, 1856-08-22

utation of brave ana gallant gentleman
and lis command is said to have been com
posed Of men that knew no fear. The trails
that have been opened, and the forts that
have been erected by this battalion on the
Snoqualmic river, &c, speak volumes fol
the energy of the Major, and the alacrity
with which his command obeyeI orders and
discharged its duty. Their labor and ser
vices speak for themselves, and require nc
eulogy from us.
THUS the entire volunteer force on this
side of the mountains has been Withdrawn
( from the field, and in addition to their hav-
ing rid the borders of our settlements OF
the hostiles-giving to this portion of the
territory at least the appearance OF peace
and tranqulity-our citizens have the guar
antee and satisfaction Of knowing that the
country, generally, has been placed in as
good state of defence, during the short
space of six months, for the future safety
and security of our people, as the most SAN
guine could have anticipated.
Of the central battalion, Co. &C." Capt.
HENYEss, was more fortunate than any
other, by being mounted, and having had
an opportunity of sharing, under the COM
mand of Col. SHAW, in the decisive and sig
nal blow given to the Indians at Grand
Ronde, (the official report of which was
published in our last issue, and which clos
cd up their term of service.
Disclaiming any intention Of drawing an
invidious distinction between Col. Shaw
and any of his brother officers, lately in
the field, we cannot permit the present op-
portunity to pass, without remarking that
in the judicious management Of his forces
in his campaign east Of the Cascades, he
has displayed tact-a sound discretion
bravery and boldness which fully and sat-
sfactorily meets the expectations of his
friends and acquaintences, and which COM
mands the admiration Of the citizens Of
both Territories proclaiming him to be
a young man of promise, and no mean abl-
ity. Plain, unpretending, and practical,
yet without any cred tape" or "brasS
button" notions, and quite q young man
withal, we have heard that it had been
gravely hinted, that fears were entertained
that his expedition wuuld prove failure.
But the sequel has proven that he has out
maneuvered the Indians themselves, and
bis failure consists in having, by strategy,
surprised camp Of some 300 warriors in
the Grand Ronde, under the command of
the notorious chiefs Stock Whitley, Tab
kin, son of Peu-peu-rnox-mox, and some
half dozen others-giving them dead
chase of some fifteen miles, with force
not fourth part as large as that Of the
enemy--leaving some thirty-fve or forty Of
the enemy dead on the Geld-cnpturing
some two hundred head of horses, and de-
stroying some one hundred and fifty packs
of provisions, ammunition, tents, &C., and
that, too, tcithOut sustaining any loss in the
main action!
His failure ~ further consists in the
fact, that since the 18th of June last, he
has travelled his command (at least Capt.
Henness' company in the neighborhood
of 800 miles-thrOnghout the entire length
of the present hostile country-irrespective
of scouting, camp duty, &c.
1t might be proper here TO remark, that
from the time Col. SIS command left fort
Montgomery, not to exceed dozen hostile
Indians, all told, were seen until he entered
the GraUdc Ronde
From the above failures it will readily
be observed, that if "pa t tate" does not
understand much about "red tape" and
"brass buttons,' he at least has some
knowledge how to travel, hunt, fight and
Kill Indians, and Col. FRANX SHAW is
/" just eraetly" the kind Of q man that we
would like to serve under in an Indian
campaign.