The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-11-16
L H E DISPATCH.
MORNING yovruavp ~ ,saa
CLOSE OF THE INDIAN wan


11salAs ~ ssoaI AoRNIke........NovEMBER Is. Isss
CLOSE OF THE INDIAN WAR.
COUNCILS WITH THE RED MEN-HANGiNg
fRfSONERS-DEATH OF QUALCHLN-DE
SFRUCTI0N OF PR0IERTY-REsULTso OF
TIE CAMPAIGN
The repeated defeats Of the IodiAn, 4, w..h,n
ton Territory lave been Published, and the War
Department has just received letters from the of
GERS 10 command Of the troops there. enclosing
treaties made with the rebeIious trihe, .ra -
accounts CT the wars results. A letter from Gel
Wright, of the 9th Infantry dated sen,s,,hs- o.
says: ''
On the 18th instant, the entire r,o.r-
nation having assembled at my camp near Tho No..
siop, csiieu then together in counci, Ithan
s,ateo 10 them the cause of my making war mon
,hea .hem a. maae my demands specifically Ist That
tues sn .uio surrender to me the men who corn
menced the attack on Lieut.. Col Steutoe. c,n,rsr.
W the orders OF their chiefs 3D. That tbev shoriJ
oeHVer up TO me all public or private pronerty in
Cos egn possession whether that abandoned by Lieut.
Soi' Steptoe or received from aoy other sourna =
90. Ibas they should allow all white nersan. -
uasei NJ All times through their country nnmo,as
ted' 4th' That as security for their fa,urs good
eebasior, they should deliver to me one chief and
taken to Fort WalIa Walla W 10
after orief consultation, they an nouuced tbeir
ueteIuiha.ion 10 comply with all my demands In
every particular, in sincerity and good faith.
al % tne t"ur dAlene nation, with the excep.
uoh OF some six or eight, were present at ,bs
eouacl and, as an evidence that thew had nrayi
oosiy determined to make peace on any terms
tney brought with them their families and ali The
pI.peiIy Iney had belonging TO the government,
or to individuals, ready aud willing to subm;t ~
such terms AS / should dictate W
Ahe cnieis and head~men now came forward and
signed the preliminary articles of treaty of peacs
and friendship, and in the course of the day fnI-
nted as Tar as practicable my demands by deiiyar
Ing up horses, mnies, aud camp esupage.
The chiefs and head-men now expressed great
griei and apparently sincere repentance for their
misconduct which had involved them in a war with
the United States. l have never witnessed sroh
unauimity of feeling, nor such msn;fast.tiaos :
Joy, as were expressed by the whole Coenr n,
Aiene nafiou-men, women and cbildrep-at ,ha
conclusion OF the treaty. They know u.s. thew ba va
,tn Gu, po"e,, and nave iaith that henceforth
tue t'eur q Aienes will be our staunch friends.
A letter to the San Francisco Herald, dated Sent
24lh, gives an account of the treaty. with ,ho
Spokane', and the execution of Quachin,one of the
most dangerous of the Indian leaders:
The spokanes met the Colonel here in eounc;,
yesterday. All their chiefs were present and
numbers OF The men. The same terms we're ofrsr.
Ell 10 them that were offered the Coeur Il, ana.
ihey accepted them after numerous expressions
of thanks. There were chief aud one or two ~
the Pen dOrielles, and a chief and eight or tan
men of the Peiouse Indians, present. hut not
enough to enter into treaty with MeIcan.v
the weaithiest OF the Occur d'Alenes, was present
He had not met US at the mission. Toward ~.
close of the council the Colonel addressed him as
follows: "Melcapsyl l saw your letter to Gan
Clarke. You said to the General, sperbaps won
think that We are poor aud desire peace We are
helther poor nor wish peace you want peace
you must sue for it, and in doing so take tbat
on do not come beyond the battle-ground who
asks for peace! dc not And where stapds ths
battle-ground Melcapsy thinks that be ia rich
has bands OF horses, houses and farms. and barns
u gram. Let MIN remember that riches some-
times take wings aud fly away. Ti!cowitz was
wealthy once. He is poor now MeIcapsv. look
Melcapsy speak, ~ A'"i
Mescspsy reflected moment, whispered few
words to q friend at his side, removed his baad
dress, rose and said: II am now aware that I
nave committed great crime; / am yery sorry far
II; my heartls cast down. But ard your speech
just made in the council, and have confidence iu
what you sad and thank you for it, am ready
10 abide by the terms Of the treaty"
In the afternoon, Owhi, the Yakima chief came
ibto our camp most UNEXPECTEDLY. We had had no
communication with him 4: he had been driven out
OF MS couatry by Major Garnett; he came in
without white hag and was made prisoner He
was ordered to send a messenger forthwith To hi.
sou. Quaichin, notorious bandit. and say to him
that If be did rot join she Colonel before he shuuid
cross the Snake river, within FIVE days. Owhi
LUIS bloTuliIR the colonel had
talk with the band OF chief and ten men of the
Pelouze Indians. He reminded them that he had
warned them, before the expedition left that IL
they engaged in the war he would hang them He
retained three of them under guard and released
Inc others, telling them TO go and inform their
people, if they did come in with their fami.
lies before the expedition returns across the Snake
river, the three men retained should be bunp-
shortly after this, two fue looking Indiana
with q remarkably pretty squaw rode boldly into
our camp and halted in front of the coopel,s tent
We were surprised to find that the head of this
little party was Qualchin himself So daring was
the sct and so peculiar his bearing tha: it seemed
probable his intention was to commit some des.
perate act. The guard was brought and before be
had collected himself he was conducted to the
guard-house The two men were armed with Hud.
son Bay muskets, and the squaw with beautiful
lance. On reaching the guard house he became
unruly, and 1t required six men to manage him.
lie was secured by cords, and navy revolver.
loaded and capped, was found on him. By order
OF the colonel. the murderer was Immediately
hung. As he was borne off to the gallows his
iatber disc!aimed him, saying "IIe is not my son;
ne bas always followed the counsels of Kamiakiu."
He died cursiug Kamiakin. The others of his
party lett camp Immediately. unmolested.
Az account Of Gen. Ciarke's operations since
August 18th, show that his command has hung 10
indians, killed q in battle, and destroyed nearly
LOCO Of their horses and large quantities of their
provisions. THIS ends war which at one tine
promised to be a second Florida war;