, 1863-08-14
FROM ST. PAUL.
Interesting from the Indian Ex-
pedition.
Death Of Little Grow Confirmed.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribnre.1
ST. PAUL, August 10, 1868.
The reported death Of Little Crow received
positive confirmation to-day. His son was
|: captured at Devil Lake, BY detachment d
soldiers, On the 29th Of July. He says he wua
with his father when he was killed, on the Sd
Of July, near Hutchinson, and gives minute
particulars Of the affair, which corresponds
in every respect with the account published
in the st. Paul Press of July 10th.
Little Crow had on citizens coat when
he .was killed, and his son said he
Ind coat which: belonged to man that
Little Crows son.in-1aw had Killed a short
| time before. He even describes the color Of
the ccat accurately.
Little Grow camc down to the settlement
with sixteen followers, with. the intention oi
stealing horses. They scattered in smnll
partles, and Little Crow and son were dis
covered by farmer named Sampson and his
son, elx miles from Hutchinson.
Little Crow was picking berries, and wa:
shot and wounded before be saw Sampson. Eli
returned the fire, wounding Sampson slightly
when second shot from Sampson's son KILLED
him.
Little Crows son, who is sixteen years O.
agc, fed TO Devils Lake, where he WAS cap
tured. Little Crow was killed on the Sd, AMI
On the 18th, the day bounty WIS offered fol
scalps, some soldiers went out from Hutchin
son and Ecalped him.
The scalp Was brought down and delivered
to the Adjutant General, and was the first and
only scalp taken before the order Was modi
fed. Our people would have preferred to
have executed this chief Of murderers In a
different style, but We have this consolation,
that hs Is at least beyond Executive clemency,
The latest advtces from Gen. Slbley are to
the ed Of July. he had reached the camp
where the GOO lodges lad been, but found
they had left.
When be wrote he was On their trail, four
miles from the Missouri Coteau, and said he
should follow the trail wherever it might
lead.
We have news from the fortified camp near
DEVILS Lake, which Gen. sibleY left to guard
the stores while he pursued the indians, to
the 7th inst. It was detachment from this
comp that captured Little Crow's son.
Gen. sib1cy had beea absent from tho camp
nineteen days, and nothing had been heard
from him since the fourth day out.
The Chippewa ha1fbreeds, which had been
sent with dispatches to sib1ey, were expected
to return with news from the expedition, but
lad been met by Sioux scouts aud compelled
to turn back.
The Sioux told them that when they left
their brethren on the the Sd inst, they in-
tended to fight sibley that day, aud TINT the
expeditions OF Sibley and Sul1y were near to-
gether. They said they had scouts out to
prevent communication between the camp
and sib1ey; but Notwithstanding these, seven
halfbreeds have started for the expedition
with dispatches, with what SUCCESS is not
known.
/. Gen. siblcy must soon return, as he took
but twenty five days. 1ations.
Lieut.. Freeman, Of tho Mounted Rangers,
and Mr.. Brackett, beef contractor for the ex-
Pedition, went ont to hunt.
On the first day's march from the fortified
camp, they were Joined by two Of Gen. slb-
ley's half.brecd scouts, when severnl miles
from the train, and soon after were attacked
byn party Of Sioux. Lieut.. freeman was
Killed, and hls body left on tic pr,irie. The
ha1fbrecds surrendered.
M., Brackctt wandered about for seven daT5,
and at last reached camp, nearly dead with
starvation and fatigue.
It will not be long before we will hear the
closing account Of the campaign for the sea-
son.
as the proposed tunnel under Fort Sterling
for the Minneapolis and Cedar Valley Rail
read is considered dangerous to the fort, Col.
Miller has issued an Injunction forbIdding the
contractors to proceed.