The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-07-09
The Indian War.

EhAt ENoAtEAENTS WITH fuE SAtA0Eo
AND THEIR REsULTS-A BAD OUTLOOK. u.
SAN Francisco, July IA press dis
patch, dated Portland. Oregon, gives the
Le,ciston, idaho, July 4, mia W dllns u al
Ia, July 6.-on the ed instant Colonel whip
ple,s command, with 6lunteers: iinder N.
b. Randall. came, across looking Gfass's
band at Clear, Creek at n O'clock I'm the
morning. The Indians told COLONEL Whip;
ME thew were prepared to. fight and, IT is
said. opened the ARRAY by firing i1he; first
shot. when the order. was sly en-. To the
soldiers to fire. The Indians soon broke
/ for the hills and places Of shelter IL IS not
known how many were killed OF wound edsi
az they scampered off in att4 darecitons-
The command captured the Indian camp,
burned all thelrs provisions and plumber,
and took about / ,0a0 head Of Indian horses,
which they brought here No citizens or
soldiers were Killed Or wounded. Inc
command returned last right. = .t9...5 Y:
Captffn Elliott, or the idaho rangers, cap
tured seventy-fye Of CHIEF. Joseph 3, cattle
and forty horses. They had q skirmish on
the Nimnaha. The Captain SAYS he does
not know how many we're killed, as they
had to retreat. The Indians are mostly be-
tween the Snake and Salmon rivers, and
are now. reported 900 strong and well
armed. Captain Bath will. go to Walla-
WaIfa with seventy men.
News has been received at, headquarters
There from General Alfred Sully, command
ing at Lewiston, Idaho, that Colonel Perry,
with thirty men. Iohf bis. way to the Cotton
wood, was attacked by hostiles. Lieutenant
Trains and ten soldiers and two citizens
were killed. Colonel Whipple Joined Colo
Fnel Perry. and drove the indians off, The
fight Is still going on. is>fr.;a:y.. :; ssIe s.
Major Jackson; Company G, First cavalry,
which left for Vancouver yesterday, mora
ling, Mill arrive at lewiston Tomorrow at
The following dispatch comes from Walla-
Walla: tt prob baby reached there by steamer
Tenin.iwfaieh arrived ct 9:15 on Thursday
night: Y IT Said that Chief Joseph ideeoyed
General Howard across the Salmon river,
ant that then Joseph e3recrossed the. river
and got on the Cottonwood between Gen.
eraf Howard and Lapwai.. within, three fr e
miles Of Lewiston" ii prs.i III .gssz a SO
"a cialiTeceiyed from JohnHA Farrell,
OF San Francisco, who Has Just arrive from
Cellville, dated Palouset Landing, July Sd.
1tvia .Walla- Walla 9Th, says: Joseph Oppef-
hamer and myself arrived here this evening.
When we crossed. the Indians bridge yes
.terday we noticed between 800 and 400 Buck
Indians, who were said to be in council.
lThey were all we'll armed end equipped.
| They consisted Of Yalstomas, UNDER Moses
l:Palouse; Samperills, Spokoris, Calils!h "a!
andrenegade young men from other tribes
whose names are<not known. The outlook
for this country is bad. The. settlers on
Pine creek and the Palouse plains, except
five men, have left, and the country is in the
hands OF the saVages. :hiI.1' #s.,
| THREATENING ASPECT OF -;AFFAIRS-MoVE-
MENT OF TROOPS.
| WASHINGTON, July IA. dispatch from
General NJ GDowell encloses some dispatches
| from the vicinity Of General Howard's com.
mand. The situation IS repres ented as most
threatening. 1t seems that there is ample
ground for General HoWaFPs application
Tor more troops. General sIcD owell will
send the Second infantry to General How
ard direct by rail to San Francisco; thence
by vessels to the seat Of war. General Nc
| Dowell has sent opsfrom Fort Yuma to
TIE scene, and has broken up Fort indie
pendence, sending the troops in the same
directions. +. ."-. ~"