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


That row tween 1s SD Uncle
Profound peace did 40. de;
That when :Ee7'd tel B1cbscsu,
Nc nGp vopd De 20 e.st;
For civil war wa awful;
No osher war 80 osd.
"A hint We would ne giving,
Which may BE Of mach ase
To great novieisl rrtg,
And save good folks sores-
Puchsnsn hsd avoided
Mach guilt snd keen feTcrse,
II he'd not cent 10 uts1
The cart before the horse"
Excuse me for adding 70 this rambling letter
few sentences personal to myself. 1 notice thac
somebody writing TO The Washington Union from
Camp Scott, remarks concerning NE, that ''carne
"out here last Winter Black Republican OF the
Greeley order but returned 10 Washington
with dispatches az Democrat" and that he Is
not advised of my political aiinites at present.
l am not aware VINO the correspondent OF Ih
Jaion is neither have ! asked nor am i aware
that 10y political opinions on the Slavery question
are Of the slightest Importance 10 the public. But
have never sought 10 conceal them either here, at
Washington, nor in my native State, aud il will sur
prize my friends to learn OF my conversion TO De
mocracy. So far as | am informed of any political
conversions produced by the course of this Admin
stration in reference to Utah affairs, they not
of the character ascribed to Inc, but rice oersG.
MISSIONARY.
July 81, 1858.
Several persons have arrived during the week
from the vicinity Of the Indian disturbances in
Oregon, among them Mr. John W. Powell and Mr..
Thomas Adams. O.her parties are on the way end
have passed Soda Springs route for this city, the
prr cipal ores being that of Mr. Frederick II. Burr
and DR.. Atkinson. They are expected to arrive
before next Wednesday. Mr.. Burr is son Of the
late Surveyor General Of this Territory.
Dr. Atkinson was a surgeon IN one of the volun-
teer regiments in tie Mexican war. He is now an
Indian trader. He came down from Oregon at the
commencement of last Spring and visited the army
at Camp Scott, but returned after stsy Of few
weeEr.
In advance Of bis srrival Of this city be has for
w.rded to Gen. Johnston the original Of letter
addressed 70 him by Father HoeaeD one of tne
Jesuit missionaries IN Oregon. inclose 70 you a
copy Of this interesting document, for it contains
probably the amplest account Of the massacre IN
which COL Steptoe is supposed to have fallen, that
will ever be made public. Father josef, on whose
authority the narrative rests is the Jesuit mission
ary TO the Cour d'Aenes, among whom most of the
troops were butchered. He records the death of
three Cfiicers and thirty men, and the flight 0f the
rest of the command but mentions no names. Ad
mlttng that Col. Steptoe was one OF thosewho were
fortunate enough Ia have escaped on that occasion,
there is too mHch reason 10 fear that he fell subse
quently. The mOuntaineers all bring rumOrs OF
another massacre Of one or two officers and about
ten men, subsequent 10 that described by Father
Josef, and it is more than probable that they
the remnant of Steptoes command. There seems
20 remain but the slightest thread Of hope of the
ColOnel's safety
Father Josef's letter was written in French, and
Father Hockens translation is somewhat confused
on account OF his own imperfect knowledge of En-
ghsh. TaDscrloe tho entire letter for you as it
has been revised aud amended at hesdauartars
The Cayuses by whom il is certain tina, sho.o dis-
turbances were set on foot, are a nation like the
Sioux or the Utahs comprising various independent
bands, each having name peculiar 10 itself. The
Nez Perces, believe, are one Of the bands Of the
Cayuse nation. Whether the Galonesses are another
such band. or whether the word "GalOnesse" ls
used by Father Hocken as equivalent 10 Cayuse,"
do not know and. in the brief interval before the
departure of the mail. am unable 10 ascertain.
am told by Mr.. Powell thst during his journey
he met party of Bannocks, who were driving
herd of mules marked with the army brand. He
ascertained that they had stolen them from band
Of Cayuses, and they are probably the same ami
mails which were captured at the time Of the mas
sasre OF the troops at the Ceur d'Alene Mission.
"TATHER HOCKENS LETTER To DIR. ATKINSON.
DEAR DocToR: Your kind favor da.ed Owens
Fort wss handed 10 me a few dsys ago. l sm much
obiSed for the interesting good Ss which you CON-
ruricste in II. / would be glad if l could recpro-
cate srd give you some good news from below. as
see your intention is 10 go down 10 Wallah Wallsh.
But alas what | can say 10 of the contrary kind.
Early this Spring tFsbrusry ~ l got q letter of
Dr. b. n. Lspsdale, in which he tells me tha, the
whole country below the Fls.head valley ia liable
Il. trgf sUdD for vVhl
man. Unhsppily he has fo.etold tie truth. Since
tbst time some white msn haye been killed, cattle
have been stolen of the troops 10 hiimsss valley
which facts with probably sddtona oues, hsys 10.
ouced Mr. Owen sBd party to rstrsce their steps be-
il sdvsrcec on mis- route fsr the Spoksns. He
ia row in tie vicinity cf Colvile, where do not be-
l.eve him cut OF dsrser But the most all citing sss
still to follow
"The SIN Of June received a le tier Of the Rev. j.
Josef. dated CoUIs o'Aene, Msy "A. The very ex-
ortlium of bis letter made me shudder:
LANAI, encore deruis que rnsrs "a p,lus j. mai De
. pouy.es q comnunqu-r. Je fesaencs ba.
p.sr Ayo q1sAss es ee oe lee
= pr;,,e ,sscsr leu, erin. e mon ssas 80
~As believe tte full relation will be u.erest sting 20
Won vii give yeI . Isnslstion Of it IN my broker
Az u,hsppJ ey, tAk-n p.e which vii prsu- ,sa
cor .sa1auC., will b. tod al shapes hasten nloru
you Of L. isrk exc has 'ern Tie Ease neary
sro he ~ on which .oot psoe a: The SPosans lie
r,r =, O.. S,yer. the Bis k',e country been
,r.,,l ,oa saSrg nclsa Ches 10 ash ina,
gouIi no. ros Ntzpere hvef ILsy seemed 10 toe,ee
Wr.. "a hf Indian said 20 me: Only 'he ssh Of sned
force wo1ls enough 20 nAse al ne ie-Ls oi a- country