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Alarming Intelligence from the Indian country.


Six Mackinaw boats arrived last evening from
the Platte river. with robes to p. Choteau, r. Geo.
We have been permitted to see n letter from the
U. S. Blacksmith at Willow Creek, (Pawnee
country,) to his friend, in this city, dated on the
29th of June, giving an account of the murders
committed by the Sioux Indians upon the Pawnees,
and upon the wife Of the Blacksmith. His wife
was shot on Tuesday morning. the 9th, about
7 o'clock. The Husband had endcavoured to save
her by shutting her up in the shop, but sho had
net time to bolt the door, and il was burst open.
She was killed, and they fell TO whipping the
blacksmith. without doing him serious injury.
having their guns all the while cooked ready to
fire. The Indians had also killed 'Lashapel. the
U. S. Interpreter, who had been in that country
for 25 years; Capo Blue, first Chief OF the Paw
nee Tappages. and father.in-law of the lnterpre-
ter; son-in-law of the old chief Moulin, and
veral other Chiefs and Braves, young men, wo
men and Children. II is also stated, that out of
Al Lodges, 81 Of the largest were burnt, and most
of the horses were stolen or killed on tho spot
The Pawnee Indians had left their villages to 60 on
their Spring Hunt. Willow Creek from whence
this letter is dated so miles up the Platte river
and the Sioux are $50 miles above it, These In.
ans have exhibited hostile feelings several oc-
casions during the winter, and this attack on the
Pawnces has been expected for some time. We
re told that the United States boand BY treaty
stipulations, TO protect the Pawnee tribes from
such invasions, and are surprised that some ef-
forts have not been made TO prevent these mur-
ders. If the Indians are not entitled to protec-


ton, certainly those in the employ OF the Cove rn-
ment may claim it. r.