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The Burlington weekly hawk-eye., 1862-11-15

An IMMENSE IRcN-CLAD STEAAER The Navy
Department. has called for proposals for the cor.
struction OF one or more iron. clad steamers, 70
be built entirely Of iron, and to be Of about
1900 tons bnrthen. The bids will be received
only until the 9th inst This indicates that the
Department desires to pursue the work with the
utmost dispatch. Some idea may be formed OF
the contemplated size of the ship by comparing
it with vessels now ahoat. Steamship Atlantic
is2s45 tons; City Of Washington, 2.4os; Baltic,
2,723; Adriatic, 4,l46; Arabia, 2,70O; Union,
just launched, 5000; General Admiral, Russian
frigate, 5000; Persia, $500; Vanderbilt, $3.50.
Of our naval vessels, the North Carolina is
1858 tons. and the Ohio 2,767. The Dunder-
berg and Dictator, now building, will be 5000
iousSss ina sass o the ee Vessel.
Europe the Achilles is 6,O79, and the Agincourt
s,62l. These are the two largest vessels in pre-
paration.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye., 1862-11-15

An IMPORTANT TRUTH.-Macauley. in his
review Of Hallams Constitutional History,
makes use of the following lanuage: "If there
be any truth established by the universal ex-
prience of nations, it is this: that to carry the
spirit of peace into war is weak and cruel
policy. The time of negotiation is the time
for deliberation and delay. But when an ex-
treme case calls for that remedy, which is in
its own nature most violent, and which, is in
such cases, a remedy only because it is violent,
it is idle to think of mitigating and diluting.
Languid war can do nothing which negotiation
or submission will not do better; and to act on
any other principle is not to save blood and
money but to squander them" ,H.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye., 1862-11-15

| pr'nise 10 meet at the hour indicated. At
seven they met; the Euglishman was already
me rendezvous, clad in the uniform Of SUI
Pshor officer of the navy Of his country, cover
eusi'h many decorations, and followed by q
~e', richly dressed, who carried small cas-
As' under his arm. He offered them refresh
msD's' which were accepted; spoke with cour-
'e'y, and proved themselves to be high mind
! eH acquainted with the world.
| al eight o'clock he broke up the sitting, and
,siaes'ed the Prussian officer to be SO kind as
@Nsignate the place where the quarrel could
~ M settled, adding that he was stranger in the
choice. ~
taey then repaired to vast psstursge that
~ De'ween Hamburg and Altoona.
IA arrived there he asked: "What distance
twenty five paces''
y. mats too much, Monsieur, You could not
W ne at that distance. Let US say fifteen" "
II was agreed to. Meanwhile the Major OBJ.
''.'sa M TO the captain that he had no second.
,,1 His unnecessary" replied the captain
n y, iau my palet knows what to do"
. .ue major insisted; showed him that it was
;Iary to the usages of the country accord
nle.s s " that formality the duel could not take
t'ss, out he offered with politeness to allow il
rMOceed, which offer was accepted.
in,,.s ground was measured, they took theil
msss. s The captain addressing his adversary,
As., s.s this singular question:
nave you good pistols because have
80 pars that never miss their mark. / viii
FSe you proofs
W. Ssslang to his palet. he opened the bcx and
,vA CUT one Of the pistols which it contained
~ .oia him to throw up something in the air
NE, us pdla searched his pockets, but could find
'''aing save his handkerchief.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-09-12
SAINT PAUL. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER IL 1867

entire engagement, we lost two killed and
ten wounded. Mr.. Gibbins, of st. Paul,
Joseph Cunningham and Mr.. Barton are
among the worst of the wounded. Mr..
Barton and Mr.. Cunningham will undoubt-
edly recover, and probably Mr.. Gibbirs.
On the second day of the fight, we were
reinforced oy Col. McPhail and Col. Sbley,
when the enemy withdrew, which ended one
of the hardest and best fought battles
known. Our fight lasted thirty,three hours.
l received couple of slight woun s--one
on my left arm, and one on my left foot
Both the balls have been extracted, and I
am doing well, being still in command Of
my company; but shall not be able to ac.
company them to the battle field fer a
month. l expect to be at home in a few
days. l am receiving very kind treatment
from Mr.. and Mrs. DR.. Muller. The boys
are all very kind to me. Mr.. Smiths horse
was killed early in the action.
Your afectionate husband,
JOS. ANDERSON.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-09-12
NEW SERIES-NO. 457

