The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-01-17
INDIAN TROUBLES IN OREGON. )
Great Indian Fight near WaIla.waila

Great Indian Risht near Waila.waila
We have dates from Portland, Oregon, to the
the Oregonian Of the 18th December:
We stop the press to say that the steamer Belle
has just arrived with startling news.
A battle has been fought BY the gallant volun.
teers OF Oregon, under command Of Lieutenant
Colonel Kelly, near whitman's Station. The In.
dams have been badly beaten Captain Bennett
and others fell In leading the gallant charge Peu-
reu Mox-mox the great head chief has been kill.
ea together with large number Of his warriors.
Below win be found Colonel Kellys official report:
HEAD QUARTERS, LEFT COLUMN
IsT RECT. @ M. ",
Camp on walla-Wa river, Dec 6, 1855
To w. II. Farrar, Adjutant-- Sir YESTERDAY
morning, as my command was on the line of march
from the mouth of the Do Shute river to whitman
valley, we were attacked by about 400 Indians,
with whom we kept up q running fight all day,
anu ior 2 distance Of about ten miles along the
ana. aha river At dark yesterday, the
battle was suspended by the Indians withdrawing.
we drove them from every position which they
took, both in the brushwood along the river bank
ana on the adjacent hills This morning the bat
.ie was renewed and ragged all day. At dark this
evening the Indians again withdrew. The num-
per OF Indians who fought US has been considers.
oly greater than yesterday, and is supposed to ex
ceed 600 Tomorrow morning we expect a re.
newat of the battle which in all probably will last
Tor some time to come
regret to say that yesterday and to-day we
nave lost many brave and gallent men, who fell no.
Oily fighting for their country. Subjoined to this
despatch you win find list of the killed and
wounded The loss of the Indians must be very
great, as their killed alone during the two DAYS.
cannot be less than fifty men ,l# fs -
Among their killed on yesterday was the noted
chief of the Walla Walla valley, the celebrated
Peu'peu Mox-mox. He was taken prisoner by my
command on the 5th inst, near his camp on the
Touchet, and during the battle yesterday made an
effort to escape. On doing so he was killed, to-
gether with four others who were made prisoners
at the same time, and who attempted to get away
Tomorrow, as said, we expect a renewal of the
battle, and regret to say that we arc not in a
situation to repel the attack of the Indians with the
vigor that is desired This arises from our scarcity
of ammunition and the broken down condition of our
horses. a-si-f -~5{df.s s3-s~-fsf. :
The animals have become SO poor and jaded
that 1t is impossibleto to make a successful charge
against the Indians, whe are mounted on fleet
horses, and can easily escape. We are, therefore,
in measure compelled to act on the defence of our
present position, which we are fortifying by ma
king a stockade fort. Our ammunition will be ex.
hausted, fear, with another days hard fight
ing, and unless we can procure supply from Fort
Henrietta, our position viii be crticalindeed
Ofprovisions we had only enough for three
days. but we expect to get supply in two or
three days. must insist upon a supply of all
kinds being sent forward at once as do not intend
to abandon the position until the last extrem.
ity;. BY doing sothe enemy viii be greatly eni-
boldened.
This dispatch is written in great haste and is
disconnected and exceedingly BRIEF and know
will be unsatisfactory, but wish to send the mes
senger forward Immediately, SO that he can reach
Fort Henrietta by daylight.
Respectfully, &C.,
-. JAS. X. KELLY,
Lieut. Col Reg o. M V.
LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Kiled-Capt Bennett, Co. F.; I'd Lieut.. J. NJ.
Barrow, Co. H.; Private Simon L. Van Hageri-
man.
Mortally wounded, since dead.-Privates Kelso,
Co. A.; Henry Crow, Co. H.
Mortally wounded, still alive-Casper Shook, Co.
H. Joseph Sturdivant, Co. B. ) Jesse Fleming,
Co A.