New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-14
ATTACK On FORT LA-WALLA-DEFEAT
OF THE INDIANS.


OF THE INDIANS.
According TO the last accounts received from Ore
eon. Lieut.. Col Kelly with large force Of voluu-
teers, was marching upon Fort Walla-Wallc which
had been captured some time previously by the In
diaus, and had eacamped al Fort Henrietta The Co
lunb.a brings us the news of the defeat Of the Indians
ct that point, with greet slaughter on the 9th, 10TH
18th ana 18th OF December. The following abstract
of volunteers journal is copied from TIE Statesman:
M.-lndians made their appearance IN the morning
on the battle ground but not half thick the day
before. Kept continuous firing all day. but doing little
execution, es the boys were getting pretty good at
lodging. Wasco boys took the hill and after two
hour sharp shooting routed the Indians out OF their
tienthe which they had dug leaving guns, knives
and blankets. AT the same time, the Indians were
seen driving Of their stock up the river.
lOi, Monday mOrstny.-A few Indians presented
themselves the hill; filed up Of our trenches
aHd dug ones OF their own. Wasco bows or the
bill and Linn boys along the brush; fought on the hill
for hour or two when the Indians began to retreat.
Major CHM ordered charge, when Linn ard Wasco
pitched in and ran the devils past their upper camp
three Indians killed. As we were coming back thew
fired few times at us but 10 one wa hunt during the
cay on our side. Al dusk the enemy all disappeared.
IN, o'ctock-Three hundred and fifty men under
Col. Nelly, mounted on horseback and pursued the
enemy. Followed about forty miles, found cOnsidera-
bic stock bu; not one Indian. All left in the direction
% Snake River suyno-ed 70 have crossed over to the
other ,de Of Snake River From the appearances in
tie Indian camp, eight or ten miles above Whitman's
station there must have been fifteen hundred or
thousand Indians. There hundred aud thirty
lodges some were twenty-five and forty feet long and
other ouly large enough to contain six persons.
1874, ?. n.-Col. Kelly and company returned;
brought With them thirty forty Indian horses; saw
quite number Of cattle and horses they pass
ing ny The valley but on account of the fog could not
find them as they returned; found a valuable cache
deposited by settler. Houses nearly al burned;
grain, &C., destroyed BY the Indians.
TsI - L., -,
posed generally that IN the four days battle we killed
about % Indians and wounded probably about the
same lumber. Tie list OF killed and wounded is
a, follows:
C0Stsis Bi4sol'' Mortslly wounded Z. B. Ke
.ey aid Cert V Wilson sshtly wounded, + Duva J. \"
~ m ed J. >tudivcn.
C0Pfaa Hspa'Oa'' Cos,pcs,.-Moftslly wounded Jesse
Thinning
tsPtsas Bsr-eif, Coneoay-Cspt. Chas Bennett killed
b. sA.e-, LA A4en SD sAeIh erd wounded.
CSpis,s L1S'crs C0yPdHg-klled. Joha NJ Burrows and
Henry Cruw; wounded, Captain Layton, Miller Franklin
CroiTte J. Payne Casper saooks Nathan Fry and A. "
Caotaa M0a,oa. co@pa4swni Haseruaa, killed Fort
WssW ais, and Wm Andrew Fort Heuretts wouueei
Cspt. !. u. Monsoa and j. b. Smith.
laPi0.n Co,ao.er', C0lpasy.-John Jsrvise wounded
The wounded al appear 20 be doing well. Tne
aiLe for the past few day. has been cold with occa
sional gust of rain and snow.
HuRNING or THE CAPIroL-Iast week saws The
Oregon Tines We gave the news of the burning of
the Capitol. Later intelligence from Salem seems 10
Justify the conclusion that this re wac the work of an
ilc,noiRv. Tie FIRE frst seen at half-past !
O'Clock on Sunday morning. When fnt discovered By
Dr. isor who lives near the fire was Issuing out
Of the unfinished part Of the northeast corner Several
Ierous arrived n time TO notice that those portions Of
the building which nni-hed and occupied by the
Assembly with stOyes, all dark a; the time while
the unfinished portion accessible to ilcendares wac
IN fame
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