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The weekly sun., 1864-09-10
News via WasAlnsteu.

Wdshingt n, Aug. Am ofHcid dispatch re-
ceved here to-day says tho murders aud deprcia-
tons on the Plains are committed by comparative
ly few Of the several Indian tribes. II ~ under.
stood tha, the Indisn bureau has sent ,hi,her .
special agent with view 70 the pacifcstion OF the
dissfected ssvaees. The fact may NOT be general
ly known that tie Governor Of Colorado has issued
proclamation urging either individuals or armed
organizations to XII and destroy the hostile In
dans and seize their property distinguishing be-
tween them and those who are friendly. This pro.
ceeding OF TIE Governor Is independent o' the
Fe cral authorities, and may increase rather IL an
lesaon the cslsrnlties to which settlers aud etn!-
grants now exposed.
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EpwIs n. STANTON, Secretary Of War.
burning Of United states store.ship.

WasAinetoN Sept. 4.-Ths Navy Department
last night received dispstcA, announcing the
burning Of ths United States frigste Brandywine,
the s'orcsAip at Norfolk, with oil her stores. The
cause Of the ere is not yet known, nor any of the
Particulars.
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The Inv Marker.

NNs York, auc. .3l.-The supplies Of hiy durirg tho
pa.t setk has not been large hu; a. II yAriee
from dny TO day, II influence prices which rath-
unretlsd. TN the tasi kivct side here IL mo t.
rate supply ot both old and utE hay, lut bu,e.s
her dilatory in ,urch.. ng, 40 doubt la conse-
guonce OF the fail EOid within the last few day..
The North River market syup plthizes with the other
markets around town the Cove .nmel sill pays tha
high price of Sl.5Q but private huN,r ruse take
anything at that figure. Al T0mpkins MAket there
l. moderate supply, thoa the oeIaad ~ nu' larse,
and yIioes UNCHANGED. remaining Al 5Oal - for
hsv, sl25a1IIY ior straw by wo!.h aud SJa5.5 Tor
straw b. the hundi,d shcayrs.
oIpg ArIo,.
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G acrl Srcruan'3 victory places the various
S-cT',e trnts operating iu bis rear, in u bad po-
s'2r, 17d wheeler, Ro'''y and Forrest are hkely
I spc,e J. saIreer m the vicinity OF Nash
vi, ans Clattunooya. These despcradoes are
fE-,y 'e tc stre "''or IN their advance or re-
C.-:, KS General A. !. su,'l's column Of thirty
;a-ra.l1 pc0, wAich loft Memphis some time
s"-e TO e., counter demonstrations ulon Hoods
l4s y ccmmua ,aticns, and cover General sher.
~. ~.
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kojor C>nsrui Die The following telsgrsm
from Major Genernl s,ccum, dated this day In A.
hn'r, end just received confirms the capture Of
.bat d'v.
'Ja''cral shernsn hss taken Atlanta. The 20th
'o-r o'onpic5 the city. Tic main army is on the
Aec.u roa1 noJ East Point.
~ battle wa fought near tha, poin, in which
q nrrl Sac 1nan vas succcssai'. Psrticula,. srt
o.. Known.
tiirnrp II. ". sLoouA, Major -Gcnersl."
An ruoiHcal rtfort states that battle was
iousli near Eia' Point bv General sherman with
II Of. TIE rebel army was Gu, in two with very
heavy loss 10 The enemy, and General Har1cc was
sled. olr loss s not known.
EpwtS ". srASroS, Secretary of War.
Conrrmnfory Accounts.
lh'!dde'ph'a Sept The Pnladephis Ewes
~. rrLgGrArn la- lust received q dispatch from
source Of the highest credit dated Marietta
Georgia, stating 'ha. or advance gusrd entered
& au,a hi, morning.
tsojSD DISPATCH.
