The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-17

On me trail to Crescent City and that they had that da,
snms three men, and that they then attacking tn
70 .ne assistance of Mr. Nay and in getting there hat
y run through ths whole " the enemys line some 2Ot
from The house and took 10 the nountain Ma or Bruo
shen with bis com nand commenced getting ths families
in that section Of country In ,nditon protest them
sevSn IN the meantime the my endeavoring tc
iHl all the ules and horses they oud find on their re-
,r.at Major Bruce pursued the In dams miles
some ten or twelve ineians killed eht coming on the
men drew cfi the ncians sti retreatng towards the
On the 22d uA., also ordered dstac hmsnt consist.
ing OF Ice men Of the Northern battalion, Under the
msnd OF Major Latsbaw, to 80 down Cow eek On the
25d they fell IN with from - to 80 Indians Hx miles be
low Fort Smith. The fight here CONN ence d. the men
pressing forward and the enemy retrsstng some thirty
ground at this time and of the SPIES looking through
glass discovered q white man amongst the In 3Ans
n, rnse Leu ooomos .. the Benton ooany
enemy ON the hl which he did gallsny, killing ono In
dian and capturing mule saddle, blankets and pair Of
The Volunteers drove the enemy right and e scatter
Ing them in sh directions This enemy lost four killed.
certain, and had many wounded Four mules and two
horses we're captured. One while killed OF Sheeds
company and ons Of the spy company wounded.
driven the Indians from the trail sti in pursuit
| OF them.
Capt. IAben Buoy's command had Rght with some
ssven,y-hye Incisps six miles south Of CAmuas valley.
Inc enemy came into the valley II appears sweep the
sys Upon mss,ss it, IT. Capt Buoy with thirty
on the mountain leading to the meadows from the north
As soon ss Capt Buoy came up with the Indians he i-
meoiately divided his command and charged them right
and LETT and completely routed and defeated them kill
ing three Indians which they found the ground one
with navyszed pistol still tightly grasped in his hand,
though dead. The command followed the India MS about
mile until the men were completely exhausted for
This both eers sna 40 %
such manner vs to en;itle them to the highest praise
OF every citizen of our country Allow to mention
the obligations we. under to Major Bruce and the
men under him. Msjor Latshaw aud brave boys from
the north, as wsll Capt Buoy and Lieut. Moore both
OF whom have been in the service all winter.
have ordered sixty from Capt. Buoys company
to follow the Indians and il possible to fall in with Col
Kelsey and Ms Latshaw the Big Bend Of Cow Creek
COL Kelsey bios fair to be very active officer and my
confidence is unlimited in Lieut-Co w. W. Chapman all
OF whom are very saDguine of success.
JOHN LAhERICK, Brgsdisr General, OF.
News has just been brought in town by express riders
scouting party OF Capt Maxon's company and band Of
Nesqusily Indians, in which eight warriors killed
horses found with the Indians ana csptured The
prisoners will be in town tomorrow Governor Stevens
aSs aSsus IT, f9r,y the osS place sAM WILLIAMS
letter from DR.. Richardson are advised that the
United States troops had fight at the of Rogue
river with ,he lncans in which from twenty FIVE to
twenty eight of the eoidiers killed. and that the
troops were defeated. No particulars"
THE INDIAN WAR ON ROUGE RIVER.
We have been permitted to inspect letter received by
gentleman in this city. from offer OF the United
States Army, operating against the hostile Indians the
camp at the mouth OF Rogue river gives some inter-
esipe with regard to the which not
Port Orford been made the depot Of supplies for
the army as much nearer the field Of operations in
the valley OF Rcgue River than any other point and at
the same time most accessible. The condition Of affairs
tad to be more serious than is generally supposed
Col Buchanan has been assigned to the command of all
the troops n Southern Oregon and Northern California
including thote Of Fort Humboldt He was ordered by
Gen. Wool tomake combined movement with the troops
from Crescent City Fort Lane and Fort Orford COL Bu
chapan started with two companies Of regulars from Gre
scent City, the 18th of March Their lay along
the sea coast toward the mouth Of Rogue river and
party of volunteers found surrounded by Indians,
who had killed Of their number during the previous
from the place where they pcseted within twenty
yards OF their position The appearance of the regulars
relieved the whites from their unpleasant predicamen.
The next day the command arrived the south bank
OF the mouth OF Rogue River and for want Of
the indians made hostile demonstration, but a few
shots drove them of, without loss either side The
regulars burnt several Of their huts and destroyed
large quantity OF provisions that were stored In them
The arrival of the oops relieved the volunteers and c
zeps Of the neghbo, hood who had been coopsd up
their fort about mile above the mouth of the river
since the murder of Ben. Wright aud others
22d Of February They were, 1t may be immagined de-
chapan's command was joined BY CAPT Ausin With bi,
and Capt Reynolds companies, from Fort Ortord On
the 26th March information having been receivej that
,ilsge about eight miles above the mouth of the river
Captain Ord was ceepatchsd with companies to des
troy it. When Captain Ord reached the village he found
it recently hastily abandoned and saw from varions
signs that he would not be permitted to destroy 1t
opposed He went towork cautiously, therefore, and
placed his men in position, whilst small party fred
the houses. he WAS Immediately attsked by the In.
dians, who attempted to surround him, and after
. eharp skirmish of some two hours drove
them entirely across the river, killing eight and
woundiog perhaps many more. As the Indians
opened fire, the troops charged and drove them from
Am "a
river, which they ferred by their squsws in
canoes The command returned to camp the next day,
with loss Of two wounded, both severely This Is
regarded by the people of Rogue River the first regu
lar defeat of the Indians since the beginning of the
1t is the first time the whites have charged the Indians
after having been attacked by them. Afser the fight
parties sent out in different directions in the neigh
borhood and destroy ed very large amount OF the In
dians provlsons 80 that they win soon be pressed by
hunger, and without the means of repenishing their
stores. This, with little more powder and ball. is
pected to bring them to terms. Capt Smith, with his
command arrived at Port Oxford the 6th Of APRIL
The troops were to make another excursion from the
mouth Of Rogue river about the middle OF April. The
writer states that speedy conclusion to this need
not be expected " will be, he says long and expeu
war; and he will consider fortunate 1t is concud
ed by November, after the rainy season sets In.
In conclusion the writer that this Rogue river
he reiteraes that, from locality 1t is likely to be
long, difficult and expensive, Notwithstanding
getc OF all The at the disposal Of the ofcer
commanding.
News from Washing ston Territory.
THE INDIANS WHIPPED AND QUIET RESTORED.
WehAve received the Puget Sound Courier up to April
There appears to have been no Indian lighting
This Courier Of March 2S says
Capt Maxon has thoroughly scourged the prairies
from Nisqually to the Moupd and is satisfied body OF
hostile Indians, except small party Of eight have been
in that vicinity.
The Indians have te.n badly whipped, and IT is prob.-
Il.