Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-08-30
News by Telegraph.
[From the Omaha Republicas.1
CHICAGO, Aug. 2


tFrom the Omaha Republicas.l
CHICAGO, Aug. %.
Accounts Of the surrender of Clarksvills,
Tsnn., agree that it was mos: disgraceful
and covardly. The force of Col. Mason.
Of the list Ohio, which numbered 900.
with two cannon, and we'll intrenchsd,
surrendered to force not exceeding from
four to six hundred, without firing . gun.
A large amount Of federal property was
seized.
Fort Donelson has been abandoned, the
pos. being Of no further couseq uence.
CAPE RACE, Aug. %.
The Kangaro, from Liverpool the 18th,
aud Queenstown the 18th, has arrived,
The federal gunboas Tuscarora left
Queenstown owing to orders from Custom
officials.
Another cores ondence between Adams
and Earl Russell has been published.
The Times editorially endorses Roe.
bucks recent speech a. far a. his lecture
to tho North 10 concerned, but totally dis.
sents from bis arguments favoring medita.
ton. which it considers will do ui0ts harm
than good.
Ths daily News bitterly reviews Roe.
bucks speech, aud says bis course 10 the
lowest depth Of deg, relation, but happily
his opinions have long ceased to have any
value. The article compliments the Amer
lean Government for is friendly, straight
forward dealings with England.
The st. Petersburg Journal reitsrates
the desire Of the Russian Government to
see the conflict 10 America ended by com.
promise.
Many Of the cotton mills of Lane
shire have stopped.
New YoRK, Aug. %.
Richmond papers Of the l9sa have been
received.
The Rebel Congress met at Richmond
on the 18th, on which occasion jeff Davis
delivered his usual message.
1t leads of in the usual hypocriticsl
style, and then alludes to the federal Gov.
ernmen. ~ robbers, thieves, assassins,
&C., ad infniturs.
He speeks Of recommends retaliatory
measures to meet the laws recently passed
by the federal Government.
He recommends the issue Of more rebel
shinp!ssters.
He recommends tho building Of rebel
war vessels at home and abroad.
The message bctrays grea, signs of weak
ness 10 the rebel Government.
ST. Paul, MINI, Aug %.
Reliable information from Fort Ridgely
confirms prsviou, reports Of Indian .rou.
bles in ,hs. region.
The Indians At Lower Agency have
threatened vengeance for some time in
consequences of the delay in tho pay .nsn,.
due them BY the Government. An out
break finally occurred, and great mum.
Der of whites in the vicinity have been
massacred. For.y.Gve men Who we're seat
against them fell into sn ambuscade after
crossing the river near Agency, and the
greater number Of them killed-only Il
returned to the Fort.
On Monday nigh., lights from burning
buildings and grain stacks we're seen in ali
directions. Escaped citizens Who have
come into the Fort during the night give
accounts Of horrors too terrible to imagine.
The roads to New Ulm are lined with muir
de:sd men, women, and children.
A gentleman named Porter, JUS. from
New Ulm, who was sent there 10 learn the
truth OF the reports, arrived here last
night. He SAYS he reached the place on
Tuesday morning. and found the people
preparing to bury Eve persons. Others
were being constantly brought in horribly
mu,ilated. He saw four persons in one
room wounded, having been cut with
hstchs,s on the head and arms. In an
adjoining room be saw a child with its
head cut OF, and II others considerably
mutlated.
The people are fully awake 10 their
danger, and are drilling with what arms
they could obtain, determined to defend
the town to the last.
Porter left the place Tuesday, and WAS
overtakeu in the evening by a messenger,
who brought information that a body Of
Indians 200 strong had attacked the town
at 5 o'clock. p m, and burned several
buildings before leaving. The messenger
saw several OF the citizens fall. The PEG
pie had bsrricaded the streets A letter
to Gov. Ramsey says hundreds are known
to have been killed.
The Governor has ordered mounted mil.
ilia to the scene Of action.
ST. PAUL, Aug. %.
A message from the ommanding officer
Of Fort Ridgely Of the 2lst says: We can
hold this position bot little longer unless
reinforced. We fear being attacked al.
most hourly. Our little band is becoming
decimated and exhausted.
Col. Sibley, with l,200 troops, will reach
and relieve the Fort to. morrow.
CHICAGO, Aug %
The St. Paul papers Of the 2lst say It
10 thought the Indiana have been induced
to commit these outrages BY Indians and
Secession traders from Missouri.
Major Galbraith the Indian Agent, lef,
yellow Medicine Agency on the 18Th. At
that time the Indians bad received their
annuity Of goods and disappeared, appa.
ren,ly satisfied with the Majors promise
to send Cor them 40 soon a. the money
arrived and pay the annuities. On the
Monday following his departure the dis
turbancs broke out
ST. PAUL, Aug Is.
The latest from New Ulm says that the
village was mostly burned. Arrivals
from Grow Wing brings intelligence that
Hole in the Day, great Chippewa Chief,
issued . proclamation that he would not
be responsible for the conduct Of the In.
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