New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-01-11

Fort. Our ammunition WILL be exhausted,
fear, with another days hard fighting; and
rietta, our position will be critical, indeed. Of
provisions, we have only enough for about three
days, but we expect 70 get snpply in two or
three days. I must insist on supplies Of all
kinds being sent forward, ct once, as / do not
intend to abandon this position until the last
extremity. By SO doing, the enemy would be
greatly emboldened.
This dispatch 10 written in great haste, and is
disconnected and exceedingly brief, and know
will be unsatisfactory but wish to send the
messenger forward Immediately, SO that he can
reach Fort Henrietta by daylight. At another
time will give you q more detailed report OF
all transactions that have occurred since leaving
the post on the Umatilla. Respectfully, etc
JAMES K KELLEY, Lieut. Col. o. ID.
L1sT OF KILLED AND WOUNDED
Ritled,-Capt. Charles Bennett, Cmpany f.;
Second Lieut.. J. NJ Barrows, Co. H.; Private
Simon L. Van Hagermsn, Co. I.
y1foTtdily Wounded and since Dedd.-Pri-
yate - Kelso, Co. A; Private Henry Crow,
Co. H. s1 .szs5
| .horfallys TToua1dea but still .azivc.-Pri
| Vate Caspar Shook, Co. H; Private Joseph
sturdevant, Co. B.; Private Jesse Fleming,
| Co. a.
Dangerously Wou,aded. Capt Layton, Co. |
B.; Private 7. 8. Payne, Co. H.; Private Frank
lin Crabtree, Co. Ell Private j. 3D. Jeryais, Co. 4
K; Private Nathan Fry, Co. II.
Severely Wounded.-Capt A. v. Wilson,
| Co. A.; Capt. Manson, Co. l.; Sergeant Major
Isaac Miller, Co. 4; Private G. w. Smith, Co. b.
Slightly FOUNDED Private franklin Du-
vail, 60. A.; Private A.: NJ. Addington, Co H..
Fight with the Indians near the Yakima Pass
A correspondent Of the oregonian, writing
from the SINCE Mountain, under date Of Nov.
17th, says: .a5ss...z ssg5 5sz8 Il Ell.
On the next morning Capt Cornelius, with
twenty five men from our company, and ten from
each Of the other companies, were aent out on q
scout, with orders to proceed up the valley and
ijoin them near the pass of the Yakima, about
/ twenty miles. We travelled up valley ard
Il came to o creek where the Indians encamped
the night before they had been killing beef and
the fires had not gone out. This is the first sight
we had had, and we felt confident of hearing
from them before night and we were not disap-
pointed From there We struck across the val
ley and came upon trail where they had been
driving their stock lately we followed it up to
within about five miles of the gap, Thers We
} discovered q few Indians in front Of US, We
kept along at good pace, and after travelling 9
mile or two, they began to be pretty plenty
about q mile ahead Of us. We formed square
J with our men in front, company c on the right
and companies e and F on the left and in tht
rear; we kept on, intending to get to the camI
that night, if we could find it; they commenced
firing on US and we're coming down from th
: pass pretty fast when we dismounted and com
0 menced firing upon them they had good gun
and seemed to know how to use them. We KEEP
: firing upon them for about half IAN hour and thel
t mounted to proceed to camp. 1st
9 Not being acquainted With the country, VI
d were uncertain about the distance, and suppose
their whole force to be concentrated at the pass
|. After riding few minutes, two men were shot
/, | Holmes, of company C, in the shoulder an
n Waymire. Of company G, in the leg. We thel
dismounted and retired slowly and in good or
n der, until after dark, when they ceased frin
8, upon us; We reached camp at six O'clock. Th
t. next day we expected to meet Hsller'e $1,000,
r supposing that they would dispute the pas
WeEleft onr camp, i've miles from it, our con
r pany in the lead, and proceeded to the regul,
20 camp, from which we could see the Indial
re ahead. We charged about two miles throul
ok the sage, but they were not so keen to fight
the day before, and keptout of the way VIII
n we reached the mouth of the pass, they were
h, the steep hills on either side. The hoWirzer W
ed brought up and some shells thrown to the lo1
he est bench, which set them to climbing. By tt
al time the infantry came up, and after campin
ut about two hundred volunteers and regula
ascended the hill, and after firing few shot
he drove the Indians off. Next morning they we
r. back again, and arrangements were made
t. cut them off, but from some misunderstandir
al escaping. Their whole force amounted to n
by over seventy men, although some who are inte
er ested will make it out five hundred.
he We then went through the pass to anoth
valley, and camped two miles from the Yakin
" mission. A great deal of time and travel VI
nt lost for want of q good guide. Next day abo
three hundred men were sent to the Match
ass, to meet the volunteers from the Scum
ay We travelled sixteen miles the first day, tt
m snow falling nearly all day and all night. Me-
as day we made six miles and camped, and wei
he fortunate in finding some Yakima beef. As
ds continued showing the next morning, and as
In started with only three days provisions, Il
expedition was given up and we returned
n camp. Our Sd Lieutenant, 5. H. Smith, vi
taken with inflammation of the lungs, and y
"a were obliged to carry him on litter; he is st
of quite sick. On our return to camp, we foul
- that the mission had been discovered and d
y ~ stroyed The priest had left he is undoubted
n % aiding and abetting the Indians, and if he hi
va fallen into our hands, he would have lost
i hair.
ha POSITION OF THE INDIANS AT WALLA-W WALL
he A correspondent Of the Oregonidn, writi
1is from the camp of Lieut. Col. Kelley, says:
IL "The boys are eager for the fray, and, frt
eW present indications, We will have hard fgl
~ as the enemy is in large force at Fort Wall
ss- Walla and vicinity The fort is in their posse
|
he to its approach by building stone bresstwor
ed on each side of the pass Their force is warrior
an ly estimated at from one to two thousand wa
riors. There can be but little doubt that all
nearly all who opposed Maj. Haller have cross
+ad the river since the evacuation Of the Yakil
~ country, and have Joined the enemy on Il
'n' side, which shows the Importance Of having
military post established in the Yakima Vail
u when the troops were there, but through sol
strange fatality it was not done, and the Ii,
= Of some Of Oregon's best men may yet have
vas pay the penalty Of this sad military blunder.
net Col. Kelley promises well; the future alone c
by prove their fulfllment. The Multnomah bo
ept are all right, and hope to return to the han
Of of the angelic donors, the ladies Of Portlar
At their banner riddled with bullets. send Il
by hastily written note by the express which lea7
ON this evening, and will be the last opportuni
the to send till after the engagement. 1t rain
the last night and is still raining, with every in
7as cation of stormy weather for several days
his come"
The The indian War on Rogue River.
lay We are informed, says the Oregonian,
ay, Gen. McCarver, that an express arrived
or- Roseburgh on the 30th ult., from Little Me,
tie, ows, on Rogue River, bringing news that 8 fiji
ime had taken place day or two before, at tt
and point Part of Major Martins battalion
ent engaged in crossing Rogue River by means c
ry. raft. On placing the third log in the wat