New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-30

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VII pass he N,IpeTss Rv,r to ds.rsy iaeil. sr:.st
ts said that sr' 20 ~ead 5tae 70 Aon ne as .ss
,-osI e.grs hey ~E hse Al i IaiAas o., Of ne 60 m
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iIs s1ans. 1eI,. s.ys is} ssa TseS ter- wi rSAa
'r.Ans 70 Keep in ozr peopl..''
"Ftarirz .hs, returned home. Saturday,, ne 9TH
of .h;s noSth. sre~ express srrornced the .-cops
rear he c,mp OF Indians wto were iggrg roots. OF
course / has.eled 70 rgn there. IRON ell Psrts m
dams arrived IL b.nds. ! s:1ived Sondsy evsrng.
Tbe troops we're esrped few 1Des tuNner. iae
chief hsd great deal 70 do 70 restrain als pv,pHe.
The sight Of csrDon hsd chiefly &c RACED teen Wtbe
Vincent, the chief, sert his people on one Tsy,
Gslore.e nsrderer b.oEgbt them osck another, A.
soon o. ! arrived, the ctiess met together. e4-
pkipsd 20 them the principles OF war:
"'wko~yer hills BY 81. private s1ter,y murderer who
snr,s,s battle without The oier Of q. .hei tiy o.
s he ~, -nch Cows from it, rs tie ey c' tae 1le 10 "a
an.re when oe has &c VA Tor Is I'D ceieose
81 reminded them il Sunday, which rnsry
might have forgotten. After prayers vas announced
,hst oLe Of the slaves OF AmeHcsns q NeZoeree
Indian guide Of the troops) hso jest arrived Accord
'C0uu dAlere you have fsr play, your lands, your
women are ours iold cur people rot 20 believe
this that rext morning would go 20 see the officer
ard leIn HE intentions lsheq 1ltetIas Sanpsee
'ueops. While was there a Gsoresse told MIN the
Black Gown comes TO bring powder to his people,
srd has told them 10 kill the Americas. IL tis trae
that he SAID co. Col Steptoe Confirmed THIS 10 me the
n.,t morning In tais do the Gaonesses work
70 SOW discord, sccursing the Spoksns and Cours
d'Alene with the Americans, and vice versa
~ The 18th day was OF sorrowtul memory. As soon
~ could get D horse i went on. The troops hsd
moved and we're returning had to gsllop good
while before could overtake them. lwas determined
to see the officer account OF the caunny neard the
oay previous. COL Septoe received me mos pon'ey'
cslDg me by my name, though ne had never seen me-
He told me No was astonisLed TO see the Occurs
d'AeIe and S2oktns coming to him with guns as .hey
had done; tbat having received letter from CoiVne,
In which the whites conpsined OF their dlfilcuItes
with the Indians he hsd resolved first 20 exam ne in
perton with en- all Escort the place bu. tha. hear
irg that the Gaonesses il-osposed, he nsd be-
leyed il necessary 10 take larger escort ~ was Tar
from berg sufficiently. exp'oined to MIN al knew
concerning the dispositions OF Indians ard now
had been prevented when started TO INFORM bin OF IT,
Ii / hso known this, said he, i would not nave
veDtured TO far without having conferred hrst ~thtne
| Spok8rs ard CGurs dAlene. i wish TO have an ~
tervew with the chiefs to go to Covie ana retnrn oy
the other side OF the river Yesterday thought We
| were going 10 fight. sm happy to return without
bloodshed asked him IT he did not desire 10 sect ths
chiefs He answered me that his pack animals were
too wild to halt. told nim it was not necessary TO
| halt. He ssd then he would see them willingly.
"As returned to bring them, found but Flncent,
who accompanied noe. The Colonel spoke and satis-
fed him. Vincent was answering, when be was cslled
bs OK, as the Gaonesses were on the point OF hrng
took leave Of the Colonel 70 go to speak TO the Curs
dAl.ne. They received the news Of the good dspo-
sition of the Colonel with an evident Joy. We were
goirg to start, when Jean Giere and Vlctor said they
would return directly home. Mokopsi, furious IL do
| ret know why), insulted them both, etruck them
n .t-cl AofI at-g
| What ale you doing Behold our enemies point
| ing TO the Americans. They fired on the troops I'm.
happily had gone home with the TWO chiefs, and did
| rot know what was going on. bad reaehed my
camping place when the news arrived OF the tight. IL
wss too lste when could get horse. was on the
road with bad horse, to go to the place, when an
Irdisn told me Il wss useess-that the lndsns would
not listen to have since learned that the young
men had fired good while before the troops fred
| The number Of the sgeressors Insignificant till
Jsques, Zachary being killed Victor mortslly wouud.
ed the 1861 Of the Indians could not be restrained
Thirty Americans, among whom were three officers
fell the spot The others skilfuy withdrew during
the night. believe that the Indians we're more than
cne thousard. The plan xas, not te leave them any
rett TO the Nszperce River. The Spoksns retired, TO
| return mex, morning with fresh animals Tle troops
left all their norses and mules tied al the c,mp sud
ccncealed IN this mspDer their escape AZ midnight
the Indians rushed Oh the camp but found deserted
They did not follow them. IL is uncertain what has
happened at tie Nezperce River. | fear they have
| all teen Murdered.
| 81. tie morning stopped nlornen. to bury Zach
sry. hasten to leave this place ef horror Vincent
arrived, a,k:d him wnst provocstion they had re.
| ceived."
"NoLe al tee faut is our side
You are toe murderers OF your peOple-not the
Americas"
"I is true. voald rather dis toe Americans,
a. our people sre dead. had no intention TO fight,
but a. seeing the corpse of my bfothernlsw lost my
| head. What will be the consequences If We are
| psrdoued I'VE viii faithfully return al that has been
| taken il not will remain home, and if attacked
will defend Ourselves to tire last and when we
| al killed the Americans VIII have our lands. Fools
that We are We always doubted The truth Of whist
| the Father told us. Now have seen it, that the
| Americans don't ssnt TO fight u.s."
"Besides what have relsed concerning the guide
of the Colonel have other TO believe there
| were tIsitors. Toward evening they cried to our
people, Courage the Americans can do no more ="
Moreover why, instead of taking the direct road to
Colve, and to avoid tnus the Indians why were they
led to axe great deour and brought just at plsce
| rber. the Indians were gathered They well knew
| that the Indians would become furious.
| Behold the entire relation. Since thst nothing
| has come to my knowledge.
| i wish you happy journey to better country
| than this.
| " Jsne H. lS5s. "A HOCKEN S. j."