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highly praised by his officers and troops, who be-
haved WE'LL although some regiments retired in
disorder when overpowered.
Among the killed are Major Cook of the 2Sth
New York, and Lieut. Col. Stone of the 14th Con-
necticut. Among the wounded and missing are
Col. Knight, Adjutant Boyd and Major Mathews
of the seth Pennsylvania; Col. Donely ard 1t.
Col. Brown of the 2Sth New York. and Colonel
Chapman and Maj. Blake of the 5th Connecticut.
Gen. Banks was severely hurt by the cavalry run
ming against him. Col Ruggles, chief of Pope's
staff, had horse shot under him. Two of Pope's
body guard were killed. The I'd Massachusetts
was in the hottest of the fight and suffered Sc
verely.
The 5th Connecticut, 9th Illinois and 4th Penn
sylvania regiments were also badly cut up.
The rebel General Winder was wounded. The
loss on both sides is very heavy-not less than
three thousand killed, wounded and missing on
each side. Some prisoners were taken by Ewell
and Jackson.
ReinIorcements numbering $4,000 reached the
rebels last night about the same time that ours
came up.
There was some skirmishing this morning, but
the troops on both sides are so exhausted that no
serious movements are expected.
Generals Price, Huger and Leary are reported
wounded
, 1862-08-23
Effect of the Mines on oregon.

We clip the following from the leader of the
Daily Times of the 18th instant:
And in addition to this, it is demonstrated that
the mines are extensive as well as uncommonly
rich. New discoveries are reported or every ar
rival of the express from the mining district ;
and although many of these reports are doubt
less exaggerated when they first reach us, they
seldom or never prove to be without some foun-
daton in truth. The richness of Salmon river,
of Orc Fino, and John Days, of Powder river,
besides other not less noted places is established,
and no one thinks longer of doubling it. The
prospect is that for years to come, new diggings
will continue to be discovered frequently, and
that the mining population alone of Oregon will
be equal to that of California at its highest
figures. Thence we view the future of the State
as very unlike the past We view it abounding
in promise of much prosperity; and we can
heartily extend an invitation to our friends, and
all friends of progress and civilization to come to
our State and enjoy with us all the blessings in
reserve for a country which is soon to rank as the
golden State of the Union, as justly California
ever did.
, 1862-08-23

REPORTED HUNG.-There is a report from Lewiston
that Leland the mining correspondent of the Times,
has been hung by party Of persons who had been
yictimized by bis false reports of gold discoveries
They say he has been in the employ Of the steamboat
companies, and paid to spread lying reports of rich
dscoveries.-O Oregon Statesman.
Of course there is not particle of truth
in the above story and if such report has
been in circulation at ala matter of ex-
treme Doubt was very likely through
the agency of some pensioned slanderer.-
How incomparably mean and contemplate
is this uniform system of prosecuting man
to his grave by lying inuendoes against his
character. Away up in the mountains,
amid the tolls and hardships incident to
mining life, Leland is trying to do some
thing for himself in prosecuting a legitimate
business but he will have to go further
than that to get beyond the reach of these
venomous stings.
, 1862-08-23
confinement

GOING TO DIE.-The Portland Daily
Advertiser announces to its readers that
the subscription list of the paper is Just
three hundred, and that this won't pay"
and says unless it can get another hun
dred names the paper must "burst and go
up the fume." Our advice to ye editor is,
let it " burst" When it becomes neces-
sary for publisher to be continually dun
ming his patrons and appealing to the pub
lie for support through the columns of his
paper, it evinces lack of business capacity
and is the most positive evidence that the
paper is undeserving of the patronage it
Graves. We would say further to the edi-
tor that, if the Advertiser does go sup the
hume," and he still retains an itching for
literary fame, and wishes to gain it by
publishing newspaper in Oregon, he will
find it decidedly advantageous to first go
to work and learn the art of setting types.
He will thus be enabled, if necessary, to
do his own work, and in the language of
that L" close fnancier, Brother " p" pre-
vent printers from " sucking the life-blood
out of his paper at the rate of one hun
dred dollars per month.
, 1862-08-23
A pastaralx Shooting Affair.

