The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-29
Ma yvs ram Oregon.


has leeo NJ fighting the skirush thu Yaa N |.
hission The inns II the 2sh gives thu following
1hs trces under Col Ne-mta aud M-j,r Rains have
returned from their Yakima expedition 10 the Dalls on
account az II. heavy witch cut oil the Dags fr
horses. winter oenp-'gn Ia the conntry Is deemed
Improbable botn toe volunteer AMI regular otkcrs
THY founo unaDs rrce considerable skirmsh
Ing took place IN The exp.dipu.
Major ChiDn's comm md had arrived a. Well 50 Ing
on IT. way to Fort Wall. Wall, hs havitg received a.
forms thai Pee leu KNOX had tsksa pos-esDa of
Fort WainWalla with free one thousand strong.
ksj"r Conn ha'teo aud I, 1t. H. Kelly, at the
Is,es for re-io,oreea.ents which doubtless
Mox Mex viii stsn' q hght.
In he msa ims Gen wo and stat have arrived, aoi
is said vii, take the FED Ia answer TO aaesa.ns
Invariably replied, "My -addle, SIR We learn further
that Gen. Woos stat nav" proceeded 70 the Daes aud
ttst Gen Wool you'll repair TO that post In pera,n very
Lieut.. Cai. Kelly, with small detachment is station
The toliosirg letter Eom the vicinity Of Fort waia.
Wsla l. cooimato ofths statement Ia regard 20 Pee
pen Mok mox His forces said t. amount to thou
Atm, arrival hero found grea. change. Pee peu
Mex mox .iih I'll his men eneamped the for aua
TO rave them on side. The De shues rvsr In.
diane hav- inel the Umstla Indians aud doing
their mos 20 raise the up. In regard 10 the ndi
here can't com lain yet Bat The Obtained
on reaching my ONE b. informed that all our bii
ines at W,oleptoo lisged and burnt-al buta few
siicrs bch theoi woman saved and your cattle pretty
De"rly ali These who took the cattle Tequa-
wieeps .eope (ssy PsIouse Indisns). Howlh vampoo,
In culsr cid all be could With the rest of the chiefs
here TO prevent the above taking place. but in vain and
he barry escaped being killed ia this aiair.
It's rot sppiefendcd that the YAkimas are With Poe
Peu- but Il generally supposed that the main
bdy Of the YaLimaws aud Llias have gone up tho Co
lunbia 10 somewhere the Priests Kspi with all
little batrs at the Yskims rive, an tho 'rwo Ba.esn
only by small force Of the Indians 10 engage
Irdans could rake their escape with their sto.k women
and cuidren Tho SHOWS rendered the trailing Of them
His Exeellspcy James Douglas, Governor Of vaucou.
ver's Island We learn from the Pioneer ard Democrat,
has placed ut the dap sal Of Gov. Mason Id A supply
Of and ammunition to he used In the present Indian
and he expresses regrets that no IL ole to do
more, a. the British fleet and the two II. d steamers
were absent.
LATEST PROM THE DALLss.
The Standard says, by the Bell, Tuesday evening,
had tina COL Nesmith had discharged all vol
uLtetrs nt the Dales r further service, ther
preston ot ceire To thus oicha ged Several men
from M.Iob, Yanhil wisshing and Clack tnas coun
their WY homs. The remainder will continue In the
field. Much suffering IL experienced for want OF good
supplies aud c'ohng No later news by the Belle rom
Nsjo Chnn's command or those who had gone TO his
rtbcf our correspondent J. T. j., gives the Ia est
Coi. Ne,mih n tis report sayA, that not an Indian
days previous 70 leaving thee.
re lschc .lgrsph line " now In operation bctw
Potlanc and Oregon City. II Is hoped thai II viii
cmplttd u Corvallis b, the middle u next month. Ore
goD news now travels ~ magnetic influence
FORT wALLA wALLA IN THE HANDS or THE INDIANS.
Meier thian in his rsport Col Sesnith dated Wen
Springs Camp November IL, says
have, wi ali convenient speed made my way to this
poibt coun'eng nothing In toe Of hostility the
country pom. Il deserted Tonight tho messen
gers who bear tha,e etie arrived Ia cimo bringing
from N Raymond Intelligence Of the CANCER Of
s-t'iss-'he destruction vi Messrs Brooks an Bum
EadA property IF The SEIZURE Of Walla Waa by Pee peu
Noxmox and the nun ocr an cond ion Of enemies.
