The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-12-13

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Special 70 he 66icsso7 Jos7na,. a4-
3l-se 20 CAno, December 8.
The force WHICH left Helena to cut of the
rebel retreat from Abbeyille, Miss, was not so
large IS stated yesterday It consisted Of
5000 infantry under Hovey, and 1000 caval.
~ under General Washburne. It left Friar,s
Point, on the Mississippi on Friday. On Sat-
urday night it had reached the mouth of the
Coldwster, where the infantry remained
Gen Washburne then posted ahead and struck
the railroad five or six'miles north Of Grenada,
where he destroyed two bridges and the track.
he did not proceed to Grenada, but fell back
70 Hardis Station, where he again destroyed :
portion Of the road aud portion Of them re-
turned to the mouth Of the Coldwater. On
tuesday he again went to the railroad near
Pamela and destroyed > long trssls.work and
Several persons have reached Memphis, Who
LETT Grenada on Tuesday They report the
place dsfenceless, and nesrly dsuefted. ! -Thers,
was nothing to prevent the Federal troops
from taking possession Of il. Two regiments
OF conscripst are said to have marched into Il
Monday, but these are hardly worthy Of Nom
ton: Gen. Grant doutless occupies the town
Rebel cavalry were near Germantown on
Thursday, gathering up conseripts. Three Of
| the robbers on the Stats line road, near Mem
phis, we're captured few days since and two.
who were handed over to citizens were shot:
the other is 8 prisoner 81 a4aaal5a llEtS Il
% The rebels in Mississippi an completelv
panic stricken, and really know NOT which wsy
4 TO turn, or what defense to try, to make. and
even johnson himself will not be able to rally
them and inspire confidence aa' sa4 sosia. -
I "a gang Of rebels hsve been infestiue the
roads near Memphis for some time: A. few
days since three Of them were captured. Two
Of these were recognized as having been en-
gagged in several robberies, and being handed
over to the citizens, were shot. 81 "a a. s.
One gave his name rs Lynel, and said he
belonged to the 9th Missouri. The other said
he belonged to the 10th Illinois. but refused to
give his name. The third, Charles Harmon,
is now coo6hed in Memphis, iaaa2 sN 9i2 e.
Brigade, passed down this evening on the way
! Gen. Ellet Of the Ram feet, arrived here
this morning 1s'.' b''0As' @-"
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i The INDIAN OUrRAaEs IN MINNESOTA. Sen
ator Wilkinson and Representatives Aldrich
and Window of Minnesota, have sent letter
to the President, earnestly protesting against
his policy of pardoning q majority of the con-
ldemned Indians. They describe the horrid
nature Of these Indian outrages; recite numer.
Gus instances Of almost incredible barbarity
say there was no justification, or even pretext
for these brutalities; wholly free Major Gal
braith from any blame for the outbreak ; and
Il q "a $50, "a
" The people of Minnesota, Mr.. President
have stood firm by you and your ADMINISTERS,
ton. They have given both you and it theil
cordial support. They have not violated tn,
law. They have borne their sufferings with
patience such as but few people ever exhibited
under such extreme trial. These Indians ar,
now at their mercy but our people have no
risen up to slaughter them, because they be-
lieved that their President would deal Will
them JUSTLY We are told, Mr.. President, tina
9 committee from Pennsylvania, whose familie.
are living happily in their pleasant towns i,
that State, have called upon you and petitionee
you to pardon these Indians. We protes
against the pardon of these Indians, because i
it is done, the Indians will become more inso.
lent and cruel than they were before, believing
as they certainly will, that their Great Father
at Washington either justifes their acts or il
afraid to punish them for their crimes. W.
protest against it, because if the President does
not permit the execution to take place unde,
the forms of law, the outraged people of Min.
nesota will dispose of these wretches without
law. These, two people cannot live together
We do not wish to see mob law inaugurated in
Minnesota, asi it will be. if you force the peo-
pie to it. We tremble at the approsch of such
. condition of things in our State. You car
give US peace or lawless violence. We pray
you, Sir, in view of oil that We have suffered
and of the danger that still awaits US, let the
people. -. ..-r s5+es
Signed. NJ. s. WILKINSON,
sao. t CYRus ALDR1cH,
/ gEq WN WINDOW"