A most remarkable instance of depraved
recklessness was the shooting affair which
occurred in our city on last Tuesday. Mr..
Thomas Sperry, brick mason, was delib-
erately fired upon by man mined Pitt
Wilson, while engaged with his men in
laying the foundation walls of the brick
building in process of erection by Brown
Brothers & Co. We have made close in
quiry into the matter, and find the circum-
stances attending the shooting substantially
as follows: Mr.. Sperry had the contract
for putting up the building, and it seems
Wilson had applied to him for work, and
owing to his uncertain habits, had been re-
fused. On Tuesday afternoon, while Sper-
ry was proceeding with his work, Wilson
approached him in slightly intoxicated
condition, and again made application for
work. Mr.. Sperry replied that he already
had sufficient number of hands, and that
he could not give him employment-paying
at the time but little attention to him.
Wilson left the spot, but returned after an
absence of few minutes, and without any
warning or expression of dissatisfaction,
deliberately fired upon Sperry, the ball
striking him in the back and passing
through the body just below the heart, in
ficting woond from which his physicians
regard it barely possible for him to recover.
At this, Sperry turned partially round,
when another ball from the same source
struck him in the forehead, and glancing,
did not penetrate to the brain. After firing
the second shot, the cowardly assassin at
tempted to escape through the saloon ad-
joining, when he was overtaken by the
bar-keeper, at whom with the same willful
disregard of life, he fired a shot, but assist
ance being at hand he was soon overpow-
cred, and secured in the county jail by
strong guard We learn that Wilson was
formerly soldier, and was discharged from
the service at Fort Colville. He is repre-
sented as a desperate character, and his
custodians should keep a sure guard over
him. A few minutes previous to the shoot
ing, he was heard to remark that he was
" twenty-five years old to-day; didn't care
whether he lived another day or not, and
would make d-n sure that a certain other
man in town wouldn't live longer than
that" After making this threat, he bor-
rowed a pistol under the pretense of going
into the country, and proceeded to the place
where the shooting occurred.
Mr.. Sperry was an industrious man and
a quiet citizen, and was so esteemed in the
community. He has a wife and three chill
dren at Vancouver, dependent upon his
daily exertions for livelihood.
We have never heard of more ligh-
handed transaction, attended as it was with
no apparent provocation. The man who
could be guilty of such deed, should be
held to the severest penalties of the law
and We say again there should be no lack
of vigilance in securing his sure and close
confinement.
, 1862-08-23

EscAPED.-Kirby. who was arrested
here week before last, having escaped from
the Jail at Lewiston, in which he had been
incarcerated, on a charge of murder, was
delivered up by the authorities to consta-
BILE Alexander, of Lewiston, on Monday,
and in few hours afterwards succeeded in
making his escape
, 1862-08-23
Horse Thieves.

Horse thieves are becoming, in this par
ticular locality, most intolerable nuisance
Many of the finest horses in the country
have already been taken, and the prospect
is highly favorable, if things keep On in
this way, for the mysterious disappearance
of the remainder. During the week past,
some twenty three horses have been stolen
from persons living in town and near by in
the country. So far, the owners have been
unable to recover them, or get any traces
of the direction taken by the thieves 1t
is supposed, from the fact that they have
never been seen driving off the horses, that
they at once proceed with them to the
mountains, where they remain until the ac-
customed few days search for the animals
is over, and after thus eluding the vigilance
of pursuers, select their opportunities for
getting them out of the country and to a
market. The fact that bands of a dozen
horses have been driven from one ranch,
proves that horse stealing has become
professional business with a class of men,
and it is also evident that their arrange
ments for the disposition of these stolen
animals are pretty thoroughly perfected, as
they have hitherto escaped suspicion.
That our country is infested with bands
of thieving scoundrels who follow stealing
for living, we have almost daily eviden-
ces and having thus far failed to detect
and bring them to punishment, the adoption
of some means whereby this result can be
attained, becomes a matter of serious con-
Germ on the part of the people generally as
the property of all is liable to be taken
How to catch them, or their ring leaders,
is more difficult question we apprehend
in the public mind, than the manner of their
punishment when once caught. We should
advise an organization of men for the pur-
pose of hunting out the hiding places of
these desperadoes, as the only effective
method of procedure. Until this is done,
we have no hope of either bringing the
thieves to punishment, or of recovering the
animals stolen. As to the manner of pun
ishment, we should advise a little "judi-
cious hanging" in the case of every horse
thief caught While we are not generally
in favor of the infiction of this kind of
summary punishment, we believe the cir
cumstances of the present time call for and
justify more effective and sure means of
Furnishing these offenders than the slow
and very uncertain course of the law Sc
cures, We have to deal with horde of
desperate outlaws, who set law at defiance,
and laugh at its puny efforts. Gathered
from all points of the compass, they are no
doubt acting in concert in inaugurating a
high handed system of plunder, which if
allowed to develop itself, will render prop
erty totally insecure throughout the upper
country. Our jails and county prisons are
but so many escape-places for these desper-
ate character every one of whom has a
friend on the outside who is ready to fur
nish the appliances for effecting an escape
A speedy check must be placed upon the
proceedings of these dastardly scape-graces,
or the most deplorable results will follow
their operations.
, 1862-08-23

