New-York daily tribune., 1863-05-15
FR0su MINNESOTA.

gho Indian war About 10 Open--]'OVo 81
any Iynrriors on James Bi'er-DsSe"-
81, amorg Those on the sh"yenne-in-
=, ,,,..,-,o 90, che AbercrOnnbie Road
49,. u;;Icd Near POulme dc
,co-,.a- so,,,e,. FIockisg TO the stock
ndes-ExpeditiOn From s"u" een'ro'
F,om The ST. Paul Press, 9th =, o.
1:hoD Tache arrived in this city from tort 6s1,y
Dsnop fa.e bonr ON Tbursdsy night. He brings the
6obiy important diligence that 'UV IooeeS Ti
Idis1s are encamped on the ames River, the war
,;ors nnmhering between 500 and 1000. ,.o, :,
IN the Shayenne the Indians have had dllhculty
among themselves por iOn being in favor OF peace
aud the remainder for war. The difficulty was 20
serious that the peace party returned 10 oe'h
Lake.
sant murders near Abercrombie and Pomme de
Terre. but they the same as those gwen oy our
CORRESPONDENT, whose communication we suoJolh'
Special Correspondence Of The St. Paul Press. o.,
'F''''' ALEXANDRIA, MIMI May 4, 1852
A portion Of the escort furnished by Company n,
S,h Regiment, TO accompany the mail from tins pos'
10 Fort AbercrOmbie has Just arrived heIe, OIluB-
ing intelligence of renewed Indian troubles along
this road The particulars, 80 fur AS have oseu
able to ascertain them, briefly that on Sa'4roay
morning last TWO soldiers Of Company ~ ON hee,
nent-one a corporal, the other prlvate-statl0heu
n Pomme dc Terre had gone about half mile lroll
the stoekade at that place, for some pulPoso "a
other probably hunting fishing, anu were a''a0Au
by Indians and bfulslly murdered lney "eIe, a a
js believed first shot with arrows, ana Al'sI %
Aispatched with firearms, as both arrow ana ouoA-
shot wounds were found upon the bodles.
On Saturday morning, also, eIVllan named
Foote who had been employed 30 drive some peel
cattle 10 Fort Abercromoiei accompanied 9y sun sun
another soldier belonging TO Company d. LETT Pomme
de Terre on their way TO tue tort. they arrived
WITHIN len mules of Old Crossing, on tue heo, or
Otter Tsi. River, where, after they had encamped
for the night they were also attacked ana uassereu
he la uf le
wounds though unscalped, were foand on SUNDAY
morning by the returning Abercromiie escort OF
COMPANY X. A bayOnet had been thrust into the
heart of the soldier, and knife into that OF the
drover by the savage wretches Where thev reinaneu
when tue bodies w re picked up. The cattle, which
had been tied TO the wagon renamed unnolested
and even he guns Of the murdered men were left by
she eorpses ss they fell. NotLing appears to have
been carried away by the lndians but the aminH-
milton Of the victims.
The mail which left here on Sunday morning for
Fort Abercrombie with an e,cort of elk men, was
detained at Pomme de Terre, in consequence OF this
intelligence anu the men OF tie escort, being
nounted were employed by Capt MolIarty OF
Company ID to bring in the bones OF the men, ana
FOR scouting purposes in that vicinity.
In addiIon to tLis Indian news Major Camp OF
tbe 9Th Regiment stationed at Sauk Centre, left
that place yesterday morning. with force OF about
sixty men, for the purpose of scouting IN the neig b.
bcrbood OF White Bear Lake about thirty miles
from Sauk Centre and fifteen twenty miles from
this place in the vicinity Of which runor placed "a
large body of Indians, expecting 70 remain several
daSs 1 have learned nothing Of the result OF the
exnedtop but from the fact that The Major and bis
men after arriving st their destination, made rapid
copntermArch on arriving at Sank Centre, late IN
tbe night Of the dsy which they started through
a drenebinQ rain although the necessary equlpage
for camping out had been taken along the Inference
is that some important reason prompted the abrupt
and unexpected return OF the scouters. From one Of
the party l learn that large number OF Indian
camp fires were discovered across White Bear Lake,
which is about ten miles long ana four wide, sud
that in half al hour after the party had encamped
they struck their tents and made rapid march
toward bauk Centre, where they salely arrived, a'
have mentioned.
From these facts It must be evident TO all that the
Indian war Is about TO assume the shape which wal
predicted BY one of the Indians captured up The
Minnesota Valley some time sgo-thst about tb'
krst OF May the savsges, instead Of waiting 10 en-
counter the large army which for long time ha
been preparing tor westward march from poin
On tue Upper Minnesots, would break into lp4HEpe9
cur forces and massacre the fcontier settlers Tb,
few famihes remaining around here are 1ockinI
into our stocksde, aud Sergeant Brunson leaves 10
morrow morning with s1rong force 10 bring In th
family Of Mr.. Van Loon, residing near Holme
City, about fifteen miles from here, consisting
bimself wife, and nine children. Ii is devouuy I
be boped i, may not be too late TO cave them.
tis the opinion Of the Chippewa bali-breeds, an
pthers who profess TO know whereof they spesl
that the ssvsges who perpetrated the oatages sboy
mentioned were Sioux, though others entertain di
ferent views, and believe that 1t was the dlabohc
work of the Cbppewss. The fact that the cattl
and arms of the TWO victims near the crossing I,
main untouched by the blood-thirsty wretches "a
tords grounds for argument with some that
was the work Of the Chippewas, who were afrai
OF being detected If they caught with any
their property in their possession.