The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-02-16

A"s Governor then sent for Mr. Dennistoh ana
asked MIN II he would give him receipt Of his
vesse, and said he would give him until l2 o'clock
the next day to make mp his mind whether he
would or not. But at 10 o'clock next day, they
opened fire on the vessels, killing one man and
wountiing two others. The men board the
Archibald Oracle seeing that their Admiral was
detained as prisoner on shore, became disheart-
ened, and went on board the barque Il. Adams, un-
der cover of the American flag. The American
Consul at La paz told the Governor that he must
not fire into the barque r. Adams, which he did
not do. The Consul then wanted to make a state-
ment of him in relation to the affair but the Gov
ernor would not listen to him, and furthermore
told the Consul 10 haul down his flag, to which re-
quest he aceeded. Our informant states that Cap
tain German, Mr.. Denuiston and Mr.. Arlington,
are now In prison waiting for adviees from Mex
leo.
The people at La Paz were highly incensed
against those who were on the above named ves-
sels, and they held a council and passed resolu,
tion to shoot every one OF the party but the Gov
error interferred and the sentence was revoked
The X. Adams was q whaler belonging to this
part, apd had in when seized two hundred bar
rels of oil which the authorities of that place took
from her Both vessels are now in the hands of
the Governor of La Pas, and Is not known what
ne WIZ do with them until he receives his orders
from Mexico
Our informant states the port of Cape ST. Lucas is
closed again to all foreign vessels on account of
the hlbustering parties that have cruised off there
lately, and if any of the people talking to
aforeigner. Cice cersa they are fined the of
fifteen hundred dollars each
The Rogue River Indian War.
In the Yerka Union of January 5th we find the
following news
CAMP, BUTTE CREEK, Dec. q, 1855.
The spies, after three days search, found In
dians on the North Fork of little Butte about six
miles from the camp. About eleven o'clock on the
night of the 2ith the company proceeded up Butte
Greek and camped within a mile of the Indian
pa..n nh.ar, A.
attack them, and at daybreak the firing from our
side commenced, having completely surrounded
them eight bucks" We're killed, and the balance
more or less wounded One squaw was accident
ally wounded i'll the lower jaw !; two squaws
with their children were made prisoners no
ammunition found, and four guns several
bushels Of wheat, some salmon and four horses.
The result thus far is the total extinction oftwo
hostile bands. Capt. Bushey found the camp on
Applegate too strong for the handful of men with
him, and sent for a reinforcement. By another
week we hope to have as good an account to give
of that company as We have OF those of Capt5
Rice aud Alcorn. Since the above was in type, we
have received communication from one OF Capt.
Bushey's men: .
Twelve men, under the command of Lieut.. Arm
strong started for Thompson's Creek, and seven
men with Capt. Bushey, started on the trail, and
having followed it two three miles through
a thick, bushy ravine came suddenly in sight
of their camp, and Immediately opened fire on
them, killing three and wOunding several We
captured all their camp equipage and then set the
ranch on fire. The party returned to camp this
evening.
None of the men were killed or wounded in the
fight, which lasted about three hours.
Nr. Angel had been killed by the Indians, about
a mile from Jacksonville 1t appears that a party
of volunteers and about 80 regulars left on We'd
nesday last for point on Applegate, where 3 bo
dy of Indians are supposed to be congregated-
Mir. Angel and Mr. Waggoner starting little
ahead, were about quarter of mile in advance
yrha af ia,
upon them, killing Angel instantly.
The following abstract of volunteers journal
is copied from the Statesman
DECEMBER 9-Indians made their appearance
in the morning on the battle ground, but not half
thick as the day before. Kept a continuous fir
ing all day, but doing little execution, as the boys
were getting pretty good at lodging. Wasco boys
took the hill, and after two hours sharp shooting
routed the Indians out of their trenches, &C., that
they had dug, leaving guns, knives and blankets
At the time the Indians were seen driving off
their stock up the river.
10TH, MONDAY MoRNING.-A few Indians pre-
scented themselves the hill filed up some of our
trenches, and dug new ones OF their own. Wasco
boys on the hill and Linn boys along the brush
fought on the hill for an hour two, when the In
dians began to retreat Major Chinn ordered a
charge, when Linn and Wasco pitched in and ran
the devils past their upper camp; three Indians
killed. AS we were coming back they fired
a few times at US, but no one was hurt during the
day our side At dusk the enemy had all disap-
peared.
1lTH, 9o'CLoCK-Three hundred and fifty men
under Colonel Kelly mounted on horseback and
pursued the enemy Followed about forty miles,
found considerable stock, but not one Indian. All
lei in the direction of Snake river; supposed to
have crossed over to the other side of Snake riv-
er From the appearances in the Indian camp,
eight or ten miles above Whitman's station, there
must have been fifteen hundred or two thousand
Indians. There were one hundred and forty
lodges some were twenty five and thirty feet long,
and others only large enough to contain six per
sons.
18TH, p. M.-Colonel Kelly and company re-
turned brought with them thirty forty Indian
horses; saw quite number of cattle and horses
as they were passing up the valley, but on ac-
count of the fog could not find them they return
ed found valuable cache deposited by settler.
Houses nearly all burnt; grain, De. destroyed by
the Indians. -.-.----
1t is supposed that in the four days battle about
sixty Indians were killed and about the same num-
ber wounded. The loss of the settlers is thus re-
ported:
Captain Wilson's Company-Mortaly wounded,
f. b. Kelsey and Capt. A. V. Wilson slightly
wounded, F. Duval, ]. W. Smith, and J. Studivan
Capt Humason's Company.--Mortally wounded,
Jesse Flemming.
Capt Benefits Company-Capt Charles Ben
nett, killed b. Miller, Ira Allen, and A. Sheperd'
wounded s...s--. sF--ask
Capt Layton's Company.-Killed, John NJ Bur
rows and Henry Crow wounded, Capt. Layton,
!. Miller Franklin Crabtree, T. J. Payne, Casper
Snooks, Nathan Fry and A. M. Addington.
Capt Monson's Company,-Wm. Hagerman,
killed at Fort Wallawala, and VIM Andrews 1t
Fort Henrietta; wounded, Capt. j. 3. Monson and
j. B. Smith.
4 Capt. Cornoyer's Company.-John Jarvaise
wounded. A@~
From the Sandwich Islands.
By the arrival of fthe clipper bark Yankee, Cap
tain Smith, twenty days from Honolulu, we have
files of Sandwich Island papers to the 29th of De-
cember--three weeks later than previous adyices.
The King had appointed the LIST of January to be
kept as day of thanksgiving and prayer. The
King had also approved Of Daniel G. Bigelow, aR-
pointed by the Commissioner Of the United States
to act as Consul at Lehaina in place of George NJ
Chase, deceased, until the pleasure of the Presi-
dent could be known.
The inhabitants of the thriving town Of Hilo are
in great apprehension lest the stream of lava from
the recent eruption should overwhelm them. A
correspondent writes that the lava approaching
Hilo progresses like that issuing from vesuvius
under similar crcumstances--tha is to say, a-wan
of cooled lava is formed at the ends and sides Of
the stream, which on moderate slopes remains for
some time stationary, or nearly So and when the
pressure arising from the how of molten lava be-