The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-08-21
The INDIAN EXPEDITION.
KILLING OF LIEUT.. FREE
MAN OF THE MOUNTED
RANGERS BY THE
INDIANS.
Thrilling Adventures Of Mr..
Bracket who was
with Him.
CAPTURE OF A SON OF
LITTLE CROW.
His Relation of the Particu-
lars Of Killing Of the
His Father.
HOW THE SON OF LITTLE CROW
WAS CAPTURED.
Twelve Hundred Lodges Of
Indians waiting to Fight
General Sibley.
Particulars Of Capt. Burt's Ex-
petition to Devils Lake.
ONE HUNDRED HEAD OF BEEF
CATTLE STANIPEDED.
HOW THE SON OF LITTLE CROW
WAS CAPTURED.
Particulars Of Capt. Burt's Ex-
petition to DEVILS Lake.
ONE HUNDRED HEAD OF BEEF
CATTLE STAMPEDED.
DISPATCHES FROM MAI. COOK.

A communication from MAJOR Cook to
Colonel MILLER, dated Camp Atchison,
August I'd, contains the following items:
WHEREABOUTS OF GEN. sIBLEY's ExPRDI-
TON ON THR 22D OF JULY.
! received a communication from Gen.
Sibley on the night of the 23d, dated at
Camp Kimball, July 22d. He was then
on the Indian trail, 4 miles from the Mis-
souri, Coteau, which he would commence
crossing on the following day, and would
follow the trail wherever it might lead.
A DETACHMENT SENT TO CAPTURE FIFTEEN
LODGES OF SIOUX.
He also directed me to send detach-
ment of my command to Devils Lake, to
capture band of fifteen lodges Of Sioux,
which, he had learned, were making hay
somewhere on the 81 ores of said lake.
In compliance Herewith, dispatched
two companies of infantry-C. of the Sey-
enth, and D, of the Tenth-and one COM
pany of Mounted Rangers, and one noun
tain howitzer, under command of Capt.
W. H. Burt, OF company @, Seventh Re-
giment, on the Oath inst.
THEY RETURN WITH lTTLR CROWS SON.
Captain Burt returned to camp yester-
day, having captured one indiana son
of Little Grow, the only Indian that he
saw. l enclose the statement of the boy
UNsUC oRssFuL ATTEMPT TO FORWARD DIS
PATCHES TO GEN. sIBLKY.
/ forwarded mails and official docu-
ments to Gen. Sibley yesterday morning.
The messengers went out about forty-six
miles, and returned to camp this morning,
having met small band of Sioux, who
prevented them from going further. One
of the messengers, Alexis Montrie, brave
Red River half breed, had talk with one
of the Sioux, from whom he learned that
the Indians had resolved to give General
Sibley battle, and that "Standing Buffa
10" and "Sweet Corn" were not with the
main body, that Gen. Sibley was near
Long Lake, and that Gen. Sully's expedi-
ton was also in that vicinity.
HEALTH OF THE TROOPS
The general health of the troops at this
post is good.
BEEF CATTLE sTAMPRDED.
HEADQUARTERS CAMP ATCHIsoN,l
August z, 1868.
COLONEL
One hundred head of our beef cattle
kwere stampeded from the herl on Sunday
last. The guard in charge of them say,
by wolves, but did not report the fact
until evening. l dispatched a squad of
cavalry to look for them at three O'Clock
not having discovered even their trail.
On the following morning I sent squad
of cavalry and about twenty teamsters
under Captain Hart, the former taking
two and the latter four days. rations.
They both returned without finding trail
of the cattle.
Mr.. Bracket sends Mr.. Hepp and Mr..
Hmamon to St. Paul, to bring up one
hundred head of cattle for the expedition.
Very respectfully,
NJ COOK, Maj. 10th Reg't.