The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-07-26

and told that they would be tried;
that the murderers of white men and
outragers of women must be pun
ished. Joseph did not surrender, as
he proposed to do, but instead started
for the buffalo country with other hos
tile chiefs.
The following lisa list of the wound
ed in the 21st Infantry at the battles
of July 18th and 18th, near Clearwa-
ter, l. T.:
Capt. Bancroft; Lieut.. G. A. Will
liams.
Company I-Sergt. kinl<le, slight
ly: Sergt. Report, severely; Corporal
Murphy, severely; private Schaffner,
severely; private Garvene, slightly;
privete Weckerley, severely.
Company B-Private Buchow, Sc
verely; private Barton, slightly; pri-
vate Winters, slightly.
Company C-Sergt. Richie, Sc
verely.
Company H-Corporal Connolly,
slightly; private McGrath, severely;
private Schlller, severely.
First Cavalry-Company E-Sergt.
Hansen, slightly; private Ferguson,
slightly.
Company L-Sergt. Simpson, Sc
verely.
Company H-Bugler Held, slight
Company M-Private Heber, Sc
verely.
Fourth Artillery-Company E
Sergt. Blumenberg, severely; Corpo-
raj Burns, slightly; private Graham,
slightly; private Fillmore, severely.
Company A-Corporal Hess, Sc
verely.
OF the wounded here mentioned,
Captain Bancroft and three privates
are reported dead.
The following is list Of the killed
in the same battles, belonging to the
21st Infantry:
Company I-Corporals Doyle and
Carlin; privates Clark and K. Comp
ton, and John CT. Heineman, drum
mer.
Company C-Private VIM. Hutch
inson.
Company B-Private Edward w.
Ykoff.
Company E-Private David w
McNally.
Capt. Babbitt telegraphed to Capt
Ainsworth, under date of the 18th
inst, ''that the war is virtually ended
The Indians are badly whipped and
quarreling among themselves"
On the 18th inst. the regular caval-
~ and Lewiston volunteers pursued
and overhauled the Indians. They
were guided by three friendly In.
dams, who acted as scouts. They
found the Indians near the Weipe
Camas grounds. Two of the friendly
Indian scouts were killed and one
wounded. McConville commanded
the volunteers, Is in number. Being
in danger of an ambush both the cav.
airy and the volunteers retreated.
Gen. Wheaton, of the Second In.
fantry, and 81 officers are on the way
to the seat of war with 800 troops.
Dispatches from KAMA dated Eth
instant say:
Howard sent thirty volunteers to.
day to destroy the caches in Joseph's
old camp, and all but the captain and
one man left for their homes. Col
Mason is in hot pursuit of the hostile
Indians with his entire cavalry com
mand, and caught them to-day near
Orc Elmo creek. Two Indian scouts
were wounded and one killed, when
the Indians got demoralized and fed
leaving the soldiers in possession OF
the field.
The following dispatch has been
received from Walla WalIa:
Yesterday 80 Cinnamon arrived
here from the Upper Columbia River
where they have been engaged in
mining all the season. They state
that their camp was entered by In
dams, who robbed them of their mon.
ey, provisions, blankets and some
clothing. They then told the Celes-
tials to clataca, which they had lost
no time in doing. The Cinnamon are
camped here now.
No trouble is anticipated with the
Colville Indians.