The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-09-06

The Chtppewas Rising The Village Of New
Uint Burmed--Niore Nlurtters--Prscia In ma tiol
Of Governor Ramsey


The accounts trom the frontier of Minnesota
show that an Iodian war has been ,naugurated,
which sinks into nsignifcance all the ether Indian
wars which have occurred in this country for thirty
yaais. The Sioux Indians, who began the war, IL
Is now threatened. will he joined ty The Cppswas.
Tie latest Intelligence is contained ia the follow n
dispatch
ST PAU, MiNn. Angust ID. The latest dates
if"n New uim stat. That on Saturday night the
village Was mostly burned up.
An arrivai froui Crow Wing direct hfiu2s the
intelligence fhat Holen ;be Dny the great Chippe-
wa ehiei, hsh issued proclamation tina, he woull
not De Responsible for the conduct of the Indians
alter Tue say, ai warning he whites t., leave the
country before that time Hole hIths Day had
sent message To Commissioner DIt. snd Judge
Geofsf 10 come and make treaty.
Inc chippewa agent, Walker agans. whom
complaints have been made by the Chippeuas, ii;
~ reported has committed suicide in lit oi iusani
". lhs Chippewa difficulty following SO elo ely
upon the Sioux raid, causes great a.arn,. The
northern part OF the State is making earnest sp-
Ei.cations Tor military ait
Dispatches from tseii Shibey. on the 2,,h state
that he arrived nj 81. Paul the 2lnd, and hiss
been actively engaged in aiforaing all possible aid
TO the beiaaguered villages.
Major Fowler, 18th fifty mounted men, made n
Reconnaissance at Fort Kidgely the route of the
previuns day, and returned to 81. Peters at three
o'clock on tie morning OF the sjb bringing the
bodesG q several women who hal been killed.
Within twenty miles of ST. Peters he reports that
the destruction of properly is be Y0ad calculation
The Indians attacked New Uim saturday
The fight ct1itinned until late iii the evening.
Nothing has been heard form there since General
Shibley asked for fuii regiment 10 be at once
sent mp, armed and equipped. lie thinks that Il
larger force will los needed before The Indians are
subdue, an they may have four i've thousand
Warriors 10 m5et sooner OF later.
Major Grams. of ST. Cloud, writes to the Governor
that "A committee of I2lab!a appoint ed
visit the sceue OF the recent murders had just re
turned. They went as far as Pinayiile, and found
that same two hundred persons had been killed in
tie vicinity Of that place and Norway Lake.
The Governor is receiving painful petitions for
aid to protect The lives and prantrty in Stearn5
Meeker, aud Mononsaheia counties Many persons
bad been driven from theis homes, leaving then
crops but partially harvested.
Arrivals III this city from New Uhn report, ~
usual, shocking s,eneS. too horrible 10 recount,
GOV. EaM5EY's PR0CLaMATioN
Gov. Ramsey, Of Minnesota, has isaued the fol
lowing proclamation
10 fhe Psopis Of M.aHfsoia.
EHECuTlYE CHAMBER, I
81. paul, August II, itG2.
The Sioux indians upon western frontier
have riscn in large bodies attacked the SCI dement's
and are nIurdci irg men, women, and children The
rising sppears concerted, ai.i extends fsou Forl
Ripley 10 III southern boundaries of the State.
In This extremity call upon lie la.liti, vi the
Valley OF the Minnesota and the counties adjoining
the frontier take ioTses and arm, aud equip hem
selves, taking with lem Subsistence ior a lew
days, ald at once report, separately OF in sll:da
to the officer commanding the expedition now NOV
ing up the Minnesota river To the scene oT lostiii
ties. The cfteer comma anding the expedition has
been clothed with full power to provide for all eA.
gencies that may arise. Measures " Ill be taken to
subsist the forces raised. This outbreak must
be suppressed, and in such nal,nerAis will forever
prevent III repetition
I nry the Srtf Her oI tha
that, while taking all proper precautions for the
safety of their families AID homes they will not
give way 10 any unnecessary aiarG:. regiment
of infantry, together ith three hundred cavalry,
have been ordered 10 their defence and, ith the
voluntary troops ROW being raised, e frontier set
tlencn:s vii! speedily lie placed beyond danger
ALEXANDER RAMSEY
A J. VorLees writes ls follows;
1t is well known that dissatisfaction has existed
in the various tribes for weeks past il con
sequence OF the delay OF the Government ia max
ing the annual payment hut no dreamed Of a
welloTganized and systematically arranged out
break, embracing tgibea hcii have ever been hos
tile to each othert THIS faet, in connection with
circumstances which have como 10 my Knowledge
within the past few days convince sna thai Il ii
part OF Tho pau oi the great rebellion
Major ualbiaith Nriiel i.usl Font kid.lry ia the
Governor
all the Sioux Indians np in arms anl nlis
.raina!ely numbering every white rri3on and de.
vlStatiug the country. VA herr with about
one hundred and iitiy eiiioent i!ea, mostly un
drilled. We dare not leave his point until rer-
forced More than one hundred persons are known
be killed and believe al least oI.e Thousand
are. Neither age nor sex are spared.
The sheriff Of Brown county writes 70 Go1 einos
Ramsey:
The Sioux Indians have commenced war. This
morning the agency nj Yellow Me,iiuiae asid Red
wood were destroyed. Then attack made
ia Brown county, aud iaha itauts border
lug the reservation, killing about thirty in Brown
county, women aud chilaIfn. party Of about
twelve going ont oi The tosn Of New
Tim TO recruit for Milford township. When they
Reached timbee cd POINT aiion siy iriles from town
three nie.l killed Ati t"o wounded, and the
otheis made their escape. They mtfe not armed
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