New-York daily tribune., 1863-05-15
FRONI MINNESOTA.


The xndian War About 70 Opcn-@,OOO 81
oux warriors Oh Jnnies HiVer-Disse"-
,isn Among Those on the Shnycnne-sn-
Aim Trouble. or the AbererOmbie Road
Two Soldiers Killed Ncnr Ponme dc
Terre-seitlcrs FIOcking 10 the stock
uses-ExpeditiOn From sauk Ccn'r''
From The s.. Paul Press, st. - .,
Risbon Taebe arrived in this city from Fort carry
n lste hour on Thursday night. He brioge 'he
highly important Intelligence that 1OO lodges o SIOUX
Indiaus sre eDcsmped on the j Jimes klver, the wai
riors numbering between /, 800 and 2,OOO.
On the Shavenne the Iudians have had difficulty
among themselves, pori n being in favor Of peace
and the remainder for war. The difficulty was 80
serious that the peace party returned 10 beVh r
Lake. Al 90
cant rsardsrs near Abercrombie and P0fnme de
Terre but they are the same as those gwen oy Oui
correspondent, whose communication we suoJoin'
Special CorrespOndonee O. Tue s. Psoi Tres" ,se,
A portion of the escort furnished 0y ComiNhy N,
eth Regiment, to accompany the msii iroh 'lls pOs'
20 Fort AberCrOmbie has Just arrived mere, oliuB
ing intelligence of removed Indian trOnpie5 blohS
fhis roaC- The particulars, so far as have oeeh
able 10 ascertain them, 0rltily that On SATURDAY
morning last two soldiers of Company ID, Slh R'gi,
ment-one corporal, the other pnydte-atet'oD 'oDeu
at Pomme de 1erre, rad gone about half mile from
other probably hunting or hshing. aud were attacked
by Indians and bruts!y murdered They were, ],
Ia believed first shot with arrows, eud aiterWAId
dispatched with firearms, as both arrow ana DUCK
shot wounds were found upon the bodies.
On Saturday morning, also, eivihen named
Foote. who bad been employed TO drlve some beei
cattle TO Fort AbercrOmble, accompanied ny SUI
another soldier belonging to Company - eii fomi"e
de Teyre on their way 60 the Tort. They arrived
within ten miles OF Ola Crossing, on tue Rel, OF
Otter 1s River, where, after thcy had enenmpen
for the night ihey were lso attacked and unsacred
Their dead bolies, leanug the marhs oi bullet
wounds though unscalpeo, were found on oHndh!
morning by the returning AtefcrOm le eScors OF
Company X A bayOuet hsd been thrust into the
heart OF the soldier, and knife into that OF ire
1rover by the savage wret ,hes where they remained
when the bodies were picked mp. Toe cAitle' "uici'
Rad beso tied 10 the wagon remained unm"letted'
and even the guns Of the murdered men Were left by
The coIpses as they fell. NOling appears 10 nave
been carried away by the indians bot ihe auimu-
otion Of the vlctlus.
Tho mail which left here on Sunday morning for
Fort Abercrombie, with IN esCort OF AK men, Was
detained al POmme de Terre, in consequence Of ihi'
ntelligence, and the men Of the es Odi oeing
uounted, were employed by Capt. MeLsrty o.
Company ID to bring in the boiies Of TIE men, ana
OR scout NJ purposes in thst vicinity.
In addition 90 tbs indian news, Mgjo Camp OF
lie 9Th Regiment, stationed AZ Sauk Cenue, eiI
bat place yesterday morning, With force OF abou'
Gxty men for the purpose Of &C uiing III the neigh
lorhood OF White Bear Lake, about thirty mes
rom Sauk Centre, sno fifteen or twenty miles iron
his place, ia tie vicinity Of which rumor placed q
Arge body Of Indians expecting 70 remain teyera'
avs. / have learned nO.lng Of the resuit OF tn
xpedtion but from the fact that the MAJOR and M
cen alter arriving at their destination, naue RAPID
.ountermsrch arriving az Saak Centre, late in
ne night Of the day ON which they started, through
drenchng rain, although the necessary eqmpage
or camping Oui had been taken along the iyierrnce
sthat some important reston prompted tue ablupl
ct.A of froria "a
be party | learn that lsrge nlHke OF ludIsn
amp fires were discovered across White Bear Lake
which is about ten miles long aud iour wide, sno
hat in half al hour after tue party had ,ncAmpeo
ihey struck their tents and made rapid march
toward Ssuk Centre, where they s.dely arrived, "a
have mentioned
From facts II must be evident 10 all that the
Indian war 10 about 10 ume the tbeIe which WIS
predicted by one Of the Iuaians captured NJ the
Minnesota Valley some line agC-thai about tho
trtt OF MAY the savages, instead q waiting 10 en-
counter tie large amy when iOf Il long ume hsf
been preparing ior d westward march from pOiui
% tho Uplcr Minnesota, would break into hummer
sble small parties and thus more etectuaily harszs
cur lorces and lnAssacre tie fioniier teItcrs III"
few families remaining around here aIe Hooking
into our stOcksde, and Sergeant Buuson leaves TO-
morrow morning with a sE0ng force TO brng IN the
kmily oil Mr.. Van Loon, residing near Holmes
City about fifteen miles frOm here, cOrhlsius Of
himself wife aud nibe children. IL II dey0utly l.
be hoped il may not be TOO late 10 save them.
1t lie tho opinion u tie CMpfewA hali-bIeedt, 6no
eo,llsrp who profess 70 know whereof iLey epesk
that tie savages who perpetrSted he ostHgrs above
mentioned were Sioux, though Others entertain dii
ferent views aud believe that It was tie dIabolca
work OF the LbiPpewss. The fact that tie cattle
and srus OF The Two victims near tie cfOt-lns Ie
main untouched by tie blo0d-Ibiisty wrcicuet a.
f0rds grounds for an argument viii sone thai i
was tho work Of the ChIppowas, who were airml
Of being detected # they were eaogni with an al
their property in then possession.