Saturday morning visitor., 1848-11-04
OREGON.
NEWS rom THE ARMY BY
EXPRESS.

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Capt. II. ]. G. Maxon, Of the Oregon
in a Despatch 10 Adjt. Gen. Love-.
Joy, dated Waskopham, March 2S, says:
On the 10Th inst. we left Fort Waters
with about two hundred men, and proceed
ed in search Of the men as far north as the
Toosha River; at which place we met
Sticcas with a portion Of Or. Whitman's
properly that lie had induced the muir
defers 10 give up. Some fifty head Of cat
tie, half that number Of sheep, q dozen
horses, 5000 worth of clothing, and $50
in cash, were all lie could obtain. On the
morning Of The 18Th, Capt. English, with
a number Of others, whose horses were
much reduced to continue the pursuit,
were ordered back 10 the fort with the
property-and the remairg one hundred
and iliy-cieht men, continued the pursuit
until 2 p. NJ, when we encampcd at a
spring in the vicinity of the River Two
Cannon.
There Johnson. Wetepolesake's son,
came TO us with The assurances OF friend
ship from The yourg Chief, and solemn de-
clarations that he would have nothing more
TO do in this matter. Johnson informed
us that the voting chief was encampcd on
the river a short distance above us. The
enemy divided and dispersed. Tam Sucic
went TO the land og the red wolf. lilo
quot and the remainder of the mnrderers
wentthe preceding day down TO the mouth
ofthc river, 1.-TWO Cannon, } 10 cross Snake
River into The land of the Pelouches.
At dark we mounted, proceeded TO the
mouth of the Two Cannon, in the %,icibi-
ty Of which We arrived about two hours
before day, when discovering we were a.
rnong their stock, We rested till daylight.
when we moved down upon them wholly
unperceived, until within a half a mile Of
their camp.
Though their surprise, di,may and con-
sternalion were indiscribable, il ne,crihe.
less failed 10 deprive them Of their long
sighted policy of cunning and deception,
by which they have so often escaped our
vigilance (; aud upon which, without "a
hundred advantages, they had always ralh-
-er depend, than npon the force of their
arms.
When within four hundred yards of their
camp, we were met by All old mar, IN
armed, with one hand on his head and the
other on his heart, assuring us they were
friends, the people of the Yellow Serpcn,
and would not iigh, ms that tie murder
ers were gone, and our only resource
would be to take their stock, with which
the hills around were covered.
We went into their camp-iouud the
men all painted and armed, but from their
repeated assurances of Friendship, werl
ordered not TO fire, bat to proceed to the
hills and collect their stock. When We
reached the highlands, We saw Snake riv-
err Just below, full Of their stock, swim.
ming over, and thousands ascending the
opposite bank. We succeeded, however,
in securing about 500 head Of horses and
cattle, and proceeded about II mile on
our route TO the Fort, when We were at
tackled in the rear by a large party OF In
dians-those we had just spared, and Fe
luucheS, to the number Ct about 400
We continued very warm marching flgh
till about dark, when we encamped on
small stream, without wood or fire. The,
were shooting in our camp all night, am
annoyed our guard so much that we turn.
ed out the stock. Al daylight we renew
cd our march, and with i. the fight, q
vigorously as the day preceding, unit
within about two miles of the TooSha riy
err, where The enemy charged Il; full spec
TO the river, to gel possession Of the bruSi
al the ford, in which, owing TO lhe swift
ness Of their horses, they partially sue
cee1ed.
The history of savage warfare contain
few instances Of greater Indian proves
and daring than the scene which followed
The struggle for the ford was obsiina,
for some time; the fire Of the combatant
mingling together evipced the obsiinac
Of the combat. And here must say, la
il moi been for the bold and decided Sian
of few young men al the most winners
bic point, the army must have sustained
heavy loss in. crossing the stream-pci
maps NhTOhn mo tOil. uSlpll anu CUT W IHe
|. ces. In an hour the sound of our rifle
/, bad been hushed. The long battle wa
, ended. We were all over the river Z
ike, and but nine or ten wounded, nor
4 mortally. 1t was not so with our enem,
+ The deafening roar of their musketr.
/ which had been sounding in orr ears Il
thirty hours, had died away, their shri
war whoOp had changed 10 the melanchoI
death song-while a number Of their lii
, less brothers who lay on the field, heaI
: moi their mournfnl elegy.
They called of their warriors-mo
i anxious TO leave the ford of the Toosl
0 than they had been TO gam it. We mo
5 ed on TO the fort, at which we arrived
the 10Th, worn down with fatigue al
hunger, having eaten nothing but a sw'
a colt for three days. Two days after,
e council of officers was convened, in viii
il was resolved that we had accomplish,
all we coRld, without more men and al
muniiion and that il was hest for leo