New Ulm in safety, after tedious journey
of fifteen days, during which they were
compelled to hide in swamps to elude the
Indians.
One of these ladies says that when she
left Mrs. Everettls dead body was lying in
the grass, her infant child was sleeping on
her breast, and an older one standing by her
side /; and that soon after she heard the
children crying, which was followed by re-
ports of guns, and all was quiet. 1t is sup,
posed that the Indians returned and mur.
dered the children.
NINE BODIES FOUND.
Several days ago detachment of Dane g
company under Corporal Woloben, was
sent up the Big Cottonwood, q distance of
eight or twelve miles from New Ulm.
They found and buried nine bodies, all of
which were very much decomposed. The
first body was that of man, shot while
sitting behind table eating. A couple of
balls had entered his body, and killed him
instantly, as he had fallen forward.
Next was woman, tomahawked, and
lying on a wagon rack and upon which
there were several bundles of grain: At
the side of a stack, close by, to which she
had probably been pitching grain, was the
body of man, apparently fallen from the
stack. His head was cut of and several
holes Noticed in bis body.
At the next house six bodies were found.
The first, little girl, with her throat cut
and fnmaha wknd killed uhilo onins f-nr,, a
spring to the house. Next man lying by
the side of an old styled shaving horse, at
which be had been working at the time he
was killed. -Four bullet holes in him. Two
rods from him was the body of a woman
tomahawked and shot. In the house was
the body of babe, about fifteen months
old, with its throat cut In q field near by
were the bodies of two men, apparently en-,
gagged at the time of their death in gather
ing wheat. The rack Of. "a wagon was near
them, as if thrown of, and the team taken
by the Indians. The head of one was sew
cred from the body, and both were pierced
with bullets. Judging from the clothing
and shoes about this house, the family in.
cluded other children, but no traces of them
could be found.
By the time the party had properly in
TERED these bodies the afternoon was far
advanced, and they returned to town with.
out making further searches.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-09-12
ATTACK ON FORT ABERCROMBIE.

AIIAOA ON rOhI ADEhChOMblE.
Messengers arrived Monday evening
from Fort Abercrombie, having left the
Fort on Saturday evening. The dispatches
to the Governor are very urgent for rein.
forcements.
We have been kindly furnished by Ed
GAR NASH, Esq, of Saint Anthony, with
the following letter from Mr.. L. R. BENTLY,
descriptive of the attack on Fort Aber-
crombie
FORT ABERcRoMB1E, Sept. 6, 7P.M.
FRIEND NASH We have been attacked
three times, the last this morning at day.
light, by about three hundred Indians, as
near as we can calculate We fought un.
til nearly noon, and had one of our men
killed and three others wounded. One Of
the wounded will probably die before morn
ing. After leaving US to-day, they went
up to Harris and Bentley's place, and set
fire to all our buildings and stacks of grain
and hay. We killed good many of them
to day, but cannot give the exact number.
We need reinforcements very much, and
God only knows what will become of US if
they do not come soon, as the savages come
in greater numbers every time. We will
fight until we die; bat, situated as we are,
we cannot hold out long against any great
number.
We look some for an attack again tCs
morrow morning.
L. R. BENTLEY.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-09-12
I lib INDIAN WAR.
FROM RED RIVER
Fort Abercrombie Attacked.
THE SAVAGES REPULSED.
One Man Killed and Three Wounded.

