, 1862-10-09
THE INDIAN WAR.
Highly Important from Col. Sibley.
ONE HUNDRED WHITE CAP.
lives RELEASED
Affecting Scenes and Incidents.
From the st. Paul Press, 5th.1

CHIPPEWA RivER,] Sept. II, 1861
GESEKh:--* Yesterday came to
this place with my comma d. having been |
met by several halfbreeds with a flag Of truce. |
Of about $50 lodges OF friendly Indians and |
Ealf-breeds, who had separated themselves |
from Little Crow and the miserable crew with |
bin, and had secured from him most Of the |
white captfVes, awaiting my arrival
About 2 o'clock in the afternoon I paid |
formal visit to the camp, attended By the mem |
hers Of my staff and the commanding officers |
Of corps, with two companies OF infantry as
Leaving the latter On the outside Of the line
Of lodges, I entered tie camp, where found
that regular nae-pits had been constructed,
In anticipation Of IN attack By the hostile IT,
dians. 1told the interpreter to call the chiefs
ard lead men together, for had something
to eay to them. The Indians aud h,leb
assembled accordingly in considerable num-
views Of the late proceedings, my deteraaina-
| ton that the guilty parties should be pursued
and ove1taken, possible, and made de-
| dtmsnd that all the captives should be d-1iy-
| esed to me instantly, that might take them
| TO my camp.
| After speeches, in which they seriously con-
| demned the war party, aud denied any parti-
cipation in their proceedings. aud gaYa me
assurance that they would not have dared to
come and take my ha1d II their own was
| 9lh4AfN VAIL 44N 1A00A VI LUt #Hltest a5-
| stumbled the captive women and children, and
| formally delivered them up to NE to the num-
her Of ninety-one pure whites. When taking
the names Of such as had been Instrumental
in obtaining the Ee]eass Of the prisoners from
| tie hostile Indians, and telling the principal
men would held another couEcl with them
to-day, conducted tie poor captiyes to my
camp, where had prepared tents for their ac-
commodation.
There we're some instances Of their sto1idity
l fn..A II,
| creatures, relieved Of the horrible suspense in
which they had been kept, and some Of the
3onl ger women, freed from the loathsom at-
| sentiooe to which they had been subjected by
their brutal captors, we're fairly overwhelmed
with joy.
lam Going the best can tor them, and will
send them do N to-day, together with a large
! Eumber Of half breeds, Who have also been
Kept in restraint here. The first mentioned
are pure white women aud children, two or
three Of the Latter being very small orphans,
all their relations having been Killed. 4 list
of them will accompany this communication.
Alter the disastrous result to Little Grow
and the bands associated with him, Of the bat
tie Of Wood Lake, the half breeds report that
:, falling back to this point, they hastily struck
tse,r tents and commenced retrea:ing in great
have issued sn order appointing military
commission, consisting Of two field oli:srs
! ard the senior eaptaia Of the 9Th regiment
| {C0l. Crooks, Lieut.. Gel. Marshall and Capt
Grant) for the examination Of all the met
!. .. half breeds, as well as Indians in the caml
! Hear us, with Instructions to sift the antece
dents Of each, So that there are guilty parsie:
among Them, they can be arrested and prop
: erly dealt with
!, have no doubt se shall find some such il
= the number. I will report the result in du'
| time. I have 4 wounded prisoner in my camp
. The number Of halEbraeds who were re
9 tanned by the hostile Indians as prisoners, All
r. now under my protection, will considerabl.
!. exceed 100, but the exact number canaot b
siyen. lam, geueral, very respectfully, you
: obedient servant,
Il. Fl. S1BLET, Col. Comd'g.