The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-02-05

From our Regular Correspondent.

PEMBINA. D. T., Jan. 10, 1864.
To the Editor Of the Pioneer:
Little Six, that Prince of Devils " has
been captured, and is now with one of his
comrades in crime, prisoner in our hands.
He was brought into camp to-day on train"
bound hand and foot, lying fiat upon his back,
covered with robe in such manner as to
deceive every one in respect to the load. He
was taken by strategy. The particulars of
his capture are not generally known-there
are various accounts given of it, and not few
individuals claim the honor of originating the
satisfactory manner 1t appears that several
persons have been engaged at different times
in carrying out the details of the plan but the
idea of it was probably conceived by man
that seldom fails in accomplishing that which
he undertakes.
Capt. A. T. Chamblin, of Co. A, was iHstru-
mental in bringing it about. and deserves con-
siderable praise for the very quiet manner in
which it was conducted-scarcely man know
ing, even when the train was crossing our
court yard, that it conveyed the vile carcass
of that guilty wretch, Little Six-the most
dan,mable Uilain left of the lower bands of Sioux
He boosted here upon this very point where
he now lies chained, that he had murdered
seventeen white aromen and had baked several of
their children in ovens He can never be pun
ished according to his deserts, but it is to be
hoped that the infiction of that penalty he SO
richly deserves will not long be delayed.
large number of Little SKIS band have
several times expressed desire to surrender
themselves to the military auth critics to be
tried by them, and if found guilty, to be dealt
with accordingly. But Little Six has always,
as matter of course, opposed it, and has said
that he would not make peace with the whites
upon any terms that he was for war to the
end. To look at him now as he sits upon the
floor in chains, he does not present very for
midable appearance He seems to be COM
pletely crushed and Inundated. and well he
may be, knowing, as he does, that his days are
numbered
1t is reported that about fifty of the good
Indians are on their way up here from the
settlement to deliver themselves up. In my
last think informed YOU that the Sioux had
all left the Red River settlement, after having
been furnished with provisions, powder and
ball. They did leave, but went only a short
distance and returned.
We consider that we have a prize i'm this
"Shakopee." He alone, at large is more to
be dreaded than his entire band without him.
The news from the Indians upon the plains
and at Turtle Mountain continues favorable
They all claim that they have had nothing to
do with the outbreak, and all desire peace.
Col. Merriam, with Major Kemble (our pay
MASTERY and escort, arrived here about three
o'clock this morning. They came through all
right. Major Kemblc is busilv at work to-day
on the rolls and says he will pay us off to-
morrow. The boys have four months pay
lies.
man said in my hearing few days since
"Captain, If don't want my pay now. need
take it?' Certainly not" said the Captain.
IF you do not need the money you can leave
until next pay day, and then take it all togeth-
err" ''Well," says the man, II have no use
for it and will not receive it now" The reason
for such an unprecedented course soon leaked
out. The man owed the sutler twelve dollars,
and resorted to this dodge to avoid paying him
for the present.
We see by the papers hat you as we'll as we
have been having some cold weather but to
realize fully what such weather is, you, like
us, should have been out building qu arters to
protect yourselves from the cold. Frozen
noses, fingers and toes were very common
thing here. One man has his great toe ampu.
tated, and another will probably lose his. The
weather now is very mild and pleasant.
Our battalion. had it been properly mounted
might have done considerable service this
winter Major Hatch has been anxious to go
out to Devils Lake and capture the twenty
lodges of Sioux there. but transportation can
not be had. If we had horses we could "pick
up as many Indians as we could well take
care of, but without we cannot reach them
We claim, however, that we have done "big
thing" in capturing Little Six, and any one
acquainted with the circumstances connected
with the outbreak of 1862 knows this. Give
Major Hatch what he called for. and he will
end this Sioux War in a very short time.
Truly yOnrs X