St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-08-13

This correspondence, intended At first to be
embraced in one brief letter; seems likely to
grow to voluminous dimensions With the
return Oft Deyil's Lake expedition, and the
capture Of young Grow, l. thought l had the
latest Intelligence that could be obtained to
send by this mail. This morning At reveille.
messengers, who left this camp yesterday
morning with the mail to 60 to Sibley, came
back: He says he went to the first camp
which; Sibley's train made, and saw one In
dian went to the second camp and saw three
Indians. One of the Indians came to meet
them, and one Of the mail carriers, who are
Red River half-breeds, rode forward to meet
the Indian. With their guns cooked, andoth-
er little courtesies, they met and spoke; The
Indian wanted to know what the other was
doing there. He told him he was going to
Gen. Sibley. The Indian, told him he could
not 60; that the country was full Of Indians
and he; would BE- . dead man if he went any
further: LII Tie : messenger told lin he was
from the British Possessions with letters from
the Governor, who had written to Gen. sibley
not to fight the Indians, but to make peace
with them, To this story he persistently ad-
hered. The Indian however, did not seem 10
believe it, but, told him he MAS carrying the
mail to Sibley, and he would be killed il. he
went on: He questioned the Indian, who re.
fused to talk much, but told him that sib,ey
was camped near the Missouri; that ss.more
people,. were coming from below and we're
near sibley's camp; that the whole Sioux ma
ton, excepting Standing Buffalo, Sweet Corn,
aud their bands. who had gone to ST., 10. to
give themselves up, were gathered together
and camped near to Sibley that there were
about 1900 lodges Of them their families Ill
with them; and, that they were to attack
Sibley'ss camp three days before that.a The
''more People l1eferred te arersu2posed to be
sully's Iowa troops, which Sibley has been ex-
peciing some time to meet.
If there are 1000 lodges il is estimated that
there are from four to six thousand warriors.
The half breed, who talked with the Indian,
says he knowy ather place well. That the
ground is very broken, all hills and ravines.-
The distance he estimates 1t from loo to 100
miles,, The Indians, he says are we'll supplied
with provisions having dried abundance Of
buffalo meat in preparation for this; that they
have but little powder but abundance Of ar
rows; and, that they are we'll supplied with
ponies, which are all fat. The Indian Also
told him that oh Il man hsd como back alone to
this 6aimp; The half breed told hin, that could
not be truey that there; were others with h,6:
and nd asked what bec.meso them, The Indian
laughed and turned his head rs much Is 10
say he could tell if he would The lone man.
of courssa Nas lBrackett. j and fsthe fate Of
Freeman nN and the scouts the Indian probably
knew. "S N'"<' >"'} sA5>s 2sa%As
Company I, of the 7thRegimssnt, II here: be-
ing ono Of the entire companies which va,
left: No fears NEED be fele for Is va h.va
six or seven hundred men here i il III ina ar,
we'll fortified. WeaezpectG rather iaterestinr
news from Gen. sibiey's oosas.n,anda whentsve
hear from them again. If tbs Indian, story is
'r"e' a severe battle Ae.' probably eeea fought:
ran < & 4 \ . III : "
:s.--Veaaret.also indebted to Sergeant =
p: West and Company u for accounts
IF tho events - narrated abostas. sssfnK 81.
seaapt VS. letter we learn that Mr., Bront
whose accidental shooting i noticed IN
our outside, has since died. aa1lss
~, Nothing had been heard iron S;blev
up tosthe 7th..s '''aseis 4 s4sisIas sssss /
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