ANNEXATION OF CANADA.-The North,OeSte77l
Canadian paper published at Red River, is out
in favor of annexation to the United States. 1t
says that Great Britain shows perfect Indifference
to the settlement, and it enjoys none of the COM
mercial or governmental advantages it has right
to expect and that on the other hand, American
influence of every kind is operating upon it.
, 1862-08-23

Tom SAVERS FOR AUsTRALA.-The great Eng
lish boxer and his troupe, consisting of 100 men,
60 torses and two elephants, leave England in the
ship Alexandria for Australia, Sept. 9th, at the
termination of the Worlds Exhibition. He is en-
gagged at the goodly sum OF fS5,OOO, or $425-
900 for twelve months exclusive of the voyage
each way.
, 1862-08-23

THE GRAND RoNDE INDIANs.-We
learn from Mossman & Cos messenger
that Capt Curry who was sent out from
the post here to arrest the Indians engaged
in the late troubles in the Grand Ronde
valley, came upon them last week and in
attempting to arrest them was fired upon
by them. Capt G. then ordered his men
to fire and the Indians, four in number,
were killed.
, 1862-08-23

RoBBERY.-We are informed by Wells,
Fargo & Co.'S messenger that a Doctor,
whose name he did not learn, and col
ored man, named Howard, on their way
from Orc Fino to Lewiston, last week,
were stopped by robbers and relieved of
all their money. The doctor had but $40
and Howard about 5000. After taking
this the robbers stripped them to search
for more, and finding nothing, returned SO
to Howard and set them at liberty.
, 1862-08-23

The ORLEANS PRINcEs.-These young men
have retired from McClellan's staff, and have left
for Europe Political reasons are probably at
the bottom of the affair, or perhaps it may be
that they got about as much lighting in those
seven days battles as they bargained for or fan
cied
, 1862-08-23

DURING the past 10 years England has ex-
pended in war over ten thousand millions of dol
lars, of which four thousand millions remain in
the shape of the most colossal of national debts
, 1862-08-23
NOTICE.

L Y. WILSON and GEO. w. STEVENS, of San
81 Francisco, have this day purchased from Mr.. j.
T. Madam his entire interest in the Wholesale Liquor
business lately conducted under the and firm of
Humiston MADAM, Portland, Oregon
The business will hereafter be conducted under the
name and firm of HUMISTON, WILSON e. co.
Portland, July 81. 1862. 36tf
, 1862-08-23
Letter from Florence.
FLORENCE, Aug. 10, 1Se

FLORENCE, Aug. 10, 1862.
EDS. STATEsMAN.-The fulfllment of nv prom
Use to give you a full account of the new mines
must be deferred until l have learned something
more definite in relation to them; and then /
shall be able to speak understandlngly, for have
concluded that nothing short of " occuar demon
stration" will satisfy me. The news from there
is all onesided and highly encouraging. The
"surplus population of Florence has all gone
thither and it is my hope and belief that they
al least those who-are willing to work-wil sue
coed better than they have here. | mean no re-
Election upon the mines of Florence, for thev are
the richest mines that have been found on the
coast-the jealous editor of the Oregon States
man to the contrary notwithstanding but the
claims are all taken. | have faith in the new
mines, and for the reason that | have but little
confidence in the style Of prospecting that has
been done this summer. In the early part of
the seoson, the miners became impressed with
the idea that the only place to look for new dig
gings was up Salmon" and all summer long
the rush has been in that direction Every false
report of new and rich discoveries has come from
cup Salmon and all the disappointed gold seek
ers have come doton Salmon. The country south
has been prospected but little; and in fact | shall
not be greatly surprised if good diggings are yet
found north and east of this place, for notwith-
sIanung Jne rusn OF prOSpecJOrS mas Oeen IN tnOSe
directions, many of them express the belief that
but little thorough prospecting has been done.
Men have generally gone off after some excite
ment, in search of mythical ebasns," &C., with
their minds fixed upon particular locality, and
of course have done but little prospecting until
they reached their journeys end. Disappointed
there, they have generally returned as hastily as
they went. There has been an enormous amount
of gold taken out of the mines here this season
but predict much larger yield next year. BY
that time the mining region will be extended,
miners instead of being constantly on the look
out fol " something good" will more likely settle
down and go to work Hundreds who have
been rushing round" here all summer, doing
nothing, could just as well have been at work,
making wages.
l learned yesterday from a half-breed, who
got his information from Indians, that a large
number of emigrant wagons were coming in this
direction from Fort Hall. If this be true, and
their destination is Salmon river, it is to be hoped
they will be turned back, for it will be impossi-
Bile for them to bring their wagons across the
mountains. w. R.
, 1862-08-23

GRANITE CREEK ExPREss.-Mr. J. J
Howard has started an express to run di-
rectly between this city and Granite creek,
Powder river mines. He intends to make
regular weekly trips.
, 1862-08-23

THROUGH IN ONE DAY.-The opposi-
tion steamers are now making the trip
from Portland to the Dalles in one day
, 1862-08-23
NOTICE.
NOTICE.

HNHE undersigned being duly authorized, will pay
all the liabilities of the late firm Of Humiston 81
MADAM on demand. All parties indebted to Humiston
& MADAM Will please pay to
C. n. HUMISTON.
Portland, July 81, 1862. 36tf
, 1862-08-23

SHOOTING AT LEWISTON "A shooting
affair occurred IN a saloon at Lewiston on
Tuesday night, between gamblers, in which
one man was shot and mortally wounded.
, 1862-08-23

No MORE CHANCES FOR EsCAPB.-We
are informed by Sheriff Buckley that es-
opponents from the county jail have
"played out" Horse thieves and "shoot-
ingers' who may hereafter be lodged in the
Jail are to be secured by ball and chain.
The present occupants of the institution
are thus doubly secured.
, 1862-08-23

ANOTHER STEAMER.-The Times says
it is rumored that the steamer Milton S.
Latham is to be brought up from the Sac
ramento river and placed on the Colum-
bia, between Portland and the Cascades
, 1862-08-23

THE TENINo.-The TeniaO was got off
the rapids and taken down to Deschuttes
on Wednesday. All the damage she sus-
tanned will be repaired in about two weeks.
, 1862-08-23

APPOINTMENT FOR WALLA WALLA.-
We notice by the list of appointments of
the Oregon Annual Conference of the M.
E. Church that Rev John Finn has been
returned 10 this place.
, 1862-08-23

ARRIVAL OF EMIGRANTs.-We learn
from Mr.. Barnett, of the Powder river ex-
press, that about one hundred emigrant
wagons had arrived at Powder river valley
up to Monday last. The majority of them
we're encamped in the Powder river valley.
Some of the wagons were bound for this
valley, and others for the Willamette, but
the greater proportion of them viii remain
at Powder river. They report that some
three hundred wagons crossed Snake river
at Fort Hall, with a view of attempting to
cross the country to the Salmon mines.
, 1862-08-23

Mr.. H. says the stage only leaves Lewiston every
Saturday for Walla Walla, and that may not look
for connection from above for few days-probably
not before Monday night.-Daily Times.
This is mistake. Thatcher & Hickey
line of coaches have been making tri-weekly
trips between this city and Lewiston for
two months past and we are informed it
is their intention soon to put on daily
line During this time they have uniform
ly made the trip through-eighty-one miles
in one day.
, 1862-08-23

SCARCITY OF Provisions AT POWDER
RIVERA gentleman just in from Powder
river informs US that with the exception of
beef and mutton, provisions of all kinds
are very scarce at Powder river, and prices
are advancing. The demand was greatly
on the increase on account of the arrivals
Of emigrants.
, 1862-08-23

DON'T LIKE IT.-The POI tland mer-
chants have lately been taking occasion to
express their distaste for government notes
by placing conspicuously upon their bills,
=" To be paid in United States gold coin" p"
We have been shown a number of bills of
this kind which have been received by mer-
chants here. So far as the notes are con-
cerned, this precaution is unnecessary in
its application to this market, for none of
them have found their way up here yet.
Wonder what the objection is to gold dust ?
, 1862-08-23

NED MCGOWAN DEAD.-We learn that Ned
M'Gowan is dead. A person who lately arrived
from the northern part of Sonora, Mexico, states
that about two and half months since party,
of whom MGowan was one, were attacked by
the Apaches, and MGowan killed, his body hay-
ing been pierced by FIVE arrows.-S. f. Journal.
, 1862-08-23

COURT IN SHosHoNE.-Judge Oliphant
left on Monday for Pierce City, to hold
the session of the district court, which con-
venes there on Monday next.
, 1862-08-23

REPORTED INDIAN TRoUBLEs.-The
Portland papers publish rumor that a
number of immigrants have recently been
massacred by Indians on the plains. No
news of the kind has been received here,
and we incline to the opinion that the
report is without foundation.
, 1862-08-23

Loss OF THE GOLDEN GATE.-Our read
ers will find on the outside of to-day issue
an interesting statement from Capt. Hud-
son, in regard to the burning of the Golden
G0te
, 1862-08-23

THE State of New York has in the field 1913
regiments of troops and lS batteries of artillery
, 1862-08-23

CHANGED HANDS. We learn from the
OregOnian that the Overland Press, and
the material formerly belonging to the Pr
oneer and Democrat Office, has passed into
the hands of Mr.. B. F. Kendall, together
with the public printing Of the last session.
The ToUcHET BRIDGE.-We learn from
Mr.. johnson that the bridge at the crossing
of the Touchet, on the road to Wallula, is
nearly completed, and will be ready for use
next week.
, 1862-08-23

On returning home we found all preparations
made for what many believe will be the decisive
battle of the war, Uiz. Richmond Our Church,
(at Washington is fcored above the pews, and
every arrangement made for hospital service
Sixty beds now stand in rows across the length of
the church. The vestry is filed with drugs, med
icines and surgical instruments, and many others
are occupied in the same way.
, 1862-08-23
R GD En- a| va M H1
NOTICE.
GARFIELDE & FARGO,

OFFICE in the south end of Buckey's building,
~ corner of Main and Pine street, Walla Walla.
August %, 1852. 36ly
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which t,n 10 brought &, competition
.vuhuin tho mttkrle oi tho world ID.
.thba not ,ho cfrstt ofeIatorJ bat n
.ia a1usc, though not 60 ile c0,ct. 10
il entirely independent of that instt
t1tlon. But by this Intervention OF
tho demand for cotton, the slayehol.
dcrs In South Carolina and n few 9th.
or StateS were enabled to employ their
negroes In place Of culture peculiar
10 their climate, the profits Of which
could not be lossencd by general com.
petition Though there has been
prodigious incr ease Of production, the
consumption has fully kept pace with
II, and up to the breaking out Of the
rebellion, in 70 part Of the earth for
the last thirty years, and in no period
of history, have the profits ofagricul-
tural labor been so great as in the cot
ton.growing regions CT the United
States. But those profits would have
been as great, if not greater, had the
Southern production, as the Northern
manufacture, been the proceeds Of hir,
ed free instead Of slave labor.
With the immense profits of the
monopoly the cotton planters became
intoxicated and thought that, by
means of their cotton they could rule
the world. Cotton is King" they
exclaimed and through his power
they aspired to break up the Union
and compel Great Britain, and France
to aid them in the fratricidal operation.
1t has seemed strange to me that the
rulers Of those nations have not seen
in this rebellion, orratherin the means
by which the leaders proposed to com
pass success, an insult to their sover
eighty and q conspiracy against the
commercial world. Openly they say
to those proud nations: ave hare
the porer and intend TO use it, by 'oith-
holding our cotton, to compel you
to become our allies, mder pen
atty of riot and rebellion among the op-
eratiUeS in your orn dOminionS." If
they had any such power it is the in
terest of the world ii should be broken,
and one would think that the saga.
cious Napolean and the proud PalmerS-
ton, instead Of me ditating theirrecog-
milton, would say to thom; "Lay
dol0n your arms, and not only giUe as
your cotton, but restore to us the market
Of an united and peaceful country, ,Oith-
out which your ra'o material wiH be COM
paratiuely Of little value."
But l am wandering from my line
Of argument, and must defer to my
next one branch intended for this let
ter.
AMOS KENDALL.
C,1>rr,,,, 10 1SeD