Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-04-27

| oLElLAS the D'ght OF the aIst INST the
Condemned Minne.ota lndians. numbering rs
Sioux braves. Nucuding one VIM bag J eers
1ussl9 remove ] from their log prison al MIN
kat. N m. where they had been caItnsi
and stfietly gar led since last December aud
marched on board the steamer Favorits Cat
ila,chins, and started d,wn tie river ior & il
| Po IL Ibe night time wac taken for thit
movement. and great secrecy was observed IN
oder - eiude any dsmon stration that he on, !.
ragged Mlnnesotl4us might ~ AXE hey hsvirg
made the threat (,ud taken measures u 9ut II
into exeeu,ion) that the hlooithirsly copper
skins, ~ho hid 80 savagely murder "a ,h.it
wives, their children, brothers ami SON ,shou
aeser leave the State alive. Bat the Lost ard
It's heavy freight Of muraertrs rot Of without
trouble. Ii addition 10 the Sioux warriore
here were sixteen 81 avs nnl two papoo.ss
that embarked aud came down slss Tn.
prisoners. while 1t M,nkato, were eusrded Is
he ftb Minneaota Volunteers. Col ). Mll.r
The guard nd. which they came va. com
pany II meu-Cart Burt. let. Lieu. Wlns-
COW. 81 Lieut. lr4tt. detachment Of the IN
Minnesota Nj Brown, Of the same resi-
meat who for the last satt, five Years has re.
.ided with the lnd,an tribes of the North-wea
VS. with the party. fAs-Qlher of.esrs We.
q ,ar,ermss,er Rediield aud Ir. Sigoeuret.,
the Sarsecn o. he Regiment. With tn L.
ans came three Interpreters: David Ferii-
hauit. haifh' cod Sioux. who speaks L ghsh
i
teg received some education at eehool d,
Ptaiie da lhien Antoine pcovociii sboth.,
+ eneh aud Indian hslt.breed aud Gsorg.
Godfrey, helffrs.d Ia ian negro, the San,
Who escaped hanging with the thirty nine VIII
were executed lust winter. ty turaing ate.
-vijence, and who is under aenteuc. Of i'm
nisonmeBt for ten ytafs. II IL enii Tint lie
alone mnri-fel s men, women and chidr,n
IN that aafal massacre.
The Favorits arrived here on Saturday
noruing She Ian led above Ets. Dav4npor,
10 iron, Of P1st Mcclellan. Capt Litter was
ready With bis command, and 10 thirty min.
a'es after the landing the prisoners we're all H.
quarters At camp The pen male for their re-
option is 200 feet ,qaaf-. aud eue,os,s iouf
huiliiogs fsrmerly Larracks The tuak, ate
Ill taken out, Two OF ihese barracks are oc-
eupiei hy the pri.oners as sleeping q1art.r-.
ne is assigned for hospital AM The oe .upa
ion o. the women, and the other is The guar
aonse Of The Pps, Oitaide OF the leuc- and
tour feet from The tip is a stagiug running
s.ear around on which The seu,ri,s walk
VI 'r Brown eomplmentod CAPT Liuler
vety hy upon his alignment Ia designing
nd carr ing ont the plan. aud assured thr
Captain that had he been consulted b. cou.1
rave -ugg2stei nothl g ettcr
b.o.t of these ludians were taken hy Gen
oiblel, who led lh- attack ag ,iGst thou, .lo
, couslIcrabl, number ii then { ile in 1nd
gave themselves up. that being their t,st
,nsnce- Tor lite Their ar,tsge spe ls y
eats though among hem are snme very old 1
nen viii gray hars, uat to,teIing on I'll, I
,rnk OF the graves Tb.ir cfruvity is fac,
fenced 10 Imprisonment fJr terms vary ltg ftuu I
no 10 ten yets, aud 2,3 are ssrterced 10 be
auny. OF ihr squsas Capt LITTER Las
e.aiiei ten to cook iatiots, four 10 20 tht
xs-tirs aoJ two have been assigned IL
hospita dity.
One of the ,qasws is the daughter q a no
5si II TX c H. Who die In cunstqutrce -
sounds received 10 The ii .ht uilh IT,. Mnne.
o. troops Size il a sp'end . sa elm, OF ~
iadian p,incess-is very agre.able IN appear-
tnce-probably a decided bile an ng tb,
I lIlan dsmsels, She dr-s-es better has line,
blankets aud ornaments than tie rest of III,
ena!es. aud has a real y di-ti guishrl air =
IN interpreter talt us Tint she W4s he at.
i Fl Ia ,iti.er Of one VI the M ,nu,s0ta reg
inieots
The grester portion OF these prisoners are
protesting Christians, n email numbsr arr
sshti es some are Catholics, tut the gre 4 ma
ri belong TO the Po-so,terian orl.r Of
lrotesisnts These hold religious cefemoni.s
10 one OF the barracks three times each jsY.
he Rev. Cas- ke-a (ii'-t male chili) di4pepses
he gospel IN thu sioux language We had
me pleasure Of attending one of their ,neet-
iugs Yesterday afternoon, through the polite
leee VI Gditt, tt'bt4eT. lue slef ttaUdb ~
he centre Of one OF the barracks
i-cund him "a tat his hearers-tae .qiaas o.
tne trout seats. The ser lice IL carried On in
tns usual style Of the Presbyterian Church
A hymn is tir-t sung. then a prayer IL off.r,u
zen singing again. and then comes the re- d.
my OF the scriptures ia Sioux. and then the
extempore address ot the minister, after which
here Is another prayer aud more si0giny.-
ID ke a speaks in very IL mt and sppa-
emily Impressive marner. Inc audience lie
F. .ns with the most pro onud iet9eet so emui-
y rersading the exercises We never At
tended a meeting OF more desout people. a.
far as We could zee. The singing is good
The tunes are the good old fashion I'd ones that
i.ed To be common ia our churches. W.
h ed At ia ~ ,tf !