Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-15
Night Dispatches.
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WASHINGTON February Is.
Mr.. Wilkinson, from the Committee on Indian
Affairs reported joint resolution for the relief
of certain Indians.
He said there were at this time from 40 900 to
so 600 loval Indians at Leavenworth. Kansas
who had been driven from their homes. and were
entirely destitute and almost ia a state of starry
alton.
These Indians were mostly Chickasaws Creeks
and ChOctaws
Mr.. Doolittle said he had a resolution TO the
same effect, drawn with the concurrence of the
Secretary of the Interior.
Mr. Wilkinson accepted Mr.. Doolittles resolu-
ton a substitute and il adopted.
Mr. Harris also introduced a bill providing for
Provisional Governments in certain cases. Re
ferred.
Mr. Doolittle prescribed a petition from the
Oneida Indians asking that the criminal laws of
Wisconsin be extended over them.
Mr. Foster introduced ball To provide Tor the
occupation and cultivation OF certain cotton lands
on the Southern coast Referred
Mr.. Chandler from the Committee on Com
merce reported a bill requiring captains OF vessels
sailing to foreign ports to take the oath of al
legiance.
On motion of Mr. Grimes. the bill to provide
a warden for the Jail in the District of Columbia
was taken up and passed
The report and resolution Of the Naval Com
mittee in regard to the Secretary of War was taken
up.
Mr. Wilkinson said he could not go back TO the
people of Minnesota with vote sanctioning a
transaction giving one man more money than was
paid all her soldiers in the field. He thought the
question not whether the Secretary of the
Navy or Mr.. Morgan were honest men. He
would not deny that: twas alburning shame when
the people of the country were taxed and going
to he taxed to pay such amounts to one man and
the people condemn and will condemn the Senate
if they sanction it.
Official Report of the Roanoke Fight.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IA special messenger
arrived this morning, bringing the following dis
patches
U. S. FLAG STEAMER PHILADELPHIAl
Of Roanoke Island, Feb g.
Roanoke Island is ours. The military author
tiles struck to US yesterday. Their means of de
Tense were truly formidable. and they were used
with a determination worthy of better cause.
They consisted of two elaborately constructed
works, IsousIting together twenty two heavy guns
three of them being 100 Founders, rItied, and four
other batteries, mounting together twenty guns,
a large proportion of them being of large calber.
and some of them ri1ed eight steamers mounting
two guns each. and each having rihed gun with
a diameter of a 80 FOUNDER, prolonged obstruc
ton of sunken vessels and piles 10 thwart our adj
vance
They had altogether body of men numbering
scarcely less than 5000, of whom 5000 are
our prisoners.
The fighting commenced on the morning of
the 9Th, about Ii o'clock, and continued un-
Ill dark
The following morning it resumed at an
early hour, and lasted until late in the afternoon
when. by a bold charge by our army, the rebel
flag made to succumb. and our own was hoistcd
everywhere on the island in its place
No attack could have been more completely
executed. and il was carried out precisely in &C
cordance with the arrangements made before the
expedition left Cape Hatteras Inlet
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Flag Officer.
SECOND DISPATCH.
just as | closed my dispatch OF Yesterday re
ceived reliable information that the rebel steam
ers which escaped had gone to Elizabeth City and
thereupon | Immediately ordered Commander
Rowan TO take thirteen Of our steamers under his
command and 20 in pursuit of them; and also. if
possible, to execute another service, namely, the
destruction of the North river a link of the Al
bemarle and Chesapeake Canal The way he
has already ACCOMPLISHED the first part of his own
preliminary report. a copy Of which herewith in
close, will inform you.
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