New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-29
III sssss.a. The damage be inflicted upon the

,.,.h scssded. The damage be Unlisted upon the
SsA,ans ives net known In the attack the ne2t itJ
n De psouptsio Gcsge spoken OF by s.ins ouet va"
ss1e0 We Two Butee, the number Of tndians W a. e.
Snsted ~ lot less TRAN soc. About 100 were ooaoed
spca he TOP Of the h and the remainder were ~ the
Arvsh. BY some Misunderstanding OF the orders gwen
- swrouId them, sap vas lef soen Snd .lese usle
The rgvisrs ard volunteers enc,mpei near tho Mis
,,sp which being sbondoDed 1t was eonjeo; ared taat
Ne a. ain force OF the Inc ans had either gone 70 the
Nsof ESQ Psss 70 attack Capt Moloney or he'd gone
Io the Columbia to Priests Rapids Col. Nesmuo,
vf,s eouupsnd OF about $50 II en-, proceeded 10 var
Re psss ard aler Absence Of three days e'utoee
v;,hc,t having SEEN tbs enemy He touad the sooy
% dep a. 10 prevent the forage OF bis ao'Ss aoo
vss compelled to return Hefou so'oe caches OF in
s,sn provision, which he ds'IoSed, 400 so'ae lna,an
spsyes and colte which were 80 kniec as toey were
pf O nee 70 the yo!uu toers Some wild iodian oate
were also found and kilied, which furnished some su
ssience for The troops. In suc about the eis''o1
we've fcund vegetables and variety Of other useful
ayfjcles On Co. Nesmith's return council OF the
ofn,@rs was holder at which II was deemed ine1pedi-
eutto psocs GO to Wsla Walla first eontem ated,
ovsg 10 the difficulty of procuring forage for animals,
thsiY weak condiion, the difficulty OF crossing the
Cosu bia with the sick and wounded, but decided u
ret,Tp 70 the Dsles aod recruit Accordingly, alter
Burning the Mission and a house owned by ha nt4sia
the whole fierce Of regulars and volunteers took up
n,esr marsh for return TO the ID aeS. On their way
thsy met Capt Wilsons oomueod with the pa,k train
%. supplies which train had suffered nluch ioe' OF aa
mas and supplies by reason Of snor ia the moan
ssirs. The 10 same places was four or ge te-t
m depth. The whole command reached the khkitat
River about twenty five mles distant from toe .es,
the l7th, are then enoanped where forage for ami
male c< Md be obtained.
Tax MASSACRE on WHITE RvER.-From letter
ef Captain Hewitt, psblished 10 The Pioneer and
Democrat, We make the following ext ao's
After too days hard work, reac aed tle mouse OF
Mr.. Cox which We fouI d rObbed-c0nhrmlnS our sue
pcione that greater mischief had been done 20 the SCI
Il. m. hts fnter up the river. We then pioceede to
Mr.. Jores's place, where we found our wofst 10 us
more than feslzed. The house vas burned 10 ashes,
AID Mr. Jores who was at the time sick was odraed
in a. Mrs Jones we found lying abOlt thirty yards
from the house shot through tie lower part OF tbs
iupgs face sno jaws horribly broken and mutln,e7,
sppsIen.y wi b the lead of an OK. TIE boaes OF
hr. Jones found-the roasted flesh hsviog beea
eaten of by the hogs. We found MI Cooper who
vas living with Dir. Jones at the 'ime) about $50
wards from the house shot th Ough the un sthe ball
entering the left brtas'. We buried the bodies,
snd pre- Gee ded 10 the house of w. h. Bio~n-a mile
distant Mrs.. b. and ohils We found IN the well her
bead downward the mother wss stabbed to the
besr--ths sDife entering the left breas-aod also
IN the back and back part OF the head: She I'd ap
psrrnfly started to run WITH her c1o tan lhiant OF
abopt ten months o'd) in her arms overtsken aud
pitched into IL well. The child Was below her, aud
bad no marks of violence on it. II wac not dressed
showing that n mother had taken from the bed and
attempted 10 fee. Mr. Brown wss found M the house.
out 20 pieces The left hard had twU cu's IS though
he had grasped knife and had it pulled out, cutting
the hans 70 bone There were aso two stabs in the
palm Of The same nand as tnO1gn No pdu htJsnpte1
to ward of the fatal mespon His aud legs ware
badly cut. and should think there were as mauy as
ten CT fifteen stsbs in his back mostly below the lef
shoulder. EverythID seemed 70 shog that he hsd
fous ht Desperately, and i thi,k he must have killed
son the devis from the fact that the fence where
they went out from the houre had the appearance OF
having had something dragged it, and the rails
below all smeared with blood.
After bupiIg them well circumstances would
permit we proceeded to the house Of Mr. King, or
rather where his house was, which we found burned
TO asher and where the most horrible spectacle OF all
awaited Us. Mr. Jones AID the two little children
burned in the house, and the body of Mr.. King,
after being roasted, eaton almost entirely up by
DIE hess Mrs. King was lying about thirty yards
from the ruins, amost entirely in a state of nudity.
She v1 shot apparently through the heart-the ball
entering the left side the left breast cut entirely
of-she cut zen from the pit Of the stomach to
about the center Of the Abdomen, ard tie intesines
pulled out either side. We performe the last sad
rites and proceeded back 10 encampment and the
stxt morning started for Seattle.
GLS. WOODS PLASs-Wbat Gen. Woods plaus
are, ssys The Times, has not tsnspred yet bat it Is
generally thought that no will the SER Of
the volunteers In the field if be should deem their
services uecessary. He win doubtless Tespiss tAsn
and thep. should they disobsy his orders, be would
d,u iss them from the service without any courtmar-
tial or punishment Is customary with the regulars