The following letter, from Mr.. DAVID
McCAULEY to bis brother-in- law, Mr.. PAR.
KER, clerk in the Post Oifice, gives graphic
picture of the state of affairs at Fort Alb
ercrombie, on Sunday 3lst ult.:
SUNDAY, 6 o'clock. A. NJ.
DEAR BROTHER /: The past twenty-four
hours have been the most exciting of my
life. We have been surrounded on all
sides by large bodies of Indians. Yester-
day, about three o'clock in the afternoon,
they came up within fifty rods Of the Fort
and drove off all the cattle, horses and
mules, some three hundred. Mr.. Stone
lost all bis stock, but two mules. We could
not help ourselves. Had we left the Fort
to protect the stock, the Indians, who were
laying on the outer side of the Fort, would
have rushed in and taken possession of eve-
rything. Last night we were all corralled
liz the barracks. We can protect ourselves
against five thousand Indians, but we can.
not protect the property. We were attack
ed this morning, about one o'clock, but it
was so dark we could not tell how many
Indians there were. We shelled the woods
and the banks of the river with the big
guns, and the Indians retrea.ed. None
are to be seen now.
came very near being taken yesterday,
in the morning. 1 sent the men down to
the farm to work, some three miles off, A
few hours after we learned that large band
of Indians were on the Minnesota side of
the river, only two miles off. 1 took very
fast horse and went to give them notice.
The Indians had got round them on the
east side, and would have taken them in
ten minutes more, and would have cut me
off SO that l could not have returned to the
Fort. On the point around which I had to
pass, in ten minutes after 1 had passed it
more than one hundred Indians appeared on
horses.
You need have no fears about me. We
consider ourselves safe in the barracks, but
can do nothing outside.
The Indians have run off all the stock in
this upper country, and killed everybody
that they could. We have here some sixty
wagons loaded with government goods, but
we fear that we shall lose them all to-day
or tonight, and we hope that help will soon
arrive from st. Cloud and st. Paul.
We have had no mail for some two
weeks. We have sent messengers to st.
Paul, but have heard nothing from them,
A half.5reed goes out this morning, and
will take this letter. I hope you will get
it, but l fear that you cannot read it, as it
is written in great haste. DAVID.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-09-12
The Sick and Wounded at Fort Ridgley-
Hospital Stores Wanted.
HEADQUARTERS.

HEADQUARTERS,
Fort Ridgley, Sept. 5, 1862. I
To the Editor of the Pioneer and Democrat:
Permit me, through the columns of your
paper, to request the ladies of st. Paul and
other parts of the State, who can send any
thing for the comfort of our wounded sol.
diers at this post, to do so Immediately.
We have in hospital about sixty wounded
men, who are suffering for want of triAing
necessaries, such as preserves, night-gowns,
cotton sheets, towels, &c. &c. Please send
those articles along as soon as possible. By
so doing you may be sure l will do my ut.
most to save your homes from ruin and
yourselves from the tomahawk and scalping
knife of those wild brutes, who have been
long fostered by our Government.
Please direct the packages in care of DIR.
Mailer, Post Surgeon. BY so doing you
will much oblige,
Yours Respectfully,
T.. l. SHEEHAN,
Lieut.. Company c, Commanding Post.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-09-12

We COPY thc following from the st.
Cloud Democrat, received Saturday evening
the 9th:
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-09-12

Who WILL GET THE BOUNTY ?-Captain
1. @. George, agent for the Milwaukee and
Chicago Railroad, and E. B. Ames, agent
for the Grand Haven Steamship Line, of
this city, each offers twenty-five dollars for
five Sioux Indian scalps, taken after this
date. We will see who gets the first five.
DIR. VIM. Caine also offers S25 for five
Sioux scalps.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-09-12

GEO. A. NorRsE, ESQ.,, writes to the
Governor from Clearwater, that the whole
population west of the Big Woods have
crowded into the river towns, and are on
their way down with their teams, and the
remnant of their cattle which have not
been taken by Indians. These people don't
know where they are going, nor what they
are going to do, and have no money. The
Indians have been seen making off towards
the Yellow Medicine with immense trains
of horses and cattle.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-09-12
BATTLE OF BIRCH COOLIE,
LETTER FROM CAPTAIN JOSEPH ANDER.
SON OF THE CULLEN GUARD.

