Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-04-02
RICHMOND WING.

ISptls HosriLrrfs. N OEsooS.-An Oregon paper
daisdfeb rs received by the Ilno. furnishes the fo
Ls-ing detail. 81 recent Indsn bosiit.s at Rogue r.
yer
Yesterday (Sandsy) morning favored With the
psru.a Of letter written by Robt Smith, settler thu
It. 10 Mr. Miller living Ia the neghborhood OF Whales
head informing the latter that on the 22d inst while
WIN. Hensley and Mr. Nolan driving some horse
to~ariA Rogue River, two shots bred at them b,
Pistol River Indians Mr. Hensley had two OF his finger
shot or besides receiving several buckshot wounds ~ HE
face. The horses Tell into the hands Of the Indians Th
letter contains slso TO urge forward from Crcs
cent City any volunteers that have been enlisted.
From II Pratt ESQ., resident at the mouth of Rogue
River, who arrived last night in the schooner COLI
Beach, received the startling that the Indais"u
that district have united with party OF the hostile H.
diana above aud commenced n war of extermiiiatioi
against the white settlers.
The station Big Bend some fifteen miles up the river
having been abandoned several weeks previous the m
dans made sudden attack Saturday morning, Feb -.
upon the farms about four miles above the mouth where
twelve OF Capt Pulands Company at Vol
cncampei. the remainder OF the Company
being absent attending hall the ed at the mouth "i
Rogue River. The fight j. stated have lasted nearly
the whole OF Saturday and but few Of the whites
TO tell the siory-he farmers al killed. IL is sup
posed about hostile Indians in the tied.
including those from Grave and Gaase Greeks AID t,
Big Meadows. They are led ty Canada Indian named
Enos who formerly favOrte guide for Col Fremont
in his expeditions. The following j. a list OF the killed:
Capt Ben Wright, Capt. John Poland, II. Braun MG
Smith, T.. w. Howe, Mr.. Seaman Mr.. Wagner Mr. War-
ner, Barney Castle John teiseH and three childr'r
George McClusky, Mr.. Lara, I. Mccullough W. L. Tul-
Sos Seroc aud two sons : Ieidrick-besides hr
other persons, whose names not known.
Mrs. Geise and daughter prisoners and in the hand,
Of the Micano band of Indians about eight miles up tn
river. DR.. NJ. c. White escaped by jumping into Yuca
Creek and secreting himself under pile OF driit-wooi r.
naming there Tor hour and half aud until the Indians
had given up the search.
The inhabitants the mouth of Rogue Rive have NJ
moved the north side OF the river where formerly am
der the apprehension OF sudden attack fort had b,
erected they number about hundred aud thirty men
having less than hundred guns amongst them
The schooner cold Beach left Yesterday lSnnls,)
morning. 81 O'Clock aud it is supposed that fight com
menced at daylight there party going
the south side OF the river where they expected tn hu
the whole body of Indians. At sunrise everything on thu
south side in flames. The of Coburn War.
wick, +. H. Pratt, and W. A. Upton were probal, al
destroyed
Mr.. Pratt states, that according the census taken
last Spring. there 335 warriors in the district The,
we're al engaged in the fight except the Chetcu,,
and Pistol River Indians, who number about So IT,.
nu,uer OF Indians IRON above of the district is be-.
tween ~ and 60.
Upon ;hs death OF the Sub.lndan Agent Captain Ben.
Wright Mr. j. Mctiure assumed the duties of Subj ulau
Agent A boat dispatched as early saturday ~
mug Port Oxford to inform Major Reynolds
of tiIAt post oi the occurrence.