New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-12
THE INDIAN WAR IN OREGON.
MAJOR uuIER SURROUNDED ny THE INDIANS
ONE THOUSAND MEN NECESSARY FOR HIS
n,,rrp cryrp Al OF HIS COMMAND KILLED

MAJOR UIIFR SURROUNDED by THE NDiNs-
oSr THOUSAND MEN NECESSARY FOR HIS
REITP-sEyERAL OF HIS COMMAND KILLED
RFFyFoRCEMENTS SENT OUT.
We take the following from an extra OF Inc f0''-
land Standard of the 9th october;
The BelIe has lust arrived, and brings thu sar'ing
news that the troops under COMMAND oi hSJor ha'et
have been surrounded By The Indians a. point 1oouI
s upon hill with ravires and brush arouni him his
troops ard anma's have been without waer or ioI y
eight hours. The Indians are constantly urlnS upon
th.n II, was enabled 20 seno messenger Illo Y
The rsuss Of the Indians in the night, ard re rescnd
The Dsles M,ndsy evening AZ eight CLOCK. Inc
steamer Wasco lef Immediately for the Case 'es sui
the b, lie brought the express 20 ancouver u'
She arrived there to-day about twelve CLOCK ln'
uedia.etv on the arrival OF the messenger az me
D,lss Lieutenant Day prepared TO leave for the sett
OF war W III the remaining force az the DaIles, num-
berirg about one hundred ard fifty men h. was 10
leave this morning about DAY light. MaJSr haier cals
for thousand TO AID him. Ne lean inst
requisi.icn has been made out for that number, and
forwarded 70 the proper officers. From our intornsnt
We learn that several OF the beseeed had been Killed.
Our il formation WAS hastily received, and may DC IN
correct in some of its parts, but We give It As we
received it hoping ;ha, II may ro Prove so disastrous
as We understood il. Ner is the time for action.
From The Standard of the l2ih We take the follow
irg in relation to the progress OF the war;
There still remains much douot about tue extent
of the hostile feeling among the lndisns. BY Gen.
Pamer's letter. Published last Saturday, 4 Il stated
that the chief OF the Wsscos repor, that proposals
have been made IN all the tribes east OF the Cascades
10 mite in general ios eXteruua'ing the whites,
but that many refuse To enter allisuce 70 fight the
Americans. Ard yet, ameng nearly all the tribes are
found restless spirits resdy 10 JON IN general
war The Yakimas seom well united in teelnx of
hostility. The il tsts divided. All sorts Of In
dian tales of wronss are reported TO induce war
spirit sud II eats Of Osity MADE against such tribes
as VIII not join the Yakimas. Those beet acquainted
with tie Indian character are disposed 10 thok that
hat Ona ig
of VIC ory on the past OF tire lnsans in contest with
toe Urit-d States troops would .duce nesry all the
tribes 10 u lite in general war Heto much anUety
i. no felt in the result Of Halers EXPEDITION against
them. We are satisfied that 1Dless tne Indians have
greatly The advantage 10 position, that his troops will
be era bled to route the Ysdimas We regret, how
ever. that bis coumand had no; been increased to
about two hundred and fifty men, half Of whom
s1ould have been mounted. He then would have
been able to make a demonstration 50 formidable as
TO have appalled, the Indians IN the trst attack sud
followed them so closely and effectively ths; they
would gladly have yielded all hopes OF success against
the whites,