Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-09-11
INDIAN WAR.


prisoner; Black Hawk said to be dead.
We published news from Galena. Illinois, stat
ing that COL Stambaugh and the MenOminees
had gone after the hostile Sacs, and that Gen.
Atkinson had ordered Col. W. s. Hamilton to
ioin in the pursuit. and that few had been killed
and taken prisoners; and it appears, by the fol-
lowing extract from the Missouri Republican,
that there has been bloody Battle:
Sr. LOUIS. Aug. %. 1889.
The arrival Of the William Wallace, ut this
mort from Galena. coufirms the report 70 which
we alluded last week Of an engagement between
a party of Sioux Indians, and the hostile Sacs
aud Foxes. The Victory over the Foxes was
most decisive one: fro hundred Of them being
killed. and forty taken prisoners, only about Sc
venty Warriors escaped. Among the prisoners
il Mao Pope. the second in command Of all the
enterprises against the WHITES and the celebrated
Prophet. Back Hawk, i, is said by the Prison.
ers, was wounded Dy shot from the SteambOat
Warrior. in the action at the crossing OF the Mis-
sissippi. and died in three days after.
Many conflicting accounts are given Of the en-
gagrment IL appears that the Sioux were not
alone concerned IN The combat, but that they
were assisted bv parties Of the Menominees
and Winuebag"ss Tie Winnebagoe-, it is
said, cOunsplpd the hostile lndians<n hold out
to the last. and then PEI tidiously turned against
them and joihe, IN the massacre"
We were unablr 20 give detailed account OF
the news from G.lena much of which IS very in.
tercsting X p.kgck had been allowed 10 march
after the hostile S,cs, though doubts were enter
tanned of his Ie.uv The Editor If the Gale.
Man of August 18th remarks, - ke-o kuck
proves f,i,hfrl TO us, NAV hereafter expect to
fad Diamonds in Mud-ho!e-vea, Sinners ~
Heaven We have yet to be convinced thar there
is such being on earth as an honest Indian"
The WInnebagOes are taithess tribe. Two
sons of Wpn-u Slack. one Of their Chicfs, were
brought IN as prisoners by the Sioux, and both
were wounded, and no doubt they had been light.
ing against onr troops.
Genera D,dge's mounted men, under Cap
tains Craig, Duncan. Gentry and Clark, were to
range aIous the Mississippi. Wisconsin. Apple.
Plum. Platte. and Rock rivers And we again
ron, rauiate our sisters aud brothers Of tie from
tiers, that they and their little ones may now
sleep in peace; for the Indians .uodued: and
now taat we have conquered them, let Us temper
Justice with Mercy.
Ri0f-We learn from the Utica Observer. |
thar an attempt was made last Saturday BY some
leIudrd Irishmen. to mob the Nurses and Pny-
sicians of the Cholera Hospital in that place;
half dozen or mare. made a forcible entrance
into the Hospital. when an alarm was given and
Defure any damage was done, the Watchmen and ,
police officers arrived, and the mob dispersed -
Il seems few ofthese Ir>hmep had bpcome pos |
,essed 0f an idea that their cOunrymen were not !
fairly dealt by when carried to the hospital. and
very fooshly thought to remedy the supposed ,
Fault by closing it. The prompt interference Of
the Mayor anil police officers prevented any Sc
.ious damage. and we learn that several Of the
ing leaders have heen arrested for this high han.
led measure, and bound over 10 take their trial
It the next court.
Loss of the Brig -SuLIaaa.-Extract Of let.
Ter from Captain Jane. l.. Lambert of brig Sui.
ana, of Boston, 7
TAHEIrA, March eSth, 1882.
To the Ownsrs Of brig Sultana:
Gentlemen-After a tolerable passage of 104
Laws TO Juan Fernandez. with days through the
sreights of Magellan. have the melancholy du.
y to inform you, that on the 29th Feb ruary, at
O'Clock in the morning, while sailing at the
ate of knots. we struck upon coral reef. in
he latitude of IL, 7 south. long l43, % west.
not Ibid down in any chart My first consldera-
.argo and wreck the weather would admit,
he sea making dreadful breach over Us all the
line. We erected temporary house on the
'eef where we got small part Of the property,
nd after working hard there Tor Ia days, l fitted
he launch, and with Mr.. Clapp and four men,
made the best Of nv way to this place, where l
lrrived after passage Of five days.
left my two officers and six men on the reef.
o take care Of the property we had saved, and
o save as much more as they could. On INV ar.
ival here. found a brig ready for sea. to- 20 to
Cow Island and take the crew Of Chill ian
'arque, which had been taken BY the natives, and
made an engagement with her owner to 60 to the
eef aud bring off the men and property.
eth .4prI-The brig sent to take away the
emainder of the crew and cargo has not arrived.
She has been absent 81 days, and probably has
ad bad weather of the reef; if so. she must wait
or good weather before she can do any thins,
being very bad place, with no anchorage
bout II.
There have been many disasters within few
months past, eight vessels having been lost IN the
eighborhood Of these islands. There are 80 ma. i
y coral reefs, which are growing last, that the
ayigation is very dangerous I saw, after I
ost the brig, several reefs and 70. Ks that are NOT