We are kindly permitted to make some
extracts from a letter written by Captain
Anderson to bis wife in this city after the
late fearful battle with the Indians at Birch
Coolie.
Our citizens are all much rejoiced te
learn that he escaped alive and is % conf
IDENTIFY expected to recover from the effects
of the two bullet wounds he received. We
trust he may soon be able again to take
the saddle and lead his gallant company:
HEADQUARTERS FORT RIDGLEY, |
September 4, 1862.
DEAR WIFE: We left here on Sunday
Sept. lst for the Sioux Agency, and camp.
ed about three miles below that place that
evening. We buried sixteen bodies that
day. Next day, Monday, we went on to
the Sioux Agency and up to Little Crow
village and buried forty-six bodies that day,
We found Little Grow village entirely de.
serted, the Indians having moved from
there a few days previous. We found
q good many things at Little Grow village
that would have been of service to US, but
were not able to carry them away. In fact
the Indians had buried great many things
in the ground, either for future use or be.
cause they could not take them away. On
our arrival at the Ferry going there, we
found no boat and had to ford the river also
had to ford it above there on our return
After leaving that place we struck out in
to the prairie about four or Eve miles East
from there, and met Capt Grants company
of infantry, who had started from the Fort
with US, but did not cross the river.
Captain Grants company had epcamped
for the night on beautiful prairie, near a
grove of timber and ravine on one side,
and an elevation of twenty feet on the
prairie on the other. It was beautiful
place to encamp, but it proved an unfortu-
nate one for US, as the enemy had the ad-
vantage both of the timber and hill for pro.
lection, and were able to subject US to the
most deadly cross-6re. Everything re~
mained quiet that night, until near break of
day on Tuesday morning, when William
Hart, of st. Paul, who was one of the
guards, discovered the enemy crawling up to
US. He fired upon them, and re.reated into
camp under deadly volley from the Ins
dians, which was received by my command,
when every soldier, with the GOODNESS of
veteran, sprang to bis arms and accompa.
MED his officers to the line of battle. In
less than five minutes we opened upon the
enemy as deadly a fire as they had previ.
ously given US. In the course Of a couple
of hours we succeeded ir driving them
into the timber, from which they kept
up continuous fire upon US for about
thirty.three hours. Sergeant Robert
Baxter was killed, while in bis tent,
on the first fire. His dying words were,
" Boys, 1 am shot: go in" During the
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-09-12
VOL. XIV.-NO. Ii.
''Thus Saith the Lord, offer Thee Three
Things
From the Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript.
The following grand and inspiring lines were
read by DIR. o. w. Holmes, at the meeting
last evening in Sixth Ward:
In poisonous dens, where traitors hide,
Like bats that fear the day,
While all the land our charters claim
Is sweating blood and breathing flame,
Dead to their country's wo and shame,
The recreants whisper Stay
In peaceful homes, where patriot fires
On Loves own altars glow,
The mother hides her trembling fear,
The wife, the sister, checks tear,
To breathe the parting word of cheer,
Soldier OF Freedom, Go!
In halls where Luxury lies at ease,
And Mammon keeps his state,
Where fatterers fawn and menials crouch.
The dreamer, startled from his couch,
Wrings few counters from his pouch,
And murmurs family, Wait
In weary camps, on trampled plains,
That ring with fife and drum,
The battling host, whose harness CLEANS
Along the crimson flowing streams,
Calls, like warning voice in dreams,
We want you, Brother Come
SuOOSe yc WuoSc uiuuiuS Je W Ill 10
Togo, to wait to stay!
Sons of the Freedom loving town,
Heirs of the Fathers old renown,
The servile yoke, the civic crown
Await your choice today!
The stake is laid ! o gallant youth,
With yet unsilvered brow,
If Heaven should lose and He'll should win.
On whom shall lie the mortal sin,
Whose record is IT MIGHT HAVE RFEN2
God calls you-answer NOW
August %, 1862.
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them well have entire confidence in their
friendship.
A second dispatch from Forest City says
the Indians had surprised the Guard twelve
miles out, and were fighting when the mes.
senger left. Twenty-Five of our cavalry
started chic morning to see about it.
Twenty-Five st. Cloud cavalry started for
Abercrombie yesterday, and will wait at
Richmond for recruits.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-09-12

Iowa has raised 1,O5O men over her
quota of the 100000, and upwards of 1,7OO
men to fill up the old regiments. The
Hawkeye State has done nobly.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-09-12

New YORK, September 9.-The Times
says editorially that General Mcdowell is
in the city, under arrest, as it is informed,
on charge of treasen. By whom it is
preferred, or on what grounds it is made, is
not known.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-09-12
Indian Scare In Wright County.

Lieut.. Company c, Commanding Post.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-07-15
business GENERAL.

Our manufacturers and merchants
very generally, have done q good
spring business. The extent Of il has
exceeded their expectations, aud Is
consequence, a more buoyant spirit
prevails among MI classes. The con
diiion Of The lumber market Is good
index Of the condition Of the country,
because ], affords evidence Of the num.
Der Of buildings that are being erect.
cd, and when the building art is pros-
porous II Is a sure sign of growth and
progress. As Chicago Is now the
largest lumber market ON our cont.
nent, i is gratifying to learn that the
lumber business Of that city has great
y revived. The sales for this sum.
mer promise to be good We learn
from the Boston Commercial B,llshn,
that most Of the manufaciories OF
Massachusetts are running nearly full
time, that Iawreaeo and Lowell are
busy, and that III several places new
factories have been Pot ~ and sever
al old ones enlarged Orders hegin-
ming to come in from some Of the
Southern cities, which have been made
submissive TO legal authority. Six
tuns Of tacks were lately sent TO New
Orleans from Taunton, Mass, and a
large order for plated ware has been
received at Hartford, Conn, from the
same place, this being the first since
March 1861, when the secession fren-
zy seized the people Of louisiana
The quantity Of goods now being man
ufacturcd is not equal to that OF for
mer prosperous times but for all this
it is very large considering the cir
cumstan2es Of the country. The quan-
lity Of cotton on hand is very small,
and the cotton market is stAgnnnt be-
cause prices rule high, being 81 cts.
pei l.. for middlings. II il expected
that Charleston, S. G., andolhcr south
ern cotton ports will soon fall into pos
session of the Union forces, aud that
large supply Of cotton win be obtain
ed at early date. Scientific 4mcrt-
can.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-07-15

SALADS AND SUMNER SouGs.--
Physiological research establishes the
fact that acids promote the separation
Of the bile from the blood, which is
then passed from the system, thus pre-
venting feyers, the prevailing Diseases
Of summer. All ievers are bilious"
that is, the bile is in the blood --
Whatever i antagonistic of fever is
cooling. II Is a common saying that
fruits are coolng" and also berries
Of every description il is because
the acidity which they contain aids in
separating the bile from the blood.--
Hence, the great yearning for greens
and lettuce, and salads, in the early
spring, these being eaten with vinegar;
hence, also, the taste for something
sour, for lemonades, on an attack Of
fever. But, this being The case, il is
easy to see that We nullify the good
effects of fruit and berries IN proper
ton as We eat them with sugar, or ey-
On sweet milk OF cream. II We eat
them in their natural state, fresh, ripe,
perfect, il is almost impossible to eat
TOO many, OF eat enough to hurt u,
especially if we cat them alone and
not take any liquid whateyer Hence,
also, is buiiermilk, Or even common
milk, promoive of hsaIlh IN the sum
mer time. Sweet mix tends 10 bill
iousness in sedentary people sour
milk Is antagonists, The Greeks and
Turks are passionately fond Of milk.
The shepherds use repnet, and milk
dealers alum 10 make il sourthe soon
cr. Buttermilk acts Ike waicr-meI-
ons on the syslera.--H Haifs Journal Of
| Math. bHe
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and Napolson NAY bs iha laa Beua.
parls chs, sill reign ID France. ard
ihe Priace n Wakes may be the last
King IA Enrlaad, You may hiss or
you may applaud, yna can neither
bend me nm brcak ne. The dsbaio
u en- the square. taiua against mind.
brain against brain ! have given
you some tar,s, some Aleas. and con
clade by sayiag 10 France. take of
your soldiers from our Mexican soil,
or we will make Mexico the grave VI
the Third Napoleon
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IL. n. wsNER zsa {. A. rFgRcr.
KeaEa
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Ifthe Rebsis get hungry. let thsRs
eMs she nuiscn q theis ~assr.rams.
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Santa Anna tried 10 push Moses
nul ef the ballnishcs--in Te1as, bot
Moses woaldnt go. His SON steph-
IN Auslia. WIS caught. imprisoned.
was released. beeane ei,iei o. the
Texans. won the battles Of Gonzales,
Goiiard. and Dexar. Santa Auna
was enraged. ieok tie fela % p'.rson.
recapiurrd Dexar psignatd q the ear
n-,n IN irar Mexican 80 e, ard sas
himself def, sied ami captured April
li,ga lS e. hy M Ar y nta hais p
large :. l,e fere.s. Moses s Sn,
sao ohspivs - IeAa.. sill keep ap
iier aacieni iamrl Bn-ispenie came
lack from Franee flsSS) and look
the Presidential chair. This ~as ihe
time HAT Old Spain recognised tie
Republic ~ Mexico. Now cufnes for
cIgn war. Frsree ysuiyd hvr ciaims
psid--yvo reU ubsr u donaals Tie