Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-09-26


Democrat, and have covered the, effort OF
the Grant Guards last Saturday evening
with shame, while for the latter the
weather was the most favorable. q.
Camilla Affair. on .Ls
iiaa 81. New York, Sept. 25.
The Tribune's Atlanta, Georgia. special
says: An official investigation of the Cam
lila massacre shows that it was even more
bloody and atrocious than was at first re-
ported. Captain Pierce and Mr.. Murphy
saved their lives by making the Masonic
signal The negroes were hunted with
dogs, and when caught they were butcher
ed in cold blood. The Democrats of the
Legislature adopted a whitewashing re-
port yesterday, and to-day Mr.. Bryant. of
the House, moved to reconsider this action
and to send the report back to the com
mittee with instructions to make it full and
impartial, but the Democrats in the House,
aware that the committee had whitewashed
the riot, promptly voted down the motion
to reconsider. General Sibley has sent an
officer to Camilla to make searching in-
vestigation, and to report upon this mas
sacre. E'' ~"
Judge Pierce, of Indiana, passed through
here to-day, on his way to Albany,to see
his brother, who is badly wounded.
The Indians. A-@
ST. LOUIS, Sept. %.
A Denver dispatch says numerous Ildi-
an depredations have been committed dur
ing the past three days in settlements be-
tween Denver and Colorado City. The
Indians are said to be encamped in a
strong position on East Solomon creek,
near the mountains, and make raids inDalL
directions from that point. Several scout
ing parties of citizens are out, and there is
a good deal ofsexcitement among the peo-
pie. .-.. ,-...., D.. ,-~r
.. PITTSBURGH, Sept. 25.
rRiver IA feet and l inch and rising.
weather wet. Mercury 65. -
n Sam Francisco Items. o.
alJ .-.-.., SAN FRANCISCO, Sept.24. q
sArrived-B. L. Hartman, Barkok; Ethan
Allen, Sindey; Jsannet Berteaux, Hong
Kong. .f..-i t.-. !
/ Z Cleared-Clara Alpine Sydney, with.
flour and wheat; John Paul, Cork, with
wheat. 2l- 20 80. I'm alf o- o-rirl %.
saiIed-Black Hawk, Cork; Cormorant,
Queenstown. : T-. tlfi EFla'. '.- /,
The schooner FL. Steel, from Fox Is
land, has arrived. r...-.r.a q. ..........-s
Whalers are reported up to Aug. IL. ..--
The Indian Troubles-Attack up
on Col. Forsyth-Lielit. Beecher
KiIIed-Dr. Moore Shot In the
Head. 70 ,.-r-.. - f...., POI, e.. f..r rsv-r
~t '' FORT WALLACE, Sept. %.
Two scouts from Col Forspth's command,
who have been securing the country to-
ward the headwaters of the Republican,
river, arrived last night. They left Col.
'Forsy this camp on the Dry Fork, Republi-
can City, five miles from the mouth, and
| 80 miles north of here. They report that
on the morning of the 18th inst. the Indians
| tried to run off a portion of Col. Forsyth's
| stock, and half an hour later three or four
hundred appeared on the bluffs two miles
| off and made dash for the camp. Colonel
Forsyth having only fifty men,, crossed
them to a small island. The Indians fired
On him, and kept it up briskly until eleven
O'Clock, after which only scattering shots
until nine o'clock, when they again opened
| a steady fire with increased force. Their
number was estimated then at about 700.
/ The fight was continued in this manner
| until sunset, when the Indians made des-
perate charge to take the camp, but were
unsuccessful. They continued the fight
until IL o'clock, at which time the scouts left
Fort Wallace to obtain assistance. They
were obliged to crawl two miles on their
hands and knees through the Indians to
get out. At daylight they heard firing
\ back at camp, seven miles away, and oc-
casional shots all day.. The casualties are
Col. Forsyth, lett leg broken by ball and
shot thr rough the right thigh; Lieutenant
Beecher, shot in several places and sup
posed to be dying, as his back was broken.
He begged his men to kill him. DR.. Moore
was shot in the head. Two were
! killed and twenty wounded. All the
stock of the command was killed
and the men are living on horse flesh. The
scouts had only pound and half of food
to.last them into Fort Wallace. The party
had 65 rounds of ammunition left, and were
4 fortifying. The scouts could travel at night
only. on account of danger from Indians.
On learning of Col. FOrsy this condition,
Lieut.. Bankhead, commanding this post,
sent out 100 men with provisions and am
/ munition to his relief. He also sent scouts
to Col. Carpenter, who was supposed to be
about 45 miles west of here, to proceed to
| Col. Forsy this assistance -s .r',1s - t-Sft'
LATER, P. M.-Gen. Nichols has just ar
rived from Fort Reynolds and reports that
Lieut.. Beecher is dead. DR.. Monroe is NOR
tally wounded and is dying, and Col. For
| syth is nearly as bad. All are lying there,
| with the Indians all around them, eating
their horse flesh and waiting for relief.
Coils. Bankhead and Carpenter will reach
| them tonight. i"sV 10 --.e PM '47,H 7,-,: 4:
WASHINGTON, D. g., Sept. %.
The following dispatch was received at
! the War DEPARTMENT this morning: