Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-08-27
THE INDIAN WAR.

letter from St. Paul of the 10TH to the bcsgo Tri-
bune, gives the following:
Col. Marshall, of the Seventh Regiment arrived last
evening with important dispatches and correspondence
from the Indian expedition
Gen Slbey has fought three ba tiles with the Sioux in
Dakotah Territory five hundred mics northwest Of St
Paul The first battle the Oath OF Juy. The
Indians posted thousand strong the summit of
high h and the battle is called the bait of Big Mound
Previous to its commencement Sblry and IBdian scouts
went up to the hostile Indians, and Dr. MvIzer of the
Mounted hangers, lined them While talking an Ind an
shot the doctor killing him instantly The scouts returned
the FIRE, and the battle then commenced. The Iodans
driven off the bill by Col Marshalls regiment and
the artillery and cavalry then pursued them fifteen miles,
xiii large number. Through mstaking order the
cavalry returned to camp the night which the
fatal mistake of the campaign, as two days were thus
lost.
The battle Of Dead Buffalo Lake was on the GOTH f
teen miles beyond Big Mound The Indians made dash
lines, but repused by the Sixth regiment OF
artillery and cavalry
twenty miles beyond Bafto Twenty Indians nearly all
mounted attacked advance, but were repused and
fed precipitatrly across the river When forces
reached the river next morning they found that the In
diaus had crossed with their families during the night
They threw away tons OF dried meat, urs, and every
thing that would impede their flight As the for
buffalo hunting is this loss will be likely to create
famine among them. They left over hundred wagons
this side OF the river Owing to the fact that ratons
nearly exhausted Sbley determined not the
river, and the expedition is now on its way home Oar
were killed in bat e.
Gen. Sbey issued an order on the 3st in which he said
to his soldiers
"You have routed the miscreants who murdered our
peopl last year banded they with tn powerful
Sioux t. the number of nearly two thousand warrors in
three with heavy oss and driving
them in confession and dismay the Missouri ryer
leaving behind them all their vehicles provisions and skns
designed for clothing which have been destroyed Forty
four bodies Of warriors have been found and mauy others
concealed or taken away according to the custom s these
savaees so that il certain they lost in killed and wound
hundred and fifty All this has been accomplished
with the cor paravey tng oss on our part of three
killed and as many mere wounded.
"You have maiched nearly six hundred Mills from st
Pau and the powerful bands If the Dskotahs who have
hitherto held und puted possession of the great praes
have succumbed to your vaor and discipline and sought
safety n flight
The intense heat and drought have caused much suf
ferng which you have endured without murmur. The
companies of the Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, and Tenth reg
nents Of Minnesota volunteers and Of the First regiment
Mnuesota mounted rangers aud the Sioux Of the battery
have sustained the reputation of the State by their bravery
and endurance amidst unknown dangers and great hard
ships.
1t would be qualification if these rsmorseless savsges
could have been pursued and literally expsed for their
crimes and barbates merted such full OF pun
ishmen but and animals alike exhausted after 40
long march, aud further pursuit would only be- futile
and hopeless
The military results Of the campaign have been com
peey accomplished. tor the savages have not only been
destroyed great number and their main strength broken
but the prospects for the future hopeless indeed
they can scarcely escape starvation aud dying in the APP
pr aching winter"
The expedition will reach here in few days. It's ter
miuaton without determination leaves the hed open for
Major Hatch to follow the partial OF Gen Sby
aud finished up the race, root and branch,