New-York daily tribune., 1856-02-28
OREGON.

Our advices from Oregon and washington Territory
are to Jan. 81.
FROM THE SEAT OF WAR, NORTH.
We have letters from Camp Curry, near Walla
Walla up TO Jan. 5. The volunteers were sill en-.
camped near the battle-ground, awaiting the arrival oil
supplies and to recruit their horses preparatory to an
advance further into the enenys country The troops
are represented as being all in very good health Some
little disaffection had sprung up in relation TO the com
mand but this will all become settled upon the arly-
al Of the express which left here Wednesday last for
the camp. Lieut. Wilber is tie bearer Of comms-
sion from Gov. Curry 10 Capt. Ion Cornelius VINO
was elected Colonel of the irst regiment OF Oregon
Mounted Volunteers. We make no doubt that Col
Cornelius will at once move forward with hls COM
mand and give the Indians battle at SDake River,
where they are said to be encamped in large force. IL
he does not find them there he will undoubtedly pnr-
sue them until they will be compelled TO again make
stand and give the volunteers fight. Although the
force now under command Of Col. Cornelius Is small
not over 300 men-yet with these have fears OF
the result if they have fair field. The troops under
con mand of Col Cornelius veteran lndianhghters.
Many of them have considerable service in that
line, and have never yet been whipped-neither can
thew be by ten times their number OF Indians.
We learn aeo that large number Of horses and
cattle amounting to several hundred head were re-
Gently captured and driven into camp by the Wash
ingtOn and Yamhil County companies, but were sub
sequenty delivered up TO band of 10 called friendly
Indians. hope soon to be able to chronicle another
brilliant victory achieved BY gallant citizen SOL
diers over the combined forces of Indians north.
Rumor says Gov. Curry has determined 10 dsband
three companies Of the northern regiment, viz The
Clackamas, Linn, and Benton County companies, and
TO enlist and send into the field five new ones.
GES. WooI.-TRe Oreg0niaR devOtes a long leader
TO Gen. Wools connection with the Oreg0n wal, and
sums I'D his movem, nts as follows:
Gen. Wool came up from California, as he informed
U.S. "to take charge Of this Indian war in person.
He desired, first OF all, to make bimself acquainted
with the facts in the case then he should adopt his
"ora course, as he never asked advice" That "the
Indians must be subdued at once and peace restored
within our borders without delay All this was
well said. Now let us see what General WOOL has
done toward consummatinS this desirable end. In
the first place he has ordered all the regular forces ont
of the field and most Of them far away from the fron-
ters. He ordered the troops down from the Dales,
at the very time the Oregon volunteers were fighting
the Indians near " ala Wala.
The Dalles 10 within fonr or hve days march OF
Wslla-W ala, and immediately on the borders Of the
Indian country. On the very day that the United
States troops left the Daes for Vancouver, which is
three days' march further from the seat OF war, the
Oregon volunteers were fighting their fourth days
battle with the Indians. And the officers at the Dalles
knew when the eypr.ss left VIOLA Wna, tho Indians
were not whipped, but were in large force aud well
fortified and boldly fighting far inferior force. The
first express from the battlefield left on the second
DAYS fight, and came down from the Dalles to Van
couver on the steamer which brought the regu-
lars AWAY When Major Chinn halted the left column
Of the Oregon volunteers at Fort Henrietta, because
an overwhelming force of the enemy in hi, front,
and sent back after howtyers and aid, Gen. Wool
repsed Joth and le the whole frontier north to be
protected by the volunteers, or Overun by the saw
agos, in case the volunteers were overpowered Gen.
Wool has been at Fort Vancouver all the time, and,
40 far es we can learn, doing nothing except with
drawing his troops from any proximity to the seat OF
war; and denouncirg the course pursued by the Ore
gon volunteers. Now, at least when he was in this
city route for San Francisco he appears TO devote
his time between sympathzing for the desL of Pee
peumoxmoI and discOuraging everybody FROM fur
nishipg supplies, by saying that the General Govern
ment will never pay dollar toward the expenses
incurred by the volunteers in this Indian war That
everything that has been done is illegal and Improper.
That he has obtained many letters and correspondence
from various sources, and has transmitted them to
Washington and should recommend the General Gov
ernment not to pay single dollar for supplies susie
nance or for the services of the volunteers and,
chncher he compares the people of Oregon to dogs"
and their solicitations that the regulars should do
something toward bringing this war to close, to
barking at his heels.
FROM THE SoUTH.-Cspt. Rice had fight with the
Indians the o5th of Dec. Rogue River, aud
killed sixteen Indiaus without the loss OF man; and
on the goth Capt. Aucom had had a fight on Butte
Creek, ana killed eight Indians and had no man in
jured.
Arrangements are being pushed forward for the
complete organization and supply Of the Southern
troops We have this from Col. Ross. standard.
ARRIVAL OF Gov STEvESs.-iiov. Stevens arrived
at Portland on "Wednesday last, and WAS welcomed
by the firing Of cannon. The Governor is in good
health We had the pleasure of conyersi ag with him
shor time on Wednesday last, and we ascertained
that the given Of him from the Dalles in another
place, is correct. From his conversation gather
the following items of interest:
That he met Col. Cummings, Indian Superintendent
Of the ST. Louis District at the Council in the Backeet
country. That they succeeded in inducing the Black
feet, Pen dOreles, Flatheads, Nez Perces and koot
ensys TO make treaties OF peace among thcmselves
and they succeeded in making a treaty of the most
satisfactory kind between the Baokfeet and the United
States There were 1000 Indians at the Counci-ground
but not the least disturbance occurred
As TO the war, Gov. Stevens expresses himself in
most decided manner He Is of opinion that the Win
is the only time TO fight the Indians with any show
of success; and that February, March, and perhaps
April are the best months TO prosecute the war. He
says that the Indians are now heInmed in by cold
we weather-that they can now be found cougTegated in
numbers, and that they cannot well subsist in the
mountains. But soon as Spring opens and the
weather is warm they scatter in all directions into
the mountain fasinesser.
He regrets that he not able 10 see Gen. Wool.
he wished to induce him possible 10 take the field
imme edistely. The Governor left for Olympia on
Thursday morning last and intends to raise 800 volun
teers il mediately and dispatch them to the Walla
Wala country. lie called 80 of Walla Wala
county into the service on his way in.
He reports the Nez Perces friendly, AMI that they
will allow no hostile Indians TO come into their country.
20 Of them he mustered into service. The SpOkans
were also friendly, and pledged to take no part in
the war and he thinks with vigorous operations
part they viii continue peeceabe.
On his way in, Gov. s. Is friendly Indians went out
as scouts, and obtained nom the hostile bands impor-
tant information to their councils, and the intentions
Of amiakn and the other chiefs. He fsnnd three feet
Of snow in the Bter-Root Mountains. About Christ-
mas for several days at Camp Curry the Thermometer
stood at IA degrees below zero.
He reports Judge Yantis of the Sound Mr. Remiok
IF Oregon City, and others from the Covile mines,
on their way in. They report fGvoFaby of the mines
Zines