Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-12-13
WAR NEWS,
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The Indian Bureau has received inlorma-
ton that Gen. Hunter, by its direction. was
holding council at Lcayenworth with inGu-
entail representatives Of the Southern lnd-
ans, including those from the Greeks, Chcro-
KEGS and Ch0ctaws, in relation t. the dis
turbances occasionel by the present. rebel
hon The instructions sent thithCr by the
Commissioner OF Indian Affairs, contenrlte
the,r return to their own people with strong
assurances of the friendship OF the United
States Government.
The following paragraph was unintcnti5n-
ally omitted in the trtsmissi9n Of the recent
speech Of Senator rrumhuil
. W Ithout any special act oi Congress |
presume that ~ one doubts that our militia
~ commanders in the prosecution OF the WIZ
IN Insurrectlonary districts, may for the time
beng, seize and make use Of the property Of
she rebels and their slaves but on the res
toration Of peace, the right of the owner
would remain. Hence, if We would have
perfect uniformity Of action among the com
manders OF our armies, and tort it forever
the property OF rebels and their claim to the
service OF their fellow mcn, It must he done
by act Of Congress >
The Pension Office las withheld the pay
ment Of pensions u a number of persons, on
sulfclent evidence Of their disloyalty, tap
pears that some have shown a wtlliug0rss u
take the prescribed oath of allegiance and
loyalty, for the purpose Of obtaining money
from the Government, but who Afterwards
either Join the rebels or otherwise give them
aid and comfort. y lar,e nGml a. of pen
sions are paid alter tie 1t Of October, the
returns THIS far received, Do not afford suh
cie1t data from which to JUICE Of the extent
of the detection
The widow OF G5m. Thomas \ . =. Catcshy
Jones is among those wha haye removed int
Jeffdom, and thus lost tue benefits Of heI
pensions.
Capt Todd Of the Lincoln Cavalry, Wa
with few of his company VS. taken rris
oner in the mel, hbeThoed et PeAtk tGurel
about three weeks az. whte an rccpuuoi,
sancc, has written Il Letter. winch was r.
ceiyed here yesterday, slatIrg that none o
those who We're with him 1T tBat tIm', were
injured; that they axe al now ImlgsJne.
at Richmond.
The roads between Washington and Ii.
CAMPS on the Maryland sde nj the lower
Potomac are almost impossible Tor the army
baggage wagons. Nearly all the Stor ar.
now shipped by small steam rs ana trans
ports
Thirty &C coa:rabands have arrived here
mdny Of them were women ant eli df 'n,ana
were brought over from Matthias Point tt
eoi, 9raham during BIZ recent rco'nneir
sance Inc lEea Among tath were e'lt 'Esd
as labarers, These Slaves bad haen deserted
hg their masters and were II destitute c1n-
diti8n when discovered u eur tr5ars.
The rcbl batteries located short iistaurz
above Matthias Point threw y she'll into tic
camp of the l4th Massachusetts regiment oa
Friday, but laiiin- II ct laaa. L did no IL
Jury.
II i understood ,bat liz ya,rsss,,t.,+iyl.
in CONGRESS- from pbilad.Inbii. fa.-.ther with
eeis. hiFley' I, aGtsY ana l-il's, YESTERDAY
personally aPp'ied 70 9"e ~ FlS,drn' e. az,
poih1 o0i' barney o' TIE -'a T',n>S I'a an,
regiment To htl@adltf .'eeeialsh'l' ~
city is largely represented IN Tue army o! 'Ae
lotshac;
Inc House committee 10 examine an, II
government Contracts, oil wa!eh MT Van
Nyck is chairman, "lA report IN part some
time ttis wees
1t Is sa'd That iarse sums OF N 'n'y nave {,
already been saved 10 the Government t"F9
tier Investigations
Inc scouts sent eat rom ten, "tls-
Ihey report that INT III ana Fairfax Cout'
House are entirely deserted by rsoci packets
lhey passed through anu heyona .'ie Niiiase
oil fairiaS before they met Tue lieAels OIL Tic
enemy.
dhe Court Martial 10 sfS vi Nc'F'oaf
VIII meet tomorrow.
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ten. ochuepi 2eee fles NH thrcs quar-
ters OF mile this side d I'm Fs'f' vita oH'
9ooo men,
FRFeFr-fr cry Mn. +.
Tho Al Iri.,aIs Goa WiI.3n,. arrived
t'4;s n,,rnin. md ,.1g5r-,5.4 tra.., mn, : 5,-
an ~. uag r.tawp tara1-tEe
Nearly all Gen. Ranks tiyi.ian !. now
lers ar encann4l IN til. #,,..i.ity t,l
Rog,rs Wisconsin Esa;5sfs, In. bsan d.
tanned as Provost Guard and C5l. Ro-er, hi,
sion Of BradIcy F. Johnssn, now ~ r.5c
On the march through this city. tn.
troors were greeted heartily bg tie Union
lists here: the stars and ~tr5paS Wor, trr,vr