Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-09-17
fro BE CONTINUED
THE INDIAN TROUBLES IN THE NORTHWEST.

ST. Paul (innesota) letter to the New York Tribune
the return to that place, the evening Of the
9Th instant of Gen. SIBLEY and staff from their campaign
against the Sioux Indians The letter states that they
all in good health and spirits and thankful to reach
civilization Such distant tedious campaign
makes the ready and anxious to go South and thei
wishes will be grafed" Respecting the results
the Indian campaign, the letter says:
cit an erroneous impression to suppose that Genera
Sbley, i'll driving the Indians the Missouri
quered them or inundated their making attacks OF
the whites few days alter their hasty light the
river party of twenty miners who returning
homo from the Idaho gold mines faboats attack
ed by the saVages They fought desperately and bravey
but the unequal contest was unavaing and every mar
fell victim to the savage foe That they sold their lives
dearly is attested by the TACT that thirty Sioux warriors
bit the dust during the contest There was one woman
and child with the party, the former killed and the
latter taken prisoner No white lives to tell the tale
and the is derived from halbreed scouts, who
veyed it to Gen Sbleys returning expedition This route
TO the gold mines is unsafe for travel long Indian
hosties exist and it will probably be years before thai
distant section of country will be relieved of their presence
The last hope for successful closing of the campaign
that General Suly will fall upon the Indians with bis
three thousand cavalry and rout kill them. He has or
ders from Gen Pope to press forward aud furnished
with supplies sufficient to last until the middle of Novem
ber IL the present intention have Sully remain on
the Missouri during the winter. Supplies will be forward
I'd to him for that purpose and if this plan is successful
he may be enabled to render effective service next
At all events the difficulties attendant upor trans
portaton have eecuay prevented his accomplishing any
thing thus far
Reports have reached Fort Abercrombie that the In
dans have recrossed the Missouri and returning to
Devils Lake, whence they fled when Sbiey approached
They claim have defeated Sbey and consrue his home
ward march into flight The Indians shrewd enough
to that Sbley unable to follow them, and this af
ds pretty good foundation for their assertion that they
victorious Their return leaves Indian affairs in the
shape they last spring; the hostile Indians
Devils Lake and Slteys army garrsoning posts five hun
bred miles this side 1t is late that they will not be
likely to modest this fall and winter though scattered
parties may proWl about This backward movement will
interfere greatly with suys campaign and renders his
finding and Routing the Indians doubly doubtful
Standing Buffalo is at Pembna, and sends message
to Gen. Sibey stating that he and seven other chiefs are
ready to surrender themselves and will give up the
derer OF last year During the late campaign Standing
Buffalo stood aoof from his people, but afraid to
form Sibley OF his real eeng II too late, for all
practical purposes the surrender of these chiefs
before next season.
We learn from the correspondent that Mr. Senator
Ramseys treaty expedition met Gen Sbleys returning
command short distance beyond ST. Cloud and obtained
escort three companies Of cavalry mounted in
fantry section of battery aud the privilege of an
letter says:
Senator Ramsey goes TO make the treaty which Com
missioner Dole attempted last year-nsmey the extinc
ton OF the Indian title to all the country bordering the
Red rlver This will open that valuable region to trade
and travel The Indian reservations not along this
but they claim possession and demand compensation
for all the consumed by the steamboat that
the British possessions They claimed that the boat owed
fused 10 allow single trip to be made until this paid
As their numbers powerful the boat compelled
to tie up.
The place where the Indians have been called together
to meet Senator Ramsey at the crossing Of the Red
Lake river, the Peubina trail The trip will occupy
about six weeks"