LouisVtle, .Sspi 2.--Brieaiicr -fensr,l Ewing,
.,urnanG.n2 tho Western District Of Kentucky.
h.t just received telegram from the 'front.'
q nonring that nhermans advance entered
A'!alta ut o'clock this morning.
" further particulars have been received.
IBIRD DisPAICn.
NdShtil'c, Sept. l--(;cneral shertnsn's advance
ep'crod Atlanta this morning. ut IL o'clock. The
~Nole Federal foree Will enter to-day.
FoiRTH DisPArUH.
Ndohtiiie, Sept. o. Several miles Of the Nash.
Vile and Chattanooga Railroad were burned by
&c Wbeesr'a forces yesterday. Gen. Rossesu
dto' or .cl ir,c within three mile. Of Lavogn,
la.c II thc afternoon Of yesterday. lie met with
t.gOoorn r,s ss,snce. La,c intelligence reports tha
the head o WATCHERS column left tie Murre-sf o-'
plc. going to the right At 10 O'Clock and the rea
pbout O'Clock, the whole force moving from tl
Tennessee aud Alabama Railroad IN the direction q
frInkln. Ros'eau IN in close rursui
fcrson Just In from Franklin reports that tn
Gown Is in the hands Of wheel,r's forces he hsvn
entered aud captured 1t last night, Particular
oavo not yc, been received. Our casualties In yes
terdsy's skrmishug were killed, aud 50 or 5
sounded. A sinall body Of rebels fired On trail
:; Brentwood. eight miles from here. The rehe
LOSS, yesterday, WAS killed, and Is wounded. "
saptured u prilber o' prisoners
The rver s falling.
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VI" IOah' NtuHtru1F' HUFuss I' ISVF
All articles Of country produce have teen pretty &C.
tive during the past week. owing probably 20 an eS-
ira degree Of confidence manifested among business
men which, when taken In consideration With the
great decline of gold, has prodnced marked buoy
sncy in the market. The ieceips Of butter are large.
and OF ver good quality, owing to the cool weather
and refreshing rains all over ~" state. There Is
brick demand for sh pmcnis II Europe and Cefor.
mia, and IN consequ, nee prices nrm figures.
EGGS were plentiful aud 'ell Mt easier prices Pota-
to.s in ample supply, hri steady ot iuh figures.
ToIns,oe, exceedingly cheap and plentiful Peach-
e. still arrive In enormous qusntitei end ave Of
better quality, this -omewha, Ic,arding the sale VI
other f1ii..
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The Indian War.
The saxAses Rsuled.

-. Lopis, Sept. 2.-The Sioux City dowaJ
Rrorsrxa Of the 27,h uh. says Mr.. Sell, Of the
ouartcrrpas,ers' Department, just arrived from
Fort Union. reports that battle occurred between
Gen. scully's command aud about 5000 Indiana
near KNIFE River on the 2Sth Of July, In which the
latter were defeated. With ioss Of l60. Our los
VIVA Killed, And 90 or 20 wounded.
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RcjcIciug.

{o"chte p,is, sept. 2,-Grcat excitement exists
fes', con 'el ,nt upon the reception OF the news Of
,Sacrnan's victory. Although the hour Ia late, the
ur Is hllo, Ni,h fireworks, and the streets with
eoniires, and cheers be heard In every part OF
4 CITY.
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An Explanation Regarding the Presidents
(ali.

Washia0to", Sept. 2.-Llule, Brown Co.'S.
last volume OF the Statutes Q, Large contains an
error In the act further to regulate and provide Tor
the enrolling and calling out Of the National
forces. 1t states that in case the quota shall not
he fllci within the space Of sixty days after the
cal, the Prcsidcn, shal! immediately ordsrs drsii
for one year, ETC. but the otclal rolls from which
u copy o. the act was furnished " the authorized
ncwspaper publishers Of the laws Of the State De-
pur,rneu provides lhat hGy Gays tas stated in the
Presidents proclan,stiop) shall clspse after the
csll before dran, In the contingency mentioned,
shall te oriered.
