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

proposed 10 Capt Smith to keep on tue ridge but h fol,
10 scd tbs vounteers ant they pstey cut
when they came upoa the Iadisas.
The tack was made the aide along the ridrA
and the other par hAvag come tas south lie
their women and chidree .h tnsr oss along the rsss
to the taey ndsd ,hei- by Akos up
position Just over the next sink Ia tho. ridge waere
they could command the knoll they hal aoAnaonsd fhs
south side Of the ridge covered with heavy tim ,r
checked by seeing two three Of their companions fA
There orGor systsm in the attack the troops
were NAKED up without regard I, corps or coapaass
the officers did not end To exercise any control aad
system Of skirmshng was kep up BIZ about tairty
lunteers and a. many regulars for several hours vita
out making any advance upon The Indians; toe osaszs
behind and It was in vain that those 10 advance
called upon those In the 70 Some OF the vol
aneers actually left the field IN the first Onset never
returned Capt smith tried to get up several changes
ont as he did not lead them himself and that alley we're
IN reality from the thick OF ths brush,
AS an lndisu could Ore twice before the party making
cnsfge could advance atty yards; and evan II she indian
was routed ont q his position he had only 60 retreat
absne ohed and go for su any The
Ios TWO men and six wounded in these charges. HAvIsg
iast and wthout water BY even the few VIII, diA
nght IN this oisoderly sgement were worn out anA
Changed during III afternoon The train sss ham La
three miles back with DAYS, proysns q. -
beug bring up the trsn hey had to cam th.s
night vi hout provisions and for the sake Of vser No.
moved oil Into little gulcn, and left the battle asld .
the Indians
The night vas cold and wet and With nothing to re-
fresh them but the water from the dirty little spring "a
little brush res II seemed intermiaaby long for Il wAa
impossible to Sleep the sides OF the gulch being sss
that the men with difficulty could get footnod rsa
camp had no.hrg to recommend II bat the waoer II
almost evesy felt that attack during night wouN
prove very hta so strong cid this feelag Ill that
about eight nine o'cock 10 the night sentinel with
his cooked Ell her in the Of he opd
his own fears pulled the trigger too ehardit wsR Of
the report created gene FL tampede and sound u Las
scrambled the wounded dess OF their alb akas
q dreamy volunteer thrs suddenly disturoec na'caed
gum 1t proved to be musketooa with bali aud hires
bucsshot he fired AZ VIII his Imagination ncsivea
TO be TIE foe and succeeded in indie ing very respso
wound h three II his volunteer comp .nions. OrdAc
restored aud nothing mere teansrised that night.
But at daylight the next morning the indians sde a.
attack the whites, and for t~o hours fire kept
mp wherein the loss of the whites but stgnt-Lsut
Gibson I'd artillery wounded the loss Of tle lndisos
Was greater, but probably not tw kisd wound
FED, from the w,amette valley, npeed tho la
dams to retire. The Wounded then put ttsrs
on horseback, and between twelve and hey Leo
that illfought eld to tho Indians reached Hsrk-
ness station the morning CT the ID II November be-
tween two Gud three O'Clock having eaten sspt
since teey left II tho night Of The 30Ea. The whites
lost Ia all iuei and tsenty wounded. r~o Of
those killed we're shot by aud third killed
bimse1 Two others besides the hree wounded ia Tbs
night stampede also wsueded by our owo men, ana
toe surgeons who have attended the wounded give II ~
their opini N that many Of the wounded were suf
ferers IN tina same way The regulars and volunteers
organize again about the 9th foe smother aght.
They may find the Indians and they may not ut any
rae, they Will he difficult to thea
then, End it 10 not difficult to predict second dseat
IL not thought hat there is ATTY between
the Rogue RIVER Indiass the east side
(ascace range.
The lD6sn force in the above engagement is vAriousy
o. mated from seventy to hundred and City u s.