Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1863-01-21
Indian Atrocities upon the Upper Missouri
5000 HOSTILE INDIANS IN ARMS.
General Indian war Threatened.


DR., Walter A. Burlelgb, Government Agent
for tho Yancton Agency, Sioux Indians, near
Fort Randall, In Dakotah Territory, arrived In
this city, yesterday, direct fren his Agency,
which place he LEFT two weeks since.
DR.. Burlelgh brought eight captlyes, who
were ransomed by some friendly Indians froP
the hostile Sauntees of Minnesota, who have
recently sought refuge on the Upper Missouri
river. These ransomed captives consist Of two
women, I've little girls, and one boy.
Those captlYes were taken at Lake Chotac,
In Minnesota, by Sauntee Indians, headed by
White Lodge and Sleepy Eyea, during the 70
cent massacres In that State. They were COM
PEELED to drive OK teams the entire distance
from the place of-thelT capture TO the point on
the Missouri river whore they were ransomed.
The distance Is estimated TO be seven hundred
and ffty miles by tho route which they travelled.
The women were compelled TO, witness the
murder of most Of their children. Tho chill
drcn who accompanied them are beloved to BE-
the only survivors Of their respective families,
with one exception.
One of the lady captlves was severely wound.
ed In the foot by gunshot, from which she
suffered overwhelmingly. She was e'leieHte al
the timei but notwithstanding her delicate
condition, had the dreadful alternative pre-
scented to her Of submitting to tho vile embraces
Of her captors, orbeelng her only surviving
child brutality murdered.
This brutality produced premature labor
but even this did not relieve her from the foul
treatment 10 which she was continually sub
jected. From tho time of her captivity TO her
release, she was Ave tlmes sold 70 different In.
dams, and as oiten compelled to submit to the
qualification oftheir brutal passions.
Tho other lady, very intelligent and respect,
able woman, who, at the time Of her capture
had an infant several months old, after having
been compelled TO submit TO the same heartless
lndignlties for the sake OF saving the life Of her
infant, had II wrested from her arms and It's
brains dashed out against the wagon she was
driving She's too, was changed from owner 10
owner In the same manner as the other, and
forced 10 submit to tho same treatment.
One. little girl, ten years old, who had no.
ccived several wounds at the hands Of the saw
ages, was held PROSTATE on the ground by four
Of her captorB, and violated by more than
twenty young men Of the tribe at time. This
treatment was kept up from day TO day, until
her system became completely PROSTATE, and
herself wolllnigh liieless.
Another little girl, nine years of age, was
subjected to treatment still more brutal.
At the time tho little girl last mentioned was
subjected 10 these lnhumanities she was suffer
ing from the effects Of a compound fracture OF
the bones both above and below the elbow
produced by n gunshOt wound, from which she
has not yet recovered. Neither age, condition
nor sex amongst them were exempt from parti
clpation In these crucltles.
Or. Burleigh comes TO Washington for the
purpose Of impressing upon the Government
the Imperative necessity Of at once sending
sufficient armed force up the Missouri river Il
Chastlse the hostile Indians there collected
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