New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-11-20
NUMBER 1877.
ilton being killed and Mr. westfnlf wounded
BY the Indians at Jewetts Ferry, about sixteen
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llton De1ng killed ana Mr.. We5tfuII wounded
BY the Indians at Jewetts Ferry, about sixteen
| miles further down the river.
| SAILOR RDIGGISGs.-Fifteen volunteers started
II pursuit Of the Indians who killed Hudson on
the Siskiyeu as above reported by Mr.. Jackson.
IL ls hardly necessary to add that the country
| is represented to Vein general commotion, and
| that volunteers are called from every section to
assist in tie determination Of the Indians. AS
consequence of this, business and trade is yery
auli, nor can we look for any material improve.
ment until the Indians are entirely eubdued.
and the lives and property Of the people secured
against these savages
Messrs. Hale Go. obliged US with the peru
sal of letter from W. W. Fowler ESQ, dated
at Jacksonville, o. T., 9th October, and which,
in it's main features, confirms entirely the in
formation above given The inactivity of the
U. s. forces at Fort Lane is commented upon
with much severity.
The Herald also gives an account Of the find
ing of the body of Mr.. Hudson, packer, who
had started the week previous, in company with
his partner, Mr.. Wilson, with train of fourteen
mules, from Crescent City. He was shot in the
temple with rife ball, and had besides some
seven or eight arrows in his body. One Of the
mules was found lying dead, and not far off
were scattered the contents of sundry packages of
merchandise, together with the old rags which
the murderers had exchanged for better cloth
ing found amongst the packs. No clue had as
yet been found as to the whereabouts Of Mr..
Wilson, the partner Of Mr.. Hudson, and at the
time undoubtedly in his company.
The Yreka Union of the 18th contains the
following additional intelligence:
On Tuesday morning, 9th inst, large party
of Indians collected and started down Rogue
River, killing every white man who happened to
fall in their way. AT Evans Ferry they found
two or three men whom they murdered, and
then left the river for Waggoner's on Louise
Creek. just before they reached WIS, they
were met by party Of packers with large
train, who saw from their appearance that
there was something wrong with them. Pre-
sently the packers looked back and saw Wag-
goner's barn on FIRE, and heard the screams Of
women and children in the house they then
cut loose their packs and run for their lives
the Indians pursued them closely, killing one
of their mules.
They counted in their fight the bodies Of sew
enteen white men who had been murdered
along the road. Many Of these were teamsters,
and their loads had been scattered in every di-
rection by the Indians, in searching for ammu-
milton and liquor. From Waggoner's, it ap-
pears that the Indians, now nearly all drunk,
again started down Rogue River, burning and
numbering as they went. On Wednesday they
were overtaken by Maj Fitzgerald with eighty
men, and battle fought, in which thirty In
dians and ten soldiers are reported to have
been killed
Mrs. Waggoner and child were murdered, and
five other families along the route pursued by
the Indians are said to have shared the same
fate. The whole number Of whites who have
already fallen, from the best accounts, is be-
tween 30 and SO. -
The latest dates from Portland are to the II 1th
ult General Palmer, the Indian Superintend-
ent, publishes letter, in which it is stated that
the chief of the Wascos report that proposals
have been made to all the tribes East of the
Cascades to unite in general war for extermi-
mating the whites, but that many refuse to en-
ter an alliance to fight the Americans
The Oregon Standard (Extra) of the 9th, un-
der the head Of &c To Arms .ss To Arms,'' has
the following:
The Belle has just arrived, and brings the
| startling news that the troops under command
| of Major Haller have been surrounded by the
Indians at o point about twenty-five miles from
| the Dalles Haller's position is upon hill with
ravines and brush around him. His troops and
! animals have been without water for forty
eight hours. The Indians are constantly firing
upon them. ...~= z+=-5l
He was enabled to send messenger through
the ranks of the Indians in the night, and he
reached the Dslles Monday evening at o'clock.
The steamer Waseo left Immediately for the
Cascades, and the Belle brought the express to
Vancouver forthwith,
She arrived there to-day at II o'clock.
Immediately on the arrival of the messenger
at the Dalles, Lieut. Day prepared to leave for
the seat of war with the remaining force at the
Dalles, numbering about one hundred and fifty
men. He was to leave this morning about day
light.
Majo Haller calls for a thousand men to aid
him. We learn that requisition has been
made out for that number and forwarded to
| the proper officers @Oe
From our informant we learned that several
Of the besieged had been killed.
Our information was hastily received, and
may be incorrect in some of its parts, but we
give it as we received it, hoping that it may
not prove as disastrous as we understood it
Now is the time for action
The report of the death of Mr.. Bolan, the
Indian agent, is confirmed. letter from Mr.
Palmer, the superintendent, says: He was
| shot by the son of Show ah- way, and then by
the aid of three others, seized and his throat
cut They then shot his horse, and made fire
over both and burned them up''
Among the current rumors is this: That Mr..
Stuart, Capt Warbass, and eighteen others
have been murdered by them, on the White
Salmon river, about twelve miles above its
mouth at the Columbia, while engaged in ex-
ploring route from the Cascades to Fort Col
ville-that DR.. Millard, of Portland, has seen
and identified some of the bodies. 1t was said
that there were 500 Indians assembled within
Is miles of White Salmon.
A public meeting had been held at Portland
for the purpose Of taking precautionary meas
ures against the Indians.
| The citizens at St. Helena and vicinity, and
at the Cascades, fearing an attack from the
Indians, some of them sent their women and
children to the Willamette Valley for safety.
| From patrnnauInWski. -.