The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-07-16
FRoM oUR owN coRREspoNpENr.
NEw YonK. LWednesaay nIght,

New York "wednesday night,)
July a. 1858
The arrival of the California Steamer brings news
from Oregon conrmatory Of the preyiousyrepored de-
feat OF Colonel Stepoe command by party of Spokane
Indians. The number of killed and wounded ia not
large it at first said to DO but the loss is
thecss very amcntableten killed and the nuns
Ter wounded
Ii Ii TO be hoped that able and energetic Secretary
Of War; 70 whose decision promptitude, and wisdom we
arc indebted for tho satisfactory settlement Of the Utah
dircly viii take speedy and eiiecual means to punish
the spokanes and all their allied kindred for their ont
seous murder of our soldiers There is strong evidence
that this hostile manifestation the part of the Spo
kanes is part Of concerted scheme, and that it is their
purpose 10 prevent ii possible any transit their
country Had Col Stepoes party consisted Of thou
sand, and not OF couple Of hundred men, the Spokanes
would have kept respectful distance AS it is elated
with triumph and the capture OF the howitzers we
may expect that they viii be very troublesome, and
that we shall hear of fresh outrages before long
They must be terribly punished and TO do this q
large force must be sent against them IL cost
In the first instance; it is cheaper and more humane 70
send sufficient number of to reduce the savages
submission at once than to send feeble detachment after
detachment has too long been the practice in our
warfare with the Indians. No doubts Secretary
Fioyds ability to pan and courage TO execute ex-
petition that would eectuay punish the Spokanes and
restore peace and order, their utter extcrm
nation necessary to attain that result but it is feared
that little army is too scattered to allow him to send
a sufficiently strong body Of troops into Oregon.
The details CT the disaster given by officer who
engaged in the conflict in letter which has been pub
lbhed in the oregonian Of May 29th, painfully in
teresting
still urrated by the New Granaan legislature has
newed the feeling of the indignation which the nsoent
staggering OF the New Granadians towards the United
states has lorg since awakened. When we remember
the cutrages Of April 1856, at Panama. and reflect that
New Granads hesitetes about making the very mild
toneinent with which have generously consented to
be satisfied If indignant and belligerently inclined,
do not think that wo are much to be blamed There
is mode Of dealing with those Spanish American re-
puhlics except brute force They do not understand
and consequently do net appreciate, magnanimity and
fair dealing. TO make them do right they must be
compelled to do 80 by bodily fear and before can
succeed IN forcing them to accede to terms shall
be obliged " take very summary and high handed meas
Had Congress sanctioned the proposed increase
Of the army, and given the President power to settle the
outstanding difficulties with Mexico, Central America,
and New Granada the murder of poor Captain Taylor
and Lieut.. CASTOR could be promptly avenged and
the United States be longer exposed to the treachery
and insult of the barbao'ls governments by which
the Spanish American republics arc misruled
The republican general committee OF the city and coun
ty OF Albany have adopted resolutions inviting the
operation of the American party TO defeat the niqu
tous policy of the administration, and to sustain the in
tcrests of freedom at Washington" committee Of
has been appointed ITO confer with the American
committee, but time alone decide how far The Al
bantam republicans viii be successful IN persuadng their
know nothing feowownsmcn W sas..in the interests
of freedom AS the Of the Hon john J. Critten
den is the only mentioned in the resolutions it is
possible that that great organizer, Mr., Sargent, is
somewhere in the neighborhood and trying his hand
at Albany. l have not heard of any circulars
but think that the master mind OF Sargent alone is ca
pabe of conceiyng plan By which Crittenden and sew
ard are TO cooperate.
Tho telegraph from Boston announces the departure
from that city today in tho Arabia of the Turkish Rear
Admiral, Mahomed Pasha who returns 70 Constantine
pie by order OF the Sultan Il j. sad that his services
required account Of the present disturbed state Of
some Of the Turkish provinces
Our active aud efficient mayor, having almost extr-
pated the lottepolcy shops has now commenced ope-
raons against the and like dens OF infamy
which swarm in the city, Late last night the indefati
gable Sergeant Birney made descent the house Of
Peter Dawson, known i'the King Of the Fourth
ward and arrested his inaestg and thirty three Of his
male and fifteen of his female subjects One OF the lat
ter testified in her examination before the mayor this
morning that she had been kept ooac prisoner in the
len for four years and half and that if ever size at
tempted to escape she threatened with arrest Tor the
larceny of article previously sccreted by Dawson or
one Of his myrmidons in her apartment. The dsclo-
srcs were terrible and expose system OF infamous and
degrading tyranny Of which few could fancy the exist
Dawson, who is said to have amassed fortune q
100000 by his neaious business, was held to bail III
a., 900 to stand his trial.
rho Richmond military deputation which escorted the
remains of Young Hamilton from that city to New York
left this afternoon in the jamestown During their short
sojourn here they were the guests Of Che Seventh Regi
ment and were treated with the most marked ciyiity
and attention by the Mayor and the other municipal au-
thoties They escorted ~ the steamer 10y the com
pany of the Seventh Regiment to which young llanil-
ton belonged and by other members Of the corps
The money market WAS exceedingly dull to-pay. The
offerings bank of what Is considered prime paper are
becoming small by degrees and beautifully less, and
money is really "a drug to those who are considered
good enough to borrow it, There is change ID The
nominal rates of interest but the tendency Is to greater
ease and acceptable borrowers get all the money they
req uire almost on their terms.
The Star of the West brought 81, 40l7l3 in specie
from California. The commercial news IS unmportant
The exports of specie from California for the present
wear UP to the 18th of June, compare follows, with
those Of the corresponding period last year
TO June 10, l85S-- --------S2l 623, 48s
To June To- 1857 l6zOZ4f
Excess in favor of this year. 5Ni
The ope tions of the San francisco branch mint ios
the first haf of the month Of June were as follows
Dspositca rom June 18TH 1858, s67lsc 81
COINAGE.
Double oaglcs 10000
Hall eagles 9ioo,
Cold dolars,. .t,f+.,t..... 1000
Total 'oiVVO
Foreign exchange was quite duh to-day at nomnally
10 changed rates.
AZ the first board this morning railway shares gen
eraliv gave way in price while bank and State stocks were
-. ltsrttr cal nerc. ant WAC