Washington telegraph., 1853-10-19
rroin OREGON.
Indian Ihsurrootion IA Rogue River Valley

Indian tnsarFoetion IN Rogue River Valley
Tho San fnnelseo papers of the 30lb
furnish tbc following importan, intellipone'
from Rogue River Valley, in Oregon. II
Is extracted from tho Portland Commercial
Of the sjlh ult,
l.aic IN Saturday evening last Mr. Et.
iingaf arrived hefp tlifccl from Jacksonville
bringing dasptioh Announcing thu, ecu.
eral outbreak hal taken place among the
lndian tribes in the vicinity of Regue river.
IL appears that tog same iime past the vari.
Gus tHbas ia the vicinity of the above nam.
ed river have made great complaints. and
hacomr dissatisfied ai tl1 number Of Dos
luns who we're congtegatihg on their former
hunting srouad-. aud this dissatisfaction has
sprung lnloa u burning desire 10 eN,cnnnale
the whites irom the regien o. Rogue River
Valley aud rrgaiE tlirir iormrr footing aiid
reserve Tint entire valley for their Own use.
In ardcr the luure elleglaally to carry cut
Ihoss dasigas several tribes have lin5l
among which are The klamuih, Rogue Rit.
ar, Smith River. Shasta, aud it Is supposed
that large portion u the Snakes hal al.o
agreed u cooperate With them
\ portion Of each uf those tribes, 10 tue
number Of about three hundred, have Is.
tabli.hcd their headquarters and stronghold
al Puiui called Table Rock. said to b. che
Of tie mp.i imffegaabip foHircsses IN the
territory. aud alsou, sight miles distant itom
jacksonville II. therefore, any engass.
meul shull iaae place. We may suppose
that this fyftrcss wall be the scene Q. &c.
lion.
N the time Mr.. L. leil Jacksonville
nearly twenty persons had baen bulehcfei
by tie Indians. Amang them are Doctor
l,ose. j. X. Hardin. Mr. Willis. Mr. No.
land. aud Mr. Smith, aud the ludian. hal
burned upward, q: iOzen dwellings
Heretofore the Suakg and Resno Rtrr
Indians have never amal gamaled for the
pulpa,o ol ae,ug asains Tue Whites, aud
II the sipH Is true that they now lave
j9iued. II s a certain evidence that theY have /
determined To carry On hoeiililie. on an ex.
tcnsiyc sale, and the only eiicclual mode OF
putting stop to their deprcdaliOns, is To
apply desperate remedy, aud teach ihem
siuilsr lesson like unto that which the
Cayq.rs have heretofore been taught by the
old s;II'sts IN Ia,s fa,lIlias ,he fiorpe ,s,ps,
I fadlAi y ..l ~ nApie tfom their pro-
pensily "a stealing aud their well known
predatory talents have acquired for them
the ancnyable title Of kogaes
We lean from the gentleman who brought
I lhc news, that the Indians, during the past
few week, killed no less than twenty MI
ncrs and cttlcrs. and that great excitement
exists armnd aud IN jacksonville, Ia oonse'
qucnee OF ih5 cil.lcu8 no' having awmunl'
ton enonih 10 warrant them IN commencing
hosiliea Immediately on the first syni-
toms Of disturbance, an express was des.
patched 10 Crescent City to procure aid aud
I ammunition, bat unfortunately there was
but a snail amount Of the latter on hand
bui that va, freely given.
/ Upon die return Of the messenger nom
Crescent City, a despatch was immediately
/ acnt 10 lie Acting Governor, u. l.. Curry
prayinu that 100 stand ol arms aud l,OOO
ruund of ball cartridges be sln1 to tue re-
lief Of bc citizens. The steamer Eagle
was then chartered. aud proceeded to Van
conyer who're. through the kindness aud
exenion ii Mr. /. j. Ecker'on The keeper
of ordnance aud stores, the required sup
plie, werc obtained, aul were landed at or'
cgon Civ on last Sunday evening on
Monday they were placed On board the
Phoenix aud forwarded TO their destination
We learn that Gen. Lane, at the head ol
scyeniy.aye volunteers, proceeded to tae
scene Of action Immediately up1n learning
Of the outbreak aud great praise IL due TO
the citizen. Of the surrounding country ioi
the prompt manner in which they responded
to the clll oi their fellow clizcus IN Rogue
River Valley.
The foregoing is all We can learn upon
this subject up to the present, aud our read
ers may rest assured that We shall keep them
posted up in all circumstances ai0ndan'
upon this outbreak, which will prove dls's-
trou, To both The whites and Indians, as 1t
will tend to stop the trade Of one party aud
will stop the breath Of many Of those engag'
ed with the other
+. S.-Smco the above was in type we
learn that the Indians have added to tue az
rres.ions By brulally numbering Judge
Skinner, Indian agent in that disiriai
s-s.zaHH# .|Ha7-7-..-
How Ir FEELS 70 HAVE the \ GLLow
FeyrR.-A correspondent from New Or
leans. who appears to understand tho nature
Of the terrible epidemic, thus graphically
pictures it forth ,.
The strong showed man sleeps at night
rcyoling in beautiful dreams, but as he
awakes in the morn, al the fires Of vol.
cano seem concentrated in bis burning
brain. His face grows haggard with intense
suffering. His eyes rcyolye in their orbits
with glaring yivacty. yellow stroals over
prend his features in a moment, as II dish
ed there by coarse brush dipped in gall
, Sb,rn nan9. tromLle in his marrow. His