, 1858-10-29
From the Oregonian.
News from the Indian War.

Pdlouses leho sue for Peace Continued
Sueoess-RctHrn of Troops to Saakt
Rirsr, DC.
FoRT TAYLOR, ON SNAKE RIVER, W. t., |
October, lst, 1858.
The first column Of the command under
Col. Wright arrived at this point to-day,
and will be followed by the second and last
column tomorrow, under the immediate
supervision Of the Colonel. You last heard
of the general movement Of the expedition
on the south fork of the Spokane, whence
the troops, marching southwark in the d.
rection Of the Pelouse for three days, halt
ed, and were met by large band Of Pc
louise Indians suing for peace. These were
accompanied by about twenty-five lodges Of
renegade Nez Perces, who had met and
fought COL Steptoe, and who we're engaged
10 all the battles fought by Col. Wright.
Here the Indians again met with con-
dign punishment. The Col, assembling
them, demanded first the murderers of the
miners on the Peouse, in early spring of the
present year; when they Immediately sur
rendered, and in the presence of the assem-
bled tribes the Colonel ordered them to be
hung. He next demanded the men who
had stolen the Government cattle during
the month Of July from the Walla-walla; |;
and so perfectly subdued have they now
become that they too, without hesitancy
were given up, and they too met with a
like fate; and the Colonel pointing to these
men thus hung, told them that a similar
fate awaited each and every transgression
of the tribe in all time to come. He then
demanded number Of hostages and priso-
ners, which being willingly given, be told
the remainder now to disperse to their
hunting and fishing grounds, aud that if
they continued faithful to the many verbal
promises they had already made that in the
early spring a written treaty of peace
would be made, and not before.
Thus ends the campaign against the hos
tile CGur d'Alene, Spokane, Pelouse, and
Nez Perce bands Of Indians, which the
troops were sent out to complete-a cam
paign SO fraught with brilliant and success
full achievements that we are at loss to
point to its equal in the whole history Of
our Indian warfare.
Prompt and decisive in his general move
ments, Col. Wright allowed no gap to oc-
cur through which a reverse might creep
in aud thus throw q shadow over the re-
suits Of a campaign that will form no unim-
portant chapter in the history of the settle
ment of the northwest But following one
success fast and close upon that preceding
it, he threw dismay and CONSERVATION into
the ranks Of the enemy, and travel where
they might, his command was able to COM
pete with them 0t their every stand point.
The troops have thus 6ravely and sue
cessiully accomplished and completed the
special work they have been sent out to
perform. Ihey have oVertaken ana pun
lshed the men who 80 wantonly and ruth
lessly attacked command Of UnlAed States
troops, without cause or prosoeatlon,
brought them to terms, and imposed upon
them such conditions as the circumstances
OF the case seemed to warrant.
But let no one imagine Tor moment that
thls is tne fGSt lhdlan war that IS 10 De
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