The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-31

the United States NOW il our minister sinoed In
this step how much more so the whole dpiomat, corps
who after forty eight hours 'csucu consultat ton
solves 70 follow the example OF our veteran Gaaerat
shall now conclude my somewhat lengthy letter by
Informing you that Senior Don Antonio Haro Tamariz
and host Of other disaeced for the 1afash
ed i'm leriai purple left in the hands OF the tailoring
arrested, ana are now on their way to rural re-
treat in the vicinity OF Acapulco. called H)rss
Island; there, in the midst Of aliigators, and a
host OF such Agreeable companions, TO rusttcssa
over the premature birth Of child, ct which Ia,
marh Is the iat9er sud who was to have seu Sspied
the Pisn Of The Regeneration the leading poiats Of
which Ne--fhst the established religion shall be Catao
ie without any tolsra ion heealtary Emperor, who,
sqnaw md hat the arasy shall be sustained ard rs
cosntzed A. the Regeuerators." Their arrest being
msde the Sd the birth which was to havs
taken place the 9th Instant. shame on you Comon-
fort for thus Frustrating the hopes of S-Dorn EN-
peJur
For additons par culars Ieser you /, the Giles which
accompany this. JUSTICE.
OUR CALIFORNIA CORRESPONDENCE.
CssscKsr CRY, Cal, NOV. IL, 1855.
The Rogue River War-Hsstory Of the AGair--Nr Col
1isionsImnsediats Causes Of tie Conaia-Te Fvass--
Killed and Wosnadel--a Brave Woa,an--Acticn Of tie
Troops Volunteer Disciptiae--Iadsaa Cunning
have just retained from the Rogue River Valley,
now the scene of bloody Indian war; the history of
which may not be uninteresiing to your readees.
Frequent collisions have OCCURRED during the past
mer between dissatisfied Indians and renegade whites
0ccasionng acts both sdes hat have finally resulted
in general war.
The more Immediate causes as can ascertain,
are the murder OF man and boy siskyon mountain,
the road from Yreka to Jacksonville In August last
party Of volunteers organized, and they maintain
to hye traced the musderers to the Indian Reservation
Fcrt Lane and two Indians theirevidence have
been arrested and arc ct present in confinement at the
Fort awaiting trial, much TO the disgust of the volun-
teers, who anxious to iniiict summary punish
meat secretly organized expedition under Maj Lup-
ton, and attacked portion Of g Old akes baud who
had obtsined permission go up for provisions
Butte Creek had left the Reserve that purpose
when they attacked by Lupton's party, on the
morning Of the Sh Of October at daylight the of
which attack was thai nree warriors four old men, and
the rest-womea and cnldten--amountipg al 10
twenty killed; child six mouths old
tied to lis basket cradle This Il The number ascer
tanned by IeIt swei'zsr, First dragoons who was
up to bury the dead wounded Indian, supposed be
dead, succeeded in shooting that Unlisted
mortal wound causing Maj Lupton's death. One other
white man wounded by arrow which was all tho
loss the whites experienced.
On the morning, Got 0, the war began, and tina
drst woman or cli met by Indians killed. Seven
Shasta Indians left the Reserve at vans creek, after
killing young man employed on the Reserve by tho
agent and going down Rogue river they fred the peo
down the river to Evans Jerry where they red into
party OF white ensamped near by, and killed one
h led all the travellers and iahabtants along the TO
s,.tump-oh joe creek; among them Mrs. Jones and
hd sna MIS-. waggoner sod cniia Az harriss, the last
house, they met wi desperate sia nos from Mrs
Harris. Her husband WAS shot in the door. Dragging
him INTO the house she barcaded the doors aud he lived
long enough to instruct her IN tue OF the iHe and
ell hst afternoon she kept them ut bay. They or
in the evening and fearing hei, return to fire the house
u the night ne So her wounded cnd and made
her escape INTO adj )iung theket with her stock OF
AMMUNITION ia her apron and BY drn ~!h revolver
whenever tie Indians her hiding place in the
mt I'LL ftLh aha
eved by Major Itysersd's comnand VINO had received
information Of the deprsdations committed the road
the morning before, and mad pursued them thus far
lie lite band OF shssts joined by Georges band
OF about thirty warriors Weggonsrs Louise creek
ana wien Major Fitzgerald came upoa them 1t Harris's,
oe succeeded IN killing five or sx Of them, ami the
mainuer escaped into the mountains.
From the 18th 20 The 18th of OCTOBER the Indians APP
peared On que River about the mouth OF Grave Creek
and and Gaese Creek killing the miners and traders in
that vicinity and robDing tho Chinese rhs numbers OF
the lndisns decreased, AID between the 10th aud 18th
they mace descent q w Creek, killing number OF
The fetters ard driving oil great deal 4 stock aud de
Dying much Ia the meantine The innabt ants
at every posed point fortified themselves with stock
aces, and volunteer comptres were organized that
secured up and down tha ROADS usual y travelled tae
troops from Fort Lane aud Fort Jones were out searching
for the Indians to bring them to battle. Tao weeks had
elapsed and not indian had been econ by the troops,
BY emo else, except where they appeared at
unprotected point Lieutenant Kantz, i.o Infantry had
lett Fort orford with detac sment 81 ten TO
Metre read from Fort Oxford to Fort Lane Ignorant
Of the existing war, he suddenly upon eucanp
mnt of Indians the dividing ridge bet Gov Creek
hos O. and be prepared for an attach The indians ed
first and the fire stunned the skrmh lasted for half
an hour WREN the Incisns succeeded nsnking his party
and bringing down The Lieutenant two OF his
panic seized the rest and they acd. The two men
"ero killed. instantly khe Lieutenant escaped with
sight weund the ball having been prevented from taking
eisct by memorandum book in poke, on his rignt
rico Upabie TO rally his they retrested and made
her escape with the loss of all their mules aud every
thing except their and the notes OF The fe,onnats
They reached Harkness, station, on The Oregon road,
Had nj nj l,ck A. .tv
an express Major Fitzgerald VINO then stationed
at Evansfery, twenty miles distant He arrived that
evening The 9th they went the ground whore
Leutenan. Kantz had fallen 10 With them The Iniians
bad removed their car along shs ridge about three
and nangled, and buried by the troops. The camp
which the Indians had given up indicated that they had
been collected In &c nsidsrabla numsers and In very
favorable position for deen and the Major decided that
he would not attack them his command OF seventy
not considered large enough TOR a complete
success the deohe being to overthrow the Indians
Captain Smith arrived at Harkness' station on the
evening Of the 9th, and took commani Major Fitz-
gerald returned 10 Fort Lane SICK his constitution
very fecble Information sont TO all the volunteers
in the valley, and Captain Smith concentrated all mis-
gnlar force amounting In all 10 About hundred and
thirty regular troops Colonel Ross arrived even
ing Of the 30th increasing the united forces Of regulars
and scss to near four hundred plan q oa
on the night Of the 30th about IL oe ock they all
They came upon the old camp where Lie atenant Kanz
had met the Indians and three OF the parties found
Themselves together 1t daylight but not too
late however, to separate the commands. But the guide
having pointed out the position Of thu Indians The on
GERS in command decided that there no Indians.
The guide insisted that they there and that II
necessary to move ,mmediAseiy. sun they de'syed,
nesessary that the other three should CO operate
| II WAS cold fogny morning. and the men built
FIRES No had the smoke Began than the
opposite hill alive with Indians collecting their ,ck
and preparing for attack The volunteer wi their
up the % e
along the ridge, witch rHie quite bend. II fifteen