The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-08-09

tn spp,Iay;nS will be found full OF interest
From the Alta California, July l.
n. .ssm.hio Columbia. Captain lie Roy. arrived
Yesterday morning from Asiofa, oregon, wnsnce sne
Ja ~ ,he aoth instant, at hall past O'Clock, p. m
The brought by this arrival is very interesting ou
deeply distressing 30 y apprzes us OF The destruction %
C.n,ain patrick and his party OF nine men, VINO mao
established themselves at place named Port ohord ~
the vicinity OF Rogues river, IN the lower Pouoh o.
Oregon. We are indebted to Mr.. d. f. Roberts, .ne
purser OF the Columbia, for extremely interesting &c
count OF the melancholy affair." which will be found sub
joined The Indians OF Rogues rver have always oeeh
wake and hostile in their intercourse w''h inc whites
The loss of Captain KukpatreRs Party.
SYrAmsnuP COLUMBIA, lat sea,) June "a, 1851.
The following may prove OF interest TO your
readers and owing its containing the details OF the
sad affair." far can Judge from the mystery YET
surrounding it, may give some idea OF Inc nature and
disposition of the Indians in the vicinity OF Rogue's
river.
Capt Tchenor on his last voyage down in the Sea
Gull, had landed al place named by him Port Oxford,
which, from the tact OF lis being better harbo than
either Trinidad Humboldt, well as owing TO the ma
ture Of the land around he judged TO be suitable point
for establishing settlement.
With this view he lett nine men, well armed and pro-
visioned, under the command OF Capt Kirkpatrick, and
selected post for them the summit OF little island
almost inaccessible 10 attack there being but mar
and steep path to il. along which two could not
advance abreast and this raked by four-pounder
left for that purpose and placed in position Cau'onng
them deal carefully with the Indians, who at that
time made their appearance in small numbers, apparently
well disposed he left them in the Sea Gull. promising
10 return Oy the ga OF June, Win
larger number of men 10 sarvey and settle the place.
Alter the arrival ci the Sea Gull AT San ffanc,sco,
found that she would no, be aDle to return by inc
appointed time and accordingly II was arranged aelween
Captain Tichenor and Captain knight, the agent OF the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company. that the Columbia
should touch Port Orlord her way up and land him
and two others who with HIM, together with the
further supply of provisions taken board for that pur
pose Having touched at Humboldt, and Trinidad on our
way up in sight OF Port OroId at o'clock on
the morning of the 23d-that being the very day set by
Capt Tchenor for his return Al the distance OF eight
miles could the smoke rising from the base OF the
little island; and from this concluded that the party
were all sale. and waiting the arrival OF the steamer
As soon as we came within about four miles of the
island saw through the glass; three Indians running
along shore at full speed away from the island and
containing three who also pulling rap
idly in the direction The first caused us to expect
almost certain that the smoke rising from
FIRE kindled by the However, the brass FOUNDER
which is used in announcing the arrival OF the tsamer
was fired, to give notice the men, we'll as to
what eject the sound of would produce the Indians
in the canoe then about mile distant
They all fell fiat in the bolton of the canoe, as il
through fear, but they sprang up, and, pull
ing hurrieoly the shore, they hid themselves in
the woods In the mean Time the steamer was rapidly
itself except the fire before spoken Of We anchored
about mile off aud our boat containing Capt LIE Roy,
island We landed at the base OF it, which was bare and
connected with the main land il being low tide. but no
was there 10 welcome us The first thing that at
tracted notice great quantity of pilot bread
which had evidently been flung into the waller and had
been broken and scattered along the beach for several
yards by the action OF the waves and on the sand
little above, found several broken carpenters tools
We mounted the island, and the top OF ii found
nothing but signs OF destruction, which seemed TO tell
plainly the fate of those who had been left All the
potatoes which had been left with the party
tered around if abandoned by the Indians. who
ignorant OF their use. while the carpenters tool chest
planes. and other TOOLS had been broken in pieces EVIL
IDENTIFY for the iron contained in them, for not the
sghtes particle OF that any other metal could he
fnnnd While looking about ihis summit which an
peared have been stockaded for defence, but within
which the ground was much 'rampled, as though Sc
strife had taken place, memorandum book was
found which gave some clue TO what had taken place
What relates to the affair is IN these words Camp KIRK
patrick. We arr we'd at our post on The sih OF June;
company numbered nine men. We made post
q small sland-t was accessible only at one point.
The 9th, the Indians commenced an attack at abou,
haf-past seven o'clock in the morning. The Indians
numbered some thirty eight We FIRST discharged
four-pounder; made sad havoc among them. Then
fought hand TO hand. They then re,rea,ed 10
We had three wounded. One bad
through his breas another one through his myself
had one through my neck loh.-Io.day we have had had
trouble. 1lth.-We are prepared TO meet them. We
expect TO have hard fight with them 10 few hours.
These Indians perfect devils Yesterday everything
went of smoothly. To-day the boys did one thing IN
which did agree--that was, leaving the camp with
only three men TO protect the post They were IN great
danger Of the Indians getting between them and the
camp; but, by good luck, they did not"
The above supposed TO have been written
by Captain Kirkpatrick There further account on
announcer respecting tDe DINERS
ing the following particulars After speaking OF
letting of the four FOUNDER, says: ain the time the
rifles commenced playing among them. Hussey killed
when the Indians left for the hills We are al this time
making inrenchmenis. We expect them this night. al
though we have jus, made treaty with the chief. We
cannot say how many killed, for some OF them
hall mile after being shot Captain Kirkpatrick busy
strengthening post" Then follows in another hand
Canadian French which is mpo ssble decipher
but evidently aludng TO the skirmsb, these words
show: lie CaptsiDe ktrkpatriek-un sauvago-pardieu
- ending with TINS direction probably 10 the mother
Of the writer: :" Madame lie Monge, de Daupbn,
Paris, La Belle France"
We then came down 10 the foot OF the island again
where noticed that the sand had lately been tram Pied
and that several large stones bad been flung upon
space OF ground FIVE feet square 1t struck that
one was buried there and accordingly the sailors form
ing the boats crew, using their shoves, removed
the stones and sand and the depth OF foot the
dead body OF an Indian found, who had been shot
through the head witt rifle ball.
There being further traces TO guide that spot,
Captain Tchenor, with two others. all armed with rifles,
(36 shooters) up the bills, spoken of in the jour.
nal, reconnotre No signs OF Indians SEEM but
a letter sheet, filled four sides, found, which
gave detailed ACCOUNT OF the matter, although,
unfortunately, breaks OFT in the most interesting part
II 10 as follows
1--WE landed this morning and took possession OF
= small island, detached from the main land by
narrow passage OF about 100 yards in width II is dry
AND easy oil access al low tide We took provisions
up and made our encampment top of the island We
entertained some fears of the Indians who began 10
gather along The beach in number. az W.
male preparations to defend camp We planted our
four FOUNDER 80 as TO rake the passage the bottom OF