New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-01
OREGON.

Wasbi,etol Territory 10 the 2lst, and srom Cresceh'
C;,v N the 9Oth The nows is Of somewhat startling
.h.,sc,er twill 3. recoected that at our last dates
ss,cb the indians in large Numbers were threaten
descent on the settlement at the Cascades ana
h,, r,e inhabitants in that region were prepanrg 10
~. n, their rcsicence n she bockhouse "lcA hau
- !. baft there for their protection ~,
TI S,Ircwng extracts frvm an extra issued oy me
Or..,,-,. on the :sth ut Will chow that the worst
.nteipscu, of the people at the Cascades nave oeen
realized. , ~ -uv ,xn,,xsrur TOWN
80 s,ssrS-s1EAnboAT ECRSI-IsABILIIf OF The
rs1Typ. -rATFs TROOPS TO READER AD-coS-
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Ii''A' PORTLAND, March 2s-9 A. NJ.
W. have -aceiya d several letters within the ast "a
- frou rs: nt, ;above, along the Columbia River
Tbe Indiana i sepa :, have by coup de n'aln win
i ino al tLe rp-rlu who have been wlntering al
nonyer to bee q side Of the Cascade Mountain
~. Indians r,.,ie show of defiance at W bite Sal
.sn burned house or two, Siled ana uIo,e ou
ssby of sock md 3mmtted 9tner nyr,y
r,.reunop all the etcia ole force OF the regular an!
40 .red 10 move to .he Ia dian country.
Ths Oregon Voiartess who took the heid ias' sep
l.y and who ha Te bsa IN the Indian country ever
since about t, crCs ImaAe the Indians
taye tyided their forces, by military ruse pave
nloc,S large wal party in tween both the regulars
,olunt, srs and the set er,cu ahd nave recomenceu
The war our doors. urr ...o,
N numb,r 500 attacked the Cascades, and at our
latest datss had full ard comp ete peeseselon OF tne
only pass BY which conxnunicat on san oe naa ~a ~.
s;,ber the regular forces or the toiu1ees no" III tue
6eld The Inoans have burned every building al the
Cascades. They have oaptnroh ana desToyeu Tue
steamer May Killed large n;m oes OK the citf'ehs'
and YESTERDAY were fighting wi'r tHe "tCes III 'ne
bicskhouse. o...,.....
i,pn tho receipt of the neFys that the Ceeeades I'D
be IN attacked a public DectIng was IiAmediate'T
called in this cay, Portland, and over f9sty men Vol.
unteered at to go to the resone. ihe steamer
Fashion was dispatched at en- carry hour yese-osy
WITH these volureers and sueh arms as could oe pro-
cured
With tsny regulars and a few voiuntees at oe@ck.
yesterday rnerpiug. She arrived at the CasCJ.es
about 10 O'Clock, and succeeded IN lendng her rren
under cover of howitzers The ,ndans'In large nGn-
ber, resisted them, aud the fight had continued Tor
several hours when Dir. Slater the puser Of the BeIs
left in canoe foB assistance. Mr. DennsOn one ot
Gov curry's aides has sent overland the following;
letter, which explains how matters were wnen oa'es
left:
that all the houses e CASCADES arc sared snu n, srs @
ssbrs AZ the bloc bear Of the Belle are
h1 and can furnish no si S E s ihS;s are ksi ins
We SUPPLIES and ammunition and ot least one hundred
.Dd sp y Tn nd ourselves. and send the
.s See that 1ha hay. sP.;s and F oERNrsoN
Another company is new being enrolled, VINO VIII go
up to day March 2s) to the aid OF those lew gallant
men, volunteers and regulars, numbering not over lou,
N'|NN
shape called indians.
Another letter WAS received this afternoon from an
couyer staring that the 1sdians were within SIX nues
of that place and lay ing waste the country over
which they travelled, numbering all ages, sexes, anu
Large nrnibers Of inhabitants from the adjacent
country are constantly coming in to this city IA pro,
,ec,ion and safety The whole country il in state OF
alarm and confusion. God only knows whst or where
will be the snd OF this war ,,.c,
CosT or rHE OREGON WAR.--Gen. McCaryer IN
forms us that the whole amount Of scrip issued from
the DepatsIt up to ah, 1so time ls5
by the Commisary's Department, will amount to
Delazon Smith stated in his speech here last Tues
day night that the war debt mp to the present time
amounted to over two millions.
Gen. Woors agents have been buying up horses in
the counties above at from SIS to sl75 for the of
the army The funds at Vancouver have given out,
and no more money will be circuted till a new sup
f' [Oreson Argus March p.
Mrs Ceiseu and her two dau yhters, who taken
c,utiye AT the massacre the 23d February neartbe
msuth of Rogue River have been exchanged for four
squsws and elO0 in money. ID.
'CorvuIr MIsrs-Those who have come IN Of late
from The Coyile mines represent the miners some 90
in number to be making from 50 to sl5 per Gay. the
Indian. friendly. I'D
THE VERY LATEST. =,
We haze lust received the following letter from M
Slater. who left the Cascades yesterday afternoon The
letter will exp ain bow matters stood al the ssst hour
We have any Intelligence 49,, 80,
Mr.. DRYER-Dear Sir: Yesterday | wrote you
haSty note IL forming you OF the news mat We nau
from an e1uess from the Cascades This was startling
to U.s. but there room for doubt. wrote men IN
such state Of mind--sow l write you from actaal
knowledge. The Cascades is taken by the Indians.
We started from Fort Vancouver this morning at
o'clock with Lieut.. Sheridan and forty men, on board
the steamer Belle. We got to the Cascades about ~
O'Clock today and found the houses stu sinoioenng
and burning The torch had lad in ashes al that was
to be seen. We landed on the Oregon SIDE, opposite
TO where Mr. Jobnson's house s.ood. Lieut. snerdan
and part Of nis went to opposite rue, isianu'
We discovered some persons whom we eo9II M mol dis
tinguish TO be white or red men, C1Pt: "cus s1a
toned sentinels on the bank 10 prevent surprise
Lieut. Sheridan soon returned bringing the inteil-
gence that the entire town laid In ashes tha a9
steamer Mary was burned, and that they were stu
fighting at the bockhouse. About twenty had been
killed. , 49,.
Wbils We we've ,vine there we saw the Indian, re-
crossing from Pats Island 70 the Washington side.
Capt WeJ- immeoiatey took the boat and al hsLs
to the Casctc SIDE, to render assistance PDo'oe ~
the sufferers. We landed at the "sand bar heu',
Sheridan Capt. Wells and parry oi niTh Itnsor'
bring boat that was to be ashore az Johnson >
Hardly had they returned ere they discovered .ne
indians in uumbsr, in the bushes They met the zoe
About forty shots we're fred in quick succession. one
United States soldier killed, ana tDihh t"o VI
more Indians. BOO .,,oo,
number, for our force and retreat was made lor
the open ground, the boat dropping down a' 'He '"'
tmel
A Council of war was held, aod the conclusion was
that the ground was TO be matanta a.r ro of
guask Indian. had come 10 the boat Capt. els of
cered mysef and crew 10 take OF the canoes anu
20 10 Vancouver with dispatch; started saw Indians
along tie bank as far as Cspe Horn. More anon [.p