Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-04-18

bine and revolver, so long "a he can easily
shun such force and dash upon defence.
less settlements Of men, women aud child
rem, burn their houses, kill their cattle,
steal their horses and retreat in triumph
to the plains with the reeking scalps Of
his murdered victims. | dare say that
5000 men can, to day, traverse the entire
circuit of the northwest, from Devils
Lake to the Rocky Mountains, and not
meet hostile Indian. Where will they
go-these Indians must stay some where :?
They will conceal themselves in some safe
and unknown recess, from which they will
day and night send oft scouting parties to
scour the plains and seen: the enemy.
until their invading foe has passed beyond
the circle of danger. According to the
reports Of friendly Indians lately from the
north, this intrigue is now being reso,,ed
to by all the hostile bands of the plains,
who are now eongregating under Little
Crow aud fortifving themselves upon q
secluded island in Devils Lake, far be-
You'd the reach of rifle or cannon, and
unapproachable only by RATS and fiat
boats or account Of the low marshes and
deep, mirey banks. If this be true, they
can be eventually wiped out, for the Gov
eminent has guns powerful enough to
blow the island from its roots into the
winds of heaven, and sift the red devils
upon the lake like drowning muskrats.
From what have said it is hoped the
settldrs will not infer that there is danger
before US. Indeed believe otherwise, for
we are told that Gen Cook will see us
protected in our own fields aud workshops
| have merely made the above suggestions
that the Commanding General may know
the wants and feelings of the people, and
to apprise him of the fact that the popu-
lation of Dakota is trembling upon the
verge of another stampede, even in the
face of his incoming expedition. Gen'l.
Cook is Undoubtedly aware, as well as we,
that leaving US unprotected, and pushing
his expedition 0: ), 900 men into the north
Of US to unite with the Minnesota troops,
would oe little else than driving the Iu.
dams down upon US like herds of buffalo !;
aud should not be surprised on returning
from the truitess campaign, to fad that
he had been outgeneraled and the city
containing his own headquarters in ashes
Thus far the Dakota Cavalry have pro.
,ected the entire Territory, except the
single pos, of For, Randall which has been
earrisoned with three companies of Iowa
infantry. Through all our Indian troubles
last Fall, when the people we're fleeing
from the Territory like wild geese, net
soldier was sent 20 our aid either from Ft
Randall or Sioux City, at which places
there were then quar,ered over 700 troops.
All this time Dakota was struggling to
defend herself with one company Of her
own volunteers, Capt. Miners Cavalry
This Company has done all the fighting,
taken all the prisoners and killed the only
Indians that have been killed in the Ter.
ritory since the Sioux outbreak. They
have escorted n train of Government
teams and an Infantry Company to Fort
Pierre, aud returned in the dead of wntrr;
they also last fall performed a wearsome
duty in the way of standing guard and
escorting frightened ottic AIS to the bosom
of your beautiful city We are sorry to
learn that on account Of severe exposure
to win,ry storms and incessant night.
watches, many of the prvaies of this Co.
are lying in critical stage of lung fever
One or two have died during the past
week.
The squad of horsemen which left town
this morning have returned, and report
no signs Of Indians, bu. crazy panic has
fallen upon the Norwegian settlement,
and many are loading their teams to leave
the Territory. again repeat my former
warning, that a few soldiers are needed
Immediately to steady the nerves of the
people and prevent an impending STAN
pede. Give US our Dakota Cavalry.
LOGROLDER.
ASTOUNDING GOLD REPORTS
FROM ABOVE.