Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-10-19
The Indian Troubles in Oregon Terri
tory.

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The Portland (Oregon) Standard announces that
Major Garnett, with his command, has had another
brush wi h the Indians on the Okauagan. Six of
them we're killed, all of whom participated in the
attack on Rob nsans party. The Indians in that
Part of the country have become alarmed at the
summary measures Of Maj G4rnett and it is baiev-
ed thar most of them have retrsated to the British
Pos essions of he Black Feet country.
The circumst ances connected with the killing of
Lieut.. Allen are somewhat follows: There is a
division among the tribes OF the Columbia river
lative to fighting the troops. Some desire to fight
and others wish TO make peace. Ouh and Quail
CHEN decided to remain hostile, while COhaute
and Choshosekan, with their families were f. renee
The latter separated from the hosiles, and takirg
will them their famiEes, were proceeding ards
Simcoe. They met Major GarnetJ's command and
the Chiefs entered his camp with flag of truce;
they repre- ed themselves and pc pie friendly
But an I'D an who was with Garnetts command
reported that among these Indians we're four who
were in the fight against Robertson, and that the
chiefs had lied when they said all in heir camp
we're friendly This induced Major Ganett to re-
tain their chiefs as prisoners, and 10 order Lieut..
Alien with a detachment to surround the Indian
camp while the Indians asleep
Accordingly, about o'clock, on the morning of
the 18th, he, with Two Of his men, went into
the Indian camp while the remainder were stationed
in readiness to fire at the first signal of distress
Lieut.. Allen attempted to rouse Them from their
sleep wbel one of them jumped up and started to
run away, and Allen fred at him At the discharge
Of his gun the whole camp aroused, and Aliens
men outside fred Unfortunately into the camp
one shot taking effect in the body Of Allen from
which be afterwards died. The Indians are reported
to have not fred at all They we're all taken pris
oners and the four who were in the fight with Rob
inson shot, and the remainder set at liberty
There are rumOrs, derived from an expressman |
who arrived at Fort SimcOe, that Major Robinson's
party, the way to Fraserrver, had been attacked,
on the Wenashe river, by large party of Indians.
The fight had lasted four days. Robinson losing one
man and ten pack animals aud the lighting was still
going on when an eXpressman was sent to Fort |
SimcOe with the news, and Immediately after his ar
rival there the government express was sent thence
to the Dalles At the time the expressmau left, |
Robinson and the Indians were on opposite sides
the river but Robinson was preparing to cross over
and attack them. Good diggngs had been found
on the Wenstshe The white man who was killed
was shot with a small stone
Six hundred soldiers had been ordered, and were
soon TO march from the Dalles for Fort SimcOe:
thence to proceed towards Okanagan. to open the
road used by the miners their way 10 Fraser
river. Il was Tumored at the same time, the rumor
having come in previously, that the paris Of Gen
Palmer had all been massacTed on the east of the
Columbia, near the 0kauagan. General Palmer had
nineteen wagons in his train and several hundred
pack animals. The rumored massacre was credited
at the Dales and the Portland Standard says 1t is
probably true, I