New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-04
EItOM ST. PAUL.
The Indian Nnr.

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Core.?onJerc. Of The n ]. Tribune.
ST. PAUL MINI, Iur, 2S Iss1
Amid tho e&citen eut atioBdaDt upon the recent
Robel uovements. it has been almost or quite for
gotten thsi little army Of 1000 men are marching
over the Weston plains 10 meet foe whose fero-
city i ouy equaied by tue cliynlry" oftas South
Il &, now over week since Gen. Sbley started
with > 600 men, from his enclmpmeu, On The Upper
mnncsots River, ard Gen Sully OF the same iimr
was 20 move from Sioux City, Iowa, with ,im,r
force. the two expeditions aim for Devils Lake
in Dakota Territory. Reports from Gen. S.bley
TWO DAYS ont are oil that have reached here. lie
was then n miles out aud taat viii pr hab., be lio
average rate o! travel. 10 miles day. We o.
Mimi sVia 90 not look Tor any practical rcsu iroo
this army, and shopd be a:feeaby smprssd II my
slonld rccrnc. / pre- oi: rY1s traIu of hon ir-'i
~ wagons aud fhons-rds - mnlss, csrr}lrs ron-
tOon bnd-es. ar4 all TIE ta :, ~. n's oi mighty
army - not tygsl0eT-d lusi tie rlNlc ios irciaih
Az Irninu can iruvrl hundred inil,- 10 dr' wi'a
ccmlura,iy- -ss that rGc Ivy ~ ten - nll iht'
is necessary 'or Lon - s1sud u keeping oli u lie
WY 81 tie petition. on t.u sdppo,i ION tuAi
th-g k.ep dfrcti, IN is1nt. SulrUe ~ csvair, cN-
IecIi.oas go bT,5Cb OIL Ggm tae in-in trunk. they
can cary but limited sIpf hta, aui utter tHo drJs
ride toey wtuid be 80 l0DIs iron their rfionF and
esrrs Gays navel would increms u II at least, and
mo-t lAci' 3D.
The sn,.Yori,ies n. Washington seem to have
AVN. "a 10 tie Imnra.isaiaiifs of tils plan, frd
Major iiatch, gentleman Of tnis city. has accord
iusy b-e. euibon4cd 10 g-se /. rezIlobt when wIll
fg.i in true iudian style, and carry the war home
To- the fedskms ile r .nd,I eIjeni Of all Gersfnls
Pope not exc pied, ana ports directly 10 ashng-
ton Toe force Will be compofed hrgeiy oi 'hp1cwl
indians hail-oreeds arc Red River traders aud for
both oasi.eg anu sue .kipg ignt vii probably ex-
ceca a!y 4iu. ~ 10 tie fcryier. IL will De- hcbt
lng the 0cvil with fire, bat tbar il matter Of ile
oon.eqrebcc II The emo 10 Hccemp phs1ed ind tie bru-
TAI ,ty.ar. tuJdlod Ire only qaestion IL the pro-
priety oil placing our improved weapons in The Aund-
vi Chippewa Indians, lest they rhh'l turn a2uin
aud reud us;' but | presume ttey Will be iasen
aSay from them at the close OI the cBpAgD, and II
~, all will be well.
Little Crow, The leader Of the Sioux, BIS sent word
10 Cen. Sibley that he will close the war lie VIII
oe let alone and bis braves, who are prisoners,
rrIeateu. This uagnauIniOus proposition nas not
vet been accepted. He sends this message through
Gov. Dailis Oi Briish North America, whom hs has
recently yi-lIed at Fort q ,rry.
Lltde Crow wears Il DrOadcloth tuit, taken from
the murdered Oi llst year. ana some squhws INA,
were with him dressed IN siiks with complete
oniht Of underclothInS aud Jowe.ry, such as white
folks indulge a.
IAes. are only about fifteen hnndrcd WARRIOR, all
told. and a torl Oh o. tneLi are not hostile enough
Tor ntn ~ rely them. lie endeGvofed 10 get per
ni.siou from Gov Dallas To settle Oh BniIsL term
to,y but was refused. THIS was done with the iu-
tenron of feciOg there waou the io.ces advance.
IL Is not likely that MAJOR Haicr force will be able
10 di.tinguish the boundary hne ana the bloOdIeSt
voriOn Of tie Indian wEI may tfanspife on BRUSH
,ol n Little Crow rhOuid he cnpturcdthere Great
Bfitaln would probably demand lns Immediate eur.
render Il In Trent affair. The boyefnmett would
he ,,iieyed Of any perpleAipg responsibility in tle
matter long before such de.unnd could be cent
Little Crow himself says that We will catch him,
but thinks 1t viii not be ttis season, ana AL III
chDed io lhuk he 10 about rlght.
We ,hnii hear nothIDg further from Ger. SIbley
for three or four wses,, IA he VIII not attempt To
communicate with the world at large until he arrives
AT For, Abefcrombie. f. he shoGid Kill IN Indian
accldeuta!ly or otberwise, VIII let you know.
three white boys, the Oldest II, tho last OF the
prisoners taken last Fall, have been Rescued, and
w.ll DE here Tomorrow. They have endured ire
ueudous naldsips, the oldes. having been wounded,
and it is IL wOsder that they survyed. lhey return
from capiivI,y to find themselves homeless, and
without u relative 10 whom they can look Tor AID
aud protection. Such is the Iesuit Of the horrible
nhssacrre. . ,
T,e Red River traders nre arriving with Their
trsius loaded with fur, having Travelled distance oil
$40 miles. Nearly 4UU are OH the way down.
train vi 40 arrived tO-dny with $JO,OOO worth
Of fufs and the remaining trains Will increase TIE
amount 10 over S1J0, 900. They aie strange, Wild
looking set OF men, and marx Tho boundary liue be-
tween civilization and ravagtr.
Our crops are suffering terribly for want OF rain.
We have had but one RAIN and that light one. since
The wheat crop was sOwn, and u IL now Irrepar0by
injured IL II does not ram IN few days II VIII be
total failure and the great source OF wealth III this
State will be cat of for this year at least.