The New York herald., 1851-08-07
TWO WEEKS LATER FROM OREGON.

Distressing News from Rogue's Rlver-De-
struction OF Pioneers - Indian Outragcs,
&C., Sc.
The news from Oregon Is almost wholly made up
Of Indian depredations upon the settlers, aud those
who wander through the wilds Of the territory, in
search Of places upon which to settle.
The following will be found full Of interest
From the Alta California, Juyll
The steamship Columbia, Captain Leroy, ar
rived Yesterday morning, from astoria: Oregon,
two o'clock T.. NJ. The news brought by this ar
rival is very intere sting bu. deeply distressing,
ii appriscs Us Of the destruction Of Captain Kirk
patrick and his party OF nine men, who had estab-
lished themselves at place named Port Oxford, in
the vicinity Of Rogues River, in the lower portion
of Oregon. We are indebted TO Mr. ID. Il. Roberts,
the Purser Of the Columbia, for an extremely inte-
be found subioined. The Indians Of Rogue's River
have always been warlike and hostile in their inter
course with the whites; -
TIM Less or CART. KIRErATRIcK's rARrY.
STEAnsBlP COLUMBIA, at Sea, June ~, 1851.
The following account may prove Of interest to
your readers, and owing to It's containing the de-
tas Of the sad affair, 80 far we can Judge, from
the mystery yet surrounding 1t, may give idea
Of the nature and disposition Of the Indians in The
vicinity Of Rogues River.
Capt, Tichenor, en- his last voyage down in the
Sea Gull had landed at place named by him Port
OEord, which, from the fact Of its boing better
harbor than either Trinidad or humboldt, as well
a. owing to the nature Of the land around, he
judged 10 be suitable point for establishing a
settlement.
With this view. he left nine men we'll armed and
proytioned, under the command Of Capt. Kirk.
patrick and selected as a post for them tho summit
Of little Island, almost inaccessible to an attack
there being but q narrow and steep path 10 IL,
along which two men could not advance abreast,
and TINS was raked by four FOUNDER left for that
purpose and placed In position Cautioning them
70 deal carefully with the lndi ans who at that
time made their appearance in small numbers ap-
parehtly well dispo.ed he LEFT them in the Sea Gu
promising TO return by the 2Id OF June with fur
her supplies ard q larger number of men 10 sur
yey and settle the place.
After the arrival Of the sea Gull Mt San Fran
cisco, 4 was found that she weuld not be able to
return by the appointed time, AMI accordingly IL
was arranged between Capt Tichenor and Cart.
might, the agent Of the Pacific Mail Stcamshin
Company, that the Columbia should touch at PERI
oIi'Id on oer way up, aud land i'm and two others
who were with him, together with the further eur.
Ply OF provisions taken on board for that purposc
Having touched at Humboldt and Tririnad ON our
way y We come in sight OF Port Orlord at nine
eloek ON the morning Ci the Ed, that being the
very day set by Cspt. Iichenor for his return AT
the distance Of eight miles we could see the smoke
rising from the base Of the little island and from
this we concluded that the party were all SAFE and
waiting the arrival ofthe steamer.
As soon as We came within about four miles OF
the island, We saw, through the glas, three Indians
running along shore at fall speed, away from the
lsand, ana n canoe, containing three more, who
were also pulling rapidly in the same direction
he trst caused US TO expect that something wrong
had hspI oned, although felt almost certain that
the smoke we taw was rising from fire kindled by
the men. However, the brass six pounler, viii N
Is used IN announcing the arrival Of the steamer,
was Tired, TO give notice to the men, a. well as To-
see what eject the sound Of u would produce on
The Indians In the canoe, then about mile distant
They all fell 8at In the bottom Of tho canoe AZ n
through Tear, but in moment they spTang up and
pulling burriedly 10 the shore, they soon hid thom
selves IN the woods. In the moantirnc the steamer
was ropdIy nearing the island, on which mo ign of
NE Tiosented itself. except the fire before spoken
Oh. we anchored about q mile off, and our boat, /
containing captain lie Roy, Captain Tichenor,
and SIX on eight others. pulled for the island. We I
lanced az the base Of it, which was bare AMI CON
noctcd with the main land, it beng Low tide but .
DO oIo wa there 70 wcicoiAe us. The FIRST hing
mat attTecttd our notice was great quantity OF
fhot bread, which bad evidently bcen dung INTO
ne water, and mad been broken aud scattered
ions the bes,h for several yards, by she action Of
DC waVCsi and on The sand. n httle above. wa
oyrd several broken carpenters to,ls lying sro,nT
We titu mounted The siand, aud On the Ton Of n
outd rolling but signs M destruction. which
ceTed TO tell plainly the fate of those who had
,ttR.Sit al the IVtatgc which had been l,lt with