New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-07


10 protect the POSI- They were n gFrAi aais't e.
the Ind ans getting het~een hem and the camp, cav
~ Cuoo lrck icy DID not
TIC above accCun, Is imposed % have been VIZ
til l., Can't. kirsra,rick. rhef. va further a.
count on another pare. TcpHll ne Tie oiitr sri'tSf
tut containing iEe 20. on c re y particulars A.tf
SToak.rs Of lo;,,ng CO t.e ieuT-Ponnceri 49,
II TIE meantime tie rites Comma need patthS
among trsIr. Isusscs killed two with on. hail ne
right lasted about f,ree hours. Wten thc lhi-ahs tit
Tor the hills We a!C q; this .lc making cn;I aHca
mems. expert hem ;tls night, .A,te.sh &c
have jUst made = treaty With The chsi we cannot
say how many v" killed. for one ~ ihcln ran hlli q
mile wI.h bullet N fl9l. CAPT klrA9-iF.cA Is o1>'
siTrr- 'Aenln- oof post
Then follows. N another hanl. some '4natlln
French n pCUc = hich II l. Impossible - dccl91ci'
oLi evidently a.lu1ns - Tie sA,r.nisA rs these "or~s
shev lie Captalne krsp2.ncA Va 81, age
paF,ii.u Sacre - Enllng with his dircc-
non. probably that o: tie mother Q: nc wri;cr
" Madame lie Norge; RE &c pllpAln' Earis, Ia
Belle rance" We then came down Ia TIE loot OF
tho island again. where " not ced thA. Tie SAM had
la,ely been uampled. and that several large stones
had been flung upon space o! GROUND ABOUT i've ieS1
square. Il struck Us iha; some one was buried acre
ard accordingly the sailors forming me ooai crew,
" ~ Their oars as shOyelS removed the stones and
sand and a: the depth OF foo the dead body Q; an
Indian was found who had been shot through the
head With rife bail. There beng no further traces
20 guide Us az that SPOT Cant. Tlchenor, with two
othCrs, al armed with rios ST shooters went uptae
hills spoken Of in the journal 10 reconnoiter. No
IL rs of Indians were seen but letter sheet, hed
on four ldes. was found, which gave more tet1ed
account 4 the matter. although unfortunately Il
breaks of the most interesting part Il IS IS fol-
lows
We landed this morning ana took possess on OF
4 small island, detached from the main land hv
narrow passage Of about 100 yards IN width Il Is
dry and easy OF access al low tide. We took our
provisions ZIP and made our encampment on top OF
the island. We entertained some fears OF the In
dians Who began to gather along the beach IN con-
siderable numbers. - We made preparations 10 de-
fend orr camp. We planted our tour poundeT so as
rake lie 10 TIC bottom OF the Hll tlCTC
beng but ono passage that person could approach
the iop 81 Tie island by. II ralned MI day to-day.
winch rendered 1t very unpleasant The indians ap-
poalod friendly 4, first ana showed some dispoS mon
20 trade with Us hut when they saw the vessel de-
part. they grew Stucy and ordered rs OF AMI "hen
they found that Ne would moi 60 ;hcy al yamosed.
We found Il necessary 20 keep ny guard 70 watch
then manG uyers
June 10Th WcWore d ou>ed from our sumbcrst As
morning at an carly hour by the guard, with the IN
te,lrCrcc that Tho Indians were collecting on the
beach They came up from towards The mouth Of
Rogue River and IN across The hills. There We're
alout foliv Of them on the ground a. sun up they
aDTearCG quite savage. ! noticed. too, that they
vte all better armed than When here the day before.
They struck NJ fIe about one hundred yards from
our can D. and held kind OF council OF war, which
consisted IN cOuIsCiliuc with each other and ire
ouenilv there would be from two 20 three Of them
dancing and vhlrhng round at furious rate, snap
pI e ihor bCvstEings al every turn they made
These name uvcrs lasted ABOUT half an hour. Dr-
riug tins time they were lOined by several others.
