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Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-11-27
The Indian War,

A gentleman of responsibility and
unimpcachable veracity, direct from
st. Paul and above, gave us some har-
rowing details of the Indian atrocities
in Upper Minnesota. The instances
mentioned, he says, are not mere ru-
mors or exaggerations, but can be
abundantly vouched for. Whole fam
lilies have been butchered in the most
revolving manner, and the mangled
remains heaped together in the houses
The women have been treated with
the grossest indignities and then
barbarously murdered No age or sex
was spared by the ruthless fends, but
the most revolving and atrocious cru
elites were perpetrated by these mobile
savages." on helpless babes and de-
fenceless women.
The details of the atrocities com
mltted on the women cannot be men
toned, and are worse than the mag
ination can conceive A husband and
wife were captured, stripped of every
vestIge of clothing, and the woman
outraged before her husbands eyes.
He was then given blanket and or
dered to leave on pain OF death by
torture. That man is now on the track
OF the savages as an uncOmpromising
avengcr. A woman near her confine-
ment was cut open and the most re-
voting indecencies committed on her
corpse. Another had her face gashed
with knives in imitation of the devices
on the faces of her captors, and then
was turned loose. A young woman
from GAINESVILLE, in this State, who
had gone up as a school-teacher, had
her hands tied behind her back, and
was brutally outraged by eighteen
Indians. A mother and her little
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-11-27
Correspondence OF the Charles City Intolligcnccr.
Letter From the Army.
COMPANY X, 81 Iowa INFANTRY,
La Grange. Tenn. Nov. l3. 1862 {

La Grange, Tenn, Nov. l3, 1862.
FRIEND HnDRErH Active piepara-
tons arc still being made for a grand
advance of Gen. Grants army of the
west after the now rctreat;ng army of
Price. The rebels have evacuated
Holly Springs, and the place is occu-
pied by the hated Yankees. Our cav
airy made a descent upon the city and
captured nearly one hundred prison
crs.
Vast amounts of stores are daily
arriving at this place, which is to be
the general depot for supplies. 1t is
expected that a forward movement,
which will not be stopped until Jack
son, Miss, is reached, will soon com
mence. Gen. Grant is still here, also
Mcpherson, Mexican, Hamilton, John
A. Logan and others.
A great change has been made in
the old Fourth Division Lauman, who
succeeded Hurlbut, goes to jackson
and again relieves Hurlbut, while the
latter goes to Memphis and relieves
Sherman. Mexican, an Iowa General,
assumes command of the Division.
He is highly spoken of as q military
man.
There was a grand flag raising here
to-day. A magnificent flag was rails
ed over the Court House. AS it float
ed out upon the breeze, and unfolded
to the gaze Of the soldiers, cheer
went up that seemed to shake the
building. The Band struck up the
Star Spangled Banner" speeches
were made 10y Mcpherson, and Logan,
and all passed off happily.
Capt. Smith arrived here to-day from
his recruiting trial in Iowa.
Yours, WINFIELD.
P.S. The rebel General Pember-
ton is renegade Northerncr-the
man who had command of the Massa-
chusetts volunteers when they were
fired upon by the mob in the streets
Of Baltimore. Van Dorm is not dead,
as reported-so say the prisoners
w.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-11-27
Correspondence Of the Charles City Intelgencer.
From the 9th Reg't of Iowa Infantry
CAMP DEFIANCE, CAIRO, |
Noya,,bar 18Th 1890 (

