New-York tribune., 1867-05-15
THE INDIAN WAR.


| ST LOUIS May 14--The Democrats correspondent
with Gen. Hancoeks Indian Expedition, writing from
Fort Hayes, says:
Tie Generals mission the Plains was 70 feel the
temper OF the Indians to ascertain what tribes were TOT
war ara which Tor peace, make treaties n necessary SCI
arate the peaceful tribes from the hostile once and post
more troops on the smoky Hill and santa re Ioaas @ Le
rCsits are as follows The troops marched 400 Inles
the tribes disposed for warthe Sioux and CheyenDes
have 6een found OUT aud separated from her sworn a do
lee, lbc kl0was, Arrapahoes, and ComaDches slto"O
TS SI ne hoI s ana mas & gees D f and SMOKY
hin routes better guarded than before Gen Cusar
Is 40 Fort Hayes, where his cavalry viii lenialn until
when he win commence active operations against the
sioux and Cheyennes The scurvy has made ITS appear
hcnded. When Cen. Hancock returns to the East Gen
j Smith viii command the Department OF me Upper
Arsansa- with temporary headquarters at Fort Hrkef
but Puebla, Colorado will be the permanent heauquaf
| ters
| THE REPORTED DESTRUCTION or THE STEAMER
| 10 MINER.
| CHICAGO, May 14-Letters were received in this
city today dated board the steamer Miner, May B.
At that time at suley miles above Sioux
City and beyond the point where her capture is said TO
have occurred. Parties IN this city interested III the
steamer consider the report entirely without founda
| ton
Chicago dispatch of the 18th inst, says The
steamer Miner reported TO have been captured and her
and passengers massacIed four hundred miles above
sioux City on the Missouri river j. owned by the North
western Fur Company, which has lts headquarters ~ s
city The boat left St Louis on the first OF April last
| the line of travel They were headed by Captain A. f.
llawley, an old Indian trader, used to the modes OF
Indian life, and acquainted with the manners OF his
| supposed assaants. The boat is of the capacity
Of four hundred ns. She carried her trip two brass
These beside the weapons carried by the passengers
who, before they left SLouswerc provided with reyoy
the boat majority perhaps, OF them bong residents OF
"a %eS%a and ohc whose
the boat owners in this city are unable 10 give excepting
ono who was on board as supercareo Mr. o. p uDpe,
Uf he W
10 which he attached The boat was heard OF
ON tho last day of April, opposite Fort Randall and
safe throwing ont pckcts to guard her way, and
nnpIse her OF danger The owners taking thls INTO
consideration and the further fac Of the absence OF nfor
iuaon from their agents above and below stationed az
omaha Sioux City, Fort Union, and elsewhere diseredlt
the statement made in the telegram Beside, Dy me COM
panys arrangements, the matter Of landing Tor wood
Of slight Importance to the boat the arranEemeht lor
wooding beng made always IN ADVANCE Oh tne uPWaIu
tip Al the headquarters of the Company general us
cPdt is given because OF The absence OF any Information
fIVm BCguc Co., the agents at Omaha
GlS HANCOCK AND THE NowAs-sPEEcH OF THE BIG
CIIEF StTASTA-BE CHARGES THE INDIAN AGENT WITH
ENBEZZLESNNT or ANNUITY GOODS.
Fom our Special Correspondent
FoRr LARNED, Kansas, May 3, 1867.
