Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-08-29

Tours, &c. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
ST.. PAUL, MINI, Aug. %.
Parties from the Minnesota river reached
here last night They state that the scouts
estimate the number of whites already killed
by the Sioux at 500. 1t is believed that all
the missionaries have been killed
Mr.. Premier, an interpreter who has spent
most of his life among the Indians alone,
trusting to his knowledge of them. and his
disguise TO escape detection. dressed himself
in Indian costume aud strated on his journey.
He arrived at night. The place was literally
the habtation Of death
lie visited all the houses and found their
former occupants all lying dead on the door.
steps inside their habitations They scat
tered in the yards and some in the roads. -
lie went to the house Of Hon. }. X. Brown
and recognized all the members ofthe family.
They number Is, and all were brutaly MUIR
dercd AT Cover Creek he found that fifty
families had been killed outright
There were over 2O00 Indians at Fort
Rdgley, and all the wooden buildings there
had been set on fire and we're burning. Ma
jor Galbraight was told by one of the Indians
that there are now in arms 10000 Of the
Sioux tribe besides other tribes of Northern
Mississippi.
LoUIsyILLE, Ky, Aug 20.
The rumored capture of Gen. Nelson by
the rebels near Gallatn on Monday is utterly
false. tolerably well authenticated report,
says that Col. Garrard, with 600 TO 700 men,
utaeked SCOTS Louisiana cavalry yesterday
It Laurel Bridge near Linden, and after quite
severe fight, defeated them, splitting the re-
bel regiments in two parts which skedaddled
n different directions
The steamers Skylark iad Salie were burn
ed by guerrillas on the lSth at the mouth of
Duck Creek The Skylark was heavily laden
with government stores. She got aground.
aud an officer bad unloaded part of her stores,
when he was attacked by thirty guerrias. ~
The crew being unarmed were compelled to
surrender The guerrllas, after removing
the furniture and silyer-ware, set fire to both
the boats. The crews were released on pa
role.
There was slight skirmish with part Of
jeff. Thompson's cavalry on the 10Th, is
miles from Memphis The rebels were rout-
ed.
dispatch from Southland dated the 10Th
says that rebel force 600 strong. have taken
GAINESVILLE and are marching on Fort Henry
dispatch from Fort Donelson confirms
the capture of Clarksvile and says the rebels
are moving on that work. There are only
100 efficient men there. Reinforcements
have been asked for
KUssELvGLLE Aug. 81
All that is known here Of the capture of
Ciarksville is that Col. Mason surrendered
his whole command to guerrilla force under
J r. Johnson, Woodlrd and Garch
The most reliable information report Col.
Mason's force at 275 men; that of the guer-
las at 400 to 600. His men were parolled
and went down the river.
Further information from Clarksville shows
the surrender to have been the most dis
graceful and cowardly affair of the war. The
paroled officers were allowed to carry off
their horses and side arms The surrender
was made to an interior force of rebel cayal-
ny. Woodland and Mason made speeches
compimenting each other
LOUISVILLE, Aug. %.
Major Gems Nelson and Wright aud Brig
Gems. Jackson, Mason and Croft, arrived in
this city this morning. w. r. johnson of
Ky. with 500 federal soldiers, comprising
part of the second Indiana regiment,
Nnkoop's I'd Ky. cavalry, under Col. Ha-
CART, attacked LOO gnerrllas under Nor
gan, and were defeated with loss of 800
prisoners, including Gen. Johnson. The re.
mainder of the federals escaped, and went to
Nashville.
CAIRO, August "a.
The Jackson Misssippan says the federal
ram Sumpter grounded opposite the Bayou
Lara and the rebel authorities demanded her
surrender but the crew and her stores were
put on board transports and the vessel blown
up
A telegram from Smithand Kentucky saws
that Hopkiusyille Kentucky was taken on
Friday by the rebels under johnson, and that
they were moving toward Smithland. They
number 400 men
The steamer Accacia ran on a snag sixty ,
miles below Memphis at o'clock Thursday
noon, and sunk in few minutes She had
100 passengers, six of whom were ladies, also
IS tons of suffers goods.
In i've minutes after she struck she crp-
sized and rhe upper deck aoated off Not
less than 20 or 80 persons persisted. The ,
captain and most Of the crew were saved.
NASHVILLE, Aug. 90
Col. Hebron Of the 18th Indiana regiment
proceeded TO Galaun to-day without orders
with $50 men who had been posted at
bridge He made number of arrests of CT
villains While HefTrons party were gone.
the guerrillas burned the bridge at Sanders. A
vile and captured | A men.
Another party was detached for the pur
pose OF destroying bridge which was pre-.
served by the obstinate conduct of CAPTAIN
Atkinson and twenty men Of the 5th Indiana
regiment who killed number Of guerrillas.
Inc affair occurred within 10 miles of .
Nashville Col HefFon returned here for
relnioreements when he was arrested and
placed IN confinement for disobedence of =
orders. The 10Th Penn. regiment Col Ham T"
bright went up at fifteen minutes notice and
found the gnerrias dispersed