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NO DIR AFT
Naval Eu,.ssweuts AllO ,ved-Only 800, 900
Men Required to Knd shs kcbeliioS.
Wan DEPARTMENT,


wAsHtsSToS, Sept. 2-sP. N.
TO Ncjor General Dir Il is sscertained with
rcas sonablc certainty that ths naval and other
credits required BY the Act Of Congress will
amour, 70 ahou, 2ca,00u inciuGpg New YORK,
which has net heen reported yea to the Depart
mert so that the Prcsid snts cal of July 18th is
practically reduced to 100000 mon, to NEE. ard
tssc the place Of
FHst--Thc new enlistmcnts In the navy;
3 coad-The casualties Of battle, Sickness prs
oners and desertiop and
Third-Thc hundred days' troops aud sll others
going cut by expiration Of service this Fail.
One hundred thousand new troops. promptly
furnished, are all that General Grant asks for the
capture OF Richmond and " give finishing blow
to the rebel armies yea in the hed. The residue OF
the cal would he adequate for gsrisons in forts
and to gusrd all the lines Of communication and
supply, tree the country from srierrllas give Sc
curty to trade, protect coz merce and travel, and
establish, l~.ee, or1er and tranquility In every
State. ErSIs N. STANTON,
t. ~.
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yb.!ddeiphil Sept. The Pniladelphis Evss'
~ lrLgGeArn hA- Just rce cvcd dispatch rom q
source Of the highes, credit dated Marietta.
Georgia, s;atin, Ma, or advance gusrd entered
Z .'aua This morning.
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A Newspaper Article by Louis Sape-
leon,

Pari. Carrcspondencc 0f the London Times,
The g-gans Of the French Goverhment
sI,oaId ,.ot l,c over scscrc in iiupugniHg the
motives of the Opposition, or complaining
of the injustice and rigoIs of its criticisms
The position Of lhe:e gentlemen entities
iitcir, TO be ja,tsed Kith favor and eonsislera.
ton. The Emperor himself wh.sO au,i'ori-
" win not be dispatcd On this or any other
subject by his Ministers, criticised sOrrscwi,at
energsiically, and, perhaps, r'ot ever fairly,
the conduct Of Former Governments on this
same Mexican question When his Majesty
was = regular contributor To the Opposition
Journal. lie ProEss da Pcs de Galtis 10
whose staff his llotcntios at llam did not
prevent him from being attacked, nc wrote
an article. published on the ar,l Of August,
Is6a. which began in this way
One suinaer sinorning tho Haapcror. Ma.
paIeon. having risen cariieF thanuanai, enter.
cd one of the grand saloons eE the Palace OF
the Tuilcrics, and was greatly astoatislicd to
find an immense iirc blszing in the chimney,
and aehild occupied tn hcapipg obthe hearth
great logs OF beeeh-woosl The Emperor
stopped short, aud questioned the child as
10 his reasons Cor lighting - large hre IN
,ni,Isummcr. and In room whiels WIS never
u.a,l ,.x,s,,,s ssn grand tssesrtitlii days The
child. whs, did NOT know the Emperor, an
sYxr,xxl with simple fiankncss, sir, ann
,anklng ashes for my iatller, wha gets them
for his ncrauisitcsH The conduct OF our
rnlers over sinee 1880 IL, in every respect,
I l;ke:that of the enaplayers atthc fuilerics.
