Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-02-16
LATER FROM OREGON.
The Fighting at Uaiia Uaih-Ihe Capitol

The Fighting at Waiia Uaiia-Ihe Capitol
Burned.
The following abstract of volunteer journal
copied from the Statesman:
9th--Indians made their appearance in the
morning on the battle ground, but not half so
thick as the day before. Kept continuous hr-
ing all day but doing little execution as the boys
were getting pretty good at lodging. Wasco
boys took the hill, and after two hours sharp
shooting routed the Indians out of their trenches,
&c. that they had dug, leaving guns, knives and
blankets. At the same time, the Indians were
seen driving off their stock W the river.
10th. MONDAY MORNING.-A few Indians pre-
scented themselves on the hill; filled up some of
our trenches and dug new ones of their own-
Wasco bows ON the hill and Linn boys along
the brush; fought on the hill for an hour or two,
when the Indians began to retreat. Major
Chinn ordered charge, when Linn AMI Wasco
pitched in aud ran the devils past their upper
camp--three Indians killed As were coming
back they fired few times at Us, but no ore
was hurt during the day on our side. At dusk,
the enemy had all disappeared.
18th, 8 o'clock.-Three and fifty men under
Col. Kelly, mounted on horseback and pursued
the enemy. Followed about forty miles. found
considerable stock, but not one Indian. All
left in the direction of Snake river From tho
appearance of the camp, eight or ten miles above
Whitman's station, there mu have been hfteen
one hundred and forty lodges; some were TWEEN
ty five and thirty feet long, ahd others only large
enough to contain six persous.
I;}tb : p M.-Col. Kelly and company re-
turned: brought with them thirty or forty Indian
horses: saw quite a number of cattle and horses
as they we're passing up the valley, but on ac-
count of .he fog could not find themas they re-
turned, found a valuable cache deposited by a
settler. Houses nearly all burned; gram, &c,
destroyed by the Indians.
KILLED AND WouNpED.-It is supposed gen
erally that in the four days battle we killed
about sixty Indians and wounded probably about
the same number
BURNING OF THE CAPITOL.
Last week, saws the Oregon Times, we gave
the news of the burning of the Capitol Later
intelligence from Salem seems TO Justify the
conclu SION that this fire was the work OF an IN
cepdiary The fire was first seen at half past
one o'clock Sunday morning.
When first discovered by DIR. Williams (who
lives near) the fire issuing out of the unfin-
ished part of the Northeast corner. Several
persons arriving in time to notice that those p"r.
lions of the building which finished. and
dark at the time. while the unfinished portion ac-
ces.ible to incen6iaries was in flames.
The Territorial Library entirely consum-
ed. value probably about $4,000 or 8 600. The
total loss of building and Library will not fall
much short Of $4,000. The papers and Jour
nal. of the present session were destroyed, prin
cipallv, and will occasion great inconvenience to
the Assembly in its further duties.
The Oregonian of the 18th ofJanuary says:
Governor Stevens, of Washington Territory.
had arrived at the camp of the Oregon Mounted
Volunteers. had made speech to the regiment
and avowed his determination to urge acont'nu-