The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-06-02
THE UNION.

The nudeIes nor having been made acquainted with the
Dove understanding, shot Mr. Rogers II Is well under
'loc1 iha eleven lives were lost and three wounded
The n{esd ers in this terrible butchery are Teoauot
ms io' Dg ply Iam'uchy Esicus, Toumoulish, &c
common gya me me prefer that they were making one
bn we re stripped of everything in the shape o.
out among themselves and all agreed 10 put te prop
eY lai o haPpy TO stale the Walla Wallas had hand
people Sthe hayuse) One American shot another, and
oo OK - me Indians part, to save his ogn life.
OA lhe reception OF the message conveying this inel
genee, an ordinance was medatey passed authorize
me goEeIho, 10 issue a proclamation to raise 500 men by
dlans Commissioners were appointed 90 negoais LOAF
ot le prosecution OF tue war, and they, with Governor
J 's,3 h 20 enect that object resolution alsr
Passeu, authofizng the governor raise n conpsny
al the Dales of the Columbia river"
4 ne oegon Spectator of January 9Th contains par
ucua account OF the efforts of Peter Sken Ogden
chief factor OF the Hudson Bay Company effect The res.
otaloh OF Or Spadtng and the other persons who
murder OF DIR Whitman, Mr. Ogden arrived at Waia.
w"a on the 18th December, having accomplished the
hun sixteen men Immediately his arrival at Fort Nez
rerces ne despatched couriers call meeting of the
s ene On the third day, two chiefs and about
The council assembled the 23d, and Mr. Ogden made
5leech 10 them IN which he depicted the enormity
their criae told them of certainty of The punishment
which awaited them should the Americans go to war with
chiefs agreed that they should deliver up their captves
whin SIX days on the promise of being paid
".
On the evening of the 29h the captives were brought
IA by the kayuses. Next day the ransom was paid
DAY or Two hereafter brought of the arrival of
American troops at the Dales and great was the ex-
element among the Indians that Mr. Ogden felt assured
that the women and children had been given IN
they TOO would have been murdered. -
he persons lds rescued consisted of Joseph and Han
nah Snllth and their five children; Mary Saunders and
live children; Harriet kimba and her five children; 10
sab and Margaret Osborn and three children; Rebecca
Hays and daughter; JOS Sanfeld, Sally Ann Garfield
and i've children; Eliza Hall and five children Eam and
Irene Young and two ehdren; Miss s Bewley, Miss
Marsh, SIX mission children Nh and Mrs. Spiding and
three children; Mr. Hart Mr. Jackson, Mr.. Garfield Mr.
Craig, and Miss Johnson.-Total oil.
"A very appropriate letter OF thanks addressed to
Mr. Ogden by the governor of Oregon and arrival
At Portland he was received in public manner and I'M
der a salute OF cannon - 49,
by the 29h OF January four battles had taken place be.
tween Tue people OF the territory and four tribes
dianS-the hayuses Walla Wallas, Shastees and Days
These engagements were not attended by much loss
Next day they marched TO the Uta river and thence to
Dr. Whltnlans inission--lhe Of the massacre All
The property about the place had been DESTROYED bv tbe
Indians and The houses burnt Here, too were The heads
OF the doctor and of his wife lying yard and the
bones oil the other sufferers scattered about the ground