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mittees will be made.
CHAs CUMMINGS, Rec Sec'y
Dec Is, 1860.
The Massacre of Oregon Immigrants.
The immigrants whose terrible suffer-
ings while enroute through the Indian
country for Oregon were made known
through the press short time since,
charge their misfortune upon Col. Howe,
the commanding officer at Fort Neuf. The
party was originally composed of thirty
two persons, most of whom were women
and children. On their arrival at Fort
Neuf Col. Howe gave offense to the men
of the party by interfering in dispute
between two of the immigrants The
same evening, or the one after, he gave
party and asked the woman of the
train to attend, but only part of them
would accept his invitation, although very
urgently pressed, on account of the above
mentioned difficulty with their husbands.
The Colonel was irrltated by their non-at-
tendance, and declared they should have
no escort, but only for six days, which
brought them to just where the danger
was to be apprehended. The troops &C
companied them distance of ITO miles
and then returned. Two weeks afterward
the Indians made their appearance, and a
man and his wife and their three children
were shot. A soldier Ga descrter) was also
shot. The Indians cut through the wagon
covers and shot their arrows through the
Openings, killing several in that manner.
One boy killed eight or ten Indians with
his rife, but was himself killed aftcrward.
) Four of the party, three girls and boy,
were captured by the savages. The wagons
were then abandoned and the party had
no provisions for forty-fve days, till dis
covered by the troops, ninety-fve miles
from the scene of the massacre. Three of
1.-THE children died from starvation. and the
Survivors were feeding upon the dead body
of one of the men, his wife being one of
the number. They had determined to kill
one of the little boys the next day.
The St Louis Ecening Ncws, an anti
!, Republican Journal concludes an article
on the apprehended attack on Fort Moul-
tric, thus:
but suppose Major Anderson and his
little band be overwhelmed and massacred
will not the blood leap hot through the
heart of the nation, and spirit of ven
geance be reused that will bode no good
to South Carolina? And will not Presi-
dent Buchanan be assailed by excavations
from an cnraged people that will make his
knees smite together in terror"
CHARLESTON NEws.-Thc public should
bear in mind that the flag of the secession
lists waves over the Geographic offices, as
well as the custom-house and post-ofIice
Of Charleston. The news, therefore orig
: mating there, will come pared and fitted
E for northern consumption, and should be
taken with reasonable share Of allowance.
When Lord Clyde was rcconquering India,
and when Napoleon was carrying on his
war in Italy, both of these commanders
took charge Of the telegraph, and super
vised all outgoing intelligence. South Car
DINA, Of course, initiates other /" foreign y
governments in enforcing martial law
: Boston Journal.
From HAVANA SLAYER Wrecked-5OO Slaves
saved and sent to Cuba,
New York, Dec. 30.-Steamer Karnak,
from Havana 33d and Nassau 9th, ar
rived this afternoon She brought no pa
pers.
The Karnak brings the intelligence that
the ship America, Captain Brown, was
wrecked on Key Lebos ON the 8th inst,
with 500 slaves on board The schooner
Lily went to her assistance and landed the
slaves on the Key, when Capt. Brown for
chilly possessed him of the schooner, COM
polling her captain to carry himself and
, three of his crew to Neuvitas and back.
A Spanish brig was procured at Neuvitas
which took all the slaves to Cuba. A
lighthouse schooner with troops was sent
to the wreck after the slaves had been re-
moved.