Washington sentinel., 1853-10-12

night and day IN the ears OF your Majesty, 10 ro-
prove, and in some measure avenge the wrong
done your people, by dsmissing such faiihless
ministers from your MaJesty's councils. The
bodies Of hundreds of your Majesty's loving and
faithful subjects lie cold and dead and their tongues
are silent in the grave but the silence of those
graves conveys language more impressive than
the speech of tongues, and admonishes your
Majesty that the wrongs OF your people should
still live in the memory of your Majesty, though
they have passed away forever.
Your petitioners have full and abiding conf
dence in the Justice and iirmness of your Majesty,
and indulge the not unreasonable hope that your
Majesty will hear the living and remember the
dead and so respond 10 this petition, as to bring
peace happiness, prosperity and unity TO your now
distracted and suffering people.
On motion of Capt. McDufe, seconded by DIR.
Lathrop, il was unanimously decided that COM
mittee ofthireen be appointed by the president 10
procure signatures TO the petition; and that when
this meeting adjourn, il adjonrnS to meet again at
the call of the committee oithirteen.
The following persons were appointed TO constl-
tute the committee of thirteen, WIZ ID. Blair,
chairman; ID. p. Penhallow, John Meek, F. Stapen-
horst Geo. A. Lathrop, A. J. McDutfie, J. r. Mia
chel Victor Chancerel, VIM. Ladd Francis Spen-
Ger, NJ. r. Harvey, Pierce Heggerly, John Mont
gomery.
Il was then resolved TO have the petition and
proceedings of this meeting published in the :" Ar-
gus" and 1000 extra copies thereof printed
The meeting then adjourned 10 meet al the call
of the committee oi thirteen.
Two other meetings had been held, calling with
equal emphasis upon the king 10 dismiss his OBJ
noxious ministry, but the effect upon the govern
mcnt was not asceraned al last dates.
More Indian Troubles in California.--Cap-
tain Smith, Mr.. John Gibbs, and others, short
time ago had fight with the Indians, when Dunn
and some others were wounded. They killed four
or five Indians, and took or eight OF them
prisoners, and kept them under guard for the pur-
pose of inducing the remainder oil the tribe 10 come
in and were under the impression that they were
good Indians On the 2lst the Indians crawled in
upon them, charged upon the guard, and rescued
the prisoners. They then burned some haystacks
John Gibbs, ofthe Mountain House. was standing
guard at the time, and had his arm fractured by
rife ball, and shot in the groin. Mr.. Carroll, oi
Eureka, was one of the other men wounded
An emgrant who had just come across the
plains by the name of Smith, while lying under
his wagon asleep was shot dead with ten rifle
balls Another emigrant, who had just arrived
with his wife and several children from some place
near Burlington. Iowa. shot He died on
Tuesday last. AT the time he was shot, the In
dians had seized his wife, and he was trying 10
rescue her. She escaped unhurt. Mr.. Gibbs re-
ceived two wounds, one breaking his left arm and
one ball passing through his groin. DR.. Shuttle
thinks he will not recover.
One man has his thigh broken by rifle ball,
and another wounded in the thigh by ball; am
other wounded by arrows the names OF whom we
have been unable to learn. None OF the Indians
were killed or wounded. They drove of one
American mare, and shot two oxen and one mule
belonging to the ranch
Captain Smith, on his way in from Port Oxford
with company Of forty dragons, on the new
road east Of the canyon, fell in with party OF
Indians at the canyon, near Table Rock-had
eight with them-killed ten Indians, but lost one
man.
General Joe Lane arrived last Saturday night at
headquarters, with fifteen men, 10 participate in
the existing war with the Indians. Colonel Alden
prevailed on him 10 take command of the forces,
which he has done, and marched in pursuit of the
Indians at five o'clock this morning. The people
here have great confidence in the generals know
ledge of Indian fighting.
We look for sixty or seventy Clicatat Indians
and half.breeds in from Oregon in few days, who
have been anxious 10 come here TO fight these
Indians for long time.
A white man was killed on Applegate night
before last, by another white man who was stand
ing guard The guard heard him in the bushes
and hailed him three times-the only answer he
n, oda ,,-as inika He Was shot dead