They waited short time, when they were jOlne1 by
Tvs Give others. who came UP The coast IN large ca
nee. There were some few SGuaWs with them, VINO
started and ran of The men then began 10 approach
Us There were TWO or three OF Us that went part OF
tie way down the hill and mouOned them 20 Keep
Of. bui they we're bent tor heAt. They came mp,
hreatcnil they would Kill Us. We then retired to
the top Of the hill, where We bad orr guns Stationed
They sui followed US and wanted to break through
ilto the camp. one Of them. who appeared 70 be
leader among them. seized hold OF gun belonging
to one OF our company and tncd TO wrench u rom
Here the journal ends abruptly. having reached the
bottom of The fourth sheet and the rest could not be
found-hayms probably been scattered about Oy the
II ians who REGARDED II as worthless
finding It useless iC remain on shore any longer
We started for The steamer but when ABOUT hdI a
male from tie more. sc saw person coming down
10 the water dressed IN the clothing OF white man
wearing "A California hat, and having RTE on hl'
shoulder We instantly put back SuPgo,in S IN" 1t
WIS one Of tho party who had survived ana hadcome
dcwn to the shore TO BE taken up by rs
As soon. however. as We turned our boat toward
him, he started for the woods We hred rlhe na.i
IN hat direction ard he fell Just rs The Indians IN me
canoe had done but he could not have oeea MT LOT
lie was beyond The range OF nfe, and III second
or two he started mp and reached the woods. The
fact Of his being dressed IN the clothing Of white
man, together with his having ME- convinced US
that the party haG been either wholly or partially de-
strOyod.
Tie Coumba, unless compelled by want Of time,
(shc being obliged 10 connect with The mail steamer
ofthe Isl at san Francisco VIII stop on her way
down. and a strong patty viii 60 on shore, when
Is hoped ha, some further traces OF the tate OF the
rlriy may be Oht3lncd or that "a east some oppor
t.ny NAV offer for Mflctng severe punishment
on tie Indians concerned IN their destruction Inc
names OF the party left a far as remembered, are
Capt Kirkpatrick. McssTS liusscy. Slater lledden,
Exam, summers AID three others.
Jppt - Tile Columbia having landed PASSENGER,
and mails AT Astoria. arrived to-day N Port Oriori
az ain strong party went on shore, but no Indians
were seem although they had been there since We
left The fpurpounder was found partially buried
IN sand. having been without doubt lung over the
side ofthc island by tie Indians. About quarter
of mile from the place where the la,t journal vas
found and among H." runs OF an old Indian ranch,
4 further journal was found part Of when answers
a. a continual ION Of the unfinished enc, though IN
different hand. II IS az follows
When tie council was ended, they dre" thcr
knives and sprung their bows, and advanced 10 the
foot Of the hlil and commenced coming toward Us
In "a moment they let 60 an immense number OF ar
rows, and tie hghi began Ihey were SIX or seven
times our number and We let OH our cannon among
them. loaded with about thlIty Slug,. We fought
nearly hand to hand for about twenty minutes, when
the Indians broke and ran, leaving" twelve rfourteen
dead 1t the foot OF the hill and about double the
number wounded. They fed to the high grass, about
go wards distant, and continued to shoot ther ar
rows until nearly shutdown, WhCn they lett, leaving
SIX more whom e had shot WINE ihey were On the
HILL In short time two Of the chefs gave ~ VISIT
and We made them little present of couple olive
frame pieces. in which made holes and put smngs
IN and hung them round their necks-ai when they
seemed much satisfied and went away again. Ihaie
seen great many Indians IN the states and crossing
the plans but have never seen more perfect set
OF savsce devils than these Rogue River Indians.
They Will pick Your pockets quick thai Il would
rearly throw a Newly orS pick-pOchet IN the shade,
and viii steal anything they can lay Their hands on.
They will stand and fight
The journal goes Oh, briefly stating that, during
the llth 2th. 18th, 18th and 18th, they renamed IN
their camp, receiving occasional visits from single
Indians, expecting an attack. On The 10th. they
seem TO have been occupied in exploring the country
for some miles around and the journal gives avery
mi and olOVfpg fpSfTiDfIOu OF H. Inc I'm was
spent In ike manner 18th was spent IN hunting.
June 18th. all STAYED IN camp. expecting an attack
from the Indians 2Uth, very fOggy all IN camp on
the lookout for the steamer sea Gull.
Here the journal ends and from the whole tone OF
L. ony one conclusion can DC arrived AZ, and that's,
that between the goth ard 23d they mprudently con-
tinued their exploring and that the Indians, having
5000. and ,LeLn nil 10 a