I Who. to incryase his profits, ealtstsl the wood
entrusted 10 his care ia Ia burnt neetlcssiys
+ In IiLe n,aiiIlef do our rulers dilapidate The
whole of thsresonrccs of France IN ali their
! undertakings.
s,.sgrsiid : intoresi IS always placcd above
he general i.lterest, aaAsi at their policy for
,hs mast f,arteen ssairs their remains aoth
seinc bul fire sud smoke. As IN thc exanP'e
! which have inst presented, the eon,lnet q
4 oar, statesmen 4 not open treason, but it q
ty,,aSsl, Ils Disguise. bat scA,sdisig tseertain
1 ,,crsens nhilisy CONSISTS in putting forth eul-
/ nal,lc acts as iegitilnasss Had thc enpleyee
y - the Tailcrics simply tafrtcd ulf the tIe-
,voo,l az the palaec tn bis owa home his
! nyotsts woal.E have been larger; but then
ihe thefe sseutf Aaxe beea TO visible, tag
i atte.aps loo dangerous, end in . issE DAY /
he would hate hcen sleteclesl. Acting ~ %
did, he assumed The appeaFanvc of one NH
faithfully fnlsiIlod bis functions HIS aatj
consisted IN lighting the hre, hIs fwoht Z
the ashes which he rolleeted, and The cialj
brcnraach ko lnoaresd Was having carried %
, eoasumption utterly aacless. MheR "
nass in reyiew tise aesa Of our Hnssrnfnen
ss.nsa $50 it ssila Be sssn that sll teese act
i rss,r IA esnsssA andzr 4his enc head ~
! aasian az tha paiaie Favsapes and g la
/, hs,,,s,,. az France, We wll Sos sPeals ef th
knaslreea ef r,sstons sqnano cred thr n
) 49, e.axtsss, wars NJ the Va. fsenagtIssu'
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Adjustment Of Claims fOF Property
Des.rayed b. The ATmy.

On the itl, inst. Mr. Hale, of PcHnsyi
vania. introduced intG the House Of Rep
rcsentativcs and Mr.. Davis. eff Kentucky,
into the Senate bills. similar in substance,
and which are lsas0rc the Committee on
Claims ia both iIsuses. In provide fof nS-
eertaining and adjusting claims agabast fhe
GovvrnnaeIt fer lssiagy or destruction 0f
tlrul,sgty. i,s- tile asssy ta the United StMtcs
or bs military authority during the present
rebellion
Tlese bills proside Cor the appointment
oi one Commissioners aud one S.slicitor et
Claims FOR tie district composed 0f the
States ~ Maryland Pennsylvania, the Dis
triet &c Columbia and Virginia; one Com
tsssioner and one Solicitor for tho district
composed uf the States of West Virginia,
Ohio and Indiana one. Commissioner and
,,l,e Solicitor for the district eosepOsed Of
The States of fenIlcsscc and Kentucky !;
and one Commissioner and Solicitor fipr the
diStrict composed uf the States a. iNinois
Missouri and kansas; and one CuInm,iS-
sJ,icr and one solicitor forShOse States not
included in the torrgoing districts
The Commissioners are scveraiiy to have
s,oenixance uf all claims agaii,1 the United
States arising in their respective districts
and which shall l,e presented la thGa by
any pcrson wirp, during the present rebel
lion. has sustained or may sustain damages
hy Injury to or destruction of any property
which has been or may bv destroyed by the
Use or occupation of the army Of tlsN Uni
ted States or a,y division ar portion there
of or by any militay, authority provided
/ that all existing claims cinbraced in the
provisions Of this act noi presented for all
i iustmeat within three wears from the time
s,teh elair.s may or shall accrue shalt be
forever barred.
+ Ii is male the duty of the Commissioners.
also. to inquire and take Testimony as 10
+ the loyalty at every person who has s'ss-
iajhcd lp-s Or damage 10. has or her proper
I ~ during the present rebellion, and who
may present their claims under this net +;
and rs IA whether the said pcrsdIs In any
+ manner supported or favored the rebellion
against, or resistance Ia, the laws ut The
United States, And no person who has
engaged, oF s.Iaii At any time eng'lge IN the
bprtscnt rebcIIini against the Government
,f the United Slates, ur been, Mt any time,
hostile tn stich ttoyePnment, or given aid
aud coaiflrt to thpse engaged la the robel-
lion. shall derive any beneid under this
tnPf - r - 2
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The stfHteay seeeiisly displayed iH the
District u the Mississippi has been, Il fsiHss
be admitted, something eunsammafe, Xvi
Identity tie ftsrsens ihtruHfed with the secret
ef tie eahpAikn now In pr5eress iTefe few,
mud eagabis o. hilenes THE Efet Fesnarka.
