Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1856-02-27
The Indian War in Oregon.

The San Francisco papers eontain ndyjec-
from Portland to the goth Of December. ana
from the Dalles (the seat of war; to the / 9th
Great anxiety was felt as TO the n-ogress Of
hostilities in the Waila Walla country. A
letter from Portland of the 20th December
says:
As near as can ascertain. there will 5e Eo
winter campaign. The troops are not ms
condition, neither is there suificieu. Eumosr
to take the field and keepit; and iet me cit
you that General Wool is too old soldier to
commence operations with the fact staring him
in the face that he has not a force Sufficient 20
follow up the Indians, in case they should re-
treat. only to return again. There is no use
commencing operations unless everything is
in readiness to sweep the whole country and
close the war with one campaign The Gen
eral will send such forces as are needed at ox-
posed points, aud keep reserve well appoin-
ted. to start at any moment if they should be
needed. by keeping the Indians in check
during the winter, and then getting everything
in order for active operations in the spring,
brilliant campaign viii follow, and the war
which has now commenced be brought speell~~
ly and summarily to close.
BY the arrival of the Fashion, on the f7th,
we received news of the death OF Chief Pee
Pee Mox Mox. His war stoed which has
leen considered the best animal in the coun-
try, was brought down by Captain Van Ber-
gen as trophy.
By the Panama large quantities OF supplies
have arrived with 40 horses and nuies, all
Of which arrived il order & safety
Fort Vancouver wears very busy aspect,
ana strongly reminds. one of Point Isabel. in
Texas, at the time of the breaking out OF tho
Mexican War. Stores Of all kinds are lau-
ded and embarked stacked away. going and
coming. and in fact the place is alive with
business.
The agent here of the Hudson Bay Cenpa-
pany, Mr. Grahsn. as well IS the company IN
general, are doing all they can to preTent tho
remaining tribes Of Iudiqns from einiaC IN
the hostilities 10 the Whites. and as ! believe
they are sincere. they deserve much credit for
it. They have issued strict orders that none
of their posts hAa,l sol. fTe-aruls or amuniiion
to the savages.
Gen. Wool has commissioned Capt NewelE
to raise company OF rangers 70 act as scouts,
which he is fast making up Captain New
ell has been On this side of the Rocky noun
tains for % years. during which time he has
been engaged in hunting and trapping, and
has tie reputation Of baving killed more bears,
taken more beavers, and scalped more Indians,
tiila db O'uci NGitt uihl Ol IliiS sue or the
Continent Ills name is terror TO the Indi-
ans. and. as his company Is made up partly of
half-treeas, al thoroughly acquainted with
the Indian lingo, as he is also. they will no
doubt 10 great service.
There is painful rumor afoas hare that
the schooner Matthew YasSar hss been lost
down the coast, with all hands on board. I
have tried 70 trace ont the particulars, but
cannot hear ANYTHING definite
learn from very good authority that 5he In
dams are able to bring 5000 warriors into
the war. and. moreover, that ihey are all
more or less supplied with guns rifles, and
have for the last three years been quietly
gathering together ammunition and material for
this grand struggle. These Indians are total
ly different from the lower-coast tribes. and
arc really brave and blood thirsty 50 you NAV
judge what kind of force Gen Wool
should have to contend successfully against
them