St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-08-21
Indian Rising.

Thompson, As Commissioners to treat with
the Red Lake Indians, aud A. S. H. White
ESQ.,, Secretary, Mr.: Nicoll.y, private Sec
rotary to the President, and several others
accompanying with their outfit arrived
on Monday evening last at IL O'Clock, P;
NJ. On Tuesday they were informed that
the Indians At Grow Wing were assuming
a threatening attitude, but no reliable in
formation vas received until Tuesday nil ut
at II o'clock when messenger arrived at
Camp from the Grow Wing agency and
Fort Ripley, bearing dispatches to Gov.
Ramsey. He stated that the Indians had
foroibly taken and killed three head Of cat
tie At the agency and that agent Walker
had sent requisition to the Fort for
troops. The commanding officer respond
ed BY sending Sergeant and sixteen men
who, upon arriving At Crow Wing, by d.
rsction Of the Agent, arrested several In
.dians, and attempted to arrest their Chief,
Mechanically, who ran and crossed the
Mississippi in the only boat in the vicini
sy. When the troops arrived on the bank
the Indians fired upon them, aud three
rounds we're exchanged when the Indians
retreated. The soldiers could not cross
the river for want Of boats /; and returned
to the Fort. 1t is thought Hole,in-the-
Day was slightly wounded none others
were hurt.
Commissioner Dole came back to town
Wednesday morning aad sent 4 messenger
to Grow Wing Agency for reliable infor-
nation; the messenger met Agent WAL
ker on his way down He arrived here
about 4 o'clock and gave nearly the same
statement of affairs. Commissioner Dole
Immediately sent . reputation to Gov.
Ramsey for two hundred troops to protect
the settlers, and himself and party were
actively engaged in regulating their mat
tors preparatory to starting out on their
Treaty expedition, but on Wednesday
evening about II o'clock Capt. Stephen
son arrived with adispatch from the Sioux
country for supt. Thompson, stating that
tho Sioux were in open warfare and had
commenced numbering, burning and de-
stroyiug, and that. the party to make the
treaty must not go out without = strong
guard Of troops. This dispatch was from
Major Hatch who in company with Mr..
wykoff; chief clerk Of this superinten.
dency, and others had started to yellow
Medicine with tho money tor the Sioux
payment, a. soon Is it arrived from
Washington, and about the same time
that the Treaty party started in this direc'
ton. ....r: .. ~,
On Wednesday night At IL O'Clock
Mr.. Allen, ofSt. Anthony, arrived with
dispatches from Fort Ridgely, having
ridden from Mankato to this place, dis'
lance Of 40 miles in about 20 hoa1s.
These last dispatches are Of later date
and contain more detailed account Of the
condition Of things, and We publish the
letter Ct Major Hatch - being tho mos|
eonc,se -. Il a clear statement received b.
Foar RIDGELY, Tuesday morning. i
10 Col. O. r: 1Aomp'on:' II.
DIAR s1R.-I wrote : note last even
ing 70 you, but had no time. to explain, q
III o6oee was impatient that biz messen-
sci should getof: Ishall send this through
- yop By express. aiu2G SIT re- Ja9ni t.os
gos The indians oosamsnesd ,kllngat tho
Lover Agency, On Monday morning about
q o'clock and it is believed that it Wa