Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-08-26

The Steamer. Brother Jonathan
LOst-CaPtures by the Shenan.
doah-Another Battle with In.
dians. .,,~
New YORK, Aug. 25.-The steamer Ocean
Queen brings San Francisco papers OF Aug
ust Sd. The steamer Brother Jonathan,
from San Francisco July 49, for Portland,
Oregon, and Victoria, with between 200 and
300 passengers, was totally lost near Camp
Lincoln, Oregon, July Both. Only fourteen
men and one woman were saved: Among
the passengers were Brig. Gen. Wright and
family, Lieut., Wait, Surgeon A. Ingralam,
of the army, Capt Chaddock, of the revenue
service. No particulars received. Gen.
Wright was en- route to take command Of
the Department of Columbia.
The Shenandoah had destroyed the bark
Susan Abigail, near the Gulf of Anandir.
1t seemsthe Susan had San Francisco pa
pers of the 10th July, containing accounts
of the collapse of the rebellion, but Wad-
dell would not credit them, as they came
from Northern papers, and announced his
intention OF burning every American yes
sci he could find. After destroying the
Susan Abigail the pirate went towards
Behring's Straits and Artic Ocean. At st.
Lawrence Island he burned the ship Gen.
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ing burned five more vessels.
The bark General Pike had arrived at San
Francisco with the crews of the seven yes
sells, viz Brig Susan Abigail, ship General
Williams, bark VIC. Nye, of New Bedford,
bark Gipsy, ofNew Bedford, barks Cathar-
inc, Nimrod and Isabella, all Of New Bed
ford. .
Anew Westminster dispatch of the 20th
of July announces the arrival of Col. Chas.
S. Buckley and party, who would soon pro-
ceed up the coast. =. '''
The Pacific warehouse, in San Francisco,
was burned on the ID. Loss quarter of a
million dollars. M
A Salt Lake dispatch, Of July 30th, says:
The telegraph operator reports that the In
dians have carried off five miles of wire
west of Platte Bridge. On the 26th some
200 Indians attacked the post of Platte
Bridge. There was heavy skirmishing all
the morning, many Indians being killed.
27 men were killed. Lieut.. Collins was
killed in leading a charge by 200 Kansas
troops against some 600 Indians. Tine In
dians have gone South. A regiment of
cavalry was soon expected to pursue the
Indians. The telegraph line will be repair
ed as soon as wire can be procured.
General Rosecrans received most en-
thusiastic welcome in San Francisco. .
The paroled prisoners report that Capt.
Nye, of the Abigail, must have succeeded
in notifying some vessels of the proximity
of the pirate, as four were seen putting
back soon after, and, with those notified by
the General Pike, some thirteen were turn
ed back. The Gen. Pike was bonded by the
pirate for $45,000, and 271 officers and men
of the destroyed whaleships put on board
for San Francisco. Among those turned
back by the Pike were the Addison Pierce
and Canton packet Bob, of New Bedford
1t is believed the pirate will certainly de-
stroy fifty more vessels, as they were all to
| the northward. The bark Richmond was
also warned off and sailed from Plover bay
for the Sandwich Islands. Iq
In conversation with Capt Smith, of the
ship VIM. Thompson, the pirate asked the
news. Capt. Smith replied that President
| Lincoln had beer assassinated. 81 was pre-
pared to hear that" said the pirate, eXult-
ingly. He would not believe that Lee had
surrendered.
| Among the people on the Shenandoah
was an Englishman, who seemed to be pros
pecting for fine vessels to put on a line be-
tween Australia and New Zealand, and
probably would purchase some of the cap
lures made by the pirate. Officers of the
| Shenandoah talked of arming two of the
whalers to 60 up and destroy whalers,
| where they could not get and were very
desirous to enlist the captured crews, in
some instances being successful.
The Kanaks, an English vessel laden
with coal, was seen by the ship A. M. Glib
bon, bound for the Shenandoah.