The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-14

domestic, few ordinary se.ss OF hcnmona hour
d. Golden Cais ct $40 So 20 bbls HsxS end % d. d.
sold ct Sl6.
MEAL AND B.As.--aoo half bills. and 50 d. d. sweet
Eastern cornmea 50 60 IS oaesghth sacks fresh
grouna California &c.; 900 bs buckwhsst meal ct
&C.; ITO sacks bran, at $50 per ton.
Wharf.-The trade of the day has fauau OF somewhst
and cognzsnt OF any sales Of men. to-day
The demand for grinding has proved
any more secure than has proved the within
days back Inere every prospect that this state
things will continue until the close the year and pos
siby for the first few weeks In January is sufficient
evident at presentfrom the nsss OF the receipts
hand and from the reports In the papers
relative to produce arriving in that cy-that the majo
rity Of the farmers who have already sold their grain
subject to delivery hurryins forward the balance OF
their stocks to take advantage the necessities
sequent OF that market These stocks for
the most pArt-from the reia Die inform ALTON
can obtan-are pretty the Sf exhaustion, and
once the tact becoming apparent that they
aud the breaking In the stocks which have sccumu
tea in store from the commencement of the We
hear OF transactions amounting TO merely AL sacks in
eight different lots:-225 sacks and l56 do SOLD 3c
200 do at Lice; 100 do. CHOICE for seed ut 3 800
do, 200 d., and 100 do. at &c. leo do. sold private
terms.
BrT1fT--40 frkns choice new cid at 35c.
srGARsSe 900 pounds interior Caias sold At Tc $50
do, sold to arrive at Ike 200 barrel. crushed sold
terms not stated.
DRIED APp1Es-ooo kegs sold, to arrive, ~ .s,.
RAsrNs-52 -es IA boxes each T. &c auction,
sold ut 50 a7h cases d., badly dAmasei, q: auc
oYs11asNioo dozen Thomas sold q. &c. and so dozen
Kempe's at IS rs.
BREAD-2S barrels navy s,d at es4c IS o. pilot at
CANDlls.-20O boxes Staten island adamannes sold at
&c. at auction So boxes Melvin Knapp Co. stained
boxes Staten Island do ut 4oc D. Al Nc 40 do It 3Sc
ALcoHoL-s0o gallons s6 per cent sold =. 81 AZ.
GM-lo pipes Old Tom sold private terms.
SPIRITS OF lURrEsrSE-3 900 gallons soid at 81 Nc;
LOCO do. sold on private terms.
FIGHT WITH TIE INDIANS NEAR TIE YANKEE
correspondent OF the Oregosian, writing from the
since Mountain, under date of Nov. II, says:-
On the Lext morning, Capt Cornelius, with twenty
FIVE men from pany, ana ten from each OF the
other companies, sent GU. a scout with orders
proceed the valley and join them the pass the
Yakima. which was about twenty miles, We travelled
up q valley and can to creek where the Indisns had
encsmped the light before; they had been killing beet
and the fires had not gone ont This Is the first sight
had had and felt confident of hearing from them
before light and We not disapp inted From thsre
struck across he valley and Trail where
lowed up within about five miles Of the g.p, where
discovered a few Indians in front of We Kept
along at good pace, and after travelling mile two,
they began be pretty plenty about mile ahead Of
We formed q square with our meu in 'front.' company
the rear We Kept on. intending to get TO csnp tina.