bis indleati0h that a0inetling exiPagFlinary
wRs about ia 0eears Was the eTaf2Ttion %
CoriHth. ThNR f6ll0wed the sudden con.
centratien Of 1 powerful army at yfcksbsrg
The rebels were afiSwepaFed l6f ofehsEve
operations commencing 10 February. They
Thought, ss We thoa9ht, that our eisief work
for the time, vas the reorganization ef our
armies. IL was snrprise 10 hear Of the
f5ryarvi march gfoHr troops, while tiserail-
Rad were lined with fe-enlisteA veterans,
and the whole country lively with the boys
In blne, enjoying holiday. HIT Sherman
set oat from VicksbnrR, in style that
meant basiness, aud the wonder WIS, where.
IN ell fcbeiiom, he eDuDd Be going. Advises
from tgastansssga y vEsF tissst sSsF tsvoTss
thereab0n were quiet, but dag and Bigitt
the cars were moving, aad supplies were
being rapidly accumulated GeScraI Logan,
With his corps, marched south, and was sup
posed tothYeaten ROME. and tIsis aroused
eunjertaFc that he might be cooperating
quickly he returned, aad the next thing
heard of him he was at ChattanoogA, and
several divisions were moving up the rail
road toward Knoxville Just now. Sher-
man was heard from on the Mobile aud
Ohio railrodd and the plan orour Generals
seemed 10 clear up. livery body North and
South could see i Sherman was striking
ii,r Mobile, and Grant was throwing bis
whole flrce into East Tennessee to crush
Iongstrcet ticneral Polk. commanding
the rybeis in Mississippi, notiasa Mobile
that Sherman was about to attack IT. and
the uoa.combaiants were iByitet 10 leave,
and all the available aFms-beariDg rebels
were hurried there PaFragat wRs, ITeaK-
while, thuHdering at the Passes, South md
North. every eye was on Mobile, the Gulf
City. I.ongstreet, also, was alarmed, and,
affer inahcuTering few days. commenced
q retreat tosarsi Yirginia. But the latcst
news changes The eosRplexion Ut affairs ma
terially. Sheraan, instead of being heard
from we'll or his way 10 Mobile, tarns Gp NJ
Selma. and Is marching on through the
center Of the Gulf States and Grant is
pushing his columns upon Johnst0h with
characteristic energy and ccleriiy. ~ Sher-
mans rate Of movement, he must, by this
time, l,e at Montgomery, and Il y difsiealt
20 say why be should not gn ON 10 Atlanta,
tearing throngIa the very bowels Gf the South
erA tonfcslcrnty; and IL hc sheah meet
tirn,st lilcre before the time the country cx-
peeted the campaign 0f 1864 b. be fairly
a,,esscd. We 10 not know that we would hate
nay right ~ be astonishpd. CVrtHiHsy TN
operations now being carried on ih ths
Southwest are, incssinparablc. the most dar
ing and comprehensive Of the MAJ, and
pro,aise the most. decisive results GHeia.
HHi C6m
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match ssf Tho is,l, 1.,n ~. \, -, ...i..
auesl ss.,n,aani,ast'... ,.',,. ..s - ssse {
iest;tafs..,, e.. ,.,,.
nat eoasi,lerra ,...,,ss..sr sss. aa y.
Trnness.|,; sissa s.si,,,,,,,.,,,s hssa - =. =.
