Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-05-20
THE OREGON WAR

The Oregoaian has the following communica-
ton dated April 3, from Olympia, Puget Sound
which gives the latest intelligence from that,
quarter:
Abortion of Capt. Maxon's company of volun-
teers has just arrived at Olympia, bringing news
of an engagement between scouting party and
band of Indians on the Nisqually River, in
which the Indians had eight killed and fourteen
taken prisoners; also band of 81 horses. The
prisoners will be in town with the balance OF
IaXon's command tomorrow.
There are now five Canadian Frcnchmen con-
fined here, suspected of having furnished the In
dams with powder, &c. The Nisqually prison
ers taken this day, stated that they have bought
bread and bccfof these men.
Gov. Stevens has been pettioucd by the citi-
zcns of this place, to construct some kind ofpro-
lection against an attack of Indians. We hear
to-day that he has granted the petition, and in
tends building three block-houses and q maya
zinc.
The steamer Traveller has just returned from
conveying supplies up the Duwamish River
They report that while coming up the Sound
through the narrows, they were attacked by two
canoes full of Indians, but succeed in beating
them off.
Tie Pioneer and Denoc1.tt of4th April says:
Indian rumor has it, that the next hostile de-
monstration will be made against the Cowlitz
landing. 10 Rtllfu against WHICH contingency,
a volunteer company for the protection of that
country has been orlered to be raised in Lewis
County. Captain Golf, with small company
is stationed ut Skookum Chuck, and at short no
ticc Col. Shaw's command, now on active duty,
can be summoned for the defense ofthc country
southwark 4 volunteer company for home
protection, consisting ofcighty men, has recent
! iy been organized in Clark County. Pat Kamim
and his party Of seycnty-iye warriors were here
for three days last week, to receive pay for their
late services III blankets aud other Indian goods.
They have gone home to put i'll their crop of
potatoes, Re-, perfectly satisfied Aftera months
respite, should their services be required, they
propose again to take the field They profess to
be firm friends to the ''iIostons."
Loss SUSTAINED AT THE CAscADEs.-TGe Ore
goni0n publishes the following list of the whites
killed and wounded, and the number of houses
burned during the late Indian dcprcdations at
the Cascades:
KILLED.-B. w. Brown and wife; James Wat
kins boy; Henry IIager, German; George Girls
void; Jake Kyle, German boy; Jacob White
German; Bourbon, halEbrced; James Jinclair of
Hudson Bay Company; Dick Turpin, colored;
two soldiers; Norman Palmer, Calder Wood.
WOuxDED George Watkins, severely; Jacob
Ronse, mortally; Martin Bailey; James I.insay;
John Chase; JeSs-; James Alden, slight
~; James Shocks; Mr.. MofEatt, Fletcher Muir
ply, Henry Kyle, two soldiers, Mr.. hendricks.
HOUSES Observation-Disclosures lIamilton'S,
Wilson's, Bishops, Cheuwortli's, Palmcr's,
Bradford's new Storehouse, Sheppard's, BuSh's,
Watkins, Browns, Bradford'S, Bradford's saw
mill and clubhouse, McNatts and VanderpOols'.
PRorEc7Iox MEASURES AT PUGET SouND.-THc
Pioneer and Democrat Olympia says:
Capt Pease, of the Ievenue cutter jeff Davis,
proposes to cruise almost constantlyin the neigh
dOrhood of Port Townsend, Bellingham Bay,
Port Ludlow, &c, affording to the people in the
lower district of the Sound country all the pro-
lection which cutter can vouchsaic. 1nthe haT-
Dor of Seattle, two or more vessels Of war have
the town under their guns, aud it is otherwise
securely defended by block-houscs, n stockadc,
and an organized military company. The gar
rison ut the Fort would very naturally forbid
an attack on the town of SteiIacoom on the Bay.
LATEST FROM THE CAsCADEs.-Ye learn from
J. 0'Neill, who is just over from Vancouver,
tllat news came down yesterday that 900 Indi-
ans were approaching upon the DalleS from the
north, and were within ten miles of that place
Also that Mr.. Pearson, the mountain express
man, had followed the trail of the Indians, who
were defeated at the Cascades, some ten miles
toward the Dalles. There is no doubt, there
fore, hut that those Indians who destroyed the
Cascades have gone back to the main body of
Kamaiakin's command, 0regOnidn, APrik g.
The OREGON STATE CoNvETIoS.-A vote was
tnken on April 4, throughout Oregon Territory,
whether Oregon should be declared State. So
far as news had reached Portland as to the
voting in different districts, a decided majority
was against the State Convention.
rD-Thc examination of the negro, George