The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-14
RESULTS OF GEN. cLARKE's OPERATIONS.
taIemcrah1um by distinguished oacer OF the Armyl

Mcnofahfum by uiBtiHguisned OncoT oI inc ARMY
1st With the column Of Major Garnett the capture
the 10Th August Of large party of Indians, embracing
of those engaged in the attack the miners, under
Robertson in the Yakima country this spring These
shot. The of their capture adroit,
surprised at o'clock at night calculated to strike
awe.
ID The capture the goth August by Lieut.. Crook,
4th infantry detached from Garnets command,) of
large party of Indians containing si1 of the same
murderers who Gs soon they identified MUIR
derers, were hung.
3D. The whole march Of Garnetts column to near the
10th parallel to point two days march north of Fort
okonagan the route of the miners to Fraser river.
4th. The fight of Col Wrights column lst Septem-
ber mt The Four lakes day march south of the
Spokane river The Indians gave regular battle and
completely routed, with loss of aoeaen Indians
killed and corresponding number wounded They were
drawn up in battle array, painted and mostly mounted
The infantry engaged them first skirmishers The
dragons kept behind the smoke and at the right
moment charged through he itrpais Of the skrmshcrs,
routing the enemy brilliantly, and making great havoc
among them. .. - .... ...-..
9th The fight of Col. Wrights command the 5M
SEPTEMBER at the 'Spokane Plain The Indians in
still greater force than the lst They fired the grass
on the praiie and charged through the smoke upon the
troops But they constantly routed The Indians
kept up the game all day burning the grass on the
anks and trying thus to harass the troops, but were
constantly put to flight running fight for ten miles,
the enemy losing Ten killed and corresponding number
wounded.
9Th On the Sth September his command captured a
band of hundred horses belonging to Totoxsin chief
of the Peouzes. OF these hundred and fcetree
reserved the Of the army the remainder
killed The greater portion of those killed brood
mares and would have been likely to stampede the herd
of the command 1t was saluary blow as this chief
is great rascal and the tribe set of thieves, and had
stolen many horses, &c. Col. Wright also had many
caches of grain, salmon, &C., destroyed.
Tth Pootkin head war-ohief of tho Spokanes, (who
incorrectly supposed TO have been killed in Septoc
fightJ came in the 7th without white fag and has
been seized and will probably be kept prisoner
hostage. Curry in day. protesting that he had
done all he could to prevent the Two of his brothers
killed the 1st Col Wright sent him away with
a manly talk to the Spokanes. One man who accompa
MED Polokin identified the engaged in the
der of two miners Ton the Peouze last April and was
hung.
8th The command kept ON to the Coeur d Alene Mis-
sion and Col W. actng under minute instructions from
Gen. Clarke required of all the Indians who came in
unconditional submission surrender of hostages, all stolen
property, SC. The Coeur dAlenes thoroughly
cowed and submissive; and from all accounts, were the
heart of the coaltonthe most warlikc of all the hos
tiles. Accordingly they and the Peouze have surren
dcrcd hostages as qured who will be kept for at least
one year. learn Walla Wala Each tribe four braves
one chief and two Indians with families The howzcrs
and other property recovered near Steptoes battle
ground.
9th Oahi came into camp on the 24th, and was imme
datcly put in irons. His Qudtcha came In short
time after and hung in half hour subsequently,
You know his historyoe of the chef nurdeyrs Of Miec
and Bolon-head devil and nstgator of the war. His
death will be hailed with satisfaction by this whole coun
try 1t is of the most important events of the cam
paign.
10Th In all, Col w had hcelys Indians hung men
engaged in murders, &c. Four of them, think, were
the young who begun the fight with Steptoe think
from what hear that owhi and folokin will be taken
to San Francisco and kept in confinement at Bcnicia
FoRT VANCOUVER, w, T., Oct. 4 1858.