The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-28
IMPORTANT FROM OREGON.

IMPORTANT FROM OREGON.
The fodion Mnssacres- PxocIsmation by the
Govrrnor-haisingo OF rro Fps, sc.
We have dates from Oregon to the 23d Of Sept.
THE INDIAN oUTRAGEs ON BOISE RIVER.
pendent of the Oregon Times writes (seps 10Y
detailed account Of the horrible committed
b. this Indians the Daies Of which less explicit
ports have already appeared He eye witness 81
q portion of ,hs bloody scenes:-
o. the Goth of August party Of left Fort
Boise 10 which the Indians had stolen
Boise about twenty i've miles from the for.
the south aide Of Boise river, they discovered party OF
socs hsI Immediately aS.Ised upon the indian
(our OF the party keeping we'll - the rear bat were
not il liz . prevent them from RAINING thrse Of the
seaa se esaaesy heard One yoass man By the
bead whils ia tho act OF firing at the Indians
HIS tso companions retessed back to the rest Of the
w5o a. is scs ae was Hart ar
they found number desd, two MORALLY wounded, and
Newton Ward boy about thirteen years old, sshtly
wounded; the latter they brought back to the fort
On lhs 2lst, express came to Mal5eur river, In
forming Of wat had occurred Five started for
the esnaAs" language ana by whose services were
in hopes of getting back the women and children We
arrived at Boise that night and the next morning 22d
party OF eighteen started foe The OF
Gre. Upon arriving at tho place where the wagons
attacked, found tho bodies Of six men and In
the sage brush from quarter to half mile from this
place, in different directions the bodies Of four more
we're found. Here one wagon was burned About four
handed y,5Sas from ths pi,s. At the sdg Of the b,1s
isnoe-a no. iron had bsen thrust into her person,
had BEEN burned Abou. quarter OF mile further
through thu brush found the body of Mrs White
Of IT,
clothing snd she bore many Of brutal ire atm snt
She lad besn scalped. about half a mile further on
few hundred yaros from this, on the opposite side
OF Boise river, was their encampment-numbering six
teen willow lodges which they had vacated these
murders In the centre of the camp was found the
body OF Mrs Ward, and In the front Of her, lay the
crsped bodies OF three of her children who hid doubt
less been burned alive and the mother forced to wit
ness it. Mrs. Ward must have been severely tortured
Many SCARS we're upon her body, evidently made by
hawk wound upon her right temple, which probably
caused death THREE children that belonged to the
who to Fort Boise days after attack He
had been wounded with arrow, which still sticking
In hs body It the time OF lis arrival.
We have LEWIS of ths m irdee of thres men at Came
Prairie vhch is Jefries and Nc Arehur's cut off,
bsvs the story from man who at the spot few
moments sftef it occurred. The Indians rode up to
three Who were driving the loose cattle and horses
OF the x.iny and shook hands with them in the frend
est manner possible, but a. 5000 as these men had
turned their backs upon them to pass shot the
The Indians then drove ef all this loose cattle a I'D
horses belonging to the train. MsjorRaynes (;oumau
the seot cut about thirty regulars and he
number Of the vcluntsers-al mouatei and under the
river st ths ae 1t is that portion Of the Snake tyb
living btween Fort Hall and the Grand ound, Lhst Ap
peas 70 be mss' hostile: They ara very vel suppisd
plenty OF ammunition, which they coast utly get
trs f-cm the a. Co.'s posts; and the at:emp. Of tbs
governneat to punish these Indians fear, will b. at
tended with expense than any indian have
had Below give list Of the party attacked
Alexander wi ven
iDgtcn, No. Samuel Mslagsn, Mo-; Mr. Babcock, Law
yer, formerly from Vermont, and reaently from Mis-
from Michigan; Mrs White and child, Mo-heT husband
lives IN the Umpqua Valley two Germans and one
Freedman, names not known.
Acting Governor OF Oregon, George L. Curry. has, 70
the utmost of the Inhabitants Of this Terri
tory issued the following proclamation. Now is the
time for action, Remsnbe. there must be no de-
4 PROCLAMATION By THE ACTING GOVERNOR OF
OREGON.
Whereas, tbs Snake tribe Of Indians, portion OF
them having committed most unprecedented outrage
upon party of the immigration IN the vicinity Of Fort
Bose-anarned men have been shot down, defencsless
women and harmless children after enduring captivity
have been rost barbarousy and nhumanly tort red to
DEATH snd order to aid in protecting future m;gra
ton and TO the peace of frontier settlements 1t
is deemed advisable to chAsse the perpetrators Of this
high .hantsd offence, by punishment commensurate
this view the forcs areacy In the field 10 judged to be
inadequate for nplete success have therefore issued
this my proclamation, calling for the enrolment for
Of volunteers Of sixty each. to be mounted every
volunteer to furnish his and horse
and equipments the companies to elect their own OH
GERS ard repor. TO Brigadisr General Nesmith,
before the 25th inst One company to rendezvous at
Salem and the other ut Oregon citY Given under my
hand at Salem, this 18th day OF september, 1854
GEORGE L CURRY, Acting Governor Of Oregon
We learn that the company ct Oregon City had been
Allied, and We presume the one at salem was filed quite
The people Of Oregon and the immigrants of the
complain bitterly OF tbs want of protection by the
against Indian outrages It hsp that ef
forts making to provide sufficient troops to prevent
further hostile aggressops TIE acting Governor Of the
Territory the 18th inst issued proclaim alton call
ing for the enrolment for six months, unless
discharged, otro companies of volunteers, Of sixty
each, to be mounted, every volunteer to furnish
his arms and ammunition, horee and equipments;
the companies to elect their officers end report to
Brgsdier General Nesnith, before tia 25th inst.
One comp TO rendezvous at salon, and the Other at
the ed says had alreay been fei up and the one at
Salem was doubtless raised quits as promptly.
TRIAL OF MRS. LAME FOR MURDER.
The Oregon Times Of the sd, says:-rs unfortunate
murder az her husband Nathan Lamb Several days
were occupied In the trial. resulting in verdis BY tbs
jury Of MURDER in the second degree, ana under this
law she encsd TO I'd labor in he penitentiary
for life since that time she has taken her abode OF
diesry confinement ling 20 ssn.ence he hal an
ifsnt chd which has been taken and adopted by
KIM hesrtei man in the upper valley She said to be
about forty hfe years Of sgs
CROPS AND WEATHER.
The Oreocndn learns from the interior that the late
rains did but little damage TO the outstanding CROPS II
II ,pcsed there double tho amount Of grain now Ia
Oregon than was ever before
From Washington Territory.
ElscrioN WASHINGTON TERRITORY The election for
terrtoria snd ~ officers, which OF the Attn
inst far heard from his resulted fayoraby to the