The last and most important ." talk with the
Kiowas was held yesterday at this place satana ap-
pearcd person. because he had been sent for and as he
is the most important Indian west OF the Missouri River
IL was deemed absolutely necessary by the Commanding
General Of the expedition that e should attend the last
pow-wOw In 10 the invitation he came, accom-
panied 10y select body Of warriors and lesser chefs
Ills presence made this council the most important that
has vet been held. lie bears startling re-
.enlbance TO President Andrew Johnson. lie
r9sG an@ win gat1Sd r SIS Mit6bSldps SSIS spefa, n
dian annuity goods-and buryng them IN the earth to
conceal hoin from the tribes they were intended for
with trndhg them of his brother chieis Tor DullaO
robes and with several other things equally extraordn-
ary Three white men a.o presented written Ten reports 10
gagged with Col IHayenworh III deitaudlng Ih4ans oi
her rights fred Jones Joln a. AtSs SnG and hlnGu neT
aud IN that capacity were engaged by te sd Col Sal
enwolth-ist 70 exchange Indian goods IN the Iaga4
camp for buffalo robes, &c, % To bury some indian
food in the earth for the purpose oi def9de inuans'
ga &S 10 zen d ,' f cin That thew had not arrived yet
Int would arrive speedly-a these words WINE ne ana
thcy were perfectly aware Of the Whereabouts OF the
goods They also dcposc and say, that 10 their GER
lain kvowlcdgc Col lcaycnv0rth did convey those
Goods received m exchange for Indian goods tO LHaNe
worfh Cy and there received sundry sums o money,
which amounted 10 several inosaia aGafs, @ ipoa a.
merchant named Duitey resldlh6 ana dolis business Us
an Indian trader In that city. But we VIII proceed to
give the speech word for word rs we heard H. ANA leave
II to your readers TO draw their own nicrencc 80 that
mistake might occur In the translation three interpe-
nnysd a. trader for Ieavenworth in the Indian camps
was engaged translate saanta chief but, before pro-
and said " / understand Col. Leayenworth told satanta
not talk much to-day hut TO go down to Fort naiah
1ybere Ieayenwofth resides tomorrow, and he would
make everything all right with him. He may not, there
fore, talk as much as he would hlye done so,,aco,
LeayenNorih Is present. let him answer FOR himself TO
is that not word that kind has passed between us
did ask him To come to ZaIah, nor ten MN any tlns
mancocE@s Now, Mr.. Jones II satanta wants to pro-
coed. you can let him do 80 whenever ne is lad! -,
satanta having permission 10 speak, commenced ms
iooE 1Fen you and Gen sih my fathers friends and
m, tpth An other tribes ne "a, broer, and friends snd
sosi of y friends Nlea a started oai as yAuor
fahcr At ws,hason al tie soldiers , troop. t, bold don.
w,ei wars don't want The ae a. o', TO e Doo SGs a't
dolt suor anything sbout Nor do Know anything about the
Rows AMI Comsnrs se poor Tey ofhe color They
are all red men lh, soaI here % = ' ,i ' now the eoaa !.
Of account at al doat mean AL l'mt ht ' s 'OD %v
brs, everything al rylt have he'i That ,hsrs are are
l. ,es.os We e1e sf ,a ent sway Apahoe'
'sd Ko, hird ht ,as wee i,oS & o @ 5p ' Nj ie were
coming for prare the look out aad irhn
as,Hss Az Hs liver s.soao. have 9,eoa ai don't van,
ans IIo'i hos Ga ~ Ca ~, & Spo River and al the northern
.rssm, there tmheri II has been all ctf9 a @ @ e @
.iD; n % .cp uog aud Ion 1sai to Re rad ron
T.s' % & & NV iai dese pesce When shot the sentinel
here Ct TIE post ;m % .o1s % Two ' came S near Iosg by he
The Kow, have now thrown h ,ssS's % iii sT s come y me IN
lb- nor di T will not DO 50 lsy want 10 sss9 Sa. Wiz
,n ioash eei sd when he sr,,' come; II VIA 9 so a.
road tSus te which run, pp to % lns Ges - @ ] M g ss VI, &
s sos Let s, @ s2 s5 ,TiF MI %. 81 o. at e s ss the
s:s 3 ind s 'Sas g. s ns1 Do 'Sn IL. ~ i INK b
' sSf lea ea.i Z. % ;ss = I. : al, d1,s .
sse pe.- .i s taking ,iug, the white Kept doing
sG'.f % ,o on % i.a u@ Win emotion The @cq sn
s.s s..H '' s ssiS Moad.s sG@ TS GS SS s s ny
won. sS Sy1; u n i s, PI'lf n * Il, blood ' Of war
satanta, aftor pause, commenced agmn ,, a.,
Now ~s.s Y, m iy 1 s bspe never talked bsi and doat
s.p s e. ,a ia' 'a'" .sn, WY s.
have r.eeTed their .naa ssoI, "his tho o. ny ~ os ss %