The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-04-05

4 correspondent of the Alta Californian, wri-
ting from Sacramento under date of March 4
says
The Governor of California has sent in a
message upon the subject of Indian hostili-
ties in the north. Heretofore he has not been
disposed to favor any measure which would
involve the State in another war debt, but in
his message he states that now the necessity
is so imperative that he feels constrained to
recommend the equipment of a company of
fifty men for the time of three months, which
he deems sufficient for the protection of the
lives and property of our citizens,
The Indian Var an O1egon.--An extra of
the Crescent City Herald, of Feb. 25th, gives
the details as follows: l1
From +. H. Pratt, Esq a resident at the
mouth of the Rogues river, who arrived last
night in the schooner Gold Beach, we receive
the startling news that the Indians in that
district have united with party of the hostile
Indians above, and commenced war of exter-
mination against the white settlers.
The station at Big Bend, some fifteen miles
up the river, having been abandoned several
weeks previous, the Indians made a sudden at
tack on Saturday morning, February 23d, up
ON the farms about four miles above the mouth,
where some ten or a dozen men of Captain
Poland's company of volunteers were en-
camped, the remainder Of the company being
absent attending a ball on the 22d, at the
mouth Of Rogue river. The fight is stated to
have lasted nearly the whole. of Saturday, and
but few OF the whites escaped to tell the story.
The farmers were all killed. 1t is supposed
there are now about three hundred hostile In
dians in the field, including those from Grave
and Galaise Creek and the Big Meadows
They are led bya Canada Indian named Enos,
who was formerly favorite guide for COL
Fremont in his expeditions.
Mrs. Geisell is a prisoner and in the hands
Of the Mcano bahaa Of Indians, about eight
miles up the river. DIR. M. G. White escaped
by jumping into Vuca creek and secreting him.
self under pile of driftwood, remaining there
for an hour and half, and until the Indians
had given up the search. The inhabitants at
the mouth of Rogue river have all moved to
the north side of the river, where formerly,
under the apprehension Of a sudden attack, a
fort had been erected. They number about
130 men, having less than hundred guns
amongst them The schooner Gold Beach
left yesterday Sunday morning, at half past
5 o'clock, and it is supposed that fight COM.
menced at daylight as there was party going
to crosss to the south side of the river, where
they expected to find the whole body of In
dians. at G oa = = 20
Later PaiticuLars.-After the issue of the
Herald extra, on the 25th inst, the schooner
arrived from P ort Oxford and the Rogue Riv-
n. She reports that at the former place the
inhabitants were at work building log fort,
and making other preparations to defend them
selves from an attack of the Indians The
schooner was not enabled to communicate
with the shore at Rogue River, in consequence
of the entire settlement, with the exception of
the fort, being in the hands of the Indians
She reports that every house on the south side
had been burned to the ground, and as she
left the houses on the north side were in
flames. Many persons have been killed, whose
names have not been enumerated. Among
them are Mr.. Wilson and John Chadwick, of
San Francisco.
A meeting of the citizens of the Crescent
City was held on the evening of the 10Th inst,
when petition to the Governor of California
was submitted and signed by nearly every
male inhabitant of the townre requesting him to
call out the volunteer forces of the place, and
to provide other necessary means TO enable the
citizens to defend the town. There were not
arms or ammunition enoughin town to equip
25 men. ais-
There are SO United States troops stationed
at Crescent City, which force. in the opinion
of all, is totally inadequate to defend the place
AGAINST the 800 or 400 Indians which have at
tackled the settlement at the mouth Of Rogue
River
A subscription was raised at the meeting for