, 1856-04-11
THR rrTDrAI WAn,
Movements Of the Troops, &C.

our volunteer, and the regular forces in the
field, up to the Sth inst.
Everything was quiet in the neighborhoOd
of our troops. The Central battalion has
received orders, and will proceed to establEh
a block-house at the South prairie--move to-
wards the heads Of the Nisqualy and from
thence to the Michael fork Of that river.
Major VoXBOKKELIN, of the Northern bat.
talon, is occupying the country near Fort
Hays, and the north bank Of White river,
and scouting towards Green river.
Major HAYS, and Capts. RABBEsoN and
HENNEss, arrived at this place from camp
on Wednesday evening. Major HAYS, late
of the Central battalion, resigned, shortly
after his arrival.
VAN OGLE, and WV. MARTIN, originally
elected LIST and I'd Lieuts Of Co. "B Gem
trail battalion, have resigned, and JOHN BRA-
DY, and WM TEMPLE, have been elected in
their places.
A Lieut. ColOners command will be form
ed by uniting the Southern and Central bat
talions An election for Lieut.. Colonel and
Major for the command thus constituted, was
ordered some days since. We have, Gs yet,
been unable to learn the result.
Col. SHAW, and Capts. MAxoN and AcHI-
LIS, with their companies, are out upon an
expedition to the south of Mt Rainier, and
will keep the field in that direction as long
as supplies taken out with them will last.
Capt. MILLER, Of company l." southern
battalion, made a scout recently, with bic
company, from Fort Stevens, to La Camas
prairie, between the Puyullup and Ms
qually rivers. Leaving their horses at La
Camas, Capt. NJ. dispatched Lieut.. and
detachment of ten men to penetrate the
mountains eastward, and examine the
crossings Of the NisqualIy. Found no Indt
ans, and the company returned to the
FOrt-not being able there to subsist their
horses.
Capt. Corr, Co. "K" Of the Southern
battalion, has received directions to erect q
block-house at the crossing Of the Skookum
Chuch, and otherwise see that the thorough
fare between the Sound and the Columbia
river be rendered safe for communicates
Capt. Corr will return to Oregon, in a few
days, for the purpose Of obtaining volunteers
to render his company full one. In the
meantime, he leaves Lieot. HEDoks in CON.
mand.
Capt S. S. FORD, jr., with 90 ChehaIs
Indians, returned this week from scout
up the Skookum Chuck, without finding
any hostile Indians.
By report, dated April 9Th, from Surgeon
NJ. P. Burns, to Adj. Gen. TIrOS, tho
sick and wounded at Fl Hays were rapidly
recovering.
By letters received by Adjt Gen. tn
TON, at Olympia, from Fit. YaucOuEer, il
appears that Capt KELLEY's company Is
actively engaged inscouting in Clark CO.,
aud that some of the farmers have return
ed to their Claims near Vancouver.
1t. Col. MoRRIs, U. S. A., commanding
at Fl. Vancouver, had furnished ammuni.
ton, and the military store-keeper Of the
post, had issued arms TO the volunteers.
Block-houses were being built at the
Washogle and Lewis river.
l The 400 stand of territorial arms, sent
by the U. s. surveying steamer Aciirs, IA
San Francisco to Clark county, for disir-
button to the counties along the Columbia
river, arrived very opportunity on the day
before the attack on the Cascades Tho
remainder Of the territorial quota Of mus
ket caps, $4,000, recently arrived AZ
Olympia, from the Benecia arsenal, and
are being distributed throughout the terri,
tory. r. e.i
The authorities are using every effort
and making every possible nrraagement .
keep the volunteer forces in the Aeld ads-
quately supplied with provisions, hmmun''
ton. forage, &c. The brigs LsOnsss and
WRlimanIie, have been chartered by Cor.
STEVENS, and dispatched to bring supplies
from Portland, Oregon, to the Sound e
A command Of regulars from Ft. stelh1
COON. under Lieuts. KAUrz and NuoESr, are
making q scout up the Nisqually, towards
the mountains, with seventeen days supplies.
Col WRIGHT, having abandoned his con
templated movement from the Dallcs io-
wards walla-walla, is about to make an ex-
cursiOn from the Cascades, to the CAMS
prairie, 40 miles north, on the heads Of Sal
mon river. '.a,'-a2aa i4
Letters have been reesivsd at thisplass