Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-06-04
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by . child, who was with him, II
some moving object near by, which
the child called bear. A moment.
observation revealed to Mr.. Allen ar
Indian, closely blanketed, crawling
stealthily towards his horses, which
were hitched close by. Selling hoe
and concealing il under his coat ia
such way as to expose the handle
and give 1t the appearance of gun,
Mr.. Allen made bold charge towards
his nnwelcome visitor, whereupon the
!, Indian beat a hasty retreat accompa-
hied by q companion, who had not
been before discovered. The ruse,
which Mr.. Allen had the presence of
mind to practice upon the spur of the
moment, undoubtedly saved his horses,
and in all probability his life.
At the request of Major Pattee, COM
niandant at Fort Randall, and his la.
dy, we have taken an interesting and
intelligent little girl, supposed to be
ten years of age, who was captured
by the Indians In Minnesota. She
gives her name as Lavina Ingalls,,
her mother is supposed to be dead,
and her father was killed at the time
of her capture. Few children of her
age have had a larger experience in
the stern realities Of frontier life.
And We heartily wish that those whose
sympathies are 80 strong for the
"poor Indian" could hear the simple
narrative Of this child. Two elder
sisters and brother were taken with
her but for some reason, which she
does not understand, they were sepa-
rated, and she thinks her sisters made
their escape, and returned to Mime
sofa. The brother is still prisoner,
but measures will be speedily taken
for his release. She was forced to
march on foot with other captives a
distance Of 800 miles. She saw a
bright little boy shot while at play
for having disobeyed an order, the |
I language of which he could not under
stand. She has seen them take in
fants by the feet and dash their brains
out upon q stump. Upon one occa-
sion she saw them make large fire
and burn fouro or five children to death
Il She was repeatedly witness of other
atrocities, such as it would seem could
rave been devised only by fiends from
nfernal regions.
Intelligence was received at St.
Paul, May 9th, that hostile Indians
re about to attack Pembia, in the
.xtreme northwest corner of the State
md then escape into Dacotah Terrific.
y.
The Sioux number several hundred,
md they have made peace with the
led Lake Chippewas-a powrful band
that tribe with whom they have
cen at war-will join them in the at
ack on the settlers. There are about
800 whites at these points. 1t is
Jared they have fallen ere this. All
lere leaving who could. When the
eport was sent. Little Grow had Wis
ed the Hudson's Bay Company, asked
emission to occupy their territory,
ut was refused. He has large guam.
tiles of ammunition buried, and also
upplies for several months.
The last of the Winnebagocs, 76O
number, went down by the boat on
he 9th. The Sioux scalps were ia
en- from them, as their possession
'ould aggravate the hostility between
he two tribes, who are located near
,gether. They wept and begged to
stain their trophies.
The State of Minnesota is now hap
lily free from the Indian foe. The
Amt Paul Press says: |
AT the beginning of last August,
en- thousand Indians, Sioux and Win.
ebsgoes, roamed over and infested
he Southwestern districts, constant
'ource Of alarm and vexation to the
Inhabitants Of our whole frontier
While they held. as their own, some of
he finest tracts Of land in the State.
Now, not an Indian lodge is to be
ound between the Iowa line and the
Otter Tail River, except few stray
,lers who will very soon be compelled
o follow in the footsteps of their illus
rioas predecessors. Except the Red
River Valley which will be the next,
md we presume an early subject of
governmental attention, the entire
agricultural area of the State is now
practically clear of Indians, and in
three or four weeks from this time
will be as secure to settlement as the
neighborhood of St. Paul. For this
happy deliverance which, in its mate
rial. aspects alone, is worth millions of
dollars to our State, we have, however,
paid dear price.
Over five hundred men, women aud
children, stricken down in one awful
holocaust of blood and fire. is the sac
rifce we have paid to civil authority
for the removal of this curse from our
midst"
An expedition is about to leave the
Safe to pursue aud conquer or exter.
inmate the hostile Sioux. 1t compri-
ses the 9th. 7th and lOth regiments Of
Minnesota. (all full regimeats) the Sd
Minnesota battery, and the LIST regi.
.ment Minnesota Mounted Rang ers. (yi-
iies, enlisted last season for the Indi-
an War oSly. Two hundred and fifty
teams accompany the forces. The
Commanding officer is Brig. Gen. il
q. Ribsey. vh0 has had long expert
ssee With the Indians. He has com.
maud Of the military district Of Mime
sota. which is the department of the
north. west. under Maj. Gen. Pope.
head qusrters at Milwaukee,.
The Sick number about $4,000, of
whom dearly 5,OG2 are warriors, 9n.
der Little Grow, who was s.aae'r leaoer
last season. They are encamped mar
Devils Lake. About 5000 have fire.
arms, the rest. bows aud Arrows and
war-clubs. Gen. Sibley thinks they
will fall back toward British territory
as the exposition advances. Several
fighting encounters or else one despe-
rate and bloody battle seems inevita-
BILE before final reckoning can be had
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