The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-25
THE OVERLAND MAIL.
DETAILS OF THE NEWS FROM THE PACIFIC.
INTERESTING FROM The SANDWICH ISLANDS,
Sc.. &C., &c.
Our San Francisco Correspondents


IRE sixth regiment Of United States Infantry hiss
reached Genoa Carson Valley and is expected at faeef
lc on the 21th The report that they were 70
halt al Genoa is incorrect The gment VIII use all ues
ys,ch in proceeding Bencia. Lieutenant saW9ep',,
0uarcrmaster, and six men, arrived at PacerNe on the
alst instant have furnished the ielcwng pArtcu-
ars The staa cfiicers are Colonel George Andrews,
Breye, lieutenant Colonel ", F,nman, In. j. j. Mlhan,
Assistant surgeon; Lieutenant j. l. Coray, Adjutant
l5euteaart c. G. Sawtene, Regimcovl Qaartermaster.
The following are the of the companies and their
ccnmaCiers-
Company G, CAPTAIN W. s. ~ketchum; Company B,
Csp,ar C. s Lowell Company d, Brcyet MAJOR +. john
ron: Company c, Captain Il. W. Foote; Company ii,
Capiain 8 Hen1sckson; Company X, Captain X b. Gar
nett; Company A, Captain r Flint; Company T, Brevet
MAJOR J. 4. Arxas.ead; Company Lieutenant T. j. Mar
shall. Company f. Lieutenant j. A. Smith.
lhc reg nen, consisting in all q about 500 men 900
mules borses, and l4o wagons, WI reach Carson
Valeq 10 night and will push on 10 Bencia, via Placer
vle as RAPIDLY the weather viii permit II snow does
REGARD Them shall expect the troops here on Wed
pesdav next addition to the above 800, there also
aboos 500 recruits the neghborhood of Humboldt
SINK under command Of Lieut. Bootes They VIII posi-
piy arrive here 10 the course Of ten days
ne Sixth IGfsntry Fort Leavenworth the eth Of
May Last, crossed the South Platte AT point about ten
pee above the old ford, and constructed new route
Bidgers Pass TO Fort Bsidger, which proved 70 be
seventy miles nearer than the road usually travel
ned by immigrants, but, owing 10 scarcity of grass,
bot &c favorable to stock trains
They lett Fort Bridger Angus, 90 and came by the way
Of ube Soda Springs and Hudspaths Cutoff The health
Of the regiment has been excellent, and not man died
on the long Journey No remarkable incident occurred
Tie march, except row between the Transfers and
soldiers the Sink which resulted in the dismissal Of
aiteea al the former.
THE OREGON wAR-cLosiNG SCENES OF THE CAM
PAlGN.
Captains Harde and ord, OF the army. arrived the
Cortes from Portland. The is considered AT an
end, and the troops arc in winter quarters.
Oregon papers contain interesting accounts of the
closing ecenes Of the The Portland Standard OF oc
Fort wala waia, and the artillery battalion under com
maud Of Capt Keyos is already in march this post
Fort Vancouver where three companies viii re-
present the other three companies viii pos
siby Caforniataa' Is orders are issued d.
rectng a movement II is said those orders have
been countermanded
After the troops passed to this SIDE of Snake river,
the morning Of the 2d inst, the Yakima chief Ouhi,
father q Quachen, having attempted 70 escape, was
pportaily wounded. Up 10 the time OF his futile at
tempt he had appeared contcn'ed with LIS duress,
but seized the occasion when momenaFily separated
from the command, and il charge alone OF Lieut..
Morgan, Third Artillery, to make a dash through the
bushes. Morgan however, followed him promptly, and
with three severely wounded him and his horse.
Al the private Dehn, OF 'E' troop, FIRST Ora
goone came up and gave ouh the &c grace in the
way shot through the head, from which he died IN
Thus has persisted another Of the chief malcontents
and another summary mtelhgibe lesson has been taught
the Indian mind alton 10 tie consequences OF re-
sstance 10 our authority.
have been buried at wala-Walla with military honors.
The expedition has thus returned after sgnaly bril-
dcnta posonei and one dragon horse and about thirty
five mules
From the quarter of Fort mcoe we learn with pleasure
NJ an occurrence Of other Ink in the cham of
successes. Michel, the nephew OF kamakn, and leading
murderer of Boon the iUdsn Agent in 1855, has been
captured by Major Garnet and the guard house
NJ For. sncoe soon trust o. expate BY the cord for
that atrocous and ev,ntful murder.
