The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-30

Will.metTs Valley.
10 e'e. dated from the Dallss Dec II addressed BY
AoJo'Apt fatrsr to the Sdaddrd the xri ;sr seys:-
eno ~ mis- by OF IA Off al Communication
too :. oga. 10 eiveo fron Col Kelly. You will learn
some de psrste hsh ing-s resuee to that which
il come. " WV ~
The pl OF Oregon should see to |, at ouoe that o
gallant brothers In tie field promptly aud su anti
supplied slh everyth ng eful their confprt AMI
port. Wast pos. ia needed at this post Is means for
nsnspora ION and coed ammunition that Kells
csmmsnd may oe Immediately su oplied There 1, no
means for trsnspora ion at tue control Of the Reg
tai Qusrtermsster.
From The Intelligence have received from Ia the
field am irreisibiy led to believe taat abundance
learned nat one or Two compsn'e' OF United States
troops viii take up the line OF march from here to-m
row for wsla Walla l 90 not vouch for the truth Of
The following letter ds'ed from the Dslles, Dec IL.
also appears in he Standard
Capt Hayden, Of com paDy G. Who had been out In
the direction Of the Warm Springs, with his company
returned to Fifteeo Mile Creek bringing ia q band Of
quits bsna Il horses. These lodians profess g-eat
friendship and fidelity the Whites and the chet had
with him and ta 81 By x Lho% mp
the whites Hagen dspnssese0 these Indians OF their
guns and hes turned them over to Fsrar. Capt Hayden
informed me yesterday, l0tn Decem ,er that his party
found several caches containing peas, salmon, orea1
roots and tioke,s in large qua 1ites, at tho Warm
ettisey destroyed. No cattle Or Indians we're found,
Major Armsuong's command is under orders TO march
ITO prer6n N pmeot 10 Rock Creek, beyond
John Day river snd will leave Wednesday morning
learn this morning that Farrar sent Capt
Hayden with som. hirty 10 forty men, last night
sec ct exped on bavc not able to find where
this detachment has gone, what business or how
long rhe party viii be absent Something Is in tbs Wind
and those In the secret keep dark about object of this
eAg goa lon; ,soo.,t ,,.. tvo v.,,,.
rrioners by Nat. Olney few weeks ago Col Nes-
mi,h hard to get possession Of thu gentlemen but
~ be would not promise not to hang Them aey turned
them over TO me regulars One Of these Yakima devils
INV thA hat ~ r~s.
TO the IskDs country On the return Of the volunteers
ano regulars 70 the Dses some two IN weeks ago
IL band Il Inoisns ney's Last Saturday night
these fellows, with two Others stoe eeven fine norses
heard Of 'hem suce. Armstrong, Fa-rar, Hayden aud
the other officers here compsia bitterly and swear
lutte about the protection afforded by the Indian agents
TO The friendly ians few Gays ago, Fsrrar ordered
small body II men, stationed the De ShuttAs river,
70 shoot eyey In IAN friendly not who passed beyond
given line. Yesterday Of the men told ms thew
hso shot five the stray cevs since thet orc or was
given, and that they just tlmbied bodies Int, the
river The Indian agents win have 10 look snar for the
ssety OF Their LILLE focks good many of them will
'tnIn up missing" unless that order is rescnded.
Col Nesmito looked for Tonight under There
are no scf ms IN the hospital learn ON Doctor
Mahon, ~ho is in charge Of it, The wea her he has
been awful" or the last week 1t has either rained
u cold and oisagreeaoe, and eSeryt ing Detokens q
Learned OF the resignation Of Colonel Nesmih. Hs viii
be great loss to The service end deepy regretted by
extracted fire. the Table Rock Sentinel No dae az toe
lat AIMED PAPER is stated but probably he refers
to week ten days earlier than The date Of the Union
itself -
Since our last issue no material change has occurred
the position Of the Indians Ia fortified are covered by
depth CT snow which, for The present. precude the idea
OF reaching m and until the obstacle IL removed by
natural causes, 1t is difficult to conceive what menus
can be made sgainst hem. Their position Is prDba
the best that could be chosen in this forty
rniloc fravv,f Tho a,A~
the south side Of Rogue River In the their ca ND
rises preciotous mountain Divide along the .nks OF
which descend to the river ravnes Of heavy fir timber
and thick underground t, which they can retreat when
attacked, or from which they effectively asssi
column OF men descending upon their camp along the d
vide.
Opposite, the south side Of the river the point
Of steep narrow, rocky spur of the mountain which
they eviden ~ suppose could not be traversed all by
the troops and weuls be- by men, pronounced In
accessible The divide Of this spur Il the ground
which Capt Juoah was to take the howtzer aud much
OF the distance Of which he did actually when
executing the late plan Of attack. The
prosecuted 50 far q. to demonstrate its pracHssbity
tha ugh that ia admitted to be due to the charac
terists energy Of that officer and his men, than any
thing favorable in the nature of the ground Below
sSsys sHs a steep forming wn. are known
as the CANYONS" While the whole south bank is
rounded by barriers which It is almost impossible
pass in the face Of willy and desperate foe under the
and deep SHOWS, like the present. esctuay shelter them
from any force that be brought against them. The
attempted undoubtedly the best which the circum.
stances admitted aud might have been successful but
could o lly have b en- made 30 BY hard fighting
The troops had but two three days provisions and
were three three days from the depot Grave Creek
and to have followed up the effort to cross
the river against the guns Of several hundred
Warriors whom they found occupying the forest
on the opposite bank, then find themselves
in situation in which the enemy would en-
Joy every advantage and the plans could possibly
be carried out would have been the extreme of folly In
retr they met provision train trying reach the
but found the the mountain in places very
Deep decidsd II to be to return to the
river, to operate when there, and compelled
to abandon the enterprise until circumstances were
favorable for its prosecution
The troops in quarters and stationed 70
the settlements and roaos. Capt Rce's company is
the reserve Capt Acorns Butte Creek, Capt. vii.
knson's ut Jacksonville, and Capt Busheys on Apple
gate and Illinois, and few frem different companies
remain at VaDnoys, while MAJ Martins battalion are
staff ned at other points farther Gown.
PORTLAND NARKETs.-The Oregon Standard has the fol-
lowing market review of date Goth December-
During the past week trade has been duler than usual
although market is plendfully supplied than
for some time past. We no'ice q decline in coffee and
csndles the former being held ut 14to the lat
ter at 40 to so cents for good adamantines.
The rates for -four and wheat steady at former
quotations Large quantities sccumulatng without
any means shipping Oats are snvsncipg and
held at 6tc. Butter Ii decnug choice article could
be solo at 4Oc There good demand for eggs 40c