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INDIAN rRAeEs-The following letter fur
nishes an authentic account OF outrages commit
ted by band OF Sioux Indians, on party OF
American citizens-of which we had some parll
culars few days slnce;-


TRAVERSE pEs SIOUX, Aug 26, ls44-Doar Sir 1T be-
comes my duy 70 inform you th.s on saturday evening
camp Is at Swan Lake, about twenty niles distant
nom this place to see an American who had come to
them in very distressed circumstances. iound the
young man reduced to the shadow Of man by famine.
and brought him home with me this morning His name,
he says is Motley Bennett Some eight weeks OF more
since he says he and two other young men started WI


Mr. Turner OF Glasgow Missouri, TO assist in bringing


drove Of ia cattle to the garrison, OF which you hev'
the command He says thev C ossed the st Peteis
river between this and Petite Rochelle thinking il to ps
Turkey river, and pursued a north west course unti
thirteen days ago, when they were met Ny patty o.
Dacoah InoaIs, who, seems, were out on war exp
don fro u Lake Traverse The result Of this meeting
was that they took from them their horses guns money
and clothing shirt and drawers vest and hat; Killed
one and beat the remainder They killed ulso number
OF the Bennett thinks nine-tbe remainder were
icatiered abroad Indians then mounted the horses o
their prisoners and slain and takDg one OF the youns
men, went TO bring back the cattle, but they did not
succeed the young man being permitted 10 make his
escape They then sent the said Bennett and Turner
on after the cattle who lett their
unable to travel and made their escape ny the way
which they had gone B-nnett says he travelled WITH
Turner four days, when they came to stream which
deep 10 wade they were both then week, hhvnt
had nothing TO eat for three days Turner could not
vim; Bennett attempted 20 swim with HIM his back
but could succeed and Turner the owner Of cat
tie, drowned; Bennett came out alive. Two eyt-
nngs before this he had the cattle not far from h


trail made when going, evidently coming this way Tbs
two days after they made their escape IRON the In
dians Turner drowned four days aiter hot event
After he left Turner Bennett travelled five six days
and then in sight Of the indan lodges OF Se.pJ
Eyes and Others He hesated whether TO go TO them o.
not but concluded it only deaths II he went not he
shortly die of amne and II he went he supposed
they would kill him. He chose the latter But they re-
ceved him after the Of the good Sd
maritan Of the Great Teacher" We learn that insruc


items were sent from the 9th instn' for the drs
goons from Fort Atkinson and the ipfonry from Fort
Smelling, march into the country OF the ssons, to ap
prehend the murdercIs