CORES pendent OF the Orcgoon, writing from camp
SteItoes battle Geld, under Gate OF September IS
SAYS
Nfcctn 4 fnat snp
taTred for four days. The Cmur dAlcnes having sued
FOR peace the Colonel granted them their request taking
i've prisoners and eleven hostages Tor the future good be
havor Of their tribe Moving from that point the 18th
by southern edge sf Coar dNene lake and by
the Cuur dAene and II Joseph rivers We reached the
New baud creek The I'D inst where met repre-.
OF lo5 ndiansSokans Us dcsperres, surpos,
Nez pcrces, and o,hers-al asking for peace coun-
Ell was heidi when all the government property being
gwen M, and hostages given for the future GOOD
behaviour Of the people, with Their women peace was
orArcr7v HANGED.
just after the council the great leader in hostilties,
Ouh made bis appearance ~ our camp, when ~ was
Immediately arrested and roned and now our prisoner
questioning him, he replied that hs son Vuachin Was
an tic srokan with his family and his brother TEXAS.
Immed soy express sent forward to say 20 Quail
Inn that he did not Join Colonel Wright IN i've days his
father would be hung. But yesterday Vuacn ami his
wife wei mounted horses laly cararsened, moved iuo
camp. when this aa head devil, who by his acts has
spread war on both sides the Columbia for the last
three years and made this grand battle ncd,
taken prisoner. And truly The 'tstrung man was
humbleds-a large stalwart. strong frame armed with
re and revolver be resisted M strong of the guard
detailed bind I'm, and bacd to the last. Bat his fate
scaled Fifteen minutes after his capture was de.
termned he should prow the country no longer and
scanoiing being erected he hung, without friend
symra;hiscr. The whole Indian camp reechcei iust'
"Gs; tic lad but his deserts His wife Was let 60
nee.
rsf7nrlox 10 srspror's RATTLE eRor>p.
Col Wright on reaching his camp the Ned~haad
creek sent MAJ Grer with three companies OF DRAGONS 10
battle ncc OF Col sicptoc TO recover the two II pound
bc~hzers there ht and oeaiher together NE bones %
those who tel that memorable defeat, IN order 10
give proper forms and ceremonies decent M itsry
bur si The sst remains 81 those gallant men who lost
their valuable lives the wilderness lighting ucachs
fafhcss enemy, and acting pioneers to fature
hardy population, who wi mention with honor the names
Taylor and CASTOR when the iane Of many shall have
Lieut.; 1Glan with his party. with Major Gricr
70 determine the position II The battle field and make
map sketch u the ground. Dr Randolph and Lout
trey. who sicItccs battle, were prcsent-as
ALEC iseui White, Who With hs means =, hand Iacsei
hcm. the long lot yunssnd Iieutepants Ponder and
Howard 70 ASSIST n paying the last respects " place
new haiiowcd N history. AZ u they reached the
tat. field, Which sesn,ed tsgly the city OF the
dad The wolves had than doae thor duty, ard
tho bones 81 men, whom their country should never
nuring tie beat 81 battle Their bodies oeald no,
H. recovered and the retreat made At night.
time bad 10 pay burial 20 any save Capt Taylor,
Lieut. Castor and and half breed A scene q
mad desolatcn met the eye ~ every side and A. Lieut.
GREY and Or. Randolph would pont e. this and that ont
bearing testimony % the brave acts n praver men,
taose around listened and dropped the silent tear or thoss
ruthlessy bu'chercd In silence AMI sadness they
r.therei ~ the osoers and recovered
The t~o guns which stl remained buried az they we're
, and tas Jar ~ shaffs ~ ono Of the guns-ihe
cny thing remaining Il al thai bad been left on the bat
Tie tst-tncy fashioned and framed 4 INTO cross, and
erected upn he reund net only SIGN 70 a future
uayesrF ~to. either through curiosity otherwise,
shopf v4t u : Tont hut Christian marx for the
eutChered deaf ard planting around " the rom
Bants = 81 that remaining, they lct The SPOT IN
Sna0rntu scucc. Mr.. kaccki aud Mr. ehou, the arsst
anti - Lieut.. Mullan, the meanwhile made bnc draw
rFs and sketches oi The sfot and ground.
Marriages and Deaths.
MkNNfAGfN.
povtFs-MtHirY -At Bg Id. Tr nty COUNTY. Oct III,
~ Rsy Father O'iseuy John H. Powers q Ms Margs-
y.f Murphy.