd upon the force under Judge
Flandrau- They would skulk behind build
lrgs, and get chance shots at stragglers, their
aim in many cases being only too accurate.
1he force for the Protection of the place was
gathered together near the centre of the
town, while the outskirts were entirely aban-
coned to the Indians, who lurked and sneak
ed behind the dwellings, or burned them, as
they chose The Indians must hive suffered
severely during tie engagement, though as
They carried away their dead it is not known
how maDy were made to bite the dust
The loss on our Eide was ten killed and City
Gre wounded, some Of them mortally. Among
those killed are Capt. Dodd, well known to
all The older settlers of this city; R.v. Mr.
Smith Of MaDkato; Afr. Edwards, editor Of
the lasenr county paper, and Jerry Quinn Of
St. Peter. Rev. Mr. Stein, Of J1dson, was
one Of the principal fighters for the defense
grourd.
The forces at New U1m we're reinforced on
Sunday, and the Indians fell back. The place
was 1lcn evacuated By the settlers, and the
entire 1orce 1ell back towards Mank=to; SO
that New ulm, or what remains OF it, is en-
tirtly abandoned by both friend and fos.
ESCAPE OF THE M1ssIoSAR1Es-SARRAT1y OF
ONE OF THE PARTY.
r. Mr. D. Wilson Moore, who escaped with
| the mission party, has reached St. Paul. He,
| win bis 1anIi1y, was boarding at pdjutazee,
with Kev, S. 4. Riggs.
AT o'clock on The evening Of the 18th,
Monday, a friendly Indian came to the house,
/ stating that the Indians were numbering the
whites and TobbiDg the stores ut the Lower
Agency. A tew hours later another informed
| them that similar scenes were trauspiring at
Yellow Medicine Agency, and they were ad-
viked and urged to make Their escape.
They lett in haste at O'Clock, and piloted
By The Indians through 8 ravine two or three
mites, to the rapids, were set across the river
aud left on lonely island. On Tuesdly after
noon they were visited By Hlr. David Hunter,
| who informed them that he had his teams
h,dden et n n !, swamp, and vas nearly ready to
Riggs teams had been taken BY the Indians
A1r. Cunningham went back to trg to re-
cover them, and succeeded in getting one
horse, which they attached to 8 buggy that
the Indians Ind left. They set out On Tues
day night. with an OK lean, tHo-horse team,
! and Q horse and buggy, Mr.. Huu1er taking,
I with him q part Of Ur. Williamson's family
he limtslf determining TO remain. Soon
other 1uniies joined them, making party OF
about forty persons. The order OF march was
as follows: The men walking in advance, with
orders if fired upon to return the tire, and
then assail the attacking party with clubs.
They struck out into the prairie, first north
east, then south to the Lac qui Parle road,
leading to Fort Rdgley.
Beaver Greek settlement they found de-
6t1oyed4 lnquiring Of some Indians where
the white people we're, they replied: tAl
gone to the fort, and you go, too, or you viii
be Shot" It is reported tnat the people were
Eearly all killed.
When within eight miles of the fort, Dr.,
Williamson and the rest of his fami1y over
tCok them, having been persuaded 10 leave
b3 The friendly lndianS-ntaking, in all, 8
:F@Ity of forty tive persons.
When within fur miles Of the fort, DR.
Williamson and Mr.. Hunter went forward, te
see whether they could get in. Mr. Hunter
lett tbs doctor quarter Of mile from tux
fort and advanced alone, quietly, sometimes
creeping on his hands and knees, and sue
ceeded IN passing the Indians and entering, q:
L O'Clock Friday night.
| The lieute in command told him tha,
they had 500 persons, chiefly women ant
| children, in Tie fort; that the force wa
small; that they lad been fighting five day
ard were very much exhausted, and advise.
hin to strike across the prairie to Henderson
They saw, three or four miles from the fort
boy lying, dead BY the wayEide, and som
, indians on horseback.
They ca1ne by way Of Cum,nins and Door
{ place, and found every house on the way de
serted, doors not locked, oxen Yoked and fas
tened, and evidences Of panic and hasty flight
The mission party came safely through
some Of item stopping at St. Peter and Other
at Henderson: Alr. Riggs viii be in st. PAT
this weak. His house was robbed a fe'
hours a1ttr they left it, and it is supposed tbs
I "eNA%A NAA A4A%sN 1~AA144hA AAh%4 1&4hf -
5 n1nined.
? Dr. Williamson is at St. Peter.
= The immediate occasion Of the insurrectio
is supposed to be the delay of payment of al
nuities, though it is thought that the ditf
Gully has been growing for two or thrt
n ycars.-
. DR.. Williamson believes that the p1i,ac;y.
7 , cause Of it is, that the 1nkpaduda massacre II.
!, never properly punished. The lawless tribe
having obtained SO much booty for nothing
r,J1niH HhT7,ar fhn&< <},.
u might commit similar depredations with in
:; puniiy.
LETTERS FROM GOV. DONNEI.LY.
HEADQUARTERS INDIAN EXPEDITION,
e ST. PETER, Aug 70, 1875 a. m. :
4 Editors OF the Press:
= The entire force now here-consisting
y near as can ascertain, Of 1000 infantry ar
!. about SO caTalr5-are preparing to sta
> across the country, 3 distance OF forty. fl
n miles, TO Fcrt Ridgley.. It is understood th
Il the cavalry are to be thrown forward, and,
= it appears practicable, will be urged throug
By q forced march to the fort.
J Ihe steamer has arrived here, bringing tN
Is cannon. They inspire still greater contiden,
~ among officers and men.
- You sill probably hare learned, before th
u reaches you, of the events that occurred
,r New .Ulm. GOV. sibley sent forward 100 MI
to reinforce the force defending the tow
= They reacEcd there on Sunday mornin
1EtH alflFs4 HAs Inc E1TG1l I0f tnE Indian
n who were besieeing the place, to fall bac
ID The defenders OF the town thus rclieyed-sa
T. to number some GO0-as a great part Of Il
le town kas destroyed and the women and ch
sr dr. n all gone, moved off and came to Nh
t, kato.
,e At the same fine 1t was observed that Il
F. small bands Of Indians who were com1nitti1
n Gepredations along The line Of scattered &C
y IL ments from ten to twenty miles west Of Il
sg Minnesota River also fell back,
7e This would seem to indicate one Of tn
b. thinge-either general concentration of the
T. fc5ees at OF near the fort, or, what is mo
ID probable, general fleeing from the wrath
come The day Of retHbutlon will be te
ae 1itle one, and 1t will be indeed deserved.
le The atrocities committed By them were &c
'g Eble, Syringe to. say, they take no scalr
q Nearly all the dead bodies found have the
Fe throa1s cut. The name Dakota is said to me-
d "the throa1scutte1s." It is said that they 6
I'd tered into this outbreak after full consider
ly tlon, and with full knowledge of the ris
in they encountered from the power OF 1
?. whites, and made up their minds to die in ca
e Of q failure. How Tar the result will iustj
:ir this heroic determination remains to be sec
liz There is TO doubt that at New Ulm tb
Is fought boldly and detetminedly.
e. 1GSAT1Us DoSSEIl.tt
n OUTBREAK on RED RIVER
II ! CORY OF PRIVATE LETTER TO ICDsoN pAnEE
If Fort ABERCRoAHIE Daco74u Trp>v