New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-17

tweIN niles wide During Saturday, the 18th Sat
uicay night and Sunday, UP 10 or 10 O'Clock NJ,
We descended with rapiciiy and ease Wnen WITH
IL {, miles OF the mouth Of The river. Ooe OF the
party. "A Mir Heddon rec gmZed The river 70 De tle
toqLllio which be had ratec IN going from Port
Crold - Oregon III hukpatrlcSs company, and
that tte lnciaus. which had become very numerous,
wtre tEen hostile and II would be necessary for
e. te or cur guaid Ne we're LOw II sigh Of the
pace wte;e intended 10 leave the canoes at The
same tine passing several lndlan njges on the rght
bank who vast numbers Of the naket indians we're
pion Grading The bank.
CLo g: CJI party, whose name viii not here in
set. Hssi60 most SueI uOuly thds We land on the
IcrihtIn taxi al the l4gtst lBCian lodge we h al
seen. aud there get our breakfast. To this Mr..
Bush nd myself demonstrated. We. hoSeyer,
crew in 70 lear the bank that the Indians could
ch thu Size OF the canoe with their hands, while
IN ueir cdi oes. lying along the shore. They in.
mcdia,tly grabbed our canoe and refused TO let us
Iush Of. On ore occasion We succeeded IN
pusl iLc of or eight feet, 5Gt they jumped in,
an1 pri go our canoe 10 the shore, and commenced
BIZ rdiLg US, and selziIg holi OF our arms We
made one lnstantareous rush to the shore think
Mr.. Bush fired pistol the only one reccollect Of
hearTR In less Than 6fteen seconds we were
completely clsarmed, as there were ten Indians TO
ole vh,e in the rencounter, an1 not less
tt3n fiom ole hundred to one hundred and nifty
standing round. la drawing my six-shooter, was
knocked Down. The first thing remember, was
me fifteen feet iii the iNer IN swGirn'n g water l
looked round and upon the shore the most awful
state OF confusiont appea ed TO be the screams OF
u ousanC She sound Of blows, the groans AMI
fr end Brush not far distant from me- in the water,
and an Incian, standing in canoe striking him on
tie head with paddle, causing the water to be-
come bloody around him. My attention was then
greeted to small canoe, with Indian lad In It
but short distance from me swan TO 1t
he helcco me in put paddle IN NY hand, pointed
IN thr son,horn bank and inme1ately ran 10 the
otter end oftbe canoe. On looking round. think
hin helping my friend Brush to get into the canoe,
ard he imm dlaey jumped overheard We then pad
died for the southe bank ofthe river On landing we
eed,o IL getting 70 shore then stripped ourselves
Of cur Othmg, and craving on our Dellles up We
bank. succeed IN escaping 10 the thcket. we
ton CONN ued in cur naked condition, travelling
souib, THOUGH the worst Of hammocss and dense
butly cheVperels, during The day az night we ap-
preached the beach, traye'ed all night, ard about
G Wight On Monday moulng reached Cape Blanco.
or Monday were taken by the Indians living IN
tie ell hboihofd of Cape Biapco, treated by tnem
wrh great deal OF kinGncss kept all night on Mon
CAV night. with every accommodation they were
able 10 sfiord, and Tuesday brought into Port
C'fo,d u ihe situation yCu saw us IN. Mr.. Brush
and myself are an f the pary of ten that remainto
tel the melancholy fate OF our comprehensive:
3 rush berg severely wounded by having several
il ches Of The scalp OF the top his head cut off.
TIE names OF our companions who were murdered
-, New-YoIk, Tbos. j. Davenport, &C. Mass Lo-
ren l.. Williams, o. Michigan John p. Holland,
q, Now Hampshire jeremiah Ry an, %, Maryland
CHS lleGcon, 49,, Ne~afk, y. j; J. p. Peppers s
A ibsnv Ny.
TIE Toss of property-sovcn United States rifles,
with aCcoutermenis aud ammunition one rine, with
U)luItSs Cts OUt iHuShtl one plS'
tol one Snaps paieut 80 shooting nde, with imple-
IGeI IS and ammunition one Coles six shooter
yo.ying pistol, with implements one brace holster
pistols, together with NUMBER Of blankets.
The foregoing contains substantially, the facts as
they transprod. !, however might say much more
but MY feeble state OF health and the severe pans
nom ms wounded and bleeding limbs, forbid my
saying more at present.
IL VIII afford me great pleasure at all times, to
give such information as may possess.
have The honor 10 be, sir, very respectfully,
Your obi servt w. G.. 1'VAULT.
Port CTford, Sept. 10, 1851.