J
FRIEND HILDRErH We are now on
the borders of Secessia. Here we
find ourselves surrounded by differ
ent people from those we were among
during our march north. There we
found a hospitable and generous class;
here we find niggardly and mean
set, who have no scruples in selling
to soldiers an inferior article of any
thing they may need and they will
take all the money soldier has, and
then kick him out because he has no
more.
find there. is more corruption in
the army than / ever supposed could
exist in Republic like ours. Every
man, or officer, who has any power,
uses it for his own pecuniary benefit
We have seen this demonstrated in
our own regiment. | have no hest
fancy in asserting, that if there were
not SO much speculation made of this
war, it could be brought to close in
short time. But there is the stick.
End the war now, aud you cut short
many q man who has just inserted
his grasping hand in the Golfers of the
Government for princely fortune.
just wait until we get cur pockets FL
led and then you may end this occurs,
ed rebellion. But, stop! that will
not do-for after we are satisfied
there comes another set who must
have chance. So it goes on, and SO
it will continue, fear, until there is
complete change made with our
higher officers.
Well, here we are, in one of the
lowest, most God-forsaken places that
ever existed. Ministers may talk of
the bottomless pitt, but l think we
have found it, at Cairo. To-day it has
been misty all day. We could not
sec distance of twenty feet in any
direction. / can sink nearly as far
down in the mud as | can see upward.
Our regiment are stopping here to
complete out outfit We marched up
to Mile Lac, from Fort Smelling, and
back, without any knarsacks or hav-
crsacks, and now we propose to re-
main here until we are supplied.
We arc guarding about 400 rebel
prisoners. Tomorrow we send five
men from each of orr companies to
guard some prisoners who will be
shipped to Vicksburg, for exchange.
We send our largest men, and fifty
finer looking soldiers you never saw
together.
A feet is fitting out here to go down
the river. We are hoping to receive
orders to go down with it. There
have passed here within twenty days
uiaefy-one regiments. The Govern.
ment is concentrating large army
on the Mississippi river. / really hope
they will let aus do something. There
is considerable sickness i'm our reri-
measles.
Respectfully yours, c. A. S.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-11-27
NOTICE.

TINHE Muscatine Branch of the State Bank
l. of Iowa will offer for sale at Public Auc
tion. at their Banking House in the city of
Muscatine, on the fifteenth day of December
next, at two O'Clock p. M, the North half of
the South East quarter, the North East quar-
ter of the Southwest quarter of section thir-
ty-six (36b'in township number ninety seven
(97) North of range number eighteen uS)
West the North West fractional quarter of
section thirty 1901; and the North half of the
South West fractional quarter of section thirty
(3O) in township number ninety seven (9T)
North of range number seventeen 40 West
containing three hundred and sixty $500 acres
in Floyd county. --.......
44w4 j. RICHARDSON, Cashier.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-11-27

ESSENTIALS To PRosPERIrY.-Good
newspapers, good stores. and good
housewives are among the essentials
to prosperity in any locality. The
good newspaper has always some,
thing to say in favor of DcLand &,
Co.'s Chemical Saleratus, the good
merchant always has it for sale, and
the good housewife will use no other
in making bread and biscuits. A 10.
cality where all these are found, mnst
be prosperous, and the people healthy
as most people are who use bread
made with the Chemical Saleratus.
For sale 10y the wholesale groccrs
in Chicago and Milwaukee.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-11-27

daughter were captured. The mother
was bound fast, whilst her child was
outraged before her eyes until it died
The mother was then secretly aided
by some squaws to escape, aud sue
cecdcd in making her way on foot,
upwards of sixty miles. to ST. Paul,
where she arrived famishcd and bleed
ing, to tell her tale of horrors. We
could go on detailing incidents more
horrible still, which are proven to be
true.
Col. Sibly's force succeeded in sur
rounding these numbering savagcs,
when they, finding no hope of escape,
sccreted their arms and sent in mes
senger to Col. Sibly, protesting their
entire innocence of the outragcs. They
claimed to be band of friendly Indi-
ans, who had captured the white pris-
oners from the "bad Indians" and
were anxious to give them up. Col.
Sibly agreed to treat with them, and
thus got them all, Indians and cap
tive whites, into his power He then
told the Indians he hoped their story
was true, but that he should have to
give them all trial, so that he might
punish the bad Indians among them
The Indians, about 600 in number,
were then surrounded, and court
martial organized at once. the rescued
captivcs being used as witnesses.
Tho trial is holding at Big Lake,
above st. Peters. Fourteen Indians
have already been tried and thirteen
convicted. The fourteenth, CHIEF
named Rcd-Eye, was not convicted
the captive women testifying that he
was opposed to the atrocities perpc.
trated on the captives.
Eight of the convicted Indians have
been hung, and Col. Sibly seems deter
mined togive stern justice to the muir
derers. The people of Upper Mime
sofa arc greatly excited, and swear
that if the Government does not exac,
a terrible vengeance for the atrocities
practiced, they will themselves wage
war of determination against the
entire Indian Cleveland Herald
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-11-27