night, i. could find 1T they nenced firing
and were coming down from the pass pretty fast when
had gccd guns and seemed TO know how them We
kept aIiDg upon them about half sn hour aud then
mounted to proceed to camp. Not being acquained
with the country, cert ain ab distance
and supposed their whole force ated
| pass. After roing tew minutes, two shot;
Holmes, of company c. in the shoulder and Wymire, OF
company g, in the leg. We then dismounted and
tired slowly and in good order until after dark, Shsn
they ceased firing upon u.s. resche! camp st SIX
O'Clock. The next day expected 10 meet Hailsrs
1000. supposng they would dispute the pass. We
| left camp, fvs miles from it. Jaly the
lead and proceeded the regular camp from which
could the Indians ahead. We charged about two
fight day before and kept Of the Wy. When
reached the mouth Of they the steep
hills on titber ride The howizer brought up and
shell thrown to the lowest bench, which them
70 climbing BY this time the infantry up, and Rf
ter camping about two hundred volunteers and regulars
ascent the nil, after hiug few shots dove the
indIaDs of. Next mornirg they back again, and
arrangements were mace to cut them of but tcom
Misunderstanding there only two Inc ispd killed
balance escaping. Their whole force anourte TO not
over seventy men, although who interested will
make it out five hundred. We then Through the
to another valley and camped miles froua the
Yakima mission. A great deaf Of time and
lost for want good guide Next cay about three
lpntees from the Sound. We travelled sixteen miles
the FIST day, the snow falling nearly all day and nigh
Next day made Fix miles and camped. for
tunste in finding Yakima beef As it con inuea
showing tie next morning and started with oaly
three Gays PROVISIONS the expedition given up aud
returned to camp Our third lieutenant j. H. smith,
was aiken with Inflammation Of the lungs, and
oolgeo TO carry him litter; he is still quite SICK
re,urn 10 camp found the missi had
discovered and destroy ed The priest had eft; is
doubIedly aidog and a5ettng Indians ard ii he
aHen into Our raDds, he would have Loot his hair.
a.
correspondent Of the Oye9oniaa, writing from Lhs
camp OF Lieut. Col Kelley, says
'Ibe Toys eager for the fray. and from present
indications, will have hard fight a. the enemy IL
in large force at wals-Walla and viciniy The fort i
In their possession, and they fortified
eadir to its approach by building
each sioe Of the pass Their vari,usy estimated
at from oIe TO Two thousand warriors. Tnere be
but little doubt but all nearly all who opposed Major
Halter have sed the river since the
Yakima country and have joined the enemy on this
lp mi tai
post established the Yakima Valley when the pops
were there but through some strange aality l. was not
cote, and the lives of Of Oregons bess men mar
yet bave 70 the penalty Of this sad nilar blunder
Colonel Kelly promises wel the future alone prove
their fulfment. The Multnomah boys ali right
hope to return to the hand of the angelic dono
aides of ~ortiand- their banner ridded with oule.s ]
leaves this evening aud Will be the last opportunity to
send I'LL after the engagement IL rained Of the
night and still raining with every ndica ton of stormy
weather for several days to cone"
THE INDIAN WAR ON ROGUE RIVER.
We are informed, says the OTegoraa, BY Gen. McCar
yer, that express arrived at Roseburg on he so h
ut IRON Ii tie Meadow on Rogue river, bringing
that fight had taken place cay before At shat
point Part Of Maj. Martins battalion was engaged IN
crossing Rogue river by means of raft On placing
third log IN the water they fred upon q the
brush on the opposite side by superi per,
not being preparedl for lfghtiag compeie1 lay
behind the rocks any thing which would shelter
them from the enemys FIRE night covered their re-
treat Mr.. Lewis, Of Capt hinney's company, was
killed. CT Capt Knney's, Of Capt. Willams' and
of Capt. Mces company were woundei; one other
wounded, but Of whose company learr It
is not known that any Inoians killed engage
meDt curing the day beef be ongDg the velan
killed. ard at night the Indians ,ed AID carried
it off, together with quantity of arms, aud
provisions.
Since the above reached letter has been received
by the Governor from Gen. McCarver who il a Rose
burg which states that instead Of one hundre Indians
attacking Mr. kices house as reforted the nuaber did
not exceed twenty thirty, replssd by the
in the house. though until Mr. Rice wounded
in the arm Featuring the bone His buildings we're
burned and several unsuccessful attempts made
fire TO his house. Up to the date Of bis letter De ID
Gen. McCarver had received rela lie inform alton that
about ten houses had been the vicinity Of
Rofeburg All, however had been vaca &c o. we're out
bui ings. The inhabitants had feceved Intelligence
Of the approach of the hos lie bsno FIR friendly In
dan and fed. leaving their houses and pro,.riy 70 he
mercy of the savages, who burned and yed n
A small party of volunteers hastily made up at
Roseburg the 1st inst, which together "itb part