“Little Rock, Ark.  Ter.  Feb. 5.

“Murderous Battle.—­A gentleman who arrived here yesterday, direct from the Western Creek agency, informs us that a war party of Osages returned just before he left the agency, from a successful expedition against the Pawnee Indians.  He was informed by one of the chiefs, that the party seized a Pawnee village, high up on the Arkansas, and had surrounded it before the inmates were apprised of their approach.  At first the Pawnees showed a disposition to resist; but finding themselves greatly outnumbered by their assailants, soon sallied forth from their village, and took refuge on the margin of a lake, where they again made a stand.  Here they were again hemmed in by the Osages, who throwing away their guns, fell upon them with their knives and tomahawks, and did not cease the work of butchery as long as any remained to resist them.  Not one escaped.  All were slain, save a few who were taken prisoners, and who are perhaps destined to suffer a more cruel death than those who were butchered on the spot.  Our informant did not learn what number of Pawnees were killed, but understood that the Osages brought in sixty or seventy scalps, besides several prisoners.

“We also learn, that the Osages are so much elated with this victory, that another war party were preparing to go on an expedition against some Choctaws who reside on Red river, with whom they have been at variance for some time past.”

Extract of a Letter from an Officer of the Army, dated Prairie du Chien.

[FROM THE NEW YORK COM.  ADVERTIZER.]

“May 6, 1830.

“Indian Hostilities.—­When coming down the Mississippi, on the raft of timber, a war party of Sioux came to me and landed on the raft, but did not offer any violence.  They were seventy strong, and well armed; and when they arrived at the Prairie, they were joined by thirty Menominees, and then proceeded down the river in pursuit of the Sauks and Foxes, who lay below.  This morning they all returned, and reported that they had killed ten of the Foxes and two squaws.  I saw all the scalps and other trophies which they had taken; such as canoes, tomahawks, knives, guns, war clubs, spears, &c.  A paddle was raised by them in the air, on which was strung the head of a squaw and the scalps.  They killed the head chief of the Fox nation, and took from them all the treaties which the nation had made since 1815.  I saw them, and read such as I wished.  One Sioux killed, and three wounded, was all the loss of the northern party.  The Winnebagoes have joined with the Sioux and Menominees, and the Potawatomies have joined with the Sauks and Foxes.  We shall have a great battle in a day or two.”