An official report from Texas con-
firms that our forces are in possession
of Galveston, Corpus Christi and Sa-
binc City, in that State. In North
western Texas large conspiracy of
loyal Union men has been discovered
by the rebels, and wholesale butcher
les of Unionists have been ordered by
the military. Reports of fearful out
RACES reach us, and it is TO be hoped
that General Banks expedition will
soon be able to place the true Union
men of Texas under that protection
they so earnestly pray for.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-11-27

Advices from Charleston, S. c., state
that the British Consul left that city
for England, for what reason is not
known. A large iron-clad steamer is
said to have run the blockade and to
be safe now at anchor in the harbor
of Charleston. Considerable anxiety
is accordingly manifested by our
feet. The health of our troops at
Port Royal is good. The successor Of
Gen Mitchell is not yet named, it being
uncertain to what department General
Hunter has been ordered. The rebel
troops at Charleston have been rein
forced.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-11-27

The rebels are still engaged in for
tifying Jackson, Miss. 1t is expected
that Gen. Grant will there fight the
great and decisive battle of the South
west. The Confederate forces arc now
at Abbeyvillc, % miles south Of Holly
Springs All the country this side OF
is abandoned by the rebel
forces, who are moving back towards
Grenada. The cars now run to Pano-
la, sixty miles from Memphis.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-11-27
The Great Mississippi Expedition.

The expedition under Gen. McClcr-
nand is being orgonized on a gigantic
scale. The place of rendezvous is
Columbus, Ky. McClernand is now
there, giving his personal superinten-
dcnce to the armament and equip
ment of the forces, and taking all the
necessary steps TO ensure success.
His corps darmee will consist entirely
of Western men. 1t will embrace
ten regiments from Indiana, twelve
from Illinois, four from Iowa, four
from Wisconsin, two from Minnesota,
and ten thousand troops, infantry, cav
airy, and artillery from the army now
in Kentucky. The cavalry and artil-
lery force will be ample for any emer-
gency. ....
In addition to the land force, the
gunboat fleet under Commodore Por-
ter will cooperate with the expedi-
ton. The feet will consist of the fol-
lowing vessels: Benton flag ship
Capt. Gwinn. l6 guns Eastport, Capt.
Phelps, Is guns Carondelet, Capt
Wilkes, Is guns Cincinnati, Capt
Stemble, l3 guns I; Cairo, Capt. Bry-
ant, Is guns Mound City, Capt. Will
son, Is guns Louisville, Capt. Mead,
ID guns Baron de Kalb, Capt Wins
low, ID guns Esex, Capt. Porter, I
guns ; Lexington, Capt. Shilk, I guns
making a total of ten gunboats and
l2l guns.
The first great obstacle for the OK.
petition to overcome will be the for.
tfications at Vicksburg. But when it
is remembered that Com. Farragut,
with his feet of gunboats and mortar
boats, is below these works and can
easily cooperate with the feet from
above, it will be seen what an over
towering force will be brought tt
bear for the reduction of the rebe
strong hold at Vicksburg.
The attack upon Vicksburg las
summer failed for want of co-opera
! ting land force. Netherlands expe
, dition will obviate this want, ant
+ wien Vicksburg is again attacked i
, will be taken by storm by McClcrr
, and's troops. Vicksburg captured
: and the way is comparatively clea
to New Orleans 1t is expected tina
, the expedition will be ready to nov
by the tenth of December, perhaps
sooner. 1t will be followed by th,
, gunboats of Gen. Ellet, who will have
a large force of infantry, cavalry an'
artillery, to keep the river clear o
guerrillas and rebel batteries.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-11-27

The Spanish Minister has address
ed to our Government a demand for
an apology for the burning of YES
sci in Spanish waters by one of the
ships of Admiral Farraguts fleet.
This act, it is complained, was made
more hcinous by insults to Cuban
magistrate, who demonstrated against
committing such act in neutral port
Spain evidently thinks herself strong
enough, and the United States weak
enough, to Justify her threats, in case
apology and reparation be not grant
cd
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-11-27

the Albany Evening Journal says
the New York Assembly will stand,
Union 65, Democrat 90, without count
ing two Union Republicans indorsed
by Democratic Conventions. John
Van Buren, and Fernando Wood will
have to wait while before going
into the Senate.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-11-27

