Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1832-05-30
VANDALIA:
Wednesday, May 80, 1882.

engagement between the Indians and a detachment O
the Mltia the 4th was believed to be strictly true
when the express who brought the information left tbs
camp 1t was so as far as facts were then definitely
ascertained. Weare, however. subsequently, informed
by Mr. James Whtlock, who left Rock river the 10th
that out of the ftywo who were missing the morning
after the sklrmsh, eleven only were kiled-the remain
ing foryone had reported themselves or been heard
from. The Springfield Herald of the 24th, makes the
same statement, and gives the names and residence
ten of the eleven slan Maj Isaac Perkins, Capt John
Adams, ~ Mendenhall, and - Grips of Tazewel
county; - Draper, of Mclean; James Milton, Of
Macon; John Walters, Bird Ellis, and - Fariss. o.
Fulton. and Doughty, of Peoria
Besides these, informant states, that gentleman
by the name of Durley, formerly of Bond county, pass
ing on express from Gaena to the army, was fred upon
by party of Indians concealed in thicket by the
waysde, and killed, when about IL miles from the camp
-Four others were in company with him, but they all
Escaped. ,ol4pa s.if9 Ni
Saturday the 10Th, the army, amounting to about
z4oo men, regulars and militia, started up the river
pursuit OF the Indians 1t is presume, the intention
the executive, to scour the whole country, and COM
pei them to leave the state, yield unqualified bmis-
sion 1t said also, Louis Republican, sthat
orders have been transmitted from the Wa, DEPART
ment, to the commanding officer of the expedition to
prosecute the in the most energetic manne and no
longer listen to the Talks of the Indians as has been too
often done aready.'' t..s .t ..,.s
No Indians had been from the 18th to the 10th
inst. They fled Immediately after the skirmsh-not
waiting to page the sain--leaving at their encamp-
ment small quantity Of provision, a few mats and
blankets, and other indications Of their having depart.
ed with all convenient haste Estimates of their force
are various-some rating them at one Others At tyo
Al mi. ca.
there that the party which attacked and ronted Ma;
stillman,s detachment, did not exceed one hundred in
number This report came from one of stumsn,s
corps whose horse was 50 lame as to he rnaba 70 l
ahead of the pursuing Indians With an instinct ,e
readiness he flung himself from his horse threw is
blanket over his head and shoulders and was ssebv
the Indians having been taken for one of them he.
act numbers. From the circumstances of the case we
ought to conclude there were not many Indians nce
SO few of the Americans were killed, and the Indians
fired deliberately twice, and then purs,rd our
troops who were apparently in the utmost confusion
saL-1a W.
TRIAL OF GEN HoUsToN.-since the 18th of April,
this 'Breach of privilege case' with its ramicdtions,
has been the principal topic of discussion by the Re
resentatives of the people in Congress assembhd i'll
is however, ended. Our last Washington papers,
in announcing this news, speak oft as matter of con-
graduation to their readers, that they, henoeorward
will be relieved from the atgung details Of atrial from
which they themselves derive little BENEFIT and the
nation none at ALL Yet, though is said the affair is
ended, it would from the sketch of the concluding
OF the Drama given below, that other questions
are likely to grow out OF IT. which may lead to discus
s'ons equaiiy prohtiess' ,s...{.--
me aeoate on the resolution offered by Mr. Harperl
!he h ins.' and Mr. Huntlngton's amendment, declar-
's Gen. houston guilty OF contempt, and violation
Oh .he privilege OF the House, was continued till the
ilth when the question was taken on the amendment
ana earned cas- loo-Nays ~. ge
MI eiay lnen moved 'he loio"ing resolution; 1
: itesotred, That 1t IS inexPedient to proceed
iur,her IN the case OF samuel Houston, and that
ne be discharged from the custody OF the Sergeant
at Arms. ss3,aa1S ,,gs "a
Mr. Huntington Immediately moved to amend by
striking out all after the word resolved and inserting
That Samuel Houston be brought to the bar
of the House on Monday next at l2io'cloek, and
be there reprimanded by the SPEAKER, for the
contempt and violation of the privileges ofthe
House, of which he has been guilty; and that he
be then discharged from the custody of the Ser
geant-at Arms. g-slQ ssia e
RESOLVED, That Samuel Houston be excluded
from the exercise Of the privilege conferred by.
the 18th standing rule of the House.. but
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