The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-04-23

tenant Col. Casey has, as The Oregopian
learns, called upon Col. Wright, in com
mand at Vancouver, for more troops, but
he has none to send. A company oil
volunteers left on Wednesday night on
the steamer Multnomah, for the mouth
of the CoWlitz, on their route to Olym-
pis. -
Tho Rouge HiVer War.
Through the politeness of DR.. Holton,
who arrived on the Republican from the
Fort at the mouth of Rogue River, via
Port Oxford, we learn that in attempt
ing to open a communication between
Port Oxford, and that place by sea, a
whale boat wos capsized, containing
eightmen from Port Oxford, six of whom
were drowned, the other two succeeded
in getting into the Fort.
At the time the doctor left, 18th inst. J
they had succeeded in redeeming Mrs
Geisell, daughter aud infant about FIVE
weeks old-her husband, and three sons
having been killed in the attack of the
22d Feb.
On the I'd inst, five white men and
one negro left the Fort for the purpose
of securing some potatoes that were moi
destroyed by the fire at tie mouth of the
river, although well armed, were cut of
and every man killed, since which time
no persons have yentured to leave the
Fort, forty men being kept on guard day
and night. The whole number of per.
SONS in the Fort being 26 men five
wounded) Z women and IL children.
Old Enos is the leader of the savages
who boasts, with others, that they have
plenty of ammunition and arms, and
only sold Mrs. Geisell and her family to
the whites, from the fact that they soon
expected to take the Fort with all it's in
mates, and establish an Indian tow
upon its ruins. =:
Only about 60 guns are in the Fort,
and the supplies are reduced to about six
days r%ations. The Indians have made
three attacks, but were repulsed each
time, losing some few of their number
but they Lave not as yet made a gener,
al charge; and for lack Of numbers no
sally has been made from the Fort.
AS no communication is kept up be-
tween the parties, they learned from
Mrs. Geisell (who was a prisoner with
the Indians. for nine days. all further
particulars respecting their views and
intentions. She states that the Indians
are very sanguine that they will entirely
overcome the whites and secure the i'm,
mediate possession of the Fort, asst is
supplied by q small running stream,
which the Indians threatened to cut off,
but which, as yet, has not been done. A
communication is kept open with the
beach, a distance of some fourteen yards
from which place they secure their fire.
wood. The Doctor left the Fort as
messenger to Port Oxford, by means of
a whale boat sent from that place.
The Republic on her return trip,
landed at Port Oxford some 70 regular
troops, which added to the AZ landed by
the Columbia as she went, and those al
ready stationed there, amounts to 175.
These troops are under the command OF
Major Reynolds, who sent a dispatch to
Col. Buchanan for the purpose of secur.
ing his cooperation.
Mrs. Geisell and her infant were re-
ceived in exchange for two squaws, who
were prisoners in the hands of the whites.
Her daughters were purchased at some
thing Of a cost. At the time Of captu.
ring Mrs. Geisell, IN the night of the
22d of February, her hands we're tied
behind her, and she was compelled to
witness the murder of her husband and
children, as well as the most savage mu.
tiiation of their bodies after dentb, when
she was conducted to like horrible scenes
upon the persons of-many of her friends
and relatives.
A house containing six of the volun-
teers was attacked at daylight, and not
until the afternoon were all the inmates
slain. ,
Five of the volunteers got into the
fort, some of them having their feet
frozen & existing without food for 5 days.
The whole loss of the whites is about
twenty-six killed and FIVE wounded. The
names of the wounded are James Hunt,
Edwin Wilson, N. B. Gregory, Geo.
Basset, and one unknown.