Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-09-17
From Oregon.

From Oregon.
| We have received files Of the Spectator, pub
lished at Oregon City, to the 22d Of July, and
extract therefrom the following items of local
intelligence:
Oregon unprotected.
People are now reaping the fruit
matured by the sending Of the Noun
ted Riflemen from the Territory to
another district of the country where
they are much less needed. Not a
week passes by but new reports reach
us from the Rogue river country, all
showing the implacable hostility the
Indians have conceived against the
whites, and their manifest relentless
ness towards persons passing through
their country. II has been our pain
full duty to have recorded the deaths
Of some Of our citizens for the past
month. One conspicuous among the
number was Capt. Stewart,whose loss
is deeply deplored by all who knew
him. He was one of the first officers
Of his rank, and had few superiors in
point of discipline, judgment, and bra
very, and was with all truly a gentle
man. We venture again the asser-
ton, tina: no part Of the United States
or its Territories is SO Intellectually
protected at this time as Oregon.
We think = altogether probable
that the immigrants will experience
tr0t5ble among the 6Hahc lndfans.who'
are little better, as to intellect, than
the bears and wolves of the forest.
They are lawless,pilfering and treach-
erous and improvident beyond mea-
sure subsisting many times upon the
carcasses of their own dead. Small
parties stand no kind of chance among
them-their only thought is to over
power the weak, pilfer whenever they
can and escape detection. They risk
but little where life is endangered
relying principally upon thieving in a
secret way.
Latest from the Indian War.
On the 9th ult., Major Kearny
ceased operations against the Rouge
River Indians, having spent some
twelve days in securing the Indian
country. Many battles or skirmish-
es were fought and some fifty Indi-
ans were killed and many wounded,
thirty prisoners taken, their villages
burned, and provisions consisting of
salmon, roots berries, and grass seed),
destroyed. They were no longer to
be found in force; broken up, they
had fled for safety in small parties to
he mountains, inaccessible for a
force, men and horses, reg
1lars and volunteers worn out by al
most constant hard service during
ne whole time. The major conclu-
led to rest his command a day or
wo, and then in obedience to his or
iers proceed on his way to Califor-
Tia.
These Indians have for the
irst time been severely handled and
veil punished for their villainous con.
luct; they had collected a strong {
orce for the purpose of killing and
obbing our people while on their way
o and from the mines, had commit (
ed many robberies, besides killing
bile and one other man.
Major Kearny and command, reg
lars and volunteers, deserve the c
ighest praise for their good conduct t
uring the whole affair. {
How exceedingly unfortunate it is t
n Oregon that the remnant of the 9
life Regiment should be ordered d
ON the Territory at this time. Our a
lterests are greatly paralyzed, b
lie entire Territory left unprotected L
the time when every one must see Q
re absolute necessity of garrison e
the Rogue River valley. b
No OVERLAND IMMIGRANTS YEr.-It b
as expected by some that a few of n
e more fortunate and energetic of h
le overland emigrants from the states c
ould have reached the Willamette tt
alley ere this; but we believe there d
Is not been a single arrival, except n
u tho cnp,popx, C,o.o Gil r. n