Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-08-16
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The San Fanels,o Alta California. OF June
20, has the annexed exciting Indian news.
copied from an extra issued from the Office oi
the jacksonville loNsgoal Ssn,ins!, dated June
10;
Re p0risd Aftask on csp', SziiAs caIg-
T,oslrs Soldiers killed sHa TINsEiy-hrs
lC0gRdfa,
A Tepln was received here yesterday eve.
ming. that Capt, Smith, with some eighty. or
ninsiy regulars, had been attacked BY the Ia.
dains in the vicinity Oi the Meadows, and had
suffered severe loss. No, eonsidsiing the
news TO be very authentic, We did not issue al
extra but later arrivals have eorToboraIsd u,
and now We lay il before our reader-noi
yet able 10 youeh for the truth 81 The matter.
Report SAYS that the bands Of Limhy, George
AMI John, came TO Capt, Smiths camp a Few
I DAYS since Coz the purpose Of maslng treaty
Capt. Smith informed them that the only leIms
on which he would treat. was that they should
give up their arms and leave Rogue River, snd
/ 90 10 Yamhill Reserve. Limby and SeefCe
consented 10 these terms, bu, John refused
saying. this WAS his land aud he intended TO re-
main here. Smith said TO him tia, the eoun.
ify would be filled with soldiers. aud all his
tribe hun.ed down aud killed, John and his
Il band then left Smiths camp. The next day
,hiuy Of his warriors, uaarmed, returned TO
Smiths camp, ostensibly 10 have another
talk; lot having been warned by friendly
Indians that they intended TO seal guns from
the soldiers, he would not permit them TO come
,into his camp. They went away, and soon
after, i.trs entire baud attacked Smiths
cmmand. a company o! volunteers soon
cane 10 Smiths assistance, when the enemy
was routed and driven into the riyer, and !, Is
said quite n number Were killed or wounded,
and uinc taken prisODcrs.
l. is Nil that Cap. Smith received three
flesh wounds. Twelve ofhis men are reported
Killed, and twenty-five wounded.
The abscncc Of details leads US 10 discredit
the above. We give il us we received it.
Many persons here believe that il is true,
while Others doubt
Battle trik The Yakima Misius Wright
Killed Oae.third Of his Command Killed
and Imgled
MrFishcr, Of this place. who left Corvallis
on wednesday m1ning last, and arrived here
last night informs us that intelligence was re-
ceved at Corvallis the night before he left.
that Col. Wright had been attacked BY The
Yakima lndans-hmself killed and one-thirj
Of his command hilled and wounded.
/ The news had been telegnphei from Port,
and 10 Lafayette, and was brought from
thence TO CORVALLIS by mGl Mr.. Fisher can
NOT give any details.
/ Wa apraslnl ,h, '1''1wiGy, from the Port
land Tlmes, Of the 5,n ut,Givra the probable
position OF tol Wright at The time o! The
engagement:
The news Of III, movements OF tic 'cguIar
is, that Col. Wright. With his command, had
proceeded into the Indian country as far as
Na.chca river, and had taken up position on
the south side Of that river where he met the
Indians enramred on the north side, some
1000 TO l,200 strong. The regulars for Aye
days had been endeavoing to treat with the
enemy; but all the chiefs except Skoom and
Shewhawoy are found hostiIe to making my
treaties, and wish for pore white mems blood.
In view of these matters, Col. Wright has sent
to Forts Vancouver and Dallas for three ad.
diionol companies Of regulars"
Coz. WnGnl's command probably numbered
some 700 az 500 men