Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-28

Late San Francisco papers contain some ofthe par-
culars of the massacre of party of emgrants by ln-
dams in Oregon which we abridge:
On the morning of the 22d of August last party Of
eighteen left Fort Boise for the purpose of rescuing
three ladies and number OF children who were suppos
ed to be in the hands of party Of Wnnass Indians Zone
of the small tribes of Sake Indians who live on Boise
river) who attacked Mr. Alexander Wards train from
Missouri the Goth of August twenty-five miles above
Fort Boise the south side of Boise river This party
on arriving the place where the first attack made
found the bodies Of Alex Ward and his eldest Robert
Samuel Mullgan Charles Adams, VIM. Babcock, and o
German, name unknown, From the statement of the
surviving boy, Newton Ward 1t would appear that eff
fecual resistance offered by any of the party except
DR.. Adams and Mulgan, who fought bravey. Follow
ing the TRAIL in about three hundred yards the body Of
young Anon found lad of seventeen years of age
He was of the who came to the the
day of the attack and fought with great valor About
hundred yards further the body Of Miss Ward
found having been shot through the head with muske
ball. Her person much bruised and her hands show
ed signs of her having fought most desperately Within
few rods of this spot wagon had been burnt and the
bodies Of two dogs found crisped up About fifty yards
on in the brush three wagons burnt The trail
was followed up in about hundred yards the body
of Mrs. White was found The trail was followed for
half mile through dense thicket of brush and under
growth when the fifth wagon was found. In about thirty
yards further the river where the body of Mrs.
Ward and three children found There still
lad and FIVE children missing. dilgent search was
made for their bodies without success.
From the statement OF Mr. MaSterson who Is brother
of Mrs Ward and Mrs White appears that the booty
that the Indians carried off consisted of foryone head
of CATTLE five horses, and about So 900 or $4,000 in
money, besides guns, pistols, SC.
The party Of seyen finding the Indians greatly superior
in number obliged to abandon the pursuit William
Yants returning to the of the first attack dis
covered Newton Ward lad of about thirteen years Of
age the only survivor of the party, severely wounded,
| and brought him off in safety.
Major Raynes commander at Fort Dallas immediate
upon the reception of the news sent about thirty
regulars and the number of volunteers oil mounted
and under the command of Major Halter.
This has created great excitement in Oregon,
and the acting Governor has issued proclamation call
ing for two companies Of volunteers of sixty each
arm equip, and mount themselves chastse the
ages The two companies quickly raised and ready
for action.
The Oregonan learns by immigrants just in from the
plains that party of FIVE hundred Indians, well armed
and mounted had collected the immigrant road and
proclaimed their intention of against all whites who
might fall in their way We may reasonably expect to
learn Of some hard fighting between Major Halers COM
mand and these Indians.