The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-26
Naval Intelligence.


We have before stated that the frigate Cumberland
was taken into the dry dock at Gospot for REPAIRS We
the keel found have been knoc ked away
lot et within four inches of the garboard and aft
some asonshnent that she should have sucsesdsd in
getting into port As the Cumberland i'll REQUIRE some
me 70 De repaired and the Mississippi is wanted for
eaiste service the !ermGr backed out from the
DOCK Yesterday ard the latter will be taken in to day
.epaea as expedeusly as possible and then give place
Naval General Court Martial in ordered IN corvor.
on Monday, the aSth inst, board the u s. shin Penn
syivsnis Ter tho trial is understood Of Commanders
brought before it. Tho Court will be composed OF the
following snces '-Commodore Stewart, President
Sommoooie Downe, Turner, Captains Storsr, Dulany
Mayo Armstrong, Members Geo. Blow, ESD. of this
city, Judge Advocate. 1872 - ''
Inc a,eamsh'p John McKm has been purchased by
government for The sum Of 500 0O0 and will run betw
sew Orleans and Mexico (coastwso of course) as mail
boat. N' -" AA
From the Boston Times, JAM a5l
The following officers are attached to the United
states store ship supply" which sailed on the aIst
Commanding; Charles w Place. and A N Smith. rass
ca Slidshipmen; w. Vanwick, Midshipman; George IT,
MOTIFS, Mdshipman, and TO ion the squadron
'ohp JUMPS surgeon; O. Hudson, Captains Clerk
TREMENDOUS INDIAN BArrLR-A letter from a
gentie al Council Bluffs dated the 18th Dec to
ms Correspondent in St Louis states that pre-.
yous day., = band Of Omahas met by a bani of
the sorN in the neshborhood OF the Bluffs. that battle
ensued between them and that the Sioux ked sixty of
'As Onaias before the conflict terminated.
find in Iattar 49, ba
St Louis Republican. " "S
IL was cold blooded buchery of women and children
IN the abence oil oil the warriors of village On the
aSht D! tho l2th and l3n the letter war party
ot fsncton sioux Indians defeated and DESTROYED
Tribes OF the Omaha tribe of Indians located at the .ioo
at Woods Bluffs situated about sixty miles from ,his
place Belleview. Tho and warriors of the OUsbas
mad eit tho camp on hunt; and the Sioux soon after
they reached the camp, discovered that thew onlv had
women sni children to contend with The SLAUGHTER
was terbis-seventy three killed and nineteen
mo,sa,s weuhaed. Two men made their escape of
fruArr In, 49,.
Mr. Peter A. sarpy, and at the time ia chaIge Of stock
0fgoods
az Belevew with both ct frozen Mr. Ssrpy and Maior
Mine., ths present agent, despatched party of to
the report Of Lsfeche. They also reported that i've
Sioux Indians had been killed. doubt stabbed by the
VNaha sguaws. Going twenty miles further than the
so1hd o. the massacre they found the place where tho
goods OF the trader had been divided amor the robbers
tseems AIDA tho letter. that fate ainst the Omaha
holaus -FOUR or hye days before this took place
one lodge osmpng at Cabsnnes old trading house, was
S1Gked oy Tsr patty Of Ayonas commanded by the
wounded, snd one woman killed
lowing:-
are in possession Of another letter from Fort Scott
dated on the 2Sth December describing exposed con,
oion OF our western renter We told in this letter
81 the state line 1t is said that the Osages returning
from their fil hunt met the that their agent had
peth oooed OF part Of their annuity, that the re-
mainder mad beon taken for their safety aud depos ed
N the bank at Springfield distance Of miles from
mspsce OF pay men The Indians cauaed the agent 10
De by the aid Of the civil law sxty.fve miles
eos Of me state boundary line, and he permitted to
proceed only AFTER several detention To secure his
sac progress to Jefferson city he compelled 10 em
force with him ~ ~ ~
are IN possession" says the letter. "of information
una. ,ne sac and Usage Indians have recently held
10 'ne Usage nation, the object OF which to
unite their forces and influence TO rob and pndor the
whites POSSIBLY under the impression tina, they could
Obtain bii from Mexico. The government should loox
to IT at once Fort Scott should be OCCUPIED bv troona
without delay because its position makes it most availa
NORTH The west or the south. WV INC
we hear, also, thai the principal mon ofihe Creek ma
non aresendug hosne letters 10 the Osages Demanding
remuneration for losses which they have sustained f
time TO time They also state that, If the value OF the
property Is not returned they wall rally their forces and
taket Nothing but the presence Of an adc nilia
~ force can keep in the thousands of Indians
nov on our frontier placed there by treaty s,ipuatons
and those stpulaons violated in almost every paiticu
lar-Louii vile Jour, Jan 49,