Missi~st,,.,;.l Ya,,. si;.,,a,,h &c ~. ,s.a
inst. & avain ! ss,,stsn.i.l ss,..,i.;,.,. 49, -
the sass.N sta.ss,..,,, ,si,Ia.. sss's ~ ~
rra.nn a. iust;t,. /, yaa sss. = .ps.,.;s -
cred n,y ,,, ar, ...s'
aa,,i Il. afis.,ss;esa "a s,;,,,n,. 49,. -. -.
,,osi,loiI nhd liri,I,,, .,y satl.n.:,., =. .i.;.
danartment i h.ys ,.srac,ss..s - a. ~ us
a crave styny a,,i h sis,v - aii ,i.a ss 60
ea,,uu, ethsr,sis. rs,,ard. /, .. M va
ttat a r.el.,,y ar yo,,,
= eon.taaf de.ir -, ,.oar ,,,r, i.a,,,,,~;,'.
earl, ~ Ia,,,,ar,. ,ha; I .L,iIi ,i...ss..' .I.
aedey nIss;,,,, T..,,,as,s al So; ~ :.
enc eos,..,ana nn,Irr yotr ,l,rre,ia,, srl " =
%, ,,. ,,,r, ,,,e,,,,,'e,.
wro,e an ~. sufie,.t thai ;,, n,,, i,,i.,,,a,,,
the nnkl,s ssryire ,cau;rcd mi a. ,,xa
srn,ias sIibuisl lc sul,ieet 4, yonr e.,,,tr.l
In The conclusion OF this letter the Frcs.
ident saws;
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soldiers amer the War.

Mnrasiy. IN the portions ct history 'fclat-
ing 90 tho greet revolution, touches on
saldcet carioasly parallelcd IN our own
times Speaking of the fears that were
then ENTERTAINERS ~ to tho result of aist'and-
bug tromweEi's army aud thrssiag its an
ral,s eirmcnss back into society, hc saya;
-. The trusps were now b nc disbaadc,l.
Fit,y thousand amen, accustomed 10 the
profession of arms, werc at oaee ihnlwn
upon the world, and experienso ssen'ed 10
warrant the belief that this change woaid
wsaltl pFs.iuce much misery or eriale that
the discharged veterans woald 10 ss'en beg
ying In eTers. street, ar waald l'e driven hy
hunger 10 piliage. But ao such resalt fol.
lowed IN Il few months there remained
mol d trace Indicating that the most tpr-
mi,lahls arnas IN The world had just been
absorbed int, the mass OF che community
The royaIisis thcmsclvss confessed that IN
every aaparlment of honest Industry, ths
dlseariet warriars prospcred beyond othea
mon thai aone was eharged With anJ
. ihsii or rslsbsry ihetinohe was heard 4
ssk an alsaa; and that, u . baker. mason
a. a wagener attracted notice by bis din
1 ssnso and sohrsety, he was, M ell hFQba
1 kRlIIly. uns az Oliver s old soldless
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KnOniIle, Saturday, s'sreh "a, 1854.
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II anashef be svaslsfcsi, n d fs q tAisib eqasi
- that rrsae flsiress b Ne Afte ts eahfssa -
sest a. eon ~slhe4a % gfzal ssles The tssssA
sesk - sca sss, 81 ialss efTsalsef ilnt saasxss
,s,a sf have ilttss tFunhe 3 tr efasnlNh1kas sas
iass 4 n IL nslisia Col seSektsh sass HfOhahlF
assasr vsssr sssslsishshs fAf asaasAllieh. Rea -
,iaaf4 vii Be eaAiskfaaeed hs de8ciearg - Bsie
traasnastetiat 4hc rceeAt tebangiss have ssitsss.
tshea tAs ansanat ln the ebahtts.
