, 1856-05-02
rHE INDIAN WAR.
v Movements Of the Troops, sc.
More Indian Outrag@!-DeStruttiOn Of Prop
erty within fifteen miles Of Olympia

OF Mr.. L. w. GLAsGoW from his premises,
on Tenalquot plains, about Is miles from
this place, party, as is supposed, Of from
eight to twelve Indians secreted themselves
near a spring in the timber close to his
house, and shot, mortally wounding, it is
feared, a man named Wilson, who, with
his family, had been residing there. Two
other men, one with a family named WV.
YAGER, and WM MlNGLE, were in the house
at the time, and succeeded in getting Mr..
WILSON in.
The Indians then raised a yell, and it
was supposed they had left, but soon after
wards the barn was discovered to be on
fire, and the Indians were seen making
their way of with three or four horses
that had been kept therein. About the
time these things were transpiring, two
young men-R. WooD and JOHN SHELroN-
had arrived at the block-house on the
plains, about mile distant from GLAsGow's,
who, seeing the barn on Ere, and hearing
the Indians yell, Immediately mounted
their horses-one Of them bare-backed and
without hat-aud riding to town gave
the alarm.
Supposing that this was the signal for a
general concentrated attack on the settle
ments, about IL o'clock on Sunday night,
Col. SHAW and Or. Master Gen. MILLER,
with few volunteers from Olympia, start
ed for the quarters Of Capt. MLLER's com
'pany, of 80 men, then rendezvoused in the
direction Of the Tenalquot, with which
company he reached the plains referred to
about daylight. An express was also dis
patched for Capt. MAxoN's and Capt. HEN
NESS companies, both Of which reached
that place on Monday.
On arrival Of Col. SHAW at GLAsGow's
with Capt. MILLER's company, thorough
search was made in the vicinity, and 1t was
ascertained that the Indians had escaped.
With the exception Of the barn, which
was in ruins, and which contained some
5000 bushels Of wheat and oats, and the
stealing Of horses, no further damage was
attempted-they had left about dark, the
previous evening. ..f.u. .-
Col SHAW then determined to make a
scout Of some 8 or 10 miles up the Shutes
river, and in the direction Of the Yelm, to
find, if possible, and following their trail,
overtake them. During his absence with
Capt. Miller and company, three Indians
on horseback made their appearance on q
hill, about q quarter Of mile from Mr..
GLAsGOw's house, and after. spying round
for some time, started of in the direction
taken by Col SHAW. On returning that
afternoon from the Yelm, Col. SHAW dis
covered these Indians, and Immediately
gave them chase. They headed directly
for the timber on Shutes' river, and were
SO hOtly pursued, that they tore of their
blankets, hats and all their clothing, and
approaching the bank Of the river, threw
themselves from the horses and escaped
iuto the brush. A prOtracted and most
yirilant search was made for the fugitives,
but of no avail. The dense and almost
impenetrable uuderbrush with which that
river is lined, afforded the Indians an easy
means of eluding pursuit. On his return to
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