Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-09-19
indians in oregon and washington.

Toe only Intelhgence in regard 70 The Indian diff
feuities IL Oregon ami Washington Territories.
brought BY the recent mail is contained in The fol-
lowing paragraphs. The Oregon Statesmen, o. the
sth Of August, says: % -r
"3Ir. John Owen, Indian ageni, writes to the Su-
perintendent Of Indian Affairs, from COlYille VAL
ley and Spoken county, under date Of July IL 1858
He bad seen and s't3lked' vi several hostile
bands Ct Iudans in that country, and Atheir voice
vas still for war Many Of them were well mount
ed on the u 3 Dragon horses and mules captured
from Col steptoe's command the latter they were
Offering for safe TO the HUDSON Bay Company.
"Nothing but the war cry, day and night, is
heard from one end Of this valley to the other
writes Mr.. OEen, and be notified Of 40 intend
cd attack upon his party whenever he attempted 10
leave the country The Indians are all well armed
have plenty Of ammunition, and fully prepared for
war. They can get ell the powder and ball they
want from the Hudson Bay Co. at their new post
called Fort 80. about thirty miles above Golvhls
and in the British possessions They express 8
desgnfo tight The regulars again, aud declare that
they viii not be subdued by Ihem-that one thou
sand men cannot whip them. Mr. Oven was pres
ent at Council on Spoken river where were gath
cred eight hundred warriors, elatsd With their re
cent victory over Col Steptoe's con msndl The
scalp thaVing the scalps taken from SieptOes men)
AMI war dance vas kept up necessarily
A letter from Fort Walla Walls, under date Of
August 5th, says: slL
''An ord5r Easissued by Colonel Wright for ihe
sampanies OF the Third artillery with one eompany
# Dragons 20 march on The 7th-lo Snake river
about sky miles In the SPOKEN country, there 70
brow up fOru6eatiUns. They a-e accompanied by
Lieutenant Muilln, Acting Typographical Engineer.
aud also by Assistant Surgeon Hammond IL viii
lake ah0ut a week 10 fortifY themselves, when The
column of CClORel Wright will arrive AL the
companies of the Third artillery viii accompany
aim but enc, which WILDE Ielt 10 defend the fort
This viii probably be Capt Fyse's company, as he
has charge Of the field pieces. The six-poUndsTs
will be left a Snake river, and the hoEilzers 60
with the column.
sPreparations are making for 3 campaign Of four
months From ali that clH be learned from friendly
Indians, the hostile tribes have 500 to 5000 war
riors visiting for the troops As they are splendid
men, fire riders and srmsd with long rifles, which
they have received through the Hudson Bay Indians,
great anxiety is felt here 10 the success Of the
expedition. Most Of the officers do not think they
have force enoug h 10 meet the hostile tribes. Ithey
are Overpo Hered. 1t viii be q dreadful massacre
and one which viii carry sorrow into every part Of
orr land. Yet VIC have never seen more gellantry
Of spirit shown than By the yOung officers setting
out on this expedition.p5 I'D.
An Ufic,F ia the army, writing from Fort Walla
Weiia, under date Of August 40, says: "The sd-
vance Of our army marched this morning under The
command Of Capt Z d Reyes, 81 Artillery. Il
consisted Of company l. lst Dragons; companies
A, B. d, G, X, and u, Sd Artillery; and battery Of
8 pounders and 40 moU tain howitzers, together
vi N a train Of twenty wagons and upwards OF two
hundred Pack animals The QaarteTmsster's De
paFtmeut has been very actively eu gagged in ting
out the expedition C0l0afl Brights command viii
leave Fort Wala Walla well fitted cut for an active
campaign against 1he Northern hostile Indians. A
treaty Of alliance yesterday celebrated with the
NeE Perocs and Cazure chiefs, wherein they bind
themselves 10 aee in concert with the United Ststes
troops against al hostilss The enemy are in large
force the other side e the Snake River, and have
determined TO fight from the very crossing. which
they are prepared 70 contest vigorously. You may
sexpeet Interesting news from here shortly. Il will
either be a short and bloody campaign, or long,
tedious and costly war; s- ODD artzis1