Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-02-03

A DELEGATION OF CHIPPEwAT CHIEFS EN-
ROUTE FoK WAsHIEGToS.-A delegation of
eight Chiefs of the Chippeway Tribe of Indi-
ans, together with two interpreters, arrived
BY the Toledo Road this morning, en- route
for Washington. They are from the RedcliG
Agency, which is in the Lake Superior coun-
try, about seventy or eighty miles above
ontonagOn. Bayfield, is the Post Office ad-
dress of the Agency. General L. E. Webb is
in command of the Agency, and accompanies
the Chiefs to Washington.
The following are the names of the Chiefs
From the St. Louis Reservation are Antoine
Buffalo; Naw-gaw- -nabs, or {" The Foremost
sitter;' Obe- gwad, or d" The side."
From the Bad River Reservation are Me-
zhe-naw-way, or /" The Messengers" A-daw-
we-ge-zhig, or :" Both Sides of the Sky; )"
Keesh- ke-taW-wag, or q The Cut Ear"
From the Head Waters of the Chippeway
River is Aw-ke-wen zee, or " The Old Man"
From the Head Waters Of the Wisconsin
River is Aw-mouse, or q The Little Bee"
The interpreters are-V. G. Armstrong, "a
white man) interpreter on the part of the In
dians Joseph Gurnoe, "a Chippewa) Gov
ernment interpreter. Mr.. Armstrong has
lived among the Indians for the past twenty
years, and speaks the language Of many diff
ferent tribes The Chiefs, Naw-gaw-nabs and
Keesh-ke -taw-wag, have been to Washington
before. The former made a speech in the
United States Senate in 1sISt through an in
terpreter, with regard to the relations which
ought to exist between the whites and Indi-
ans. None of the Chiefs speak English ex-
cept Antoine Buffalo. The Chiefs are mostly
middle-aged men. The oldest is Little Bee,
who is nearly seventy years of age, yet thearty
and strong in appearance. The Chiefs are
dressed in a uniform given them by the Gov
ernment, consisting of blue coat and pants
and black Kossuth hat. They wear ovorcoats
instead OF blankets. They look awkward and
out Of place in United States uniforms, ard
would certainly look more picturesque in
buckskin leggings, moccasins, blankets, war
paint and feathers. They go to Washington
upon a summons from the "Great Father" T"
President Lincoln. The purpose of their visit
none of them know. They left home Janu-
ary 18th.
The Redcliff Agency contains about 5000
Indians of the Chippewa tribe. Each Chief
is in command of a band numbering about
five hundred. In October last some $4,000
in gold and silver coin was distributed at the
above Agency in payment of annuities.
On the way down the delegation of Chiefs
made several stops. At La Crosse a large
meeting was held, which was addressed by
the Chiefs through their interpreters. AT
Chicago they stopped five days, looking at
the sights of the city. They visited the Sc
cesh prisoners and -gaw-nabs, the
Foremost Sitter" made speech to them. He
told them they wero doing wrong in fighting
the '' Great Father "who is at Washington,
He implOred them to cease fighting, tell the
Great Father they were sorry for wkat they
had done, and ne would forgive them and
he added, looking with intense disgust a
thuir ragged and dirty appearance, " giveyoU
better clothes than you have now" The
prisoners listened respectfully to hlsspeeeh
The party on their arrival here took break
fast at Wheeler & RusselPs dining hall
They will proceed on their way to Washing
ton this Monday afternoon. The Chief
enjoy the trip very much. Only two of then
ever saw locomotive before and many Othe
things which the trip affords sight of. The!
are of pure Indian blood, and exhibit tn
full characteristics of their race in featur
and expression. Some Ofthem wear medal
Of distinction.