Daily national Republican., 1863-08-17
FROM SIBLEY'S EXPEDITION,
A Battle with the Indians.
the Chief, LITTLE CROW, KILLED.
HIS SON PTU RED,
OficiaI Dispatch frsn Gen. Sibley,

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Tho following has been been received at the
headquarters Of the army:
MILWAUKEE, August Is.
Major General HaAeck Gen~aLin-ChieJ:
The following dispatch from Gen. sibley,
dated Aught Z, has just been received:
We had three desperate engagements with
twenty-five hundred Sioux warriors, iu each of
which they were routed and hnally driven
across the Missouri, with the loss of all their
subsistence, &c. .-....s.r
Our loss was small, while at least one hun.
dred and fifty Of the savages were killed and
wounded; forty.six bodies have been found.
II. II. SIBLEY, Brigadier General,
Gen. sully marched from Fort Pierre for Big
Bend Of Missouri on the Goth of July, with
twelve hundred cavalry, and will doubtless in.
terccpt the flying Sioux. ,...s..
Little Crow, the principal chief and iustiga.
tor Of indian h6stilities, was killed, spd his
son captured. t. .'
Indian hostillties east Of the M,ssour, ,,vsr
may he considered at an end.
JOAN PORE, Major General.
Further Desa,is.
Especial Dispatch 70 the Chicago rribuuel
ST. PAUL, August 13.-The reported death of
Little Crow received positive confirmation TO.
day. His son was captured at DEVILS Lake.
BY detachment Of soldiers, on the 20th OF
July. He says he was with his father when he
was killed, on the Sd Of July, near Hutchinson,
which corresponds In every respect with tbs
account published In the d. Paul Pres, of
July 10. Ia! 30
Little Grow had on citIzen's coat when Lo
was killed, and his son said he had a coat
which belonged to man that Little Crows
son.in.law had killed short time bsfore Uc
even describes tho color Of the coat accurately.
Little Crow came down to the settlement with
sixteen followers, with the intention of stealing
horses. They scattered In small parties. and
Little Crow and son were discovered by
farmer named Sampson and his son, six miles
from Hutchinson.
shot and wounded before he saw Sampson. His
returned the hre, wounding Sampson slightly,
when second shot from Sampson's son killed
him. -.
Little Crows son, who is sixteen ,ycars of
age, fed to DEVILS Lake, where he was cap
tured. Little Crow was killed on the Sd, and
on the 4th, the day bounty was offered for |
scalPs, some soldiers went out from Hutchin.
son and scalped him. 20 o.
The scalp was brought down and delivered
10 the adjutant general, snd was the fret and
only scalp taken before the order was modified. |
Our people would have preferred to have exc. |
cuted this chief of murderers In di itferent style
but we have this consolation, that be is at least
beyond executive clemency. - '7'7' " -"
NJ, nc latest adyices from Con. Sibley are to the
I'D OF July. He had reached the camp where
me elk hundred lodges had been, but found
they had left. 'H
When he wrote he was on their trail, four
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should follow the trail wherever It might lead.
we have news from the fortified camp near
DevcPs Lake, which Gen. Sibley left 10 guard
the stores while he pursued the Indians, to the
Hh instant. 1t was a detachment from this
camp that captured Little Crows son.
Gen. sibley had been absent from the camp
nineteen days, and nothing had been heard from
him since the fourth day out.
Inc chippewa halfbreeds who had been sent
with dispatches to Sibley were expected 10
return with news from the expedition, but had
been met by the Sioux scouts and compelled to
turn back.
The sioux told them that when they left their
brethren on the I'd inst they intended to f,rht
slbley that day, and that the expeditions of
Sio!ey and sully were near together. They
SAID they had scouts out to prevent com,nuni.
cation between the camp and Sibley; but not
Hithstanding these, seven halfbreeds have
started Tor the expedition with dispatches, with
what success Is not known.
Gen. sibley must soon return, as he took but
twenty-five days rations.
Lieut.. Freeman, Of the Mounted Rangers.
and Slr. Bracket, beef contractor for the expe.
ditlon, went out TO hunt.
On the first days march from the fortified
amp, they were Joined by two OF Gen. sibley's :
iaii-breed scouts, when several miles from the
rain, and soon after were attacked by party
u sioux. Lieut.. Freeman was killed, and his ,.
'ody left on the prairie. The half. breeds sur- :
endered. '''
Mr. Bracket wandered about for seven days, q
nd at last reached camp, nearly dead with ..
taryation and fatigue. !
1t will not be long before We will hear tho !
losing account Of the campaign for the season. =
AZ inc proposed tunnel under Fort Sterling :
or the Minneapolis and Cedar. Valley RAILROAD |
considered dangerous to the fort, Col. Miller
'as Issued an injunction forbidding the con. !