Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-05-22

From the st. Louis Democrat, (lepublicAn,) 18th.
A Frightfui Panic Terrible sunday
Aisern0Sn in 81: LSnismMen; S,ds; S., NO
by Thousands - - Ehe Dutch are
going 10 Burn and Sack the City.''-
Extraordinary and Gnjustifiabie
Alarm.
The conflict on Saturday evening, along Wal
nut street. between the Home Guards of the
Ninth and Tenth Wards served to alarm the citi-
zens of the middle Wards of the city more than
the occurrences of Friday evening at Camp Jack
son The return OF the prisoners from the arSen-
al with their tales of suffering and modification
and their threats of ieyenge added to the flame
of excitement. Saturday night was period OF
sore unrest and troubled dreams to thousands.
Yesterday morning came with multiplied reports
of the ungOvernable fury and rage Of the Dutch
soldiery, their officers, it reported, having
lost all control Of them and that they were breath
ing threats of vengeance against all American
citizens. These reports gathered strength and
magnitude as they few through the city, until
about noon, when panic seized upon the resi-
dents along Locust, Olive, Pine and Chestnut
streets. Gen. Haney, it was cried, had lost all
control of the Dutch and Frank Blair had super
seded him in command of the troops, and now
Frank Blair and bernstein could not manage
them. The Dutch were coming to burn the city.
Persons actually flew along the streets, ringing
the door bells, and crying in to the occupants to
save themselves from the Dutch.
The CONSERVATION was terrible. Carriages and
vehicles of all descriptions frantcaly sought
after, into which the women and children were
placed and driven out of the city. The hack.
men took advantage of the fearful circumstance:
and demanded the most exorbitant priceS-twenty
five dollars being asked and freely given in sew
eral cases that came to our knowledge. Hundred:
of families were rushed down to the steamboats,
nan Ablo nj pFia- froolx fav
dered their boats to the affrighted people, and
soon as steam could be raised, pushed away from
the wharf and conveyed them to points up an,
down the river. Several boats crowded will
people went down the river as far as Widow
Waters landing, and staid there all last night
The scenes along Pine and Olive streets wer
particularly agOnizing. 1t was reported that TIN
Dutch were to visit their especial rage upon tn
Southern families, and the CONSERVATION anon.
them was fearful Women and children, witt
small packages of clothing and valuables, wer
hastily sent off in csrriages-the men remainin!
behind to brave the worst. Prominent Republi
cans we're everywhere sought for protection tn
feeling seeming to be that their houses would no
be molested by the Dutch
About five O'Clock, Gen. Harney's proclama
tion was published, and was most eagerly seize
upon and welcomed by the terrified people Maj
McKinstry, the Police Commissioners, with th
SihCi5 AAOh 4ADiC OthCASs oSsee
tered the proclamation along the streets, and di
great deal to alay the fears of the citizens.
Toward evening" the Dutch not making thei
appearance at all, the heads of the families, N
doubt, sitting quietly in their homes, and tn
young men lounging around their places of rer
devious, or doing duty in the arsenal, the conf
dence of the citizens was considerably restored
By night many families had returned, but wthor
doubt there were many hundreds who spent la:
MIC bornar with tair
racked with the most fearful apprehensons.
The panic was utterly causeless. The Germa
citizens and soldiery were in fact more quiet We.
terday than on any day of last week. They hav
never, of our knowledge in this city, conten
| plated any assault upon respectable citizens, {
Their families or property. The whole alarI
originated in the brain of some weak minded il
dividuals, whose judgments have not been proc
against the repeated shocks of the PRESENT excit,
i mput