, 1856-08-22
COL Shaw-The Central, Southern, and North
erl BattaliOnS, etc.

Major BLANKINSHlP, anu Oapt. hENNESS
with his company, ("C,") returned to this
place during the week, and have been reg
ularly and honorably mustered out Of the
service. This winds up the six months en-
rollment of the last company in the central
battalion, and the brave citizen-soldier, af-
ter serving his territory and country faith
fully and with credit during the allotted
term-after Drawing the "perils by food
and field enduring the hardships and
priVations incident to the camp, and bend
ing all his energies in patriotic devotion,
with an object Of subjugating and bringing
to terms Of peace a mercileSs foe, whose
thirst and instincts for carnage, robbery,
and conAagration know no bounds,-has
again returned to his usual avocation.-
His sword has again been turned into a
plow SHARE" or his "spear into pruning
hook" and he again becomes part and
parcel Of the civic community.
To each and every one Of the gallant
volunteers who have lent their aid in the
suppression Of Indian hostilities, since the
commencement Of their murderous outra.
ges, the proud reflection must afford graf.
i6cation beyond all price, that each, in his
individual capacity, has contributed, in
some manner, his share in assisting 10 roll
back the tide Of brutal savage warfare that
was steadily obtaining permanent foot
hold on the border of our settlements
proclaimed as having been commenced by
the indiscriminate slaughter Of whole fami
lies-mothers and infants-on White river
&c, last fall, and which threatened the ut.
ter determination of the "pale face" and
the demolition of the evidence of civiliza.
tion throughout the land.
Each battalion-every company in the
volunteer service, that we are aware Of, has
discharged its duty with promptness, aIac.
rity, and with zeal to render the territory
faithful and effective service, worthy the
spirit Of the fathers that subdued the saw.
age in the dark and bloody ground" and
other frontier western states; and if all
have not had an opportunity Of sharing an
equal participation in the victories obtain,
ed over the hostile forces, that failure can
only be set down to the account Of fate,
accident, and the fortunes Of WARRIOR new
er was body of volunteers congregated
together more ready, willing, or eager to
engage the enemy, on all occasions, than
have the Washington territory volunteers
ever shown themselves. In their prompt
defence of our once exposed towns and set.
Elements from indiscriminate determination
and ruin, lasting debt of gratitude is due
thcm, as lasting as the memory of the
youngest Of the rising generation, and
which may not be balanced in the same
scale with the pecuniary reward to which
they are SO justly entitled. Most heartily
would we rejoice had the home government,
ere this time, made provision for the liqui-
dation Of its Indebtedness to our volunteers,
and our citizens in general, who have so
promptly stepped forward to defend our
territory, and who have so willingly and
hberally furnished our authorities with sub
sistence, and all needful supplies for Wig
Srous prosecution Of the war. Although,
financially, the present of our territory
looks exceedingly gloomy, it may yet be
but the darkness that precedeth day."
The southern battalion, (Maj MAxoN,) }
which constituted part of Col Saws
command, and participated in the recent
brilliant victory obtained over the Indians
at Grand Ronde valley. have, we are in
formed, been regularly discharged at Van
couver. The important services rendered
by Maj. Maxon's battalion in the various
scouts performed by them, up and along
the various streams on this side of the
mountains, is well remembered by our citi-
zens, and will not soon be forgotten.
The northern battalion, (Maj. VAN Box
KEIIN, which, through unavoidable circum-
stances, has perhaps been subjected to
greater Inconvenience, and undergone more
hardships and priVatiOns than any other
command in the feld, has, we learn, been
regularly mustered out Of the service at
Port Townsend. The Major bears the rep