Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-03
YANKEE ITEMS.
From the latsst Yankee pApsrs received, continue
our extracts of news:

our extracts of news:
TIE INDIAN WAR.
sr LaUIs, Aug. "a --Advices from the West state
that Gersn mn Of the TIL Iowa cavalry, roRs for
SaliaA 70 Fer. Ellsworth With dispatches, attacked
BY upwards oil hundred Indiana and four Of them
killed
Large bodies of Indians are reported between Smoky
Hi and SlliaR River and al the valleys west of Kan
sas are sWsrming with them.
About Eve settlers families sncampea thirty miles
North Of Fort Riley.
Tee sAsases are said to have captured over three
,hous md horses and mules besides large amount Of
cattle, durir g the past Fix waeks
The population OF the various tribes banded together
for Ia stOu eighteen thouesnd four thousand Of
whom are warriors.
TIE SURPASSED DEPATCaZs CT THI AMERICAN.
Our readers VIII remember that lev days ago ws
unpublished correspondence from Shsrdans army to
shs Baltimore American, in shiOh the corresponding
planned st his dispatches had bsea suppressed the
fIlowinE explanation on the subjsot occurs In the
4Rssfiean The american OF course must lay the
blame somewhere tash at home, that is TOO uncoBaUr
ably near TO os sac;
Toe reference made BY our correspondent With Geo
sral Sheridan, in his letter in Saturdays 4tasTsdH
70 The suppression Of his dispatches at Baltimore dd
aot refer 10 Major General WspseP, from whom We
have asays ceiYed the most liberal courtesy and in
teu,gent action in relation TO such matters. For some
ms PAST The operators in the telegraph Office ave in
measure been constituted oensors OF the dispatches
going ever the line, and We hope that the tOoe Of the
matter by correspondent viii remedy he grievance.
Our intelligent and experienced correspondent with
neral Soeroan submits bis, dstpI;chss 10 the eK
animation OF the C6iSr delegated 70 supervise them
and We think We have 4 risht 70 complain that what
Gen. Sheridan approves should be suppressed By other
parties.
YANKEE PRfsoNRR' IN RIoHHoED.
e g -. NJ. W. L
publishes letter giving The OF various prisoners
Of war held 10 ibis city Tbsse Of no nieres. to our
readers bu! the following extracts ION the letter itself
may be;
Annapolis, No, Aug 20. 1864.
Nsssrs Editors Baltimore AwsrieGn:
Gsntls men-P,sase give IlAee IN Jtur paper to the
following nsres pors1ns that plseioly, they be
seen By some of their friends at hons The persons
named are prisoners in LIBBY, REDMOND; they in
good hsalP, aui In good spirits as ctd be expect
ed of any in their uncertain and uncomfortable
condition.
The names we're pns into my hands for publication
come what burredy, inst Ps Was leaving the nstitu
lion Ater having bau oDly Two nights % lying, Saur
day and sunday the ~ and 2Si iAsls Please request
nat other spefs notice and PE6Iish hs names
had The pleasure Of PrsacniDg tSice on Inday-in
III room Of The sick and wounded and in Sns room Of
tas veil. p AifE9
The following persons bad been at White Post, or
dsred 70 establish hospital foI the sick and wounded
A. Winchester on the l2ih, and haYog completed the
duties signed, we're Un tie l6dh, returning to the
fir, Mt aud we're net at KsErsoWD, thfes four miles
from Wine lester on the turnpike to NeWtoWn,oy fifteen
of hosb,'s men, and ordered 10 surrender IN person
sad 90 deliver u9 their pocket books end then marched
inO the WoOds ana OF 70 Culpepsr through Agaby's
GAP A Paris our horses were taken from % by b,
tptors By 10 from Paris went on foot 10 Cupeper,
With tSO three exceptions, Who, By exchanging, bad
ths pr,yiIgs o. TidRg. From Gu pegeE We went 70
Lynchbusg ftom then 'e to Richmond, EheIe We arIiv
ed s. uFdsy evening about o'clock, and lodged until
iurther or4erp, v. Monday morning, she % d..
restsF D. Foster and myself received orders 70 re-
pert on board OF dag OF tue boat 70 BE- taken out
u lie, ami 10 We are here.
IHs IxcalSsa or PsIsOssas.
TIE Washington correspondent Of the Amsriean
says, upon this tu6jset:--
No arrangement for : FensEsf OF ths exchange OF
n sousrs has yet been made The Rsbel authorities
are very eager to the exchange Of prisoners By
which they would secuTe reinforcement to their deple
ted armies OF sixty 20 seventy thoussud robust Se-ied
and valuable nsn, in return for thoSo whom then par
bsriiy and nAuEaaty havs reduced TO condition
from which months Of careful nursing and rest viii be
uq Iielto restore 20 condition Of usefUlooss. they
do cot hoVeYs-, NANTES: disposition TO dc 90 upon
fir and equitable term
@aBEs FEoH RTcBIoSp.
Tde following, which appears In the letter Of TIE
Point Lookout correspond n Of the is nOEs Amsri
can "a ths latest Wbiou We have IRON Richmond
Daring tbs past week smigrsat refugees have bsen
going North most every day. snd they report laFgs
numSer getting ready 81 Richmond to leave foe the
North, as Il Is imPosbls to live A. the high rates Of
provisions
oonTEDEBArE PRsOSIRs At POIsF LooE lUf-WHAF HAY
SAT-.
The PoiaI Lookout correspondent. Of the fillmore
AasricaA states. under date Of Augasl 2s.h;
Ferry eight more prisoners cana IN GU Saturday
night from he 'front.' being caDlue bf @ "a. BlssFOn