Washington telegraph., 1848-11-15
NEWS FROM TIE ARMY,
by EXPRESS.


-tizam ot mon Aiea ImmaaaioH
and PI0uiMoax-Thci following letter
was received IN this city yesterday after.
noon from CAPT Maxon, by express, horne
by Ms C. " Canl.c, Of the urmy Php
news ui the melancholy death oi Colonel
Gillinm, ms il passes rom Mouth 10 mouth
casts deep gloom over the eamteu0ueas
Of the citizens OF lhp valley
Cnpt. ii. j. G Muyon Of tie Oregon
Rnles. nna despatch To ADJ. tirn. Love.
JOY. dated Naskarham Alafeh =. says
On the 10Th iusl we lcii fnrl Waters
with about two hundred men, and pro.
cea.led IN scareh Of the cuemY n n north
as the roo,hu River, q, which plhce we
met Stress with portion NJ DR., Whit.
mans properly that he had induced the
laufdefef- 10 give up Some iiliy head
Of cattle hall that number ri sheep,
4 dozen horses, sau0 worth at elathing. aud
SD IN cash Were all hp rnu1 ulHalu.-
Ga the morning ol lhc lafl, Captain
I English, with number df other, whose
horses were too mnrh reduced ta continue
the pursuit, We're ordered lnes In th' fort
with the pru,eflt tue temaIuing
( one hundfcd air hiy-ulghi meu contia.
Z ue'l the pursuit until . T. NJ. when We
eneamped Mt e sffing boz ua yieinity q
Y the River Two Gauuun
There johnson. Wclepahzkp's son.
cnme 10 us with assurances ri friendship
from lie young ehiai, aud znlemm d,r'af.
ations that ha waHli have uaimnE mon
10 dawiih the matler. johnson informed
Us lhal the young cil,i was eHsampad
ou the HKer shbn di,uueH aHagg u-.-
The enemy divided and dI-paFsed. Tam
Sueie Wrul ln the land ul lhe fd wolf
riluquoii aud the reminder NJ the muf.
deefs went the preceding d9g down 10
the moutl, oi the nycE (iWo tanuon) 10
cross Snake River into the iaud ol the
Pelourhcs
At dark we mounted proceeded . The
mouth OF the Two Cannon. iu lhr uciui.
ty oi which We arrived about two hour,
before day, whoa. discovering wc worJ
among their stock. We rested uil lay light
when We moved dowuupun them wholly
unperciyed, until within halt "a milo OF
thrif camp
Though their surprise. q. -ray and con.
stem0ton were undergraduate, if nryorIhc.
les, failed to deprive thru ol ihcIr long.
7 sighted policy ol cunning aud deception,
10y which they hnVe 20 often escaped uur
vigilance, and upUu Wl'ih without hun.
drcd advantages, they lnd alNuyr rather
depend than upon the force OF lheirnrms.
When within four hundred yards oi
their camp We met an old man, mim,d,
with one hand on HE head, the other on
hs heart, assuring us they Were friends,
the people OF the Yellow Scrp,nt, and
would not fight ns; TINT thc mrdcrrs
were gone, and oDr only resource would
be TO take their stock, with which the
hills around wer0 covered
We went into their rnmp--found the
men ull painted and armed bat from
their repeated assurances oi friendship
were ordered not To lire, but to proceed
10 the hills aud collect iu thuir stock
When we reached the highland. wc saw
Suukc River Iust below, full ot their
stock, swimming over and Thousands ns.
ceniing the opposite bank We succeed.
ed, however in securing about 800 head
OF hores aud cattle, aud proceeded about
one mile on our route 10 the Fort when
We were attacked ln the rear by a large
party OF flndiaus-tho-c We had lu-t spared,
aud Pelouchos, to the number OF about
400 We continued q very warm march.
ing fight lill about dark, when We oncamp.
ed ON a small stream, without food or fire.
They were shooting in oW camp night,
and annoyed ouf guard So much that we
'tuned ont the stock. At daylight wg re-.
newcd our march, aud with 1t the fight
as vigorously a, the day preceding, until
within about two miles Of the Io0sha
River, where the enemy charged at full
speed to the river TO get possession OF
the brush at the ford, in which, owing 10
the swiftncs, ol thcir horses they partially
succeeded
. Tho history OF savage warfare conlnlns
few instances Of greater Indian proves
aud daring than the scene which follow.
cd The Struggle for the ford was oh-li.
nate tor some time the bfe of the CON.
bamnt~ muging together e,inecd the
ob-unacy Of the combat. Aud here
must say, had it not been for the bold and
I decided stand Ola few young men ut the
most vulnerable point, the army must
have sustained heavy loss IN crossing
. the srrenm--pcrIaps been thrown into
confusion and cut topIcccs. ln AN hour
the sound OF our rifles bad hushcd. The
long battle was ended We were all
over the river alive, and but muc or ten
wounded none lnorlaIIy. ltwus not SO
with oar onemv The dcmrnuo roar Of