Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1832-06-27

Hr'r w c nave no important intelligence from
the war; except what reles to the organization of the
Army. few extracts from he ST. J.ou;s Republican.
and letter published to-day, from. gentleman in the
army contain all the information we lsve on the sub.
ject.
We learn from gentleman from Rock hland that
a party of 500 Sioux and Menomnies, were about TO
march from the Mississippi to cooperate with the main
army under General Atkinson From the same source
we are informed that four of party of eight belong
ing to the attachment at Dxohs Fery while scouting
about the country near the stockade, were killed the
9th INST, by superior number of Indians.
In our paper Of the 18th, took the liberty to cor
rect slight Mistake into which the Advocate had fallen
in saying tina the executive officers of the state gov.
ernment wer' all absent from their places. In the last
number OF int paper, the editor greets with fam.
ing article columns length by way of reply, in
winch we are accused-graOety accuse-of intimatina
that he hadmade false statement, and of charging
MIN with the,normous crime of being mistaken We
have no disposition to enter into long and protless
discussion win our neghbor of the Advocate in which,
as we infer from his last article, sprvate grie are to
form the prinspa topics; yet mustbe allowed to say
any thg appears in the statement we made in the
Wing of the 9th, ntimatag that the Advocate's re.
marks were nd conformable to fact must remain un
changed. Th statement we then made is correct
perfectly so; md this would proceed to show did
not the plain omission of its correctness by the same
gentleman whs complains of for making it, re uder
such labor, AID any further notice of this subject.
wholly unnecessary.
The Legislature of the state of Ohio convened ON the
4th inst, to divide the into districts for the cleo
ton of members Of Congress, according to the new
APportionment Bill.
The Pennsylvania Legislature is in session for the
same purpose. t....
we have been favored with letter from rentyema,
N the army to friend in this place. dated the 18th
INST, which contains the latest intelligence we have
e.e'' "on w. scat Vi war; 1t may be relied on as
being correct. The writer that it is ~
Indians are conntrated up Rock river near the head
waters of the -Four Lakes, on an Isand the situation
81 which, gives the Indians great advantage over an
equal force OF The militia. Their number probably
amounts to about 1900, principally Warriors
sour force is # this time about 3,6Oo three brgades
nave been organized and will be ready to march soon
Doct fosey, OF Gaatin, commands the first brigade
Coi Alexander, OF Clark, commands the second and
COL Henry, oi angamon, commands the third. Capt
Ewing company OF Fayette belongs to the third brig.
iae, and forms one of the spy companies. The other
'mcers Of the brigade not yet elected.
"Co John Dsment, OF Vandalia, has been elected
Mayor OF the spy battalion of the first BRIGADE and Col
wlng OF the place, has been elected to occunv
he same station i'll the third brigade.
"lhe Indians are still committing depredatiops on the
rontler; a man vas killed in Bureau Grove yesterday.
ana put few days since an individual killed above
ottawa, while laboring in the field"