Isiehcal sKffeasoN s,Ns.s.s 5
TO this tion. Johnston replied on the 1ss
of Juno. from Canton, Miss:
r, yf;s, EssSpsrsss a. Fsssftsff:
Tho Sscsrtary Il War Is gtessls usissaksa % hls
n,n,tasrS lgS thrit awa sy4slrns tho ttssls at my
dssps@sl avaiishle against Grant arr;
tlf p,n,iefton s...st..s.ssss ptVs
f ngagw esev
az Rsanfpg sta eS'"s
9klDo
Ne, sarladiau lew hai,drvd irregular cavalry nnf
Issksas e~,sa,s,ali the sfrchath nf slleh 10 nss
knew, Rawras aad Ise sFv IN eiek slNfgs ertrssl
nav reach IN ahs ssslaaste that gsssissa 3 nea IN
clitslesf
Tee ssasl Il the aioyc, twenty .sSus slsusana
haaslred
Thesr are napnterr ef eastivr.
fsigps,ll !. Il. louSsYux.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-03-18
Information to Weatern Bound Emi

Ft 4r-.N
ST. Louis, Aerch I7.-Gen. Pope fraQl
dqu6Fters, Milwaukee,, published some
Information suggestive TO emigranis de.
signing 20 Cross the plains this spring. in
which he says indications point 70 the con.
cehtratton of most powerful bands OF. Sioux
Indians early in the spring in Miaanuri,
above the mouth of Grand River. A large
force .of'eayRlEy under General Reilly will
match against these Indians a. soon as the
grass onsthe prairfes will sabsist their an.
imsls. Until this expedition moves ht will
be unsafe for steamers to navigate above
Fort Pierre. Gen. Snlly's force SliQ be
strong enough to beat the Indians If fOlnd
concentrated on the river. If this coneaa.
tration Is not made heavy, forces of eaRGf-
Ey-RtIIscoarl the country on both sides of
the river and drive the Indians into the
interior andtpursRe them during the sum.
mer and either fierce battle or peace.
II is recommended that emigrantS by
Water will communicates with Gen. SulIy
on the Upper Missouri and do not attempt
TO pass In advance OF his forces until nod.
fed by him they will be safe. As many
steamers aspossibleRr advised to 20 la
company, aud the vulnerable parts of boats
should be rendered bullet proof.
Emtgrants travelling over land from
points above Fort Pierre are recommended
not 70 start from Missouri river in bodies
Less than 800.
Assttong cavalry force will be sent from
Althnesota asssOon % possible for Missouri
river. twill take near month, and emf
grants from that State eau avail them.
selves Ofithe protection of this force if they
ehOose.
Gen. Pope hopes by the middle of the
summer to render travel Scross anv mr.
tiono the upper plains as safe as Il nsunl.
" 10, bat enjoips emigrsats to be more
cautious. and move in stronR parties.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-03-18
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Mr.. Dayis' resolution Of inquiry as 10
the part taken ~ Col. Higsipso1 Of Mass,
70 The B1ras riot. vas, on motion 81 Mr..
frumbdtl, laid on the liable.
The bill for the summary panIshment of
minor offences agaipst the laws Of the
United States, 0aS called up by Mr.. Trum.
ball and passed.
The debate on the amepdment 70 the
Metropolitan Railroad bill Of the bistrfct
Of Columbia, offered by Ne. Sumner yes.
terday, Was debated BY Messrs. JohoSoo.
Doolittle aud saulsbury in Opposition lo M n
and BY Sumner and MotriII IN favor Of IL i.
The emsndnent was adoptsd-Ysas ls:
Messrs. Doolittle, Harris. banesof Ind
johnson, Sherman, Ten Eyek.. Ffamonli
a1d Van Wiakle we're among lbeS snators
VINO voted 10 the negative. q
Ins Rmendment provides Against the
s1elusion Of eolored persons from ears.
ne petition pFese6ted by soldiers pray.
ing 70 Be allowed the bounty of 500 patil
the act Of letehs 1888. on aeeoanS Of thsIl
discha1gs from Woanas while 10 The seF.
vice, WaS referred to the Military Con.
J Ditteo.