A few days since, at Shell Rock, in
Butler county, some children were
playing in a room where there was a
loaded gun. A little boy took the
gun aud commenced playing soldier,
when he accidentally shot a little
daughter of Mr.. Hitchcock, a beauti-
full and interesting girl, killing her in
stantly.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-11-27

The Des Moines Register says the
jury in the case of the United States
vs.. Henry Crittenden, brought in a
verdict of gyilty. The offence charg-
ed was that of taking money from let
tiers while Crittendcn was Postmaster
at Fontanelle, Adair county. He was
sentenced to hard labor in the peni-
Tertiary for ten years.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-11-27

Some persons unknown recently
threw stones at the dwelling house OF
\. IL. Bowen in Oskaloosa. At about
that time Walter Ream, soldier from
Knoxville, was walking past the house
Bowen, or some one else, fired at the
soldier, killing him almost instantly
Bowen was arrested and placed in
Jail. There was much Indignation
among the soldiers, and it was diff
cult to restrain them from personal
violence against Bowen.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-11-27

The Savannah Republican of the
18th says two Yankee gunboa.s en-
tirely destroyed the town of St. Marys.
Georgia, on Sunday last The FEEDER
ais attempted to land but were repuls-
ed, and afterwards shclled and leveled
the town.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-11-27

Nursery Trees
of all kinds and of the best quality, at low
prices, from his nursery at Mason City, Iowa
His stock consists of the hardest variety of
Apple Trees, from two to four years old
Isabella, Alexandria, Spitzenburg, Wine,
Catawba and Concord Grapes also a full
Variety of Small Fruits, such as
Horton Seeding Gooseberries
Large red Dutch, & Victoria white Currants,
Scotch, and Ohio Mammoth Strawberries;
Victoria and Hybrid Pie Plant;
and many other varieties of Fruits These
Trees are all perfectly sound and thrifty.
Farmers and others will do well to call and
examine before purchasing elsewhere.
Orders by mail will be promptly and faith
fully attended to. A. GARNER.
Mason City, Sept. 1852.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-11-27

FoRwARD.-Gen. Burnside's army is
moving forward rapidly and in earn.
est. The route decided upon is by
way OF Fredericksburg, following the
line of the railroad from Aqua Creek
to Richmond.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-11-27

General Wool has been relieved
from his command, and General
Schenck is appointed his successor
Rumors are also current of Gen. But
lcr's removal.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-11-27

Gen. Asboth has received private
letters from Paris, confirmatory of the
report that Napoleon intends to send
troops enough to Mexico to bring the
whole number up to 100000, and
make that country base of opera
tons against the United States, if
peace is not made with the rebels.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-11-27

Fort Darling on the James river,
has been additionally strengthened
by heavy case wall of solid mason
ry and shroud Of iron mail over her
most exposed position. New earth
works have also been thrown up on
James river by the rebels.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-11-27

Iowa is the first State to give the
General Land Office official notice of
her acceptance Of her proportion of
lands appropriated during the late
session of Congress for the establish
ment of colleges for the promotion of
agriculture and mechanic arts.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-11-27

The tanks of hundred barrels of
lager beer, belonging to a firm in Ce-
OAR Falls, were opened some nights
since and all the contents ran out into
the cellar. The wife of member of
the firm committed the act.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-11-27

A dispatch from Chattanooga the 18th
says Forrest (rebel) had skirmish
with the iederals on the Franklin
road Tuesday-kiling twenty and
wonnding fifty or sixty. The FEEDER
ais being largely reinforced Forrest
withdrew by the Lagrange road. Kir-
by Smith is sick at Chattanooga.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-11-27

A another living in Howard county
lately committed suicide by drowning
because her son enlisted in the army
Her name is not given.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-11-27

In every loyal State in the Union.
and in the District of Columbia the
9th OF tho present month has been
officially designated as day of gen.
eral thanksgiving.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-11-27

There are eight hundred places in
Hartford where intoxicating liquors
are sold. No wonder they have so
many rows and street fights.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-11-27

A daughter of Mrs. Murphy of Du-
onqne, age five years, was burned to
death few days since. Her clothes
caught fire.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-11-27
Sheri0f's Sale.

Sheriff s Sale.
NOTICE is hereby given that by virtue OF
~ an Execution, duly issued by the
Clerk of the District Court of Floyd county.
State of Iowa, and to me directed, | have lev
led on and shall offer for sale, at Public Auc-
ton, at my Office, in st. Charles City, FLOYD
County, Iowa, on the 9th day of Dec. A ID.
1862, at one O'Clock in the afternoon of said
day the following described property, to wit
All of the interest Dwight s. Strong had in
Lots five 90 aud six 80 in Block iifty-two t52)
in Kelly & Companys Addition to ST. Charles
City, in Floyd County, Iowa, ON the 18th day
of July A. d. 1861, or at any time subsequent
thereto, by virtue Of a contract said Dwight
S. Strong had for the purchase of said prop
erty, and all of the buildings and improve
ments made by said Dwight S. Strong on
said above described premises, levied on as
the property of Dwight S. Strong 10 satisfy
said execution in favor of Abncr Root and
against said Dwight s. Strong for SIS, % and
interest and costs.
Terms of sale-cash In hand
Dated, November 10th, A d. 1862.
DAVID Nj. FERGUSON. Sheriff
40 W. of Floyd County.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-11-27

A mans boots and shoes get tight
ny lmbibing water, but the man does
not.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-11-27

Gen. Pope will have his headquar-
ters at Madison, Wis, the coming
winter.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-11-27
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
NIE are happy to inform our old friends
w and customers, and the public general
ly, that we have re-armnged our
Stock Of Goods,
in the Store Of the
Masonic Hall
building, where We shall be pleased TO see
them and request their patronage, as former
ly. We are
Receiving New Goods Daily,
and in a few days can show as good Stock as
we had before the great fire.
lgA Don't forget to call ut the new place in
the Masonic Building, north side of the Public
Square.
N: b. We particularly request those who
are indebted To us to come forward and nav
ms after our loss by the fire we
need money more than before, and must have
1t in order to go on with our business.
J. w. LEHMKUHL & co.
Charles City, Iowa, Nov. !, 1862. A
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-11-27
Arkansas.

Our position at Helena has lately
been strengthened, probably with a
view to cooperate with General
Grants movements from La Grange
upon Holy Springs. Vicksburg is ev-
identity the point which both armies
are struggling for. The army at Hele-
ma is still under command of General
Hovey, and is busy in dispensing the
gucrrilIas, who are lowering in the vi
cinity, shooting upon our pickets and
annoying our outposts. These gucrrill-
as swarm over the plantations on both
sides of the river and rob and plumber
whatever falls into their hands. The
spirits of the army is excellent. On
the 5,h General Hovey ordcrd Col.
Vandcver to make a reconnaissance IN
the direction of Cotton Plant. Col.
Vandever accordingly started out with
about 1900 cavalry, but finding the
enemy too strong at that point return
ed without attacking them. Dividing
his army into two columns at Moro,
the rebels followed them and kept up
a running fight with our troops for
some distance. One of the columns,
under Captain Perkins, was set upon
at La Grange by about 1000 Texan
Rangers, but on artillery being
brought into play, the rebels scattered
in all directions, persued by our caval-
ry. The loss of the enemy is report
ed at about 100 killed and wounded.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-11-27

The news from North Carolina is in
teresting. Our forces have been con-
ccntrating for some time at Whining
ton. On the third a large army, under
Gen. Foster, left Wilmington, and pro-
ceeded in the direction Of Hamilton.
The place was taken with cavalry
charge, assisted by the gunboats. On
the day before Gen. Foster had Sc
we're engagement with 10000 rebel in
fantry, in which we lost ten men ; the
loss of the rebels amounting to sixty.
The rebels left Hamilton for Tarboro,
on the Tar river. Our army left Ham
ilton on the fifth, to follow the enemy
to the latter place. They discovered
the rebels collected in large numbers.
An attack was considered ineXpcdient,
and accordingly the expedition return
ed to Newbern on the transports
which had accompanied it.