MIR Sinclair assures me, frou the information gs,hsr
mqx inaccessible vi my force Al pescat the only
plan which presents itsef TO is that shall proceed
TO ,he ums'a. aud 'or,fy myself iii either reinforce
ebts arrive tine right column create diversion
In my favor. With one hundred and III y mca. and
one or two field pieces might take Fort Waa Wa 10 !;
with the means At coUmnnd Il IL impossisle. The
from Rs mond has been Of incacuabs benefit My
design had been To dicect to Was Wala BY the
river road in which case from the nature Of the ground
the command would have been At the mercy OF thou
sand Indiana II Raymond Is CORRECT In his Information
shall probably reach the CmAtilla tomorrow next
day.
THE EXPEDITION TO THE YAKIMA COUNTRY.
From our correspondents and from parties who
In the command sent 70 the Yakima says the Democratic
Standard condense the following account Of the expo
dltion-
In The engagement at the Yakima river, mentioned In
hsjor Rains despatch, Captain Benefits company and
part Of The ackamas company took part and tho
first 70 the river and charge the enemy who ae
ne hrs. ~ ths "near. :"
full Captain Cornelius company hAviog become separst
ed from the main body Of the volunteers he day or
the engagement at the river, encountered q superior
force Of lndiocs and fought them nearly half day He
kept then bay and succeeded In taking from them
his men were severely bundled The dsmass be ualc.ei
upon the indiana not known In tho attack this next
cay ct the mountain gorge spoken Of by Rains other
estimated not less than 800 About 100 counted
Upon the top OF the hill and the remainder the
brush. by mi understanding Of the orders given
TO surround them, gap was left open and these made
their escape Two only were killed Pursuit was Of no
avail.
sion which, being abandoned, IL conjectured that
the main force ofthe Indians bad either gone TO the
NacLees Psss TO attack Capt Moloney had gone up
the Columbia Priests Rapids. Col. Nesmith With
command OF about two hundred And fifty men, proceeded
towards the pass and after absence Of hee days
turned wi bout having tins enemy. Hs found the
deep 10 prevent the forage Of his animals aud
PEELED 10 return lie found crrhe ~ Indian
provions, which ho destroyed. and sons Ins.n
and colts whch also MI ed, they OF
TO the volunteers. Some wild Indian cattle also
found and killed. which furnished subsstencs for
the iroop~ 10 and about he mission fund vegea
bss and variety Of other useful srtic'es On Colonel
Ne.mi he return council 81 tho officers held at
which II desmd inexpee lent TO pre- coed 10 wala
Wsila ss first contemplated owing TO the difficulty 81
trcnIug forge for anin ais hcir weak condition. the
cmcuiy Of crossing the Columbia with the sick and
woDLced ,u, deeiae1 return to Tho Dales ami re.
cruit. Accordingly, after burning the misaon a1d
house owned by kamiskn, IL shole force Of tiars
sod ouni.crs took up their march for return TO the
] allies.
On itsir -sy they net Captain wIl.ans coum,nd with
the rack train 81 supplies winch trGB had suffered ch
less OF finals aud supplies by 81 ia the
isDs. Tho Snow IN 'oDe places was four OF avo
ct In cepth Toe Whole command reached the KlkAt
river about tsenty n miles distant from Tho nao,
the l7h, and 'Len encampcd where forage for animals
could be obfainfd
THE MASSACRE ON WHITE RIVER.
From letter ~ Captain witt. publishei In the f0
and Democrat, make the blo sing cxtnac.a:-
After two Gays hard sork, reached this house d NJ.
Cox, which We .ound robOci, confirming our easpicoos
that pc;er mischief had been done 70 the settlements
'srthe- up this river We then proceeded g. Mr.. Jones
pace where und wort fears thar fealzed
The house burned a. ashes, and Ar Jones (~ho
was the time tick) burned in II. Mr.. Jones
fourd lyiog about ttiry yards from this house. shot
through the lover part OF The lungs face AMI Jaw horfi
by broken AID mufiia'e, Apparently With tne head Of
an axe Tho bone. Of NJ Jones Va found, the roasted
fe, n having been eaten 81 by tho hogs.
We found Mr. Cooper who was living with Mr. Joue. NJ
the Time, about bundled ami fifty yards from the
house shot ough The ungs the ball oncfing the LEFT
breast We buried the bodies and proceeded 10 The house
OF W. II. Brown, mile distant. Mira r. and child
found In the veil, her head downwards the mother
obed n the heart the ktie entering the left breast
ard ALEC IN the back and back part tbs heal She md
sppar, ntly started to with her child, infant
about months old, in her arms~as over'aken aud
pitched into the we'll The child Was belo~ her, and hal