The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-06-21
EVANSVILLE, IND SATURDAY MORNING. JUNE o. 1856
.CBt 9ailg yournaL
LATER FROM OREGON BATTLE ON ROGUE
RIVER
[From the oregonian, May l5th.l

We learn that the volunteers, numberin.
25O under Gen. Lamerick, surprised a bantt
Of Indians, encamped on bar of Rogue River
near the Meadows, and firing upon them
killed thirty, and completely routed the re-
mainder
The volunteers lost none and had two
wounded one, Ga Mr. Mercer, of Mr.. Wilkin-
sons company badly and it is feared mortalIy
He was brought into the hospital at Deer
Creek, and it is thought died before this.
The Indians fought for somo time, but final
Ily retreated. Gen. Lamaick made prepara-
tions to follow hoping to strike an effectual
blow. The volunteers captured ten horses.
Mr. B. also states that Mr.. McHarkness,
OF Grave Creek House, while carrying an ex-
press from Grave Creek to Gen Lamrick,
was fired upon; he fell from his horse. and was
horribly mutiIated by the Indians, while alive
as the wound was not mortal
MOVEMENTS OF U. S. TROOPS.
A detachment of the 9th, under Col Wright
have crossed the Columbia. and are engaged in
prosecuting a campaign into the Yakima coun-
try. They are to be met at Natchez Pass by
two companies of Col. Casey's command from
the Sound. We wish Col. Wright success
We feel assured that he viii render good ac-
count Of himself, If he is not bound by any or
ders from Gen. Wool
The Cascades are well guarded ; good block
houses have been erected at the upper and
lower steamboat landing and these are garri-
soned to repel an attack of 1000 Indians. At
Vancouver large and strong block house has
been built. 1t stands a little back Of the east
ern extremity of the Barrack buildings.
TALE OF HORROR.
We heard flying report some few weeks
since that several Indians had been murdered
at the Cascades, but we for e to say anything
about it till we could learn the particulars
We have since learned the particulars, and
with 4 face crmaoned with shame for the hui
man kind, we proceed to lay them before the
public. The Indians murdered consisted oil
the family of Spencer, chief, who resides at
Vancouver, and was made up Of his father. an
old grey headed Indian, Spencer's wife and
four children daughter nearly grown, and
three younger sons, one Of which was suck
ing babe. The Indians had been up to the
Dalles, in the service of the U. S. Government,
and were on their way back to Vancouver, un-
der charge Of Col Joseph Meek, and having
regular passes about their persons. In max
ing the portage at the Cascades, it seems that
they were overtaken by seven men, Gf such |
they might be called) and forcibly taken from
Col. Meek, whose life they threatened, and
one after the other was murdered by means ofl
a strong cord which was tied arounl the neck |
anu CWIsICu otiof1 tift -o=reir4et.
The girl was violated by these fends before
her life was taken. The annals of Indian bar
barity furnish no instance of cold blooded, di-
abolical, cowardly yillainy, that can much
transcend this act, which has stamped the
character of our Territory with foul blot,
which will stick to it long after the perpetra-
tors of that act, and those who countenance
it, are dead and damned A few more such
octs as this, and Oregon will be a by-word and
4 